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Maxi from Schwabach asks: Why is lightning jagged? The big mouse show!
Maxi (13) from Schwabach asks an exciting question about lightning in “The Big Mouse Show”. Broadcast date: June 28th, 8:15 p.m.
Maxi from Schwabach asks: Why is lightning jagged? The big mouse show!
Today is June 21, 2025 and things are exciting for 13-year-old Maxi in Schwabach. He has the courage to ask a tough question in the popular “The Big Mouse Show”: “Why is lightning actually jagged?” This exciting question arose during a vacation on the beautiful Italian island of Elba when a thunderstorm occurred. Maxi, a nature lover and enthusiastic student, will appear on the show on June 28th at 8:15 p.m., which will be directed by Esther Sedlaczek. Prominent guests such as Annette Frier, Wincent Weiss, Jan Köppen, Jens Riewa, Johannes B. Kerner and Nilam Farooq will captivate viewers with their answers. Infranken reports on the interesting questions other children asked, including “How does an earworm develop and how do you get rid of it?” and “Can babies taste in their tummies?”
Maxi's question about lightning is not just a childish curiosity, but also touches on a central natural phenomenon. Lightning and thunder are often inextricably linked to thunderstorms, which are caused by the intense interactions of heat, moisture and air currents. Most precipitation on Earth falls as rain, with small droplets of water colliding and combining in clouds. During thunderstorms, it is often the strong updrafts that are responsible for the impressive lightning, as they throw the ice balls up and down in the clouds. Planet School explains that Hagel emerges from these processes, which Maxi might also have been interested in.
Educational support
The “Maus Show” is not only an entertainment format, but also a platform for imparting knowledge. Experts from “Sendung mit der Maus”, including Siham El-Maimouni, Ralph Caspers and Christoph Biemann, are active on the show to give the children well-founded answers to their questions. In this exciting final episode by Esther Sedlaczek before her maternity break, expectations are raised to the highest level: Florian Silbereisen will take over the moderation in the next edition.
Imparting knowledge is also very important at school. With multimedia tools such as the WBF-DVD Premium plus, students can delve deeply into topics. These DVDs not only offer educational films, but also a lot of didactic materials that specifically address different skills so that the children can be introduced to the questions independently. An attractive range of worksheets and interactive materials that can be edited on tablets or whiteboards is advantageous. WBF Media has developed an exciting teaching concept for this.
Overall, this episode of “The Big Mouse Show” shows how multifaceted learning can be. Maxi provides an interesting impulse for all curious minds and awakens interest in natural phenomena. Perhaps his use will also help some viewers to understand the world of lightning and thunderstorms a little more.