Marina and Mapp App explore how the National Grid is being transformed by AI, with smart systems that balance electricity demand in real time. They also showcase a grill that cooks dinner using algorithms instead of aprons.

Marina and Mapp App explore how the National Grid is being transformed by AI, with smart systems that balance electricity demand in real time. They also showcase a grill that cooks dinner using algorithms instead of aprons.

Join Marina as she explores the world of water – from travelling back in time to see how the Romans washed, through to following where the water goes when we flush the toilet! That, and Marina's on a climate change crusade finding out what's causing our planet to warm and how we can all help prevent it.

Join Marina as she explores the world of water &ndash; from travelling back in time to see how the Romans washed, through to following where the water goes when we flush the toilet! That, and Marina's on a climate change crusade finding out what's causing our planet to warm and how we can all help prevent it.

What is the water cycle and how does it work?

Marina Ventura: Kids Guide to Our Planet

We're looking at the ideas and engineering behind the gadgets! You never know, it might inspire you to invent the next must-have thing...

We're looking at the ideas and engineering behind the gadgets! You never know, it might inspire you to invent the next must-have thing...

Join Techno Mum as she looks at the ideas and engineering behind the gadgets! You never know, it might inspire you to invent the next must-have thing! Techno Mum is supported by the Institution of Engineering and Technology.

Technology & Engineering for Kids

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AI In The Energy Grid (Marina Ventura AI Explorer)

1. Monument

2. Philpot Lance Mice

3. Leadenhall Market

4. The Mercers' Maiden

5. Cornhill Alleys and Pasqua Rosee Coffee Hou

6. Three Water Features 

7. French Protestant Church

8. Lloyds of London

9. Woodford Stones

10. Fen Court Garden

11. St. Olvae's Church

12. Samuel Pepys

Professor Horatio Pendulum has a problem. His time-travelling invention, the Chronosphere, has overloaded and scattered fragments of London's history across the City. Roman soldiers march past Lloyd's of London, a Huguenot refugee sings hymns on Threadneedle Street, and a Victorian nursemaid can't find her way home.

Become a Time Hunter and help Dan and Bex solve twelve riddles, from the Monument to Seething Lane Gardens, meeting the ghosts of the Great Fire of 1666, Leadenhall Market's old gander, the Mercers' Maiden and Samuel Pepys along the way.

This free family audio walk from Fun Kids pairs with a printable Time Hunter map and handbook for a real 2 to 2.5 hour adventure around the City of London. Download yours at funkidslive.com and start hunting.

Professor Horatio Pendulum has a problem. His time-travelling invention, the Chronosphere, has overloaded and scattered fragments of London's history across the City. Roman soldiers march past Lloyd's of London, a Huguenot refugee sings hymns on Threadneedle Street, and a Victorian nursemaid can't find her way home.
Become a Time Hunter and help Dan and Bex solve twelve riddles, from the Monument to Seething Lane Gardens, meeting the ghosts of the Great Fire of 1666, Leadenhall Market's old gander, the Mercers' Maiden and Samuel Pepys along the way.
This free family audio walk from Fun Kids pairs with a printable Time Hunter map and handbook for a real 2 to 2.5 hour adventure around the City of London. Download yours at funkidslive.com and start hunting.

The Great Fire Trail: a free Time Hunters history walk around the City of London

It’s over to you!  Marina and Map App want you to design a micro grid – use what we’ve found out… and your imagination!

It&rsquo;s over to you! &nbsp;Marina and Map App want you to design a micro grid &ndash; use what we&rsquo;ve found out&hellip; and your imagination!

Marina Ventura and The Micro-Gridders: Your Go... Designing A Grid of the Future 

Marina and Map App find out about the Energy Guzzlers – businesses that use super large amounts of energy and how in the future they can use new tech to use less and even send energy back into the grid!

Marina and Map App find out about the Energy Guzzlers &ndash; businesses that use super large amounts of energy and how in the future they can use new tech to use less and even send energy back into the grid!

AI In The Energy Grid (Marina Ventura AI Explorer)

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