Marina Ventura: Kids Guide to Our Planet: Recent Episodes
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Join Marina as she explores the world of water – from travelling back in time to see how the Romans washed, through to following where the water goes when we flush the toilet! That, and Marina's on a climate change crusade finding out what's causing our planet to warm and how we can all help prevent it.
How can we make sure the electricity grid stays safe to use for years to come? Marina Ventura and her trusty sidekick Map App explore how we look after the electricity grid.
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Marina Ventura and her trusty sidekick Map App explore how electricity is moved from place to place.
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Where does our electricity get made and transmitted to our homes? Map App and Marina Ventura explore the Electricity National Control Centre in todays episode!
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In this episode Marina and her trusty sidekick Map App are exploring the future of electricity and how we might see electricity being made and used in years to come!
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Marina Ventura is out on a new adventure exploring energy! In this episode we learn all about what it is, how it works and why we use it!
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Governments across the world are trying to make their countries take steps to stop the harmful impact of climate change. COP26 is a huge event that is bringing people together to agree the best ways to tackle the issues and reach net zero – that’s where there’s a ‘zero’ balance between the amount of greenhouse gases being put into the atmosphere and those taken out.
Changes won’t happen overnight. It will take time to find the answers and develop technology that can create a cleaner and greener world. In the UK, this means creating jobs right now, and in the future, to help the country reach this goal.
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National Grid is responsible for taking high voltage ‘raw’ energy from producers such as wind turbine and solar farms, as well as from power stations and gas refineries that are located across the UK, and carry it around the country using a network of cables, pipes, pylons and wires to where it’s needed – our towns and cities, industrial areas and transport links.
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Energy companies, like National Grid who transport energy across the UK, and others are attending a global climate change conference called COP26. And there's some major dilemmas that politicians have to crunch as they try to make their countries take steps to stop the harmful impact of climate change.
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Climates naturally change but humans are responsible for our climate changing more quickly than it ever has done before. Marina and Mapp App look at things we can all do to help.
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Humans aren’t the only ones affected by changes in the climate. Plants and animals are too. Habitats change which can change the water and food available, and can affect whether they survive at all. Marina and Mappy find out more.
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Flooding is something which can happen as a result of changes to the climate and here in the UK it’s becoming more common. Marina and Map App meet a climate explorer to find out more.
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Our forests are an important part of life on earth for lots of reasons – one being that they absorb carbon from the atmosphere. But what happens when the forests are cut down? And how does this affect climate? Marina and Map App find out more.
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The earth under our feet contains lots of clues about what the climate in the past was like. Marina and Mapp App find out from the Climate Explorers how this can help us learn about possible future changes.
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Our atmosphere is made up of a blanket of gases surrounding the planet. It helps protect and keep us warm – and studying it can give us helpful information about the climate and how it changes. Marina and Map App find out more.
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Oceans play a huge part in creating our climate on earth, and studying them can give us valuable information about the effect of changes to the earth’s temperature. Marina and Map App find out more.
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The Earth has experienced many cycles of climate patterns over billions of years. Marina and Map App explore why.
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Climate is all about patterns of weather and in this episode Marina and Map App find out more about the different climates on our planet and what causes them to be different from each other.
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We all know that weather can be unruly and changeable. But sometimes we feel we know what the weather "should" be like at a certain time of year - why is this? Marina and Map App find out more.
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In this final installment of Marina Ventura's water adventure, she takes a trip around the world to find out how water is used in other countries.
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Water's not all serious - in this episode, Marina Ventura's taking a trip down the river to investigate Water's fun side!
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Marina Ventura is looking into the many uses of water in school and at work. How many ways to save water can she find?
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Shrunk down to Ant-Size again, Marina Ventura is taking a trek through the garden. Keep listening for lots of gardening tips and tricks, as well as how to use your water wisely.
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In this episode, Marina Ventura is shrinking herself down to the size of an ant to find out how we use water at home!
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It's another for Marina Ventura, who's searching space and time for ways wasting less water. Joined by her trusty Map App, Marina's got plenty of fun facts about how we can all save the planet by saving our water!
