Welcome back, Smartypants! 👋
Today we’re heading straight into the heart of the city - where buildings touch the clouds and steel giants reach for the sky! 🌆
Join Emma and Sophie as they ride a super-speed elevator, peek behind the glass and steel, and uncover how skyscrapers stand tall without toppling over. It’s a sky-high adventure inspired by our friend Rosie’s awesome question: “Why are skyscrapers so tall?” 🏗️
🌇 What You’ll Learn in This Episode:🏢 How skyscrapers stay standing (and why they don’t fall over)⚙️ What’s hiding deep beneath them in their super-strong foundations🦴 Why steel is the “skeleton” that helps buildings grow taller💨 How skyscrapers sway safely in the wind🌍 Which cities have the tallest and twistiest skyscrapers🧱 When and where the very first skyscraper was built🧒 How you can build your own mini-skyscraper at home using Lego or blocks!
🎧 Perfect For:Kids ages 6+ who love cities, design, and asking “how does that work?”Parents and teachers looking for fun, STEM-filled adventures. Builders, dreamers, and future engineers everywhere
🎒 Why Kids Love Hey Smartypants:
Each episode turns a kid’s real question into an adventure packed with facts, fun, and imagination, mixing science, history, and humor to make learning feel like playtime!
🎬 Credits
Created by Leora and Nevo Cohen, two curious kids who love asking big questions and their dad, who records, edits, and makes sure the elevator doesn’t get stuck halfway up. 😉
🎵 Theme music: Bring the Fun by Andrey Rossi
Voices generated with Google AI Studio and other cool tools.
💌 Send Us Your Big Questions!Parents - want your child’s voice or question featured on the show? Email us at heysmartypants.podcast@gmail.com
📣 Follow, Rate & ReviewIf your kids love exploring how the world works, tap Follow, leave us a ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ review, and share this episode with your favorite little builders and dreamers.
🧠 Stay curious, Smartypants!#HeySmartypants #STEMForKids #EngineeringForKids #CityScience #SkyscrapersForKids #CuriousKids #KidsPodcast #SciencePodcast #SmartypantsShow #ArchitectureForKids #FunLearning