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Jul 2025
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MIDWEEKLY: What's The Biggest Volcano in...

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Welcome back to the Fun Kids Science Mid-weekly!

You've been sending in your questions and this week...

Winnie’s curious about how books are made. Tig wants to know what the biggest volcano in the world is. Luke is wondering which snake is the deadliest. Misha’s asking how braces work. Alex has the all-important question… why do humans need to go to the toilet every day?

And we meet Amy Aviation who loves planes! In this episode Amy explains what a delta wing is and how different shapes wings can change how planes fly.

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