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Nature and Science for Kids produces engaging stories and facts about nature and science from a Christian perspective, so kids of all ages can explore their world one episode at a time.

Moosejaw Matt


    • Apr 28, 2024 LATEST EPISODE
    • every other week NEW EPISODES
    • 8m AVG DURATION
    • 129 EPISODES


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    Latest episodes from Nature and Science 4 Kids

    Spider Crabs

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2024 11:18


    What is the largest arthropod in the world? What even is an arthropod? Found out with Moosejaw Matt on this episode!Visit www.moosejawmatt.com and https://www.patreon.com/natureandscience4kids.Find Moosejaw Matt on Facebook, Instagram, and Youtube.Music and picture from pixabay.com. Sound effects from freesound.org.Thanks to RomanSenykMusic and REDproductions for our theme songs.

    Why Does Ice Stick to Your Fingers?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2024 8:20


    Have you ever wondered why ice sticks to your fingers, or how scabs form? Find out here with Moosejaw Matt!Visit www.moosejawmatt.com and https://www.patreon.com/natureandscience4kids.Find Moosejaw Matt on Facebook, Instagram, and Youtube.Music and pictures from pixabay.com. Sound effects from freesound.org.Thanks to RomanSenykMusic and REDproductions for our theme songs.

    Orca

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2024 16:47


    Come on a sailing trip around the Iberian peninsula and find out what's been happening to the rudders of boats around there since the covid lockdown. Make sure to wear a lifejacket!Visit www.moosejawmatt.com and https://www.patreon.com/natureandscience4kids.Find Moosejaw Matt on Facebook, Instagram, and Youtube.Music and picture from pixabay.com. Sound effects from freesound.org.Thanks to RomanSenykMusic and REDproductions for our theme songs.

    Compass Termite

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2024 11:10


    Which animal may be the best engineer in the natural world?  Find out about the clever compass termite. Special guest, Keira.Visit www.moosejawmatt.com and https://www.patreon.com/natureandscience4kids.Find Moosejaw Matt on Facebook, Instagram, and Youtube.Music and picture from pixabay.com. Sound effects from freesound.org.Thanks to RomanSenykMusic and REDproductions for our theme songs.

    Eastern Elk

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 29, 2024 5:42


    What do Elk have to do with a letter from President Theodore Roosevelt and Pennsylvania? Find out with Moosejaw Matt.Visit www.moosejawmatt.com and https://www.patreon.com/natureandscience4kids.Find Moosejaw Matt on Facebook, Instagram, and Youtube.Music and picture from pixabay.com. Sound effects from freesound.org.Thanks to RomanSenykMusic and REDproductions for our theme songs.

    Bison

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2024 12:32


    What do anti-lock brakes, Teddy Roosevelt, and bison have in common? Find out with Moosejaw Matt!Visit www.moosejawmatt.com and https://www.patreon.com/natureandscience4kids.Find Moosejaw Matt on Facebook, Instagram, and Youtube.Music and picture from pixabay.com. Sound effects from freesound.org.Thanks to RomanSenykMusic and REDproductions for our theme songs.

    More Than Stars and Sharks

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2024 9:43


    What are there more of on earth than the stars in our galaxy? What seemingly-docile animal kills more humans than sharks each year? Find out the unlikely answers to these bizarre questions with Moosejaw Matt.Visit www.moosejawmatt.com and https://www.patreon.com/natureandscience4kids.Find Moosejaw Matt on Facebook, Instagram, and Youtube.Music and picture from pixabay.com. Sound effects from freesound.org.Thanks to RomanSenykMusic and REDproductions for our theme songs.

    Neurotransmitters: Dopamine

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2024 6:01


    What is dopamine and how does it help us? Find out more with Moosejaw Matt and a surprise guest even he wasn't expecting!Featuring the voice of Savanna Hovan.Visit www.moosejawmatt.com and https://www.patreon.com/natureandscience4kids.Find Moosejaw Matt on Facebook, Instagram, and Youtube.Music and picture from pixabay.com. Sound effects from freesound.org.Thanks to RomanSenykMusic and REDproductions for our theme songs.

    Old Seeds

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2024 3:19


    These seeds are really old - older than you or me!Visit www.moosejawmatt.com and https://www.patreon.com/natureandscience4kids.Find Moosejaw Matt on Facebook, Instagram, and Youtube.Music and picture from pixabay.com. Sound effects from freesound.org.Thanks to RomanSenykMusic and REDproductions for our theme songs.

    Shark Population Increases

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2024 2:45


    Great White shark populations are increasing off the coast of Northern California.Visit www.moosejawmatt.com and https://www.patreon.com/natureandscience4kids.Find Moosejaw Matt on Facebook, Instagram, and Youtube.Music and picture from pixabay.com. Sound effects from freesound.org.Thanks to RomanSenykMusic and REDproductions for our theme songs.

