Watersheds & Fire

Podcast: Play in new windowSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSS | More This time on The Children’s Hour, we learn what watersheds are, and how they are impacted by forest fires. All over the world, people rely upon watersheds for drinking water, irrigating farmland,...

Trains

Podcast: Play in new windowSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSS | More This time on The Children’s Hour we get onboard and learn about trains. The Kids Crew went on a field trip to The WHEELS Museum of Albuquerque, and discovered the rich history of railroads and...

The Universe

Podcast: Play in new windowSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSS | More This time on The Children’s Hour, we go far out into space with Dr. Katie Mack, a theoretical astrophysicist who is exploring the timeline of the universe, from its birth all the way into the...

Lungfish

Podcast: Play in new windowSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSS | More This week on The Children’s Hour, we learn about one of the most ancient animals to live on our planet, that is still alive today: Lungfish. Meet Dr. Irene Salinas, a biologist investigating the...

Water Treatment

Podcast: Play in new windowSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSS | More This week on The Children’s Hour, how do cities and towns ensure the water coming out of our tap is clean, and where does it come from? Then, when we flush or when water goes down the drain, where does...

The Moon

Podcast: Play in new windowSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSS | More Get out of this world this week with The Children’s Hour! We’re going to The Moon with Commander Reid Wiseman from NASA’s Artemis 2 mission. The Bad Astronomer, Dr. Phil Plait teaches us how...

Protecting Earth

Podcast: Play in new windowSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSS | More It’s Earth Day on The Children’s Hour, and we meet Congresswoman Teresa Leger Fernandez (NM) who explains how National Parks and National Wilderness areas are created. Kids can play a big...

Backyard Wildlife

Podcast: Play in new windowSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSS | More What’s wild about your backyard? This time on The Children’s Hour we explore creating a backyard or balcony to attract wildlife, in a visit with a “more than human geographer”...

Owls

Podcast: Play in new windowSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSS | More Who’s hooting? On this episode of The Children’s Hour, we learn all about owls!  More than 200 species of owls live around the world. Maybe you have had the experience like some of our Kids Crew, of...