Celebrate Earth Day with Tinkercast
In honor of Earth Day and our awe-inducing planet (the only one we’ve got!), we gathered educational and entertaining podcast episodes, activities for home and school (and homeschool), videos, and more to celebrate the science of climate change. So every family, kid, student, and classroom can go forth and spread the WOW of caring for our world throughout our world!
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Explore, celebrate, and protect our planet with this Earth Day collection from Wow in the World! Discover fascinating science, environmental breakthroughs, and hands-on inspiration to help you make a difference.
A Fantastic Plastic Feast
What happens when biodegradable plastic bags meet the tiny, powerful creatures living in our oceans? In this episode about environmental ocean science, Mindy and Guy take you on a wild ride to explore a scientific breakthrough in biodegradable plastic bags!
Earth Day Party
Mindy is throwing an EARTH day party! And she’ll move mountains to decorate accordingly… literally! Put on your reusable party hats and join the Wow crew to celebrate 4.5 billion years of this big blue planet that we call home.
Planet WOW! Full Episode
We’ve partnered with our friends at Aspen Institute, Geocaching, and Nature Conservancy to encourage Wowzers to learn how to take care of our planet by exploring places that WOW!
Climate Change Podcasts for Kids
Check out our full collection of climate change episodes and activities! There’s something for everyone to listen, laugh, learn, and get involved!
Ways to Keep Our Planet WOWing
Celebrate Earth Day with Eco-Friendly Experiments, Crafts, and Activities for Home and Homeschool!
Experiment: Dueling Thermometers
Activities like this experiment can help kids to understand the phenomenon of climate change.
Wow To: Reuse Your Toilet Paper Rolls
Stop throwing away your empty toilet paper rolls!
Experiment: Melting Ice
Investigate what makes ice melt fastest with this simple experiment.
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Experiment: What Makes Ice Melt Fastest?
This experiment is easy to set up and explores what substances make ice melt fastest.
Experiment: How Animals Stay Warm in Cold Climates
This simple experiment demonstrates how an animal’s body fat helps keep them warm.
Teach With TinkerClass: Experiments and Engineering Design Podjects for Earth Day!
Rain Gauge
Design a rain gauge to measure the amount of rainfall in your local area.
The Blanket Effect
Investigate how what we do as humans can play a part in the warming of the planet, with a step-by-step experiment.
Engineering Podject Challenge
Explore basic principles of design with a step-by-step engineering challenge.
Will It Melt?
Explore what melts by the power of the sun with a step-by-step experiment.
Engineering Podject Challenge
Explore basic principles of design with a step-by-step engineering challenge.
Compost Countdown
Explore how compost works with a step-by-step experiment.
Don’t Melt the Ice
Explore how you might be able to slow down melting with a step-by-step experiment.
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