Maddie visits a hospital. She uses a special light to see the blood vessels under her skin and finds out how a blood pressure monitor works to check that blood is flowing freely around our bodies. Maddie then visits the plaster room and shows how a cast is made by having one put on her arm. She uses a special microscope camera to reveal how the fibreglass strands are woven together to make the cast strong.
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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: 3. Fizzy Water And Yoghurt
Maddie looks at food and drink. She uses a special slow-motion camera to find out how bubbles get inside a bottle of fizzy water. Animation shows how gas is used to create the b ...
06-04-2022
CBeebies
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
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: 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: 17. Piano And Drums
Maddie looks at musical instruments. She uses a special slow-motion camera to find out how a piano works and how the keys on the piano are attached to levers and hammers. She sh ...
21-04-2023
CBeebies
Series 2: 22. Hand Dryer And Toilet Roll
In today's episode, Maddie is looking at things we use when we go to the toilet. She visits a factory to see how hand dryers work. She shows us how infrared light is used to swi ...
07-06-2022
CBeebies
Series 4: 12. Window Cleaning Cradle And Shadow
Maddie heads to a tall building to find out how a window cleaning cradle works. She discovers how really strong metal cables lift and lower the cradle, which uses tracks to move ...
09-07-2024
CBeebies
Series 4: 11. Snail And Tractor
Today, Maddie learns about how different things move! She is heading to a snail garden to see how a snail uses mucus and the muscles in its body, called its foot, to move. Maddi ...
08-07-2024
CBeebies
Series 3: 19. Library And Book
In this episode, Maddie find out about books! First, she visits a library to learn how all the different types of books are stored in different sections. Then she uses her speci ...
30-11-2023
CBeebies