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Episode	Title	Question
1	Bacteria	What happens when you don’t brush your teeth?
2	Digestion	What happens when you eat baked beans?
3	Friction	What would you use to make a really fast slide?
4	Habitats	Where does a worm like to live?
5	Cats	What makes a cat a cat and not another animal?
6	Elephants	Why aren’t elephants purple?
7	Space	How big is space?
8	Mountains	How are mountains made?
9	Dissolving	What’s the best way to dissolve drinking chocolate?
10	Popcorn	What makes popcorn pop?
11	Body Noises	Why does my body make rude noises?
12	Gravity	Why do astronauts bounce on the moon?
13	Shoes	What is the best kind of shoe to wear at the beach?
14	Tides	What makes the tide go in and out?
15	Night	What makes night and day?
16	Rain	Why does it rain?
17	Balance	How do you make things balance?
18	Galileo	Which one would hit the ground first?
19	Fizz	What makes things fizz?
20	Earth	What is the earth made of?
21	Feeding	How do you attract a shark’s attention?
22	Teeth	How many teeth does a shark have?
23	Spiders	Where do you find the worlds biggest spiders?
24	Sound	What is sound?
25	Boulders	What are these boulders made of?
26	Tracks	How can you tell who has been at the beach today?
27	Soap	What makes soap work?
28	Cheese	How do you change milk into cheese and butter?
29	Steam	How does steam power things?
30	Aerodynamics	What makes things fly?
31	Skeleton	What is a skeleton?
32	Earthquake	What makes an earthquake?
33	Eye	How does the eye work?
34	Rock Pools	What lives in a rock pool?
35	Energy	Why does exercise make me tired?
36	Sneeze	What makes me sneeze?
37	Cold One	What happens when I get a cold?
38	Toaster	How does a toaster work?
39	Magnetism	What makes a compass point North?
40	Cake	What does it take to make the perfect cake?
41	Taste	Why does chocolate taste sweet and lemons taste sour?
42	Time	What is time?
43	Colour	What is colour?
44	Evolution	How long has there been life on earth?
45	Bridges	How do you build a strong bridge?
46	Static	Why does your hair go tingly when you comb it?
47	Cabbage	What makes purple cabbage juice turn red?
48	Refrigerator	Why do we keep food in the refrigerator?
49	Capillary	What is the best material to clean up spilt spaghetti?
50	Plants	How do plants grow?
51	Maps	What are maps?
52	Pets	How do you take care of a dog?
53	Springs	How do springs and rubber bands work?
54	Bees	Why do bees make honey?
55	Cows	How does grass get turned into milk?
56	Crystals	What are crystals?
57	Hair	Which grows faster your hair or your nails?
58	Smelly	How can I stop my feet smelling?
59	Surface Tension	Why does rain fall in drops?
60	Vomit	Why do you vomit?
61	Sleep	Why do I need sleep?
62	Icky	What icky things does your body do?
63	First Aid	What do you do when an accident happens?
64	Ice	Why does ice cream melt so fast?
65	Magic	Is there any magic in science?
66	Brain	What does my brain do?
67	Egg	Why does an egg have a shell?
68	Paper	Why use toilet paper and not other kinds of paper?
69	Stars	Why do stars twinkle?
70	Mouse	Why does a mouse like to live in a house?
71	Bone	How does a bone heal?
72	Caterpillar	How does a caterpillar change into a butterfly?
73	Prickles	Why do some plants have prickles?
74	Float	Why do some things float and some things sink?
75	Slime	What makes slime slimy?
76	Rubbish	How much rubbish does a person make in one day?
77	Mammal	What makes a mammal a mammal?
78	Saltwater	Why is seawater salty?
79	Air	How can air inflate a balloon?
80	Shadow	What is a shadow?
81	Forensic	How can I tell who ate my lunch?
82	Sunsafe	Why do you need to wear sun block?
83	Electricity	How can a bird sit on a power line without getting electrocuted?
84	Gold	How do you find gold?
85	Dam	What does a dam do?
86	Tuatara	How many birthdays does a Tuatara have?
87	Lighthouse	What does a lighthouse do?
