Maddie's Do You Know? - Season 1

Maddie's Do You Know? - Season 1

Season 1

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Episodes25
DatesSep 5, 2016 - Nov 4, 2016
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Episodes

Hamster Wheel and Insect Hotel
Season 1Episode 115 min

Hamster Wheel and Insect Hotel

Maddie visits a pet shop and uses a night-vision camera to find out how a hamster wheel works and visits a factory to see how an insect hotel is made.

Sep 5, 2016
Fire Engine Hose and Reflective Strips
Season 1Episode 215 min

Fire Engine Hose and Reflective Strips

Maddie looks at the emergency services. She finds out how a fire engine hose works and sees how a police car uses special reflective stickers.

Sep 6, 2016
Fizzy Water and Yoghurt
Season 1Episode 315 min

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 bubbles and then keep them 'hidden' until the bottle is opened. Next, Maddie visits a dairy to see how milk is collected from cows and taken to a factory in a tanker. She then sees how the factory turns the milk into yoghurt.

Sep 7, 2016
Bin Lorry and Newspaper
Season 1Episode 415 min

Bin Lorry and Newspaper

Maddie does the recycling. She uses a special camera to find out how a bin lorry works to lift a bin and tip the rubbish into the hopper. An animation reveals how a moving wall inside the lorry crushes the rubbish to make way for more. Next, Maddie visits a recycling plant to see how the rubbish is sorted. She then visits a paper mill to see how the old paper is recycled into newspapers.

Sep 8, 2016
Bike Chain and Tennis Ball
Season 1Episode 515 min

Bike Chain and Tennis Ball

Maddie is outside being active. She uses a special camera to find out how the chain on a bicycle works to turn the wheels and how the front wheel and handlebars are used to steer. Next, Maddie visits a factory to see how rubber, collected from trees, is made into tennis balls using a series of heavy presses. A microscopic camera reveals the special material used to cover the tennis balls with a furry coat.

Sep 9, 2016
Cat Flap and Woolly Hat
Season 1Episode 615 min

Cat Flap and Woolly Hat

Maddie meets some furry friends. She uses special cameras to find out how a digital cat flap works and how a tiny microchip unlocks the cat flap so the cats can go in and out of the house. Next, Maddie visits a sheep farm to see how a fleece is sheared from a sheep. She then goes to a mill to see how the fleece is washed, spun and dyed and turned into wool. The finished wool is then knitted into a woolly hat.

Sep 12, 2016
Boat Propeller and Hot Air Balloon
Season 1Episode 715 min

Boat Propeller and Hot Air Balloon

Maddie is out and about exploring different ways to travel. She uses a special underwater camera to see a boat propeller in action and an animation reveals how the propeller pushes the boat through the water. Next, Maddie visits a factory to see how a hot air balloon is made from lots of pieces of material sewn together. She then joins a balloon team outside to take a ride in a finished hot air balloon.

Sep 13, 2016
Blood Pressure Monitor and Cast
Season 1Episode 815 min

Blood Pressure Monitor and Cast

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 fiberglass strands are woven together to make the cast strong.

Sep 14, 2016
Hot Water and Toothpaste
Season 1Episode 915 min

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 water comes from and how it is sent to our homes. Next, Maddie visits a toothpaste factory to see how toothpaste is made from different ingredients and uses a special slow motion camera to find out how the stripes get inside a tube of stripy toothpaste.

Sep 15, 2016
Water Park and Ice Cream
Season 1Episode 1015 min

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 swimming pool to see what happens inside the pump room to pump the water to the top of the slide. Next, Maddie visits a factory to see how ice cream cones are made from a type of batter and how special hot plates are used to create the criss-cross waffle pattern.

Sep 16, 2016
Popcorn and Pasta
Season 1Episode 1115 min

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 hidden inside each kernel of corn expands as it is cooked, making it pop. Next, Maddie visits a pasta factory to see how flour is mixed with water and turned into pasta dough and how special cutters are used to create different pasta shapes.

Sep 19, 2016
Helicopter Rotor and Tricycle
Season 1Episode 1215 min

Helicopter Rotor and Tricycle

Maddie is out and about exploring different ways to travel. She visits an airfield and uses a special camera to find out how the rotor works to help make a helicopter fly. An animation shows how changing the angle of the rotor blades makes the helicopter go forwards and backwards. Next, Maddie visits a workshop to see how a tricycle is constructed from a big box of parts and to see how the tricycle can be adapted to suit a user's needs.

