Speaker 1: The Lingo Kids' friends usually spend summer together, but this
Speaker 1: year Leadia, Nie, Cowie, and Billy are in one place
Speaker 1: and Elliot is far away.
Speaker 2: In another part of the world.
Speaker 3: Summer isn't as fun with Elliot gone.
Speaker 2: I wonder what Elliott is doing.
Speaker 1: Maybe we can help our Lingo Kids' friends connect even
Speaker 1: though they're in different countries. Welcome to Stories for Kids
Speaker 1: by Lingo Kids, where we discover fascinating facts about the
Speaker 1: world around us and the fun of play learning. Lingo
Speaker 1: Kids listeners, do you want to travel in time? Yeah?
Speaker 1: Lingo Kids listeners will be using technology to help our
Speaker 1: Lingo Kids friends get in touch with Elliot. It's important
Speaker 1: to ask for an adult's help when using a mobile phone.
Speaker 1: We'll be using a fall to explain some science. As
Speaker 1: you listen, you can hold a ball and follow along. Lisa,
Speaker 1: Callie and Billy are having a blast this summer in
Speaker 1: sunny southern California.
Speaker 2: It's on the West coast of the United States.
Speaker 1: The beach is the perfect place to beat the summer heat.
Speaker 2: Let's flash around to cool down. The ocean is so big.
Speaker 2: This is the Pacific Ocean.
Speaker 1: Guess who's on the other side of this ocean, Elliott, Right, Billy.
Speaker 1: Elliott's on the east coast of Australia in a place
Speaker 1: called New South Wales.
Speaker 2: Great idea, Billy, it's video call Elliott. But Elliott isn't
Speaker 2: awake yet.
Speaker 1: Lisa, it's ten o'clock in the morning here, but it's
Speaker 1: three o'clock tomorrow morning for Elliott.
Speaker 3: Hi, tomorrow, three o'clock crazy, I know, I'll try to explain.
Speaker 2: Grab that beach ball, Lisa.
Speaker 1: Okay, put one hand on top and one on the
Speaker 1: bottom like this, perfect. Your hands are at the north
Speaker 1: and south poles.
Speaker 2: Oh, the ball is Earth.
Speaker 1: Yes, Tilt the ball just a little now, Cowie. Slowly
Speaker 1: turn the ball so it spins. It takes twenty four
Speaker 1: hours for Earth to do one spin. See how when
Speaker 1: one side of the ball is facing the sun, the
Speaker 1: other side is not.
Speaker 3: Oh, the sunny side is day and the dark side
Speaker 3: is night.
Speaker 2: Right.
Speaker 1: Imagine twenty four stripes or zones around the ball, going
Speaker 1: from the north to the south pole. If you travel
Speaker 1: within the same stripe or zone, time stays the same.
Speaker 1: Guess what happens when you leave your time time zone?
Speaker 2: Time changes.
Speaker 1: That's why it's a different time where Elliott is in Australia.
Speaker 2: Sure, Billy.
Speaker 1: We could go online to find what time it is
Speaker 1: for Elliott, or we can count it ourselves. It's ten
Speaker 1: am here in California. As we move east around the globe,
Speaker 1: how many time zones do we cross? So New South
Speaker 1: Wales is seventeen hours ahead of us.
Speaker 2: When can we call Elliott.
Speaker 1: Let's call at five pm tonight before dinner.
Speaker 2: That's ten in the morning for Elliott.
Speaker 3: Hello, surprise Elliott.
Speaker 2: Wow, Hey, guys, we miss you. I miss you too.
Speaker 2: You're in bathing suits. We're in California on the beach.
Speaker 2: It's hot and fun, but it would be more funked
Speaker 2: with you, Elliott.
Speaker 3: I'm wearing a puffer jacket, Billy, because I'm going skiing,
Speaker 3: skiing in the summer.
Speaker 2: It's winter here. What how can it be summer here
Speaker 2: in winter?
Speaker 1: There? Toss me our beach ball again, Lisa. Imagine a
Speaker 1: line around the middle of the ball. The top half
Speaker 1: is called the Northern Hemisphere. The bottom half is the
Speaker 1: Southern Hemisphere. Which half are we in?
Speaker 2: I think the North? Yep, then I'm in the South.
Speaker 1: That's why Australia is sometimes called the land down Under.
Speaker 2: So while we are in summer.
Speaker 3: I'm in a winter We're hot and he's not. Hey,
Speaker 3: I can't wait to play with you guys. Maybe I'll
Speaker 3: bring back some snowballs. That's silly.
Speaker 1: Well, although we're hours apart, I'm thankful technology can bring
Speaker 1: us together.
Speaker 2: We can me three buy Elliott, see you soon.
Speaker 1: In no time, Elliott will be with us, same time,
Speaker 1: same place, same season. Yeah, Lingo Kids listeners, we had
Speaker 1: a great time today connecting with our friend Elliott. We
Speaker 1: learned that time zones help us keep track of time
Speaker 1: while the Earth spins. We also learned that as the
Speaker 1: Earth circles the Sun, where you are on the planet,
Speaker 1: it determines the season. Lingo Kids, listeners, can you draw
Speaker 1: a picture of what your weather is like right now?
Speaker 1: You can ask a grown up to help take some
Speaker 1: pictures and send them to us so we can share
Speaker 1: on our social media. If you are ready for interactive
Speaker 1: play learning time, explore our Lingo Kids app. It offers
Speaker 1: fun and educational songs and games to help kids ages
Speaker 1: two and older learn and develop important skills such as communication, collaboration,
Speaker 1: critical thinking, and creativity. That's the power of play learning.
Speaker 2: See you in our next episode.