SpaceBus | A Stellar Adventure to Start your School Day

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SpaceBus | A Stellar Adventure to Start your School Day

Get to school with SpaceBus! An educational adventure podcast with a mission to launch kids to school, even if their desk is the kitchen table. This free remote learning resource helps parents & teachers start their kids’ school day by replacing the physical transition of a school bus ride with a wild audio journey. Kids board the SpaceBus every morning with new friends Laika, Albie and their SpaceBus Driver Gordy, plus real scientific experts. With mysterious riddles to solve, active episodes to get kids moving in the morning, and genuinely amazing scientific knowledge, SpaceBus gets the fuel burnin’ and their brains learnin’!

  1. 02/11/2020

    24: Escaping the Asteroid Field w/ Coach Sam

    Watch out! Coach Sam returns for another heart-pumping simulation! WIll Laika & Albie be able to survive the asteroid field? Get ready to work out your whole body in this seated workout! Samantha Rothberg is a certified personal trainer and nutrition coach who holds certifications from the National Council on Strength and Fitness, Equinox Academy, Titleist Performance Institute Level 2, Precision Nutrition Level 2, Pre/Post Natal, ViPR, Kettlebell Athletics, FMSc, FRCms, Trigger Poin...

    7min

  2. 28/10/2020

    23: Hanging with Bats w/ Dr Kristen Lear

    Laika and Albie discover why bats are the BEST halloween costume of all time, thanks to bat conservationist Kristen Lear. From myth-busting bats’ eyesight to the benefits of sleeping upside-down, the kids solve a riddle that gets to the bottom of why bats are THE BEST. Dr. Kristen is a bat conservationist and works to protect bats around the world! She has been working with bats since 6th grade when she built and installed bat houses for her Girl Scout Silver Award project. She earned he...

    9min

  3. 26/10/2020

    22: Media Literacy Mysteries w/ Media Literacy Educator Michelle Ciulla Lipkin

    What you read online isn’t always what it seems to be! With the help of Michelle Ciulla Lipkin, the Executive Director of the National Association for Media Literacy Education, Laika and Albie solve a new riddle and help Gordy with a questionable article. Michelle is obsessed with media literacy. She has been the Executive Director of NAMLE since 2012. During the last 8 years, NAMLE has launched U.S. Media Literacy Week (now in its 6th year!), hosted conferences in D.C., Philadelphia, L....

    8min

  4. 21/10/2020

    21: Straight Outta Compost w/ Musical Duo Nate & Hila

    It’s getting hot in here - Rap duo Nate and Hila lead an ecological emcee breakdown about the organic matter that breaks down in a compost pile! Laika and Albie solve a riddle about the differences between landfills and composting. Nate and Hila make educational songs and videos about the environment and other topics. Nate is a PhD with a focus in Ancient Philosophy, and Hila is an independent filmmaker; both are artists with a love for rhyme and a love for the Earth. Recent collaborator...

    7min

  5. 19/10/2020

    20: Exhilarating Exoplanets w/ Astrophysicist and Folklorist Moiya McTier

    We know about Earth, Mars, Jupiter and even Venus - but what about allllll the planets OUTSIDE our solar system? What's going on with them? Astrophysicist and Folklorist Moiya McTier gives Laika and Albie an inside look at exoplanets! Moiya McTier is a New York-based astrophysicist who studies the motion of the Milky Way galaxy. She's also a folklorist who specializes in building fictional worlds. Moiya has combined her passions for science and storytelling by writing a science fiction n...

    8min

  6. 14/10/2020

    19: The Spacewalking Simulation w/ Coach Sam

    Asteroids! Gravity! Space Pirates!!! We're headed into (simulated) space to put our spacewalking skills to the test! Can Laika & Albie survive this flight? Get ready to work your whole body in this seated workout!Samantha Rothberg is a certified personal trainer and nutrition coach who holds certifications from the National Council on Strength and Fitness, Equinox Academy, Titleist Performance Institute Level 2, Precision Nutrition Level 2, Pre/Post Natal, ViPR, Kettlebell Athletics, FMSc...

    8min

  7. 12/10/2020

    18: Storming the SpaceBus w/ Meteorologist Beth Carpenter

    Storms and “extreme weather” can be super scary - but what are the ingredients that cook up a tornado or a thunderstorm? Meteorologist Beth Carpenter shows Albie and Laika how a storm gets made! Beth has a B.S in Professional Meteorology and Climatology from Ball State University, with a minor in Geographic Information Systems. She became interested in studying meteorology after a tornado ripped through the back yard of her family's Race Day weekend cookout in 2004. Beth has ...

    7min

  8. 08/10/2020

    17: Dog Treats & Treating Dogs w/ Veterinarian Dr. Jessica Kania

    What's every dog’s favorite treat? Find out when Veterinarian Dr. Jess Kania helps Gordy, Albie & Laika with their pet pups. Jessica Kania, DVM (Doctor of Veterinary Medicine) is small animal general practice veterinarian who does medicine, dentistry, and surgery. She went to veterinary school at Washington State University, and I moved back to Chicago (where she grew up) to practice. She loves behavior medicine, and is certified in Fear Free handling of pets. Her favorite patients a...

    7min
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Get to school with SpaceBus! An educational adventure podcast with a mission to launch kids to school, even if their desk is the kitchen table. This free remote learning resource helps parents & teachers start their kids’ school day by replacing the physical transition of a school bus ride with a wild audio journey. Kids board the SpaceBus every morning with new friends Laika, Albie and their SpaceBus Driver Gordy, plus real scientific experts. With mysterious riddles to solve, active episodes to get kids moving in the morning, and genuinely amazing scientific knowledge, SpaceBus gets the fuel burnin’ and their brains learnin’!

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