Category Archives: Science and Nature

Find out more about the nature, science and inventions from the Garth and Bev episodes.

How does a Jet engine work?

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Have you been in an aeroplane? Did you know that if  the jet engine wasn’t invented we’d be keeping our feet on the ground? Jet engines move the aeroplane forward with a force that is produced by a tremendous thrust! What is a Thrust? Thrust is the force that pushes the aeroplane engine forward. Sir [...]

Animals that glow!

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There are some pretty amazing animals out there! Do you remember when Garth and Bev had fireflies help them light the cave so that everyone in Ballybeg could see the cave drawings? Well fireflies are not the only animals that can glow in the dark there’s also the angler fish and the flashlight fish, plus [...]

Magic ice cubes

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Can you get an ice cube out of water without getting your hands wet? Materials: - Salt - Drinking glass - Water - Length of string - Ice cubes The experiment steps: 1) Fill the glass with water 2) Place an ice cube in the glass 3) Dangle the end of the string on the ice [...]

How do eagles learn to fly?

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Baby eagles need to learn how to survive in the wild, but they don’t go to school like you. Baby eagles learn from watching their parents.  This is a special animal behaviour called imprinting. When a baby eagle is only 2 months old he will start watching how his Mummy hunts for food and also how [...]

Ducks – how do they stay dry?

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Ducks are birds that can fly and swim. Look at the duck’s feet. They look different to other birds feet don’t they? Their special feet are called webbed feet and the shape of them helps the duck to swim very well in water. Now watch the baby duck in the video below. See how she [...]

Why Do Some Seeds Stick to you?

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Have you ever been out walking out in the forest or in a park and find that your socks and shoelaces and even your t-shirt have little seeds stuck to them. It can be kind of annoying to have to spend ages picking them off! But why do they stick to you? Why are the [...]