0:00:06 > 0:00:08# If you've got a question and you don't know where to go
0:00:08 > 0:00:11# Ask Nina for some help cos she's got a science show
0:00:11 > 0:00:14# She makes sense of her senses while helping all her fans
0:00:14 > 0:00:17# By doing her experiments with potions and with bangs
0:00:17 > 0:00:19- # Touch your tongue!- Tongue!
0:00:19 > 0:00:21- # Fingers!- Fingers!
0:00:21 > 0:00:22- # Eyes!- Eyes!- Ears!- Ears!
0:00:22 > 0:00:23- # Nose!- Nose!
0:00:23 > 0:00:27# Nina and the Neurons find out what you need to know
0:00:27 > 0:00:29# Nina and the Neurons find out what you need to know
0:00:29 > 0:00:32# Luke he helps us with our eyes and Felix with our touch
0:00:32 > 0:00:36# Ollie sniffs out smells and scents and Belle she hears so much
0:00:36 > 0:00:38# Bud is Ollie's brother he helps us with our taste
0:00:38 > 0:00:41# They're Nina's little Neurons and they're coming to your place
0:00:41 > 0:00:43- # Touch your tongue!- Tongue!
0:00:43 > 0:00:44- # Fingers!- Fingers!
0:00:44 > 0:00:46- # Eyes!- Eyes!- Ears!- Ears!
0:00:46 > 0:00:48- # Nose!- Nose!
0:00:48 > 0:00:51- # Nina and the Neurons find out what you need to know!- Yeah!
0:00:51 > 0:00:53# Nina and the Neurons find out what you need to know
0:00:53 > 0:00:55# Oh, yeah! #
0:00:56 > 0:00:59Vroom-vroom! Vroom-vroom!
0:00:59 > 0:01:03Oh, hello! I'm just playing with my toy car. Look!
0:01:03 > 0:01:07Without even touching it, I can get it to move.
0:01:07 > 0:01:09Oh! Oh, no...
0:01:09 > 0:01:10Oh, dear!
0:01:10 > 0:01:12I think I need some driving lessons.
0:01:12 > 0:01:13BEEPING
0:01:13 > 0:01:17I hear a beep, I see a flash, I wonder what they're going to ask!
0:01:21 > 0:01:23BOTH: Hi, Nina.
0:01:23 > 0:01:26- Hi.- We've got a question for you.
0:01:26 > 0:01:30How do you explore other planets in space?
0:01:30 > 0:01:34That's a great question. How do we explore other planets in space?
0:01:34 > 0:01:36Well, we live on planet Earth
0:01:36 > 0:01:38and there are lots of other planets in space.
0:01:38 > 0:01:40But how do we know about them?
0:01:40 > 0:01:43Why don't you come down to my workshop and we'll investigate?
0:01:43 > 0:01:46- BOTH: See you soon, Nina. Bye.- Bye.
0:01:46 > 0:01:50Well, I'm going to need some help to answer this one
0:01:50 > 0:01:51and I know just who to ask.
0:01:51 > 0:01:53OK, Neurons, time to get to work.
0:02:08 > 0:02:12ALL: Neurons at the ready, Nina.
0:02:12 > 0:02:16OK. Today's question is, how do we explore other planets in space?
0:02:16 > 0:02:19Which Neuron will be most useful in helping us find the answer?
0:02:19 > 0:02:23ALL: Me! Me! Me! Oh, me!
0:02:23 > 0:02:25Will it be fabulous Felix?
0:02:25 > 0:02:29I can help so very much if you need the sense of touch.
0:02:29 > 0:02:31Will it be beautiful Belle?
0:02:31 > 0:02:35I send messages to brain from ear. If there's a sound, I'll help you hear.
0:02:35 > 0:02:37Will it be lovely Luke?
0:02:37 > 0:02:39For looking and seeing, day or night,
0:02:39 > 0:02:42I'll help you with your sense of sight.
0:02:42 > 0:02:44Will it be awesome Ollie?
0:02:44 > 0:02:47If it's pongy or whiffy but you can't tell,
0:02:47 > 0:02:51- my messages help your sense of smell. - Or will it be baby Bud?
0:02:51 > 0:02:56Sour, salty, bitter or sweet, I'm your taste buddy whenever you eat!
0:02:59 > 0:03:01It's all Neurons!
