The Sun

The Sun

Author: The Children's Hour Inc. June 7, 2026 Duration: 59:00
The Kids Crew explores the Sun with scientists from the Sunspot Solar Observatory. Learn how the Sun gives us light and heat, how it helps plants grow, and how experts study it safely. This episode also shares the story of the sudden and permanent closure at the observatory. Comes with a learning guide!

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Composers [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 59:00
On this episode of The Children’s Hour, we learn all about composers — the people who write music. Have you ever wondered how songs are created? A composer is the person who puts the notes together, making melodies that…
Pumpkin Spice [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 59:00
It’s Halloween time on The Children’s Hour! In this episode, we celebrate pumpkins, jack-o’-lanterns, costumes, and trick-or-treating. Our Kids Crew shares their own traditions, from trunk-or-treat clothing drives to fes…
Dating Trees [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 59:00
Trees have birthdays too, and scientists find out when they are by studying tree rings. This episode comes with a learning guide.
Animals In The Backyard [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 59:00
The Kids Crew discover the animals living right outside our doors. From prairie dogs, coyotes, and roadrunners in New Mexico to monkeys in Thailand, stray dogs in India, koalas in Australia, and wildlife in Brazil, we le…
Balloons [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 59:00
On this episode of The Children’s Hour, we explore balloons. From party balloons to weather balloons, and from the first hot air balloons in 18th-century France to the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta, the Kids C…
Renewable Energy [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 59:00
Everything we do uses energy, but not all energy is the same. On this episode of The Children’s Hour, we learn about renewable energy—power that comes from sources we can use again and again without running out. Find the…
Welcome Stranger [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 59:00
What does it mean to be a stranger in a new land? On this episode of The Children’s Hour, we explore the experiences of refugees—people who must leave their homes to find safety somewhere else. Find the learning guide, p…
Animation [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 59:00
On this episode of The Children’s Hour, junior producer and intern Thaniel Lentz takes us through the incredible history and science of animation. From early tools like the zoetrope and flipbooks to famous characters lik…
Mars [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 59:00
Have you ever looked up and spotted a bright red dot in the night sky? That’s Mars — our neighbor in the solar system, and a planet full of mysteries. On this episode of The Children’s Hour, we journey to the Red Planet…
Journalism [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 59:00
What is journalism, and why does it matter? On this episode of The Children’s Hour, we learn what journalism is and how journalists help us understand the world around us. We meet trailblazing reporters, hear from our Ki…