Techno Mum: Technology & Engineering For Kids

Jack and Holly know their vacuum cleaner’s design could be better - and have been coming up with new ideas – they think about how the ideas could translate into reality. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Holly and Jack have been thinking about how vacuum cleaners could be better.  They have a brainstorm to come up with some new ideas. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

There’s more to dust than meets the eye – it comes from a multitude of sources and as well as looking dirty, it can also cause allergic reactions.  Jack and Holly find out more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tim’s school uses smart technology to be more energy efficient.  Tim and mum think about how the internet of things will affect schools in the future.

Tim and Mum are thinking about how connected technology already helps us get to our destinations more smoothly.  In the future, the connected world will mean even more changes – and challenges.

Techno Mum and Tim have taken their car to the garage where technicians use computers to diagnose problems.  Tim wonders if similar technology could be used to diagnose illnesses in people.

Tim and Mum are shopping.  The internet has changed the way we shop, making it easier for us to buy and for shops to sell.  But how might things change in the future?

Tim’s got some computer problems – and it’s made him think about some of the challenges we face as our cities become ‘smarter’.

Techno Mum and Tim have been buying some smart lightbulbs and are thinking about how a connected world might change the way we live, especially inside our homes.

Why can’t we can’t see the waves coming out of transmitters? 

Why can’t we hear the waves coming out of transmitters but our radios can?

In this episode the Speakers learn how we keep track of all the radio waves around us – who’s in charge of sorting them, and what other jobs people do

Not everyone receives TV and radio signals from radio waves travelling through the air.  In this episode the speakers check out how it can be done with satellite and fibre optic cables.

The speakers have been checking out the masts and towers which help transmit radio and TV programmes – why they’re so tall and how they’re built. They’re going to need a head for heights!

The speakers find out about the different ways that radio signals are transmitted.

The speakers had a lot of fun recording their songs and stories on Fun Kids. But what happens to those sounds when they leave the studio?  The gang have ended up on top of a hill!

In this episode the speakers find out how sounds and pictures are packaged up in studios, so that they can be turned into radio and TV transmissions.

Getting our messages across is a lot easier now we have more modern methods of transmission – as the Speakers find out when they try some older ways of doing things.

The Speakers have a lot to say – but how can they get their message across?   In this episode, Woof, Subbo, Honkers and Tweet think about different ways of communicating.

Techno Mum is taking part in an exciting new quiz show which is testing her knowledge about how some of the coolest new tech discoveries came about – in this episode the topic is DURABILITY.