    How Many Birds Are There?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2024 3:12


    Just how many birds are there in the world? Which one is the most common? Find out here!Visit www.moosejawmatt.com and https://www.patreon.com/natureandscience4kids.Find Moosejaw Matt on Facebook, Instagram, and Youtube.Music and picture from pixabay.com. Sound effects from freesound.org.Thanks to RomanSenykMusic and REDproductions for our theme songs.

    Random Science Facts

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2024 7:21


    How long does water need to sit in the sun before it is safe to drink? Where was Hawaiian pizza created?! Find out with Moosejaw Matt.Visit www.moosejawmatt.com and https://www.patreon.com/natureandscience4kids.Find Moosejaw Matt on Facebook, Instagram, and Youtube.Music and picture from pixabay.com. Sound effects from freesound.org.Thanks to RomanSenykMusic and REDproductions for our theme songs.

    Pigs

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 2024 8:35


    Who knew that pigs could swim so well?! Come get chased...I mean, learn more about pigs with Moosejaw Matt.Visit www.moosejawmatt.com and https://www.patreon.com/natureandscience4kids.Find Moosejaw Matt on Facebook, Instagram, and Youtube.Music and picture from pixabay.com. Sound effects from freesound.org.Thanks to RomanSenykMusic for the Intro theme song and to REDproductions for the Outro theme song.

    Three Year Celebration!!!

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 29, 2023 9:54


    Celebrate 3 years together with Moesejaw Matt!!!Visit www.moosejawmatt.com and https://www.patreon.com/natureandscience4kids.Find Moosejaw Matt on Facebook, Instagram, and Youtube.Music and picture from pixabay.com. Sound effects from freesound.org.

    Mount Thor

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 24, 2023 6:30


    This episode needs only one phrase for introduction:The highest vertical drop on the planet!Visit www.moosejawmatt.com and https://www.patreon.com/natureandscience4kids.Find Moosejaw Matt on Facebook, Instagram, and Youtube.Music and picture from pixabay.com. Sound effects from freesound.org.

    Neurons

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2023 11:10


    Neurons have three parts and essentially perform three tasks. So does Someone else. Visit www.moosejawmatt.com and https://www.patreon.com/natureandscience4kids.Find Moosejaw Matt on Facebook, Instagram, and Youtube.Music and picture from pixabay.com. Sound effects from freesound.org.

    Neurotransmitters Preview

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2023 7:28


    How are running and an illegal drugs similar? How are they different? We are beginning a series about the amazing neurotransmitters God has given us!Visit www.moosejawmatt.com and https://www.patreon.com/natureandscience4kids.Find Moosejaw Matt on Facebook, Instagram, and Youtube.Music and picture from pixabay.com. Sound effects from freesound.org.

    Hiking Smart

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2023 10:58


    This is the story of a hike where we almost died...except that we chose to be smart and turn around so we could avoid all the drama.Visit www.moosejawmatt.com and https://www.patreon.com/natureandscience4kids.Find Moosejaw Matt on Facebook, Instagram, and Youtube.Music and picture from pixabay.com. Sound effects from freesound.org.

    Rattlesnakes

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2023 12:59


    What makes a rattlesnake rattle? What's that have to do with being hangry? Is that even a word?Visit www.moosejawmatt.com and https://www.patreon.com/natureandscience4kids.Find Moosejaw Matt on Facebook, Instagram, and Youtube.Music and picture from pixabay.com. Sound effects from freesound.org.

    Bearded Dragon

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2023 9:22


    What is a bearded dragon? Are there dragons? Do they have beards? Find out here with Moosejaw Matt!Visit www.moosejawmatt.com and https://www.patreon.com/natureandscience4kids.Find Moosejaw Matt on Facebook, Instagram, and Youtube.Music and picture from pixabay.com. Sound effects from freesound.org.

    Caves

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 17, 2023 14:18


    What's it like to be inside of a cave? What is the largest cave network in the world? Come along with Moosejaw Matt as he squeezes his way through a cave and listens to someone else share a caving experience they had.Visit www.moosejawmatt.com and https://www.patreon.com/natureandscience4kids.Find Moosejaw Matt on Facebook, Instagram, and Youtube.Music and picture from pixabay.com. Sound effects from freesound.org.

    Cheetah

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2023 17:41


    Ah, yes, the fastest land mammal. I think we all know about the amazing cheetah, but perhaps there's more to learn.Visit www.moosejawmatt.com and https://www.patreon.com/natureandscience4kids.Find Moosejaw Matt on Facebook, Instagram, and Youtube.Music and picture from pixabay.com. Sound effects from freesound.org.

    Big Foot?

