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 moving around in a circle. Maddie attaches a tiny special camera to the hula hoop so we can see centripetal force in action! \n\nNext, Maddie heads to a tent factory to see how they are made. She sees how lots of pieces of a waterproof material called nylon are cut out in one go using a special table that pushes out air to help the material move around. Then she uses her time-lapse camera to put up her own tent so we can see how all the parts of a tent work together to help it stay up and keep us dry from the rain.
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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
CBeebies
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
CBeebies
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
CBeebies
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
CBeebies
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 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
CBeebies
Series 1: 18. Bus Ramp And Roads
Maddie is out and about exploring different ways to travel. She uses a special camera to find out how a bus ramp works to help people get on and off the bus. An animation shows ...
24-04-2023
CBeebies
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
CBeebies
Series 1: 21. Magnets And Teddy Bears
Maddie is looking at toys. She uses a special slow-motion camera to find out how the magnets on a train set work. An animation shows how the north and south poles on magnets wor ...
27-04-2023
CBeebies
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
CBeebies
Series 3: 9. Hearing Aid And Whistle
In today’s episode Maddie is listening for sounds. First, she discovers how wearing a hearing aid can help us hear more clearly. She meets 7 year old Zara who uses a heari ...
16-11-2023
CBeebies
Series 3: 10. Wind-up Toy And Cricket Bat
In today’s episode it’s playtime! Maddie is finding out about wind-up toys and how they move along. We see inside a wind-up truck and Maddie uses her special cameras ...
17-11-2023
CBeebies
Series 2: 5. Opticians And Glasses
Today, Maddie is finding out how wearing glasses helps us to see more clearly. She visits an optician to see how an eye test works by having one herself. She reads the charts an ...
13-05-2022
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