0:03:01 > 0:03:02CHEERING
0:03:02 > 0:03:04ALL: Go, Neurons! Go, Neurons!
0:03:04 > 0:03:07ALL: Go, Neurons! Go, Neurons!
0:03:07 > 0:03:09ALL: Go, Neurons! Go, Neurons!
0:03:09 > 0:03:11ALL: All Neurons hip-hop happy to help, Nina.
0:03:11 > 0:03:16Today's question is how do we explore other planets in space?
0:03:16 > 0:03:20To properly explore another planet, we need to look, smell,
0:03:20 > 0:03:22touch and listen carefully.
0:03:22 > 0:03:25So, I'll be needing help from all the Neurons today.
0:03:25 > 0:03:29I need to get the workshop ready before they the explorers arrive.
0:03:31 > 0:03:35Nomi loves eating dried seaweed and Oliver loves eating olives.
0:03:35 > 0:03:40But they both want to know - how do we explore other planets in space?
0:03:40 > 0:03:43I like TV programmes about space.
0:03:43 > 0:03:46How do we know about other planets?
0:03:46 > 0:03:51So, today, for one day only, Nomi and Oliver become the explorers!
0:03:57 > 0:03:59- Hi, guys.- BOTH: Hi, Nina.
0:03:59 > 0:04:02Welcome to my workshop and thank you for your great question.
0:04:02 > 0:04:05How do we explore other planets in space?
0:04:05 > 0:04:08To find out the answer, let start by using our senses.
0:04:08 > 0:04:09ALL: Whoo-hoo!
0:04:09 > 0:04:12A senses experiment. We're ready, Nina.
0:04:12 > 0:04:15Have a look at this picture.
0:04:15 > 0:04:17Now, what planet do we live on?
0:04:17 > 0:04:20- Earth.- Yes, we live on planet Earth.
0:04:20 > 0:04:23And there are seven other planet near us in near.
0:04:23 > 0:04:26What do you notice about this planet?
0:04:26 > 0:04:28- It looks red, Nina.- Yes.
0:04:28 > 0:04:31Mars is known as the red planet.
0:04:31 > 0:04:34And this is a picture taken on Mars.
0:04:34 > 0:04:37We can send people to the moon to take photos,
0:04:37 > 0:04:40but these planets are too far away for people to visit.
0:04:40 > 0:04:45So, scientists have found a way to explore these planets without
0:04:45 > 0:04:47anyone having to actually go there.
0:04:47 > 0:04:50That's how this photo of Mars was taken.
0:04:50 > 0:04:53So, let's do an experiment to find out more.
0:04:53 > 0:04:57Whoo-hoo! This is a special car.
0:04:57 > 0:05:02Look what happens when I wave at it. Hello.
0:05:02 > 0:05:04And the other special thing about this car is
0:05:04 > 0:05:07I can move it around without even touching it.
0:05:07 > 0:05:10I just have to use this remote control.
0:05:10 > 0:05:13Now, there is something very special behind this wall
0:05:13 > 0:05:15but instead of us going to see it,
0:05:15 > 0:05:19we're going to send a car with a camera to explore instead.
0:05:19 > 0:05:24I want you to watch carefully here and shout out exactly what you see.
0:05:39 > 0:05:40Mountain!
0:05:40 > 0:05:43Oh, yes! It is mountains.
0:05:43 > 0:05:45So the camera on the car was able to show us
0:05:45 > 0:05:48what was behind the wall without us being there.
0:05:48 > 0:05:51And it's the same when we want to explore planets.
0:05:51 > 0:05:55We can't go ourselves, but we can send a machine to explore for us.
0:05:55 > 0:05:58We call them space rovers.
0:05:58 > 0:06:00Space rovers? What a cool name!
0:06:00 > 0:06:03Space rovers send information back to Earth
0:06:03 > 0:06:08so we can find out what other planets are like.
0:06:08 > 0:06:12This space rover is on the planet Mars right now.
0:06:12 > 0:06:15It was folded up inside a spacecraft
0:06:15 > 0:06:18and it landed on Mars and took these pictures.
0:06:18 > 0:06:23I wish I was a space rover. Nee-ow!
0:06:23 > 0:06:25What else can they do, Nina?
0:06:25 > 0:06:28Space rovers can do lots of interesting things.