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In this episode, Marina Ventura takes a trip to the sea-side to look into the ways in which new types of drinkable water can be created.
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In Marina Ventura's third adventure, she's investigating what happens to the water we flush away. Expect some fun, facinating fluid facts!
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Marina Ventura is back, and this time she's travelling through space and time to find out how the Romans, Victorians, and many more transported their water.
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Marina Ventura takes listeners on an incredible journey through The Water Cycle to find out where the water we use comes from!
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Ep 15: Dive Inside Biology with trusty explorer, Marina Ventura! Follow Marina as she gets up close with biology, this time she’s checking out the nervous system which works in all animals to keep them safe!
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Ep 14: Dive Inside Biology with trusty explorer, Marina Ventura! Follow Marina as she gets up close with biology, this time she’s heading upstream as she finds out about a salmon’s journey from a baby egg to adult.
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Ep 13: Dive Inside Biology with trusty explorer, Marina Ventura! Follow Marina as she gets up close with biology, this time she’s starting in your mouth as she finds out more about digestion!
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Ep 12: Dive Inside Biology with trusty explorer, Marina Ventura! Follow Marina as she gets up close with biology, this time she’s inside your body checking out your muscles.
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Ep 11: Dive Inside Biology with trusty explorer, Marina Ventura! Follow Marina as she gets up close with biology, this time she’s looking at how we can look after, not just animals but plants and tiny microbes too!
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Ep15: Eco Gecko is a lizard who LOVES ecology. Ecology is all about finding out how living things and the environment work together and he thinks that’s pretty cool. This time he’s heading to a Coral Reef.
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Ep14: Eco Gecko is a lizard who LOVES ecology. Ecology is all about finding out how living things and the environment work together and he thinks that’s pretty cool. This time he’s heading to some Mountains.
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Ep 10: Dive Inside Biology with trusty explorer, Marina Ventura! Follow Marina as she gets up close with biology, this time she’s checking out how plants make seeds and it all starts with pollen!
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Ep13: Eco Gecko is a lizard who LOVES ecology. Ecology is all about finding out how living things and the environment work together and he thinks that’s pretty cool. This time he’s heading to the Antarctic.
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Ep 9: Dive Inside Biology with trusty explorer, Marina Ventura! Follow Marina as she gets up close with biology, this time she’s looking at the amazing ways plants protect themselves from being eaten.
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Ep 8: Dive Inside Biology with trusty explorer, Marina Ventura! Follow Marina as she gets up close with biology, this time she’s following some hedgehogs who are ready for hibernation.
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Ep12: Eco Gecko is a lizard who LOVES ecology. Ecology is all about finding out how living things and the environment work together and he thinks that’s pretty cool. This time he’s checking out a Temperate Rainforest.
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Ep11: Eco Gecko is a lizard who LOVES ecology. Ecology is all about finding out how living things and the environment work together and he thinks that’s pretty cool. This time he’s heading to a Rainforest.
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Ep 7: Dive Inside Biology with trusty explorer, Marina Ventura! Follow Marina as she gets up close with biology, this time she’s inside a bird’s nest finding our how animal homes aren’t that different to ours.
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Ep 6: Dive Inside Biology with trusty explorer, Marina Ventura! Follow Marina as she gets up close with biology, this time she’s checking out how some ants and how they work together.
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Ep10: Eco Gecko is a lizard who LOVES ecology. Ecology is all about finding out how living things and the environment work together and he thinks that’s pretty cool. This time he’s heading to the Savannah.
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Ep9: Eco Gecko is a lizard who LOVES ecology. Ecology is all about finding out how living things and the environment work together and he thinks that’s pretty cool. This time he’s checking out Coniferous Forests.
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Ep 5: Dive Inside Biology with trusty explorer, Marina Ventura! Follow Marina as she gets up close with biology, this time she’s inside your classroom, finding a good way of putting things into groups.
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Ep8: Eco Gecko is a lizard who LOVES ecology. Ecology is all about finding out how living things and the environment work together and he thinks that’s pretty cool. This time he’s heading to the Prairie.
