For families
Real heroes for curious kids
Children copy the people they look up to. Big Questions gives them heroes worth copying — the scientists and inventors who changed the world. Each story is about two minutes long.
Tonight’s big question
Can genes really jump?
Ask it at dinner, then watch the story together.
Watch together
1
Let your child choose
Pick a story on Explore, or tap Shuffle for a surprise.
2
Ask the big question
Every story starts with a question. What does your child think?
3
Try it at home
After the quiz, every story has a ‘Try this at home’ idea.
Safe by design
- No adverts
- No sign-ups or passwords
- No comments, chats or messages
- Nothing is saved — not even on your phone
- A brain break after 5 stories
Put Big Questions on your phone
It opens like an app. No App Store, no sign-up, nothing saved.
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Other devices
- iPhone and iPad
- Open the page in Safari. Tap Share, then ‘Add to Home Screen’, then Add.
- Android
- Open the page in Chrome. Tap ⋮, then ‘Install app’ or ‘Add to Home screen’.
- Mac
- In Safari, click File, then ‘Add to Dock’. In Chrome, click the install icon in the address bar.
- Windows or Chromebook
- In Chrome or Edge, click the install icon on the right of the address bar, or the menu → Install.
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Questions
Can my child use it on their own?
Yes. There are no adverts or chats, and nothing in the stories leads to other websites. With younger children, watching together is even better — you get to talk about it.
How much screen time is it?
Each story is about two minutes. After five stories, the app suggests a brain break.
My child can’t read yet. Can they still use it?
Yes. The stories are told out loud, and the speaker button reads the questions aloud. Talk about them in any language you speak at home.
Does it use a lot of data?
Each story is a short video, so Wi-Fi is best if your mobile data is limited.
Does it remember my child?
No. Nothing is saved, so every visit starts fresh. That’s on purpose, to keep children’s information private.
Are new stories coming?
Yes. New scientists are added regularly, so come back and explore.
About Big Questions
Big Questions is made by St Stephen’s CE Primary School in Bradford, to give children heroes worth copying. The animated stories and this app were brought to life with Symvol, the AI lab making video that actually teaches.