Sep 20, 2016
Toilet Flush and Toilet
Season 1Episode 1315 min

Toilet Flush and Toilet

Maddie is in the bathroom. She uses a special underwater camera to find out how a toilet flush works and why it makes a gurgling sound. An animation shows how the float ball and plug work together to refill the cistern after it has flushed. Next, Maddie visits a toilet factory to see how toilets are made from clay and how robots spray the toilets with a special paint to make them waterproof and shiny.

Sep 21, 2016
Carousel and Wax Crayons
Season 1Episode 1415 min

Carousel and Wax Crayons

Maddie goes for a fun day out. She visits a fairground and goes for a ride on a carousel, using a special camera to find out how it works. An animation shows how the carousel goes round and how the crankshaft works to move the horses up and down. Next, Maddie visits a factory to see how different coloured wax crayons are made from paraffin oil and how a big mold creates hundreds of crayons in one go.

Sep 22, 2016
Crane and Bricks
Season 1Episode 1515 min

Crane and Bricks

Maddie visits a building site. She uses a special camera to see how a big crane works to move heavy objects from one place to another. An animation shows how the hydraulic, hidden inside the boom arm, enables the crane to extend high into the sky. Next, Maddie visits a factory to see how bricks are made from clay, shaped by rectangular molds, and then fired in hot kilns for several days to make them strong.

Sep 23, 2016
Lock and Key and Glass
Season 1Episode 1615 min

Lock and 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 the matching key to unlock it. Next, Maddie shows how sand is made into glass. She visits a glass-blowing workshop to see how sand is turned into molten glass and then worked by the glass-maker into a brightly coloured glass vase.
Oct 24, 2016
Piano and Drums
Season 1Episode 1715 min

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 shows how the strings inside the piano vibrate to produce musical notes. Next, Maddie visits a factory to see how a drum is made from lots of thin wooden sheets pressed together and shaped in a circular mould. She uses a special camera to see how the drum is given its shiny finish.
Oct 25, 2016
Bus Ramp and Roads
Season 1Episode 1815 min

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 how the ramp is hidden in a compartment underneath the doors and how airbags allow the bus to lower on one side. Next, Maddie joins a road-building team to see how a motorway is made of different layers and uses a special thermal imaging camera to see how the hot asphalt is laid.
Oct 26, 2016
Dishwasher and Table
Season 1Episode 1915 min

Dishwasher and Table

Maddie is in the kitchen. She uses a special waterproof camera to see how the dishwasher works to clean dirty dishes. An animation shows what happens inside once the door is closed and how the spray arms spin to spread the water around. Next, Maddie visits a sustainable forest to see where wood comes from and to see how trees are felled. She then goes to a furniture workshop to see how the wood is made into a wooden table.
Oct 27, 2016
Eggs and Bread
Season 1Episode 2015 min

Eggs and Bread

Maddie is making breakfast in the kitchen. She visits a farm to see where eggs come from and uses a special thermal imaging camera to show why eggs change colour when they're cooked. Next, Maddie visits a mill to see how kernels of wheat are ground and turned into flour. She then visits a factory to find out how the flour is made into different types of bread and baked in a very large oven.
Oct 28, 2016
Magnets and Teddy Bears
Season 1Episode 2115 min

Magnets and Teddy Bears

Maddie is looking at toys. She uses a special camera to find out how the magnets on a train set work and visits a factory to see how teddy bears are made.

Oct 31, 2016
Escalator and Wheelbarrow
Season 1Episode 2215 min

Escalator and Wheelbarrow

Maddie is at a shopping centre. She uses special cameras to find out how an escalator works to move people from one floor to another.

Nov 1, 2016
Car Brakes and Car
Season 1Episode 2315 min

Car Brakes and Car

Maddie goes for a drive in the car. She uses a special microscope camera to find out how car brakes work and visits a factory to see how a car is made.

Nov 2, 2016
Zips and Screen Printing
Season 1Episode 2415 min

Zips and Screen Printing

Maddie uses a microscope camera to look at the zip on her hoodie and visits a workshop to see how a dinosaur picture is screen printed onto a t-shirt.

Nov 3, 2016
Cake and Soft Play
Season 1Episode 2515 min

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 visits a factory to see how a soft play centre is made. She uses a special microscope camera to look at the foam stuffing and sees how all the pieces are sewn together to make play shapes. Finally, she sees how an airbrush is used to make the wings of a rocking parrot.
Nov 4, 2016

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