88	Sandfly	Why does a sandfly bite?
89	Lake	How did this lake get here?
90	Takahe	Why do animals become extinct?
91	Apples	How do apples grow?
92	Helicopter	How does a helicopter fly?
93	Foodchain	What is a food chain?
94	Fossil	What is a fossil?
95	Sing	Why do birds sing?
96	Computers	How does a computer work?
97	Fruit	What is the difference between fruit and vegetables?
98	Touch	How can you feel hot and cold?
99	Fish	How do fish breathe underwater?
100	Rockets	How do rockets work?
101	Internet	How does the Internet work?
102	Plastic	What is plastic?
103	Satellite One	How does TV show us something that’s happening on the other side of the world?
104	Submarine	How do submarines work?
105	Blackhole	What is a black hole in space?
106	Muscle	What do you have muscles for?
107	TV	How do televisions work?
108	Sweat	Why do people sweat?
109	Ginger Beer	How can I make soft drinks at home?
110	Microwave	What is the difference between an oven and a microwave?
111	Tape	How does sticky tape stick?
112	Houseflies	What job do houseflies do?
113	Dinosaur One	Were there dinosaurs in New Zealand?
114	Dizzy	Why does spinning around make you dizzy?
115	Blood	Why does your body need blood?
116	Voice	How do you speak?
117	Headlice	What are head lice?
118	Inertia	Why do you have to wear a seatbelt?
119	Cranes	How do cranes on building sites work?
120	Wheels	Why do the wheels on my skateboard have to be round?
121	Planet	What would it be like to live on another planet?
122	Gravel	Where does gravel come from?
123	Wind	How is wind made?
124	Lever	What is a lever?
125	Ears	How do ears work?
126	Heat	How do I boil an egg?
127	Pendulums	Why do some clocks have pendulums on them?
128	Secrets	How can I see the missing words?
129	Sewerage	What happens after you flush?
130	Bogies	Why do you get bogies up your nose?
131	Urine	Why is wees yellow?
132	Volcano	How did this volcano get here?
133	Two Eyes	Why do we have two eyes?
134	Mobile	How does a mobile phone work?
135	Cavaties	Why do we get holes in our teeth?
136	Sand	Why does a beach have sand?
137	Moon	Why does the moon change its shape?
138	Tears	Why do you cry tears?
139	Building	How do buildings stay up?
140	Heart	Why does your heart beat?
141	Lungs	What do your lungs do?
142	Sky	Why is the sky blue?
143	Dolphin	Is a Dolphin a fish?
144	Wash Yourself	Why do you need to wash yourself?
145	Distance	Why do things look smaller the further away they are?
146	Cat Communication	What is your cat trying to tell you?
147	Webs	Why do spiders make webs?
148	Genetics	Why do you look like you?
149	Dinosaur Two	Why did dinosaurs become extinct?
150	Tails	Why do animals have tails?
151	Thunder	Where does Thunder come from?
152	Fridges	How does a fridge make things cool?
153	Fish Swim	Why do fish swim so fast?
154	Poos	Why do your poos smell?
155	Wool	Why do sheep have wool?
156	High-Flying Planes	Why do planes fly so high?
157	Ticklish	Why can’t you tickle yourself?
158	Machines	What is a simple machine?
159	Mirror	What is a mirror?
160	Autumn	What happens to leaves in Autumn?
161	Handedness	Why are people right and left handed?
162	Thermometer	How does a Thermometer work?
163	Balls	Why do some balls go further than others?
164	Rust	Why does metal rust?
165	Belly Button	Why do you have a Belly Button?
166	Hot Air Balloon	How does a hot air balloon work?
167	Weather	How can I tell what the weather will be like tomorrow?
168	Tornado	What is a Tornado?
169	Glass	What is glass?
170	Supermarket	How does the Kiwifruit get to the supermarket?
171	Mix	How come some liquids don’t mix?
172	Tree	How can you tell how old a tree is?
173	Robots	What is a Robot?
174	Glasses	Why do some people have to wear glasses?
175	Tongues	Why are our tongues always wet?
176	Hiccups	What causes Hiccups?
177	Bike Gears	Why do bikes have gears?
178	Dead	Is this bug dead?
