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# If you've got a question and you don't know where to go

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# Ask Nina for some help Cos she's got a science show

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# She makes sense of her senses While helping all her fans

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# By doing her experiments with potions and with bangs

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-# Touch your tongue

-Tongue!

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-# Fingers

-Fingers!

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-# Eyes.

-Eyes!

-Ears.

-Ears!

-Nose.

-Nose!

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# Nina and the Neurons find out what you need to know

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# Nina and the Neurons find out what you need to know

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# Luke, he helps us with our eyes and Felix with our touch

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# Ollie sniffs out smells And Belle, she hears so much

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# Bud is Ollie's brother He helps us with our taste

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# They're Nina's little Neurons And they're coming to your place!

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-# Touch your tongue

-Tongue!

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-# Fingers

-Fingers!

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-# Eyes.

-Eyes!

-Ears.

-Ears!

-Nose.

-Nose!

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# Nina and the Neurons find out what you need to know

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# Nina and the Neurons find out what you need to know

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# Oh, yeah! #

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Oh, hello. Oh! I've been balancing this book on my head for ages.

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In just a few seconds, I'll have beaten my record. Eee-hee!

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-BEEPING

-Oh! Oh, dear.

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Hmm! I hear a beep, I see a flash. I wonder what they're going to ask.

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-Hi, Nina.

-Hi, guys.

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-We've got a question for you.

-How do we stay balanced?

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Great question. How do we stay balanced?

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I really want to learn about balancing, too,

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then maybe I can beat my record.

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Come down to the lab for some experiments to investigate.

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-See you soon, Nina. Bye!

-Bye!

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I'll need help to answer this one. I know just who to ask.

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OK, Neurons. Time to get to work.

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Neurons at the ready, Nina.

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OK, today's question is, "How do we stay balanced?"

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Which Neuron do you think will be most useful in helping us?

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-Me!

-Me!

-Me!

-Oh, me!

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Will it be fabulous Felix?

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I can help so very much if you need the sense of touch.

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-Will it be beautiful Belle?

-I send messages to brain from ear.

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If there's a sound, I'll help you hear.

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-Will it be lovely Luke?

-For looking and seeing, day or night,

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I'll help you with your sense of sight.

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-Will it be awesome Ollie?

-If it's pongy or whiffy but you can't tell,

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my messages help your sense of smell.

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-Or will it be baby Bud?

-Sour, salty, bitter or sweet,

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I'm your taste-buddy whenever you eat.

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It's all the Neurons!

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Yay! Go Neurons, go Neurons, go Neurons, go Neurons!

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Go Neurons. All Neurons, hip-hop-happy to help, Nina.

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Today's question is, "How do we stay balanced?"

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Our senses are important in helping us balance,

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so I think all of the Neurons can help.

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I'll get the lab ready for the Experimenters.

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Hannah likes her friends and Megan likes cheerleading.

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But they both want to know how we stay balanced.

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So today, for one day only, Hannah and Megan become the Experimenters!

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-Hi, guys.

-Hi, Nina.

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Welcome to my science lab. Come on in!

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"How do we stay balanced?" Good question.

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Why do you want to know?

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We're learning to ride our bikes without stabilisers.

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How do we stay balanced, so we don't fall off?

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Well, bike riding is great fun. But falling off isn't. Hee-hee!

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So we must always wear a helmet

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to protect our head when we're cycling.

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We need to do some investigating to find out more.

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For our first experiment, we'll use our senses.

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Woop-woo! A senses experiment. We're ready, Nina.

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Staying balanced isn't just for riding bikes.

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We do lots of balancing all the time. When we were babies,

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we had to learn to balance so we could stand up and walk.

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And we also need balance to lift and carry things.

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Here's an example.

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Trying to balance a fork full of roly peas

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long enough to get them into your mouth. Oh!

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It's quite tricky. Hee-hee!

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-BUD:

-Oh, I was looking forward to tasting those!

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Sorry, Bud! We use lots of different senses to balance.

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First, we'll find out how our ears help us.

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So, everyone stand up nice and straight for me.

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OK, now lean forward as far as you can without falling - like this.

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Oh! And now move back into the middle. And lean back.

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Oh-ho! And back into the middle.

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Now hop on the spot. Oh-ho!

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And...feet back down.

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Turn around once. Woo!

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Twice. Woo!

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And once more. Woo! Oh, stop! Before you get dizzy.

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And our ears could tell that we were moving there

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as inside them is liquid,

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a bit like the water in these fishbowls.

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Let's gently pick up the bowls

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and move them a little bit from side to side.

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What's happening to the water?

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-It's moving about.

-It certainly is. Let's put our bowls down now.

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Now, have a look at this picture of the inside of our ears.

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Now, what do you think those are?

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They look like hairs.

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Yes, there are loads of tiny hairs.

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And these hairs can feel the liquid moving past them.

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So they know which way our body is moving.

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The hairs can feel if I lean forward...

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lean back...

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hop on the spot. Hee-hee!

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And if the hairs feel me start to fall over,

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they warn my brain, so I can try to stop myself falling.

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This lovely liquid in our excellent ears can help us to stay balanced.

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Oh, yeah! Ears are the best. Thank you!

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But I help you to balance, too, Nina.

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Don't worry, Felix.

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Touching and feeling are important in our next experiment.

