Maddie visits beehives on the roof of a building in the city. She finds out how honey bees make honey in the hive. Maddie puts on a special beekeeping suit before the beekeeper opens the hive to see the busy bees working away. She uses her special slo-motion camera to see the bees fanning the hive with their wings to make the liquid honey evaporate and turn thick and sticky. We also see them carrying the pollen from the flowers in tiny ‘pollen baskets’ on their legs. Next, Maddie visits a pottery to find out how mugs are made from clay. We see the big lumps of clay being shaped into a mug shape by a fast spinning machine. Then Maddie shows us how the brightly coloured stripy glaze is painted on by hand.
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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
CBeebies
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
CBeebies
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
CBeebies
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
CBeebies
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
CBeebies
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
CBeebies
Series 1: 10. Water Park And Ice Cream
Maddie goes for a fun day out. She visits an indoor water park and uses a special waterproof camera and animation to show how a water slide works. She then goes underneath the s ...
12-04-2023
CBeebies
Series 1: 25. Cake And Soft Play
Maddie is getting ready for a party. She uses a special camera and animation to find out how cake ingredients work together to make cake sponges rise in the oven. Next, Maddie v ...
03-05-2023
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Series 3: 17. Lighthouse And Bathbomb
Maddie is at the coast! She visits a red and white striped lighthouse and meets the lighthouse keeper right at the top. She goes inside to where the bulb is kept and finds out h ...
28-11-2023
CBeebies
Series 1: 11. Popcorn And Pasta
Maddie explores some favourite foods. She uses a special slow-motion camera to find out why popcorn pops. An animation shows what popcorn is made of and how a water droplet hidd ...
13-04-2023
CBeebies
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
CBeebies
Series 2: 20. Kite And Wind Turbine
In today's episode, Maddie is outdoors finding out about things that use the wind. She finds out how a kite works when it flies high in the sky, shows us how to measure the wind ...
03-06-2022
CBeebies
Series 1: 16. Lock & Key And Glass
Maddie explores the house. She uses a special camera and animation to see how a key works inside a lock and shows how the hidden barrel and pins inside the lock work, to allow t ...
20-04-2023
CBeebies
Series 2: 24. Barcode And Fish Cake
In today's episode, Maddie is visiting a supermarket, where she finds out what barcodes are and how they work. At the checkout, we learn how an infrared scanner reads barcodes t ...
09-06-2022
CBeebies
Series 2: 17. Bubbles And Chocolate
In today's episode, Maddie is having a party! She finds out how bubbles work when we blow into bubble mixture. She shows us how the surface tension of water changes when we add ...
31-05-2022
CBeebies
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
CBeebies