Fun Kids Science Weekly
Hosted by Dan and Professor Hallux · Fun Kids
4.4from 519 ratings
Claimed podcast
- 576
- Episodes
- 171
- Transcribed
- 519
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2017
- First episode
- 5M
- YouTube views
About Fun Kids Science Weekly
Exploring the coolest and most incredible stuff in science, from way back when dinosaurs roamed the Earth to a future where humans live in space! Fun Kids Science Quest is hosted by Dan and is the perfect science podcast for kids and families everywhere. Each week, you'll find episodes from series like Deep Space High, Age of the Dinosaurs and Professor Hallux. There's also a special guest, top experts answering all your science questions and Dangerous Dan - something scientific that’s also a little bit deadly! You can listen to Dan on Fun Kids (weekdays from 1pm) on DAB Digital Radio across the UK, on the free Fun Kids app and online at funkidslive.com Plus, when you become a Fun Kids Podcasts Plus subscriber, you get access to hundreds of episodes of the Fun Kids Science Weekly, but able to listen ad-free and get new episodes early! It's out of this world! Not only that you'll get similar benefits on over 30 Fun Kids podcasts plus you'll be safe in the knowledge that you're supporting Fun Kids in bringing high-quality, entertaining, and safe content for your family. Find out more at FunKidsLive.com/plus (https://FunKidsLive.com/plus)
- Publisher
- Fun Kids
- Category
- kids & family · science
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- Yes
- First episode
- 10 Jun 2017
- Latest episode
- 23 Sept 2026
Latest episodes
171 of 576 episodes have a transcript.
23 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
How Do Sunflowers Follow the Sun?
19 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
The Chihuahua Discovery: How Tiny Lap Dogs Carry Wild Coyote DNA 🐕🐺
16 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
Aviation Experts Answer YOUR Questions! ✈️⭐
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How Do Sunflowers Follow the Sun?
Published 23 Sept 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] Griffin, thank you very much for the question. Here's another one from Ned who wants to know, how do sunflowers follow the sun? Well, they don't have muscles. So how do they move? Well, it's all to do with their inner biological clocks. and that changes through 24 hours and this comes down to evolution little traits and unique qualities that allow a species to thrive over the others to make the most of their environment and situation to get the things they need to live and a sunflower has adapted to follow the sun when it senses that it's morning it boosts a hormone a chemical called auxin and that controls growth and it makes one part of their stem that's holding the the top up It grows more than the rest of it, and that pushes it. […]
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Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.
- Jacqueline Boyd
- Karen Aplin
- Emma Bernard
- Samantha Higgins
- Sigourney Ansah
Reach and audience
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- YouTube views
- 4,836,225
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.4 / 5
- 419 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.4 / 5
- 100 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 86 / 100
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- Quality
- 95
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 93
- Engagement
- 98
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Questions about Fun Kids Science Weekly
Who hosts Fun Kids Science Weekly?
Dan and Professor Hallux host the show. Published by Fun Kids.
How often do new episodes come out?
The show publishes daily, based on its RSS feed.
Does Fun Kids Science Weekly take guests?
Yes. Guests have been identified in episode analyses.
Where can I read transcripts?
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