0:06:28 > 0:06:32To find out more, we need to visit somewhere very special indeed.
0:06:36 > 0:06:38Oh, goody. I love this bit.
0:06:38 > 0:06:41I wonder where Nina is taking us.
0:06:41 > 0:06:44Nina said it's somewhere very special.
0:06:44 > 0:06:46Maybe it's a restaurant.
0:06:46 > 0:06:49Oh, what would I have?!
0:06:49 > 0:06:52I would enjoy all those foody smells too, Bud.
0:06:52 > 0:06:56I don't see food but it does look interesting.
0:06:59 > 0:07:00- This is Katie.- Hi, guys.
0:07:00 > 0:07:03BOTH: Hi, Katie.
0:07:03 > 0:07:06Remember earlier on we looked at a picture of the space rover
0:07:06 > 0:07:08that's on the planet Mars right now.
0:07:08 > 0:07:11Well, Katie is helping to build another space rover that's
0:07:11 > 0:07:14going to explore different parts of Mars in the future.
0:07:14 > 0:07:16Can you tell us how it works, Katie?
0:07:16 > 0:07:21The space rover has cameras so it can send photos back to Earth.
0:07:21 > 0:07:23It's going to look at soil and rocks
0:07:23 > 0:07:26so we have information about the surface of Mars.
0:07:26 > 0:07:28And it's going to look at weather on Mars.
0:07:28 > 0:07:31This room was specially created to look
0:07:31 > 0:07:34and feel like the planet Mars so they could test out the space rover.
0:07:34 > 0:07:38- Can you show us how it works, Katie?- Sure. Come this way.
0:08:08 > 0:08:11- What do you notice about the space rover?- It moves slowly.
0:08:11 > 0:08:13Yes, it does move slowly.
0:08:13 > 0:08:16And look what's happening with the camera on the rover.
0:08:16 > 0:08:19It's sending pictures to this computer.
0:08:19 > 0:08:24So we can see here exactly what the camera on the rover is seeing.
0:08:24 > 0:08:26Scientists can drive the rover
0:08:26 > 0:08:29but it doesn't always need a person to control it.
0:08:29 > 0:08:32It can drive around rocks all by itself.
0:08:32 > 0:08:34Shall we test it out?
0:08:34 > 0:08:35BOTH: Yes, Nina.
0:08:35 > 0:08:38Whoo-hoo! Thank you very much.
0:08:38 > 0:08:43I've put a cardboard cutout of myself in the way of the Mars rover.
0:08:43 > 0:08:47- What do you think will happen? - It might bump into you, Nina.
0:08:47 > 0:08:49Well, let's see, shall we?
0:09:02 > 0:09:04ALL: Here it comes!
0:09:04 > 0:09:05I can't take it!
0:09:05 > 0:09:08The excitement is simply too much!
0:09:12 > 0:09:13The clever Mars rover
0:09:13 > 0:09:17found its way my card around my cardboard cutout all by itself.
0:09:17 > 0:09:21Why does the space rover have to drive itself?
0:09:21 > 0:09:24That's a great question. Let's do another experiment to find out.
0:09:27 > 0:09:30Oliver, you are dressed as a space rover
0:09:30 > 0:09:32and you look fantastic.
0:09:32 > 0:09:35So, let's test your special camera.
0:09:36 > 0:09:37Hello.
0:09:41 > 0:09:44So, we're trying to find out why space rovers need to be able
0:09:44 > 0:09:46to drive by themselves.
0:09:46 > 0:09:50Oliver, I'm going to blindfold you so you can't see where you're going.
0:09:50 > 0:09:53Being blindfolded can be a little dangerous.
0:09:53 > 0:09:56Make sure you only play this with an adult's help.
0:09:56 > 0:10:00I've made a wall of blocks that the space rover has to move around,
0:10:00 > 0:10:04but it can't see where it's going, so how will it be able to do it?
0:10:04 > 0:10:08Well, Nomi, it is our job to tell Oliver which way to move
0:10:08 > 0:10:10so he doesn't bump into the wall.
0:10:10 > 0:10:12Is everyone ready?
0:10:12 > 0:10:13ALL: Yes.
0:10:13 > 0:10:15OK, here we go.
0:10:15 > 0:10:18Nomi, can I ask you to ask Oliver to move forward?