179	Goggles	How do goggles help us to see better underwater?
180	Waves	What causes waves?
181	Germs	Why do I need to wash my hands?
182	Gyroscope	What does a gyroscope do?
183	Goosepimples	What causes goose pimples?
184	Lightbulb	How does a light bulb work?
185	Bubble	How do you make the biggest bubble?
186	Garden	What lives in the garden?
187	Snow & Ice	How do they travel over snow and ice?
188	Cold Two	How do you keep warm in Antarctica?
189	Long Jump	Why does running really fast help you to jump further?
190	Steel	What is steel made from?
191	Trunks	What are elephant’s trunks for?
192	Wrinkles	Why do you get wrinkles?
193	Photosynthesis	How does a tree eat?
194	Earthspace	What does the earth look like from a space rocket?
196	Tram	How does a tram work?
197	Satellite Two	Why don’t Satellites fall out of the sky?
198	Letters	Where do letters go when you post them?
199	Earthspin	Why don’t we feel the earth moving?
200	School Past	What was school like a long time ago?
201	Stormwater	Where does the water go when it rains?
202	Cicada	What does a cicada look like?
203	Moon II	Where did the moon come from?
204	Cartoon	How do the pictures in a cartoon move?
205	Months	Why do different months of the year have different numbers of days?
206	Bread	How does bread get made at the supermarket?
207	Rainbow	Where do rainbows come from?
208	Sensors	How do automatic doors know when to open?
209	Lifejackets	Why do we need to wear lifejackets?
210	Money	Why do we have money?
211	Allergies	What is an allergic reaction?
212	Harbour Bridge	Why did they put the Auckland Harbour Bridge there?
213	Grow	How does your body know to grow?
214	Warts	What are warts?
215	Seasickness	Why do we get seasick?
216	Milk	What happens to milk after it comes out of the cow?
217	Feet	Why don’t animals have feet like ours?
218	Toys	What kind of toys did my great grandparents play with?
219	Compost	What good is a rotten apple?
220	Cars	How do cars work?
221	Powhiri	What happens at a Powhiri?
222	Wētā - Weta	How does a wētā hear?
223	Newspaper	How are newspapers made?
224	Smoke Alarms	How do smoke alarms work?
225	Salt	Where does salt come from?
226	Beachflags	Why are there flags on the beach?
227	Roads	How do you build a road?
228	Hangi	How do you make a hangi?
229	Toothpaste	What is toothpaste?
230	Penguin	Why don’t penguins fly?
231	Oil	Where does oil come from?
232	Happy	Why don’t I feel happy all the time?
233	Marlborough Sounds	How were the Marlborough Sounds made?
234	Skin Colour	Why do people have different coloured skin?
235	Rocks	What makes some rocks sparkle?
236	Ice Cream Pain	How can eating ice cream give you a pain in the head?
237	Geysers	How do geysers work?
238	Camera	How does a camera work?
239	Dyes	How do you get purple wool?
240	Glow-worms	Why do glow-worms glow?
241	Pimples	What is a pimple?
242	Waterfall	How do waterfalls get made?
243	Chocolate	Why can’t you just eat chocolate?
244	Whales	How do whales breathe underwater?
245	TV Programme	How do we make Suzy’s World?
246	Moa	What happened to the moa?
247	Blush	Why do we blush?
248	Writing Pens	What did people write with before they had pens?
249	Kauri Snail	What does a kauri snail eat?
250	Drinking Water	Why do I need to drink water?
251	Reflexes	What is a reflex?
252	SPCA	Why do some animals go to the SPCA?
253	Mussels	How do mussels grow?
254	Prime Minister	What does the Prime Minister do?
255	Helmet	Why do I have to wear a cycle helmet?
256	Flies Walking	How do flies walk on walls and ceilings?
257	Eruption	What happens when a volcano erupts?
258	Parachute	How does a parachute work?
259	Police	What do the police do?
260	Eels	How do you catch an eel?
261	Jelly Beans	How are jelly beans made?
262	Yachts	What makes a yacht go?
263	Speed Limit	Why do we have a speed limit?

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