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2023 5:08


    What is Big Foot and is it real? Find out right here and right now...sort of.Visit www.moosejawmatt.com and https://www.patreon.com/natureandscience4kids.Find Moosejaw Matt on Facebook, Instagram, and Youtube.Music and picture from pixabay.com. Sound effects from freesound.org.

    Scorpion Experiences

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2023 5:14


    Here are a couple of brief encounters I've had with scorpions, but I've not been stung yet!Happy birthday Emery!Visit www.moosejawmatt.com and https://www.patreon.com/natureandscience4kids.Find Moosejaw Matt on Facebook, Instagram, and Youtube.Music and picture from pixabay.com. Sound effects from freesound.org.

    Scorpion

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2023 16:25


    What animal scurries around, typically in dry places, and uses a stinger to paralyze its prey? Find out with Moosejaw Matt.Visit www.moosejawmatt.com and https://www.patreon.com/natureandscience4kids.Find Moosejaw Matt on Facebook, Instagram, and Youtube.Music and picture from pixabay.com. Sound effects from freesound.org.

    Giraffe

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2023 14:08


    Think you know everything about giraffes? Think again! Allow Moosejaw Matt to share some facts about the famous giraffe you probably know, and some you may not. Also, listen up for a random dream!Visit www.moosejawmatt.com and https://www.patreon.com/natureandscience4kids.Find Moosejaw Matt on Facebook, Instagram, and Youtube.Music and picture from pixabay.com. Sound effects from freesound.org.

    Mount Saint Helens: Interview

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2023 32:38


    Join Moosejaw Matt as he talks with Miss Jane Kurtz about what it was like to be near Mount Saint Helens after the eruption.Visit www.moosejawmatt.com and https://www.patreon.com/natureandscience4kids.Find Moosejaw Matt on Facebook, Instagram, and Youtube.Music and picture from pixabay.com. Sound effects from freesound.org.

    What is the Tallest Tree in the World?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2023 13:06


    What is the tallest tree in the world? Why does blood make scabs? Where can I find dinosaur bones? Find out the answer to these questions here with Moosejaw Matt. We also have some thanks and birthday shout-outs for you.

    Mount Saint Helens: Recovery

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2023 12:31


    What happened after the 1980 eruption of Mount Saint Helens? Recovery. Find out more about it in this episode in the third part of our series.Visit www.moosejawmatt.com and https://www.patreon.com/natureandscience4kids.Find Moosejaw Matt on Facebook, Instagram, and Youtube.Music and picture from pixabay.com. Sound effects from freesound.org.

    100th Episode

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 18, 2023 16:51


    Wow! Can you believe it? We are releasing our 100th episode! Join Moosejaw Matt, Edmund, Emma, and Eden for a look back at previous episodes and an alphabet game. Thanks to our monthly supporters Angela Murphy Kerstin Mentink Madeline Drescher Christy Howe Carolyn Amber Riemersma Tom Stone Linda Waagen Jason Vanderlaan thomas white Hosanna Stone Josiah Stone Geoffrey White

    Intermission: Story

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 8, 2023 6:06


    Join Moosejaw Matt for an intermission story. Do you think you know what animal it is?

    Mount Saint Helens: Eruption

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2023 11:46


    The main event. Join Moosejaw Matt in this experiential series about the 1980 eruption that captured the attention of millions.Featuring the voices of Adam Bially and Jordyn Schaeffer.Visit www.moosejawmatt.com and https://www.patreon.com/natureandscience4kids.Find Moosejaw Matt on Facebook, Instagram, and Youtube.Music and picture from pixabay.com. Sound effects from freesound.org.

    Mount Saint Helens: Early Rumbling

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2023 14:24


    What might it have been like to be there for the eruption of Mount Saint Helens? Join Moosejaw Matt in this experiential series about the 1980 eruption that captured the attention of millions.Featuring the voices of Bruce Kimball and Adam Bially.

    Horses

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2023 19:47


    Why are there ponies around the United States? What horse breed was used to pull coaches? Let's learn about horses together, and be ready for a quiz at the end!Visit www.moosejawmatt.com and https://www.patreon.com/natureandscience4kids.Find Moosejaw Matt on Facebook, Instagram, and Youtube.Music and picture from pixabay.com. Sound effects from freesound.org.

    Why Is It Dark At Night?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2023 3:24


    Why is the sky dark in the night? Why don't the stars make the night sky brighter?Visit www.moosejawmatt.com and https://www.patreon.com/natureandscience4kids.Find Moosejaw Matt on Facebook, Instagram, and Youtube.Music and picture from pixabay.com. Sound effects from freesound.org.

    Pallas's Cat

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2023 7:26


    If not friend, why friend shaped? What does that mean? Find out in an interview with a Pallas's cat.Visit www.moosejawmatt.com and https://www.patreon.com/natureandscience4kids.Find Moosejaw Matt on Facebook, Instagram, and Youtube.Music and picture from pixabay.com. Sound effects from freesound.org.