0:10:18 > 0:10:21Move forward.
0:10:23 > 0:10:28Now, can you please tell him to take steps to his left, please?
0:10:28 > 0:10:32Can you take steps to your left, please?
0:10:34 > 0:10:37Now can you ask him to move forward?
0:10:39 > 0:10:42Can you move forward, please?
0:10:45 > 0:10:48You've made it past the wall. Yay!
0:10:49 > 0:10:51Well done, guys.
0:10:51 > 0:10:55Because the space rover was near to us, we could quickly pass on
0:10:55 > 0:10:59our instructions so the space rover could safely move around the wall.
0:10:59 > 0:11:01We're going to do that experiment again,
0:11:01 > 0:11:05but this time we're going to pretend our space rover has
0:11:05 > 0:11:08gone off to a faraway planet like Mars.
0:11:10 > 0:11:14OK, I'd like you to go and tell Oliver to move forward.
0:11:19 > 0:11:21Move forwards.
0:11:25 > 0:11:30OK, Nomi. Oh, I need you to tell Oliver to move to his left.
0:11:34 > 0:11:35Oh!
0:11:35 > 0:11:37Oh, too late!
0:11:38 > 0:11:41Well done. Great experiment, explorers.
0:11:41 > 0:11:45Because the space rover was very far away, our instructions didn't
0:11:45 > 0:11:48arrive in time to stop you from bumping into the wall.
0:11:48 > 0:11:52It's the same with real space rovers.
0:11:52 > 0:11:56It takes a long time for messages to get from Earth all the way
0:11:56 > 0:11:58to the space rover on Mars.
0:11:58 > 0:12:00So, if it comes across a big rock it needs to be able to
0:12:00 > 0:12:03drive around it all by itself.
0:12:03 > 0:12:05What a clever space rover!
0:12:05 > 0:12:09# Nina and the Neurons! #
0:12:10 > 0:12:14So, your question was, "How do we explore other planets in space?"
0:12:14 > 0:12:16and I think we've answered it.
0:12:16 > 0:12:19Planets are so far away, people can't travel there
0:12:19 > 0:12:23and we have to send space rovers to explore for us.
0:12:23 > 0:12:27They send us beautiful photos and videos of other planets.
0:12:27 > 0:12:31But it takes a long time to get instructions to space rovers.
0:12:31 > 0:12:36So they had to have to be able to see and drive by themselves.
0:12:36 > 0:12:39So, I hope that's answered your question.
0:12:39 > 0:12:41BOTH: Thanks, Nina. Bye.
0:12:41 > 0:12:43You're welcome. Bye.
0:12:46 > 0:12:50If you want to know more about the science all around us,
0:12:50 > 0:12:52go to the Nina section of the CBeebies website.
0:12:52 > 0:12:53Have fun!
0:12:53 > 0:13:00# Every day the sun comes up, it brightens up the sky
0:13:00 > 0:13:03# A brand-new day to understand
0:13:03 > 0:13:05- # A chance to ask ourselves why - Why?
0:13:05 > 0:13:12- # There's a world of possibilities outside our front door- Front door
0:13:12 > 0:13:17# So every day take a look around and explore
0:13:17 > 0:13:19- # Explore,- explore,- explore - explore
0:13:19 > 0:13:25- # Exploring in the garden- Grass - exploring in the park- Rivers
0:13:25 > 0:13:31- # Exploring in the daytime- Mountains - And even when it's dark- Planets
0:13:31 > 0:13:36# Look at the Earth, look at the sky Look at the world before us
0:13:36 > 0:13:38- # Explore,- explore,- explore,- explore
0:13:38 > 0:13:42# We're always on the lookout
0:13:42 > 0:13:44- # We're Earth explorers - O-oh o-oh
0:13:44 > 0:13:48- # We're Earth explorers - O-oh o-oh
0:13:48 > 0:13:51# We're Earth explorers. #
0:13:51 > 0:13:54Exploring is about looking at the world around us,
0:13:54 > 0:13:57asking why and finding out the answer.
0:13:57 > 0:14:01Whether it's deep underground, at the end of your playground
0:14:01 > 0:14:04or way above the clouds, keep exploring our exciting world.
0:14:04 > 0:14:07See you again soon. Bye.
0:14:07 > 0:14:09ALL: Bye.
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