Sean's Ships: How Ships Work for Kids: Recent Episodes
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Ships are a pretty clever invention… have you ever wondered how they actually work or what the very first boats were like? Sean’s exploring the history and science behind ships!
Sean and Robot are learning all about cargo ships to help set up an international custard cream business. Cargo ships can cause a lot of environmental problems, in this episode we look at what these problems are and some interesting solutions to make shipping more sustainable.
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Sean and Robot are learning all about ships and in this episode we take a trip back in time to the first British fleet to send people to Australia, all aboard!
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Sean and Robot are setting up a custard cream business which means it’s vital they learn about all the new technology in shipping. From special cold shipping containers to fire fighting robots, we find out about the most amazing technology being used in shipping.
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Sean and Robot are learning all about trade to help set up an international custard cream business. In this episode we get to grips with ports and learn all about how good are offloaded and uploaded in modern ways.
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Sean and Robot are trying to set up a custard cream business to sell biscuits all over the world, but first they need to learn all about trade. In this episode we find out about cargo ships from the early days of the Vikings to today’s mega cargo ships.
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Sean and Robot are learning all about trade to help them as they set up a custard cream business to sell biscuits all over the world. In this episode we learn about Globalisation by heading to two places which have changed a lot because of it. Sean and Robot check out Vietnam and the Amazon Rainforest to get the low down on the pros and cons of Globalisation.
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Sean and Robot are trying to set up a custard cream business to sell biscuits all over the world, but first they need to learn all about trade. In this episode we take a journey back in time to find out from the Ancient Greeks and Romans what trade was like back in the early days.
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Sean and Robot are trying to set up a custard cream business to sell biscuits all over the world, but they’ve got a lot to learn first. In this episode we find out about free trade and trade restrictions - plus we find out about some weird laws which can make importing spaghetti to Nigeria and Kinder Surprise Eggs to America criminal!
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Sean and Robot are trying to set up a custard cream business to sell biscuits all over the world, but first they need to learn all about trade. In this episode we get the 101 on ships and trade, learn all about imports and exports and take a trip to Spain to find out how fruit is loaded onto cargo ships!
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In this episode, Sean and Robot learn how hovercrafts work!
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In this episode, Sean and Robot learn the science behind ships and paint and find out why we paint ships.
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In this episode, Sean and Robot look at some of the challenge underwater vessels face when trying to go to the ocean floor.
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In this episode, Sean and Robot learn why boats capsize and what can be done to prevent this happening.
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Sean and Robot learn why big ships and submarines can’t travel as quickly as cars.
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Sean and Robot learn about the science behind sails – there’s more to them than meets the eye!
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Sean and Robot think about how boats move in the water and look at some of the science that gets things moving.
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Sean and Robot learn more about submarines – how they go down… and come up again!
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Sean and Robot use the Boatadex to figure out how Hydrofoils work – they look cool but they can help craft go faster too.
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Sean and Robot think about the most basic boat bamboozler of all – why DO boats float?
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In this episode Sean finds that a family member may have beaten him to his idea for a radio series!
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In this episode Sean goes back in time to find out how pirates were safe onboard their ships.
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In this episode Sean looks at the inland waterway system and the design of narrow boats.
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In this episode, Sean explores how whether we should return to sail power to reduce our usage of fossil fuels.
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In this episode Sean learns about how ships might look in the future!
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In this episode Sean looks at how we stay safe on a ship!
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In this episode Sean learns about navigating a ship using radar.
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In this episode Sean looks at how the every day functions of ships can damage the environment.
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Ep 10: Love ships and all things nautical? Sean certainly does and with the help of his trusty Boatadex, he is going to desing the most amazing ship!
This time Sean and Boatadex are looking at container ships!
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Love ships and all things nautical? Sean certainly does and with the help of his trusty Boatadex, he is going to desing the most amazing ship!
This time Sean and Boatadex are learning about the Channel Ferry!
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Ep 6: Love ships and all things nautical? Sean certainly does and with the help of his trusty Boatadex, he is going to desing the most amazing ship!
This time Sean and Boatadex take a guide from sail to steam boats!
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Sean loves ships and with the help of his trusty Boatadex he is going to design the most amazing ship!
This time, Sean and his Boatadex look at The Coracle Ship
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Ep 5: Love ships and all things nautical? Sean certainly does and with the help of his trusty Boatadex, he is going to desing the most amazing ship!
This time Sean and Boatadex are looking at fast wooden vessels!
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Love ships and all things nautical? Sean certainly does and with the help of his trusty Boatadex, he is going to desing the most amazing ship!
This time Sean and Boatadex are learning about modern metal ships!
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Ep 7: Love ships and all things nautical? Sean certainly does and with the help of his trusty Boatadex, he is going to desing the most amazing ship!
This time Sean and Boatadex are learning about iron ships!
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Ep 4: Love ships and all things nautical? Sean certainly does and with the help of his trusty Boatadex, he is going to desing the most amazing ship!
This time Sean and Boatadex are looking at Carracks, Galleons and Galleys
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Ep 3: Love ships and all things nautical? Sean certainly does and with the help of his trusty Boatadex, he is going to desing the most amazing ship!
This time Sean and Boatadex are looking at the Roman Galley Warship!
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Ep 2: Love ships and all things nautical? Sean certainly does and with the help of his trusty Boatadex, he is going to desing the most amazing ship!
This time Sean and Boatadex are looking at the canoe.
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In this episode Sean explores how using modern materials could make ships lighter, faster and more efficient.
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