    Why Is Space Dark?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2023 6:01


    If light travels through space, why does space appear black? We also learn a tiny bit about brain chemicals that make us feel happier.Visit www.moosejawmatt.com and https://www.patreon.com/natureandscience4kids.Find Moosejaw Matt on Facebook, Instagram, and Youtube.Music and picture from pixabay.com. Sound effects from freesound.org.

    Mystery Animal

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2023 9:50


    What is this episode's mystery animal? Find out with Moosejaw Matt. Featuring the voice of Tabitha Flower. Visit www.moosejawmatt.com and https://www.patreon.com/natureandscience4kids. Find Moosejaw Matt on Facebook, Instagram, and Youtube. Music and picture from pixabay.com. Sound effects from freesound.org. Groundhog Day

    Red Panda

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2023 5:45


    Is it a fox? Is it a cat? Is it a panda? Whatever it is, it's a cuddly-looking animal! Visit www.moosejawmatt.com and https://www.patreon.com/natureandscience4kids. Find Moosejaw Matt on Facebook, Instagram, and Youtube. Music and picture from pixabay.com. Sound effects from freesound.org.

    Exploding Ants

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2023 8:25


    Exploding ants?! Wow, it sounds explosive. Is it loud? What happens? And what's that smell? Visit www.moosejawmatt.com and https://www.patreon.com/natureandscience4kids. Find Moosejaw Matt on Facebook, Instagram, and Youtube. Music and picture from pixabay.com. Sound effects from freesound.org.

    Cats

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 2, 2023 14:28


    Happy New Year! Let's celebrate together by learning about a creature worthy of respect - the fearsome feline, otherwise known as the domesticated house cat. Visit www.moosejawmatt.com and https://www.patreon.com/natureandscience4kids. Find Moosejaw Matt on Facebook, Instagram, and Youtube. Music and picture from pixabay.com. Sound effects from freesound.org.

    Christmas Island

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 27, 2022 10:12


    Do they grow Christmas trees on Christmas Island? Or maybe they have a lot of Christmas Tree Worms there! Whatever the case, learn about an unusual event that happens annually on this island.

    Christmas Tree Worms

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2022 6:15


    What is a Christmas Tree Worm? Do they eat Christmas trees? Probably not, but find out the truth about these colorful worms in this episode!

    Toes and Rocks?

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2022 4:45


    Why do we have toes? What is the largest rock in the world? Find out right here, right now. Visit www.moosejawmatt.com and https://www.patreon.com/natureandscience4kids. Find Moosejaw Matt on Facebook, Instagram, and Youtube. Music and picture from pixabay.com. Sound effects from freesound.org.

    Ogre-Faced Spider

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2022 7:34


    Researchers tried to blindfold some spiders. What for? Find out here!

    Mini - Why Are Sunsets Red?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2022 2:28


    That's an excellent question. Let's find out why the sky turns red when the sun sets.

    Mini - Swimming Elephants

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2022 1:29


    Elephants swim? Find out with Moosejaw Matt in this mini-episode. Visit www.moosejawmatt.com and https://www.patreon.com/natureandscience4kids. Find Moosejaw Matt on Facebook, Instagram, and Youtube. Music and picture from pixabay.com. Sound effects from freesound.org.

    Mini - Huge Tadpole

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2022 2:03


    There was a huge tadpole found in Arizona. Why is it so big, and how big is it? Visit www.moosejawmatt.com and https://www.patreon.com/natureandscience4kids. Find Moosejaw Matt on Facebook, Instagram, and Youtube. Music and picture from pixabay.com. Sound effects from freesound.org.

    Chickens

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2022 6:01


    What's so amazing about chickens? Find out with Moosejaw Matt! Visit www.moosejawmatt.com and https://www.patreon.com/natureandscience4kids. Find Moosejaw Matt on Facebook, Instagram, and Youtube. Music and picture from pixabay.com. Sound effects from freesound.org.

    Mini - Rolling Caterpillar Swarm

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2022 2:16


    What is a rolling swarm? Find out about it and how it helps caterpillars. Visit www.moosejawmatt.com and https://www.patreon.com/natureandscience4kids. Find Moosejaw Matt on Facebook, Instagram, and Youtube. Music and picture from pixabay.com. Sound effects from freesound.org. https://youtu.be/EnDT_AkaG84

    Spider Monkey

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2022 6:09


    Learn about spider monkeys, the amazing trapeze artists of the jungle, in this episode with Moosejaw Matt. Visit www.moosejawmatt.com and https://www.patreon.com/natureandscience4kids. Find Moosejaw Matt on Facebook, Instagram, and Youtube. Music and picture from pixabay.com. Sound effects from freesound.org.

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