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To find out more, we're going to meet someone with great balance

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-and a head for heights. So, let's go, Experimenters.

-BOTH: Yay!

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-BUD:

-Oh! I wonder where we're going today.

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Nina did mention heights, so it's got to be somewhere high up.

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Like an aeroplane. Wow! I'll get a great view from there, man.

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-BELLE:

-But I can't hear any aeroplanes, Luke.

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FELIX: Sharpen your senses, Neurons. We're here and it's my experiment.

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Paul should be around here somewhere. Can you see him?

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-BOTH: Up there, Nina!

-Yes, there he is. Hi, Paul!

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He can't wave back right now. He might fall!

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-Can you see what he's doing?

-Walking across the rope.

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He's holding his arms out.

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Yes, she's crossing a very thin rope

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and using his arms to help stay balanced.

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Earlier, we saw how liquid in our ears helps us to balance.

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But our bodies can also feel

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if we're standing up or starting to fall over.

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FELIX: Goody! This is where I come in.

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That's right, Felix. All over our bodies are muscles.

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Our muscles help us to move around and to stay balanced.

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They do this by telling our brains what parts of our body are moving

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and where they are.

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Let's see and feel how this works. Follow me!

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CIRCUS MUSIC

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It's your turn to try walking a tightrope.

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Walk to the other side, using your arms to help you balance.

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Really think about what your arms and legs are doing and feeling.

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OK, Megan, you can go first.

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CIRCUS MUSIC

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Oh! Concentrate. Pick your spot.

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Point your toe.

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Good!

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That's great.

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Well done! You did really well.

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What did it feel like when you started to tip over to one side?

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I could feel myself starting to lose my balance.

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Your muscles felt that you were leaning too far over to one side

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and warned you so you could straighten up.

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What did your legs feel like when you were falling?

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They felt all wobbly and tight.

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Exactly! Our feet can feel if we're tipping over, too.

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They can work with the muscles in our legs

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to try and stop us from falling. So, now we know

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it's not only our ears that help us balance,

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but the muscles all over our bodies, too.

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And do you notice where Paul's looking?

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-He's staring straight in front.

-Yes, he is.

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That's because our sense of sight also helps us to balance.

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But how? Back to the lab for one final experiment.

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Bye, Paul!

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OK, girls. Can you spread out for me, please?

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Now, for this challenge, we're going to try and stand on one leg. Go!

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-LUKE:

-That looks easy-peasy to me!

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Yes, balancing on one leg is quite easy -

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a bit too easy for this experiment. Hee-hee!

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So, feet down, let's make this a little harder with these balls.

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-There's one for you.

-Thanks.

-It's quite heavy.

-Thanks.

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OK, so I want you to hold the ball in one hand,

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hold it out to the side, and stand on one leg.

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Ooh!

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Ho-ho! Wow, you're really good at balancing!

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Can you feel the weight of the ball pulling you over to the side?

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Yes, Nina.

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Yeah! We're having to move our bodies about to balance the weight!

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And now we're going to make it even trickier. OK, feet down.

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This time, I want you to close your eyes,

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hold the ball out to one side and try to stand on one leg.

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Ooh! Woah!

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Stop. Open your eyes and get those feet firmly back on to the ground.

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It was harder to balance when we couldn't see, wasn't it?

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-Yes.

-That's why you need me keeping an eye out for you, Nina.

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Right. Luke sees what's going on

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and lets my brain know if I'm going to fall over.

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Our tightrope walker kept staring straight ahead at the same spot

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as this can help to stay balanced.

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What about people who can't see, Nina? How do they stay balanced?

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Good question, Ollie. People who can't see because they're blind

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are good at using other senses,

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like feelings from muscles. So they can balance without seeing.

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"How do we stay balanced?" I think we've answered it.

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Special liquid and little hairs in our ears

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help our brains to know what way we move and if we lose our balance.

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Muscles help us feel if we tip over

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and can also help us move our bodies so we can get our balance back.

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Our eyes also help us to see if we're starting to fall

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and, if we stare at one spot, it can sometimes help us to stay balanced.

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-So, I hope that's answered your question.

-BOTH: Thanks, Nina. Bye!

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Bye!

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Want to find out more about the science all around us?

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Go to the Nina section on the CBeebies website. Have fun!

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-Hearts beating.

-Lungs breathing.

-Fingers feeling.

-Mouths eating.

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And don't forget your brain.

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# Brilliant bodies, brilliant bodies

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# Inside and ou-ou-out

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# Brilliant bodies, brilliant bodies

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# Come on, let's find out about

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# Our happy hands and bendy knees

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# Stretchy backs And noses that sneeze

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-# We all have brilliant bodies

-Brilliant bodies!

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# Every part has a job to do

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# Even scabs and ear-wax, too

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-# We all have brilliant bodies

-Brilliant bodies!

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# Brilliant bodies, brilliant bodies

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# Lashes to protect our eyes

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# Brilliant bodies, brilliant bodies

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# And don't forget to exercise. #

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Oh, I've had a brilliant day.

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Especially hearing about how our ears help us to balance.

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It's been a marvellous day.

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Feeling things in our muscles certainly helps our balance.

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Oh, it's been such a great day, man.

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Especially when they tried balancing with their eyes closed. Tricky!

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Remember, everyone's body is different,

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but they're all brilliant. See you soon. Bye!

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Bye!

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