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Open experiment →THE LITTLE WONDER ATLAS · AGES 6–12 WITH A GROWN-UP
Big wonders. Little discoveries.
Follow a drop of water, meet a busy bee, peek inside an engine. Eighteen picture maps explain the world, one small discovery at a time.
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Open experiment →What makes you curious?
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Nature
How trees work
A tree is a living sugar maker, with roots below and a leafy workshop above.
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How flowers make seeds
Flowers are the seed-making parts of many plants.
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Bees: tiny flower visitors
A bee searching for food can also help flowering plants make seeds.
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Inside an ant community
An ant colony shares work through small signals and many busy feet.
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Inside a gasoline engine
A simplified four-stroke engine turns fuel energy into a turning shaft.
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How a bridge carries a load
A beam bridge gives weight a route from the deck into the ground.
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Four forces of flight
An airplane moves through air while four forces act on it.
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From seed to supper
Farming brings soil, sunlight, water, living things and people together.
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Our neighbourhood in space
The Sun, Earth and Moon are connected by gravity and motion.
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Light: bounce, bend, see
Optics is the study of light and how it behaves.
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A water-cycle adventure
Water travels between land, air and oceans in several forms.
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A hydroelectric dam
Some dams store water that can help generate electricity.
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The science of swimming
Swimming involves forces, movement and skills learned with a qualified teacher.
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Inside an electric car
An electric car uses stored energy and a motor to turn its wheels.
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How a steam train moves
Follow energy from a steam locomotive’s fire to its wheels.
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How a submarine changes depth
A submarine manages weight and buoyancy to travel underwater.
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When water becomes steam
Heating water can make a gas that carries energy.
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A simple electric circuit
A closed path lets electric current flow through a device.
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