Maddie's Do You Know?

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Learn new things with Maddie as she explores the world and discovers how stuff works.

Learn new things with Maddie as she explores the world around us and discovers how stuff works. From washing machines to ice cream, there's always something exciting to learn.

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Maddie Moate

Sarah Trigg

Julia Bond

Darren Coates

Maddie's Do You Know?: Series 2: Episode 7: Canal Lock and Gate

Canal Lock and Gate

Episode 7

Episode 7: Canal Lock and Gate

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Maddie shows us how canal locks work and sees a garden gate being made.

Maddie uses special cameras to show us how canal locks work and how a garden gate is welded together from pieces of steel.

In today's episode Maddie is finding out about different gates that open and close. She visits a canal lock to find out how canal boats travel up and down hill. Maddie jumps aboard with her special steady camera as the canal boat moves through a lock so we can see the gates in action. Next, Maddie visits a blacksmith's workshop to find out how a decorative steel gate is made. We see the pieces of steel being cut and welded together. Maddie uses a special thermal imagining camera to see the sparks fly, and how hot the metal becomes, when it is joined together.

Maddie's Do You Know?: Series 2

Series 2

The UK's most watched and most loved channel for the under-sixes.

The UK's most watched and most loved channel for the under-sixes, dedicated to delighting and surprising its pre-school audience.

Do You Know? presenter Maddie Moate uses special cameras and animation as she explores children’s everyday world, finding out how things work, and how they are made.

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