Technology & Engineering for Kids

Techno Mum explains why cars need a battery as well as fuel from the petrol pump.

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Techno Mum reveals how cars know to open their doors- or even start their engines- when electronic fobs are clicked.

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Techno Mum explains how game controllers and joysticks make things move on the screen.

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Techno Mum explains how radios can tell you the name of the song that’s playing.

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Ep 15 – Digging tunnels involves some very specialised engineers, and how they dig tunnels depends upon what they have to tunnel through. Techno Mum explains how we use Tunnel Boring machines to dig underground tunnels!

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Ep 14 – After a natural disaster, there may be many things that need rebuilding or solving, and engineers are great at coming up with solutions to solve these problems – in fact that’s their job! Techno Mum explains exactly what engineers can do in situations like these!

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Ep 13 – As technology changes, we no longer have to wind up small knob on the side of the watches for them to work. Techno Mum tells us all about kinetic energy, the energy of motion, and how that can power our watches!

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Ep 12 – When you charge a battery, you can still use it, but when we sleep, we don’t do anything else, in this way it is more like when we’re eating and recharging your energy. Techno Mum explains exactly how we recharge batteries!

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Ep 11 – Although tablets may look pretty thin, they’re like a sandwich made up of a stack of layers. Techno Mum tells us all about how these layers can tell when we’re touching the screen!

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Ep 10 – Not everything floating around Earth is ‘junk’ – in fact lots of it is very important for our everyday lives. Techno Mum tells us all about the satellites in Space and explains what they do!

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