Schematic vs Sciencity

You live surrounded by systems you can't explain. The breaker panel in the hallway. The boiler that makes a noise you've decided to ignore. The valve someone once told you to find "in case of emergency." Schematic fixes that. HOW IT WORKS Each lesson runs about two minutes. A narrator walks you through a diagram that draws itself as it goes — one card at a time, captioned on screen — and ends with three quick questions so you know it landed. Take one with your coffee, or work through a whole track in an afternoon. WHAT YOU'LL COVER • ELECTRICITY — circuits, volts, amps and ohms, grounding, the third hole in the outlet, and why the breaker trips when the kettle goes on • HOME APPLIANCES — what is actually happening inside the kettle, the fridge, the microwave, the washing machine and the vacuum • PLUMBING — water pressure, P-traps, water heaters, banging pipes, and the shut-off valve you will be glad you found early • ENGINEERING — levers, gears, pulleys, torque, why triangles hold buildings up, and why everything has a frequency it hates NO ACCOUNT NEEDED No sign-up, no profile, no setup. Open it and start. Your progress stays on your device. Schematic is educational. It is here so you understand the systems you live with and can talk about them with confidence. It is not a repair manual, and it is not a substitute for a qualified electrician, plumber or gas engineer. Privacy Policy: https://schematic-app.web.app/privacy Terms of Use: https://schematic-app.web.app/terms

Where does the light in your room come from? What happens to water after it goes down the drain? Why does it rain? Sciencity turns the everyday world into a living picture your child can poke, change and even break, so they can see how things really work. FIVE JOURNEYS, STOP BY STOP • How electricity gets to your house: make power with a dam, a coal and gas plant, a nuclear plant, a wind turbine or the sun, then follow it through the generator, the step-up transformer, the power lines and the substation to your light switch. • Water to your tap: collect water from a lake, a well, the sea or a rain tank, clean it, pump it into the water tower and send it through the pipes to your home and back out to the river. • The water cycle: watch the sun lift water from the ocean, forests, lakes and ice into clouds, then bring it back as rain and snow. • Natural gas to your home: follow gas from deep underground, a ship or a farm digester through processing, compressors and the city gate to your stove. • Building a home: pour the foundation, then add the frame, the walls, the roof and the windows, and move the family in. CHANGE THINGS AND SEE WHAT HAPPENS Every stop has something to try. Open the dam gate, start a storm on the power lines, burst a water pipe, take the dust out of the air or leave the steel out of the foundation, and watch the whole scene react. MISSIONS AND A QUICK QUIZ Each journey has missions to collect ("Find a rainbow", "Run the light, fan and TV at once") and ends with a short quiz. GROWS WITH YOUR CHILD Switch between ages 5–9 and 10–14. The pictures stay the same, but the explanations go from simple to more detailed. Tap "Read to me" to hear any explanation read aloud. MADE FOR FAMILIES • No ads • No in-app purchases • No accounts or sign-in • No data collected, and nothing leaves the device • Works fully offline • Supports light and dark mode, and respects reduced-motion settings Questions or ideas? Email support@akiraapps.com.