Podcast Episodes

043. Macroinvertebrates

Season 4 Episode 43

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What are macroinvert…

2 years, 11 months ago

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042. Night-Blooming Flowers

Season 4 Episode 42

Night-blooming flowers open their petals at nighttime, usually just after sunset. They are also called nocturnal flowers. Some examples of night bloo…

2 years, 11 months ago

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041. Seashore Plants

Season 4 Episode 41

Seashore plants are any plants that grow in or around the areas where the land meets the sea or other bodies of saltwater. These plants are adapted t…

3 years ago

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040. Seashore Animals

Season 4 Episode 40

Seashore animals live in or near the ocean and are adapted to living in the intertidal zone, which is the area between the high tide and low tide mar…

3 years ago

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039. Brambles

Season 4 Episode 39

Brambles are a type of plant that produce berries, such as blackberries and raspberries. The berries are often eaten by humans and animals alike. Bra…

3 years, 1 month ago

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Special Episode for Parents: Nature Study + Charlotte Mason with Katie Doughty

Season 4

I recently had a wonderful homeschooling discussion with Katie Doughty from the Raising Kind Humans Podcast. This rich episode is full of wisdom and …

3 years, 1 month ago

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038. Garden Pests

Season 4 Episode 38

A garden pest is any insect, animal, or other organism that can cause damage to plants and gardens. They can be harmful to both ornamental plants and…

3 years, 1 month ago

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037. Bees

Season 4 Episode 37

Did you know there are over 20,000 different species of bees in the world? Believe it or not, bees are insects that belong to the same family as ants…

3 years, 2 months ago

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036. What's That Smell?

Season 4 Episode 36

In today's episode, we're exploring stinky things in nature! We often use our eyes to see things and our hands to touch things. We might even use our…

3 years, 2 months ago

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035. Strawberries

Season 4 Episode 35

Learning about strawberries is a fabulous way to explore botany – a special branch of biology all about plants. When we learn about plants in nature …

3 years, 3 months ago

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