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Ep 4: Dive Inside Biology with trusty explorer, Marina Ventura! Follow Marina as she gets up close with biology, this time she’s looking at a pretty horrible habitat, inside your NOSE!
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Ep7: Eco Gecko is a lizard who LOVES ecology. Ecology is all about finding out how living things and the environment work together and he thinks that’s pretty cool.
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Ep 3: Dive Inside Biology with trusty explorer, Marina Ventura! Follow Marina as she gets up close with biology, this time she’s inside your mouth checking out your tongue and main sense taste!
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Ep 2: Dive Inside Biology with trusty explorer, Marina Ventura! Follow Marina as she gets up close with biology, this time she’s looking at your skeleton!
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Ep6: Eco Gecko is a lizard who LOVES ecology. Ecology is all about finding out how living things and the environment work together and he thinks that’s pretty cool. This time he’s checking out Rivers.
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Ep 1: Dive Inside Biology with trusty explorer, Marina Ventura! Follow Marina as she gets up close with biology, this time she’s inside your ear drum so listen up!
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Ep5: Eco Gecko is a lizard who LOVES ecology. Ecology is all about finding out how living things and the environment work together and he thinks that’s pretty cool. This time he’s heading to the Shoreline.
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Ep4: Eco Gecko is a lizard who LOVES ecology. Ecology is all about finding out how living things and the environment work together and he thinks that’s pretty cool. This time he’s heading to the Desert.
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Ep3: Eco Gecko is a lizard who LOVES ecology. Ecology is all about finding out how living things and the environment work together and he thinks that’s pretty cool. This time he’s heading to the Scrubland.
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Ep2: Eco Gecko is a lizard who LOVES ecology. Ecology is all about finding out how living things and the environment work together and he thinks that’s pretty cool. This time he’s heading to the Tundra.
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Ep1: Eco Gecko is a lizard who LOVES ecology. Ecology is all about finding out how living things and the environment work together and he thinks that’s pretty cool. This time he’s heading to the Desert.
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Ep 16: Storms can have many different effects on ocean life which we find out with Marina Ventura and her sidekick Map App during their exciting ocean adventures!
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Ep 15: What happens when things go wrong out at sea? Join Marina Ventura and her digital sidekick Map App on their ocean adventure to find out more.
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Ep 14: There are many clever ways to track sea life, young explorer Marina Ventura and her trusty sidekick Map App finds out how in her latest exciting ocean adventure.
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Ep 13: There are billions of microscopic life in the ocean and Marina Ventura is back on the Scottish Coast to find out more with her sidekick Map App.
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Ep 12: The ocean is very important for all us humans, find out how with Marina Venture in her ocean adventures.
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Ep 11: Find out all about seaweed off the Scottish coast with young explorer Marina Ventura and her sidekick Map App.
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Ep 10: Marina Ventura is 7000 meters undersea in a submarine, join her and her trusty digital sidekick Map App to find out some of the strangest animals at the bottom of the ocean.
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Ep 9: Meet gigantic Hump Back Whales and other huge animals with Marina Ventura as we join her and Map App in the icy Norwegian sea!
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Ep 8: Theres a lot of big animals in the ocean and Marina Ventura is finding out more with her trusty digital sidekick Map App in this episode.
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Ep 7: Discover the Caribbean and strange ocean life living there with Marina Ventura and Map App on their latest ocean adventure!
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Ep 6: Theres so many tiny creatures deep in the ocean, join Marina Ventura and trusty sidekick Map App on an exciting ocean adventure to find out what they are!
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Ep 5: This episode Marina Ventura is sailing around South Georgia, discovering how humans affect marine life, join her and Map App to find out more.
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Ep 4: Do you know how marine life affects the oceans? Find out with young explorer Marina Ventura and her digital sidekick Map App on their exciting ocean adventures!
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Ep 3: Wrap up warm as we discover all about ice, as we join Marina Ventura and Map App on their exciting ocean adventures!
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Ep 2: It’s time to learn about water in this episode, join Marina Ventura and her trusty sidekick Map App on their exciting ocean adventures!
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Ep 1: Marina Ventura is a young explorer on an adventure, join her and her trusty digital sidekick Map App as they discover the exciting ocean.
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