Today Maddie is learning about metal, and how it can be recycled and used again. Maddie visits a recycling centre where they recycle metal from old cars. She uses her special cameras to help us see how the gigantic crab cranes pick up, move and crush the cars into small pieces. The cranes are so big that they make the real cars look like toys! We also find out how a machine uses clever magnets to pick out the metal from other materials in the car like glass, rubber and cloth.\n\nNext, she visits a road sign factory to learn how they are made. She finds out about the different shapes of road signs and what they mean. Then Maddie uses her special time-lapse camera to see the designs as they are printed out on sheets of metal. Maddie finds out that they are covered in a reflective material that helps cars see the signs when it's dark.
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Series 4: 5. Drinking Water And Carrot
In this episode, Maddie visits a reservoir that collects water from our homes, natural springs and the rain. She heads to a draw-off tower, which takes water from the reservoir ...
26-07-2024
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Series 4: 4. Hula Hoop And Tent
Maddie is playing outdoors. She finds out how we move our bodies to keep a hula hoop up in the air and learns how a hula hoop uses something called centripetal force to keep it ...
25-07-2024
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Series 4: 3. Electric Car And Wind
Maddie visits an electric car factory to find out how an electric car works. She learns that an electric car uses batteries and electricity to make the energy it needs to move. ...
24-07-2024
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Series 4: 2. Bird's Nest And Helmet
In this episode, Maddie learns all about strong structures. She goes to a nature reserve to find out how a bird makes its nest using twigs, moss, leaves and dried grass. She als ...
23-07-2024
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Series 4: 1. Starlight And Stop-frame Animation
In this episode, it’s night-time! Maddie visits a planetarium to learn how stars work. She discovers that stars are made in space by dust and gas, and when they press toge ...
22-07-2024
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Series 4: 20. Speaker And Colour
Today, Maddie is using her senses to see and hear! She visits a speaker factory to understand what happens when we listen to music from a speaker. With the help of her special s ...
19-07-2024
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Series 4: 19. Lamp And Playhouse
Today, Maddie finds out about things you might have in your home! She visits a lamp workshop to discover how a lamp lets us see in the dark. She learns that inside a light switc ...
18-07-2024
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Series 4: 18. Airport Baggage And Rucksack
Today, Maddie is learning all about baggage! She visits an airport to see how baggage goes from the check-in desk and onto an aeroplane using something called a destination tag, ...
17-07-2024
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Series 4: 17. Car Ferry And Globe
In today’s episode, Maddie learns about land and water! Maddie visits a port to find out how cars are loaded onto a ferry so they can be carried across the water. She then ...
16-07-2024
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Series 4: 16. Forklift And Dried Fruit
In today’s episode, Maddie visits a forklift warehouse. She discovers how a forklift truck uses something called counterbalance to lift things really high without tipping ...
15-07-2024
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Series 2: 21. Fish Tank And Bath
In today's episode, Maddie finds out about things that use water. She visits an aquatic centre to show us how a fish tank works, using a special underwater camera to explain how ...
06-06-2022
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Series 2: 16. Posting A Letter And Colouring Pencils
In today's episode, Maddie is sending a letter in the post to the CBeebies house. She finds out how posting a letter works as she follows the letter's journey from the post box ...
30-05-2022
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Series 3: 5. Singing And Trombone
Maddie visits a singing group and the children help us find out how we use our mouths, vocal chords and lungs to make different sounds when we sing and speak. Maddie uses a spec ...
10-11-2023
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Series 4: 4. Hula Hoop And Tent
Maddie is playing outdoors. She finds out how we move our bodies to keep a hula hoop up in the air and learns how a hula hoop uses something called centripetal force to keep it ...
25-07-2024
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Series 4: 14. Neon Sign And Revolving Door
In today’s episode, Maddie is out and about! She finds out how revolving doors can let lots of people in and out of buildings at the same time. She visits a revolving door ...
11-07-2024
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Series 1: 1. Hamster Wheel And Insect Hotel
Maddie meets some furry friends and creepy crawlies. She visits a pet shop and uses a special night-vision camera to find out how a hamster wheel works and how far a hamster can ...
04-04-2022
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Series 1: 9. Hot Water And Toothpaste
Maddie is preparing for bath time. She uses a special thermal-imaging camera to find out how the hot water system in a house works and then visits a reservoir to see where the w ...
11-04-2023
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Series 4: 6. Radio Telescope And Maze
Today, Maddie is finding things! First, she visits an observatory to see how a really big radio telescope uses powerful computers to collect radio waves from space and turn them ...
01-07-2024
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Series 3: 3. Car Engine And Car Transporter
In today's episode Maddie finds out about cars. She heads to a car engine factory and with her special cameras finds out how blocks of aluminium metal are melted and made into a ...
08-11-2023
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Series 3: 6. Bridges And Playground Flooring
In today’s episode Maddie is going high and low! She takes her special 360 camera to the top of the longest suspension bridge in the UK to find out how it works. Maddie di ...
13-11-2023
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