Duck Bites

Chris Rowsome and Leslie Mott
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An educational podcast by grade 4 and 5 students in rural Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. We talk about current events, world events, chapter books and challenges for other students to try.

  1. Rocks and Minerals

    1d ago

    Rocks and Minerals

    This week is episode #32 and our theme is Rocks and Minerals. In current events we will tell you about when Carleton University Virtual Ventures came to school. We interviewed Jane and Muhammed who are students at Carleton University and taught us about Tinkercad and Rocks and Minerals. Our world events segment is about how pyrite might become something very useful. We read a book Rocks and Minerals to tell you more about pyrite. We challenge you to try making pyrite on Tinkercad. We hope you enjoy it! If you watch our episode and especially if you tried our challenge, send us an email at 321duckbites@gmail.com and tell us your thoughts. You might be featured in a future episode!

    17 min
  2. Tools and Inventions

    2d ago

    Tools and Inventions

    This week is episode #31 and our theme is tools and inventions. In current events we will tell you about art, soccer ,cursive, and fire fighters. We interviewed Mr. Perkins who is the owner of Perkins Lumber. Our world events segment is about snowshoes, syringes, maple syrup, baby bottles, snow goggles, and lacrosse. We read the chapter book River of crows by N.P Thompson. We will also be doing a round table. We challenge you to try to learn the different types of screwdrivers. We hope you enjoy it! If you watch our episode and especially if you tried our challenge, send us an email at 321duckbites@gmail.com and tell us your thoughts. You might be featured in a future episode!

    22 min
  3. Sports

    May 29

    Sports

    This week is episode #30 and our theme is Sports. In current events we will tell you about Track and field and batmontin. We interviewed Colleyn who works at the bowling alley . Our world events segment is about the Charge. We read the chapter book River of Crows by N.P Thompson and tell you what we thought about it. We challenge you to try and do a bowling sheet. We hope you enjoy it! If you watch our episode and especially if you tried our challenge, send us an email at 321duckbites@gmail.com and tell us your thoughts. You might be featured in a future episode!

    21 min
  4. Special Episode - Reflections on the Podcast Showcase!

    May 22

    Special Episode - Reflections on the Podcast Showcase!

    This week the podcast is about our reflections on the live podcast showcase. Next week will be a regular episode. Thanks for watching.

    18 min
  5. Episode 28 - Live Podcast Showcase

    May 8

    Episode 28 - Live Podcast Showcase

    Duck bites episode 28, the Live Podcast Showcase! Both classes participated in front of a live audience of over 100 people. In this episode, there will be 2 Current Events, The Top 10 Moments of the Year, and What We Learned This Year. There will also be two Challenges, one with Jennifer McLaughlin from the North Gower Gardeners on how to take care of your plants. The other one is talking about worms and compost with Audra Curley from Box of Life. There will also be two World Events and information on how you can help the Upcoming Skate Park in North Gower and the North Gower Food Bank. In reading the book River of Crows, there will also be a recap if you have missed any, reading one exciting page, and a round table book talk! There will be three special interviews. The first is with David Brown, our city councilor. The second will be with Penny McLaughlin, a volunteer from the North Gower Food Bank. And our last surprise guest, that none of us even expected, is NP Thompson, the author of River of Crows! We were so surprised! As always there will be sock puppet hosts who will be hosting this awesome Duck Bites Podcast, and the best thing is that everything was recorded live!

    1h 3m
  6. Free Stuff

    Apr 24

    Free Stuff

    This week is episode #27 and our theme is free stuff. In current events we will tell you about battle bags, empower party, Hicks trip, and double gym. We interviewed Melissa who is a librarian. Our world events segment is about free things in the city of Ottawa. We read chapters 9,10 and 11 of River of Crows by N.P Thompson and tell you what we thought about it. We challenge you to try going to your Library. We hope you enjoy it! If you watch our episode and especially if you tried our challenge, send us an email at 321duckbites@gmail.com and tell us your thoughts. You might be featured in a future episode! For more information on the Library search this website https://about.biblioottawalibrary.ca/en

    21 min
  7. Research

    Apr 17

    Research

    Hello this is our #26 episode on Duck Bites! Our theme for our podcast is researching. In current events we will tell you about what happened at North Gower Marlborough Public School. We interviewed Mrs Wright who is a volunteer at the Archives. Our world events segment is about the Artemis 2. We read the chapter book River of Crows by N P Thompson and tell you what we thought about it. We challenge you to try researching for things using a index .We hope you enjoy it! If you watch our episode and especially if you tried our challenge, send us an email at 321duckbites@gmail.com and tell us your thoughts. You might be featured in a future episode!

    22 min
  8. Phones

    Apr 10

    Phones

    This week is episode 25 and our theme is phones. In current events we will tell you about baseball, wampum, homophones, badminton, and the Move and Groove a thon. We interviewed Aiman from North Gower Pizza. Our world events segment is about phones . We read chapters 4 and 5 from the chapter book RIver of Crows by N P Thompson and tell you what we thought about it. We challenge you to try ordering pizza. We hope you enjoy it! If you watch our episode and especially if you tried our challenge, send us an email at 321duckbites@gmail.com and tell us your thoughts. You might be featured in a future episode!

    21 min
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About

An educational podcast by grade 4 and 5 students in rural Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. We talk about current events, world events, chapter books and challenges for other students to try.

Information

  • Creator
    Chris Rowsome and Leslie Mott
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    33
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Show Website
    Duck Bites