Dinosaurs Nina and the Neurons: Earth Explorers

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

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

# She makes sense of her senses, while helping all her fans

# By doing her experiments with potions and with bangs

-# Touch your tongue

-Tongue

-# Fingers

-Fingers

-# Eyes

-Eyes

-Ears

-Ears

-# Nose

-Nose

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

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

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

# Ollie sniffs out smells and scents and Belle she hears so much

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

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

-# Touch your tongue

-Tongue

-# Fingers

-Fingers

-# Eyes

-Eyes

-Ears

-Ears

-# Nose

-Nose

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

-Yeah!

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

# Oh, yeah! #

Go on! Go on! Who's going to win?

Oh, hello there!

I've just been tidying the workshop, and I found these cool dinosaurs!

Which one do you think would have the loudest roar?

This one? With the long neck?

SHE ROARS

SHE LAUGHS

Or...

this one!

SHE ROARS

Hmm? Hmm.

COMPUTER BEEPS

Oh!

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

COMPUTER BEEPS

MOUSE CLICKS

ALL: Hi, Nina!

Hi!

We've got a question for you.

How do we know about dinosaurs?

That's a great question.

How do we know about dinosaurs?

Now, we see lots of dinosaur toys and books,

but how do we know about them?

Why don't you come down to my workshop and we'll investigate?

ALL: See you soon, Nina. Bye!

Bye!

Well, I'm going to need some help to answer this one

and I know just who to ask.

OK, Neurons, time to get to work!

ALL: Neurons at the ready, Nina.

OK. Today's question is, "How do we know about dinosaurs?" ROAR!

Now, which Neuron do you think will be most useful

in helping us find the answer?

ALL: Me! Me! Me! Oh, me!

Will it be fabulous Felix?

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

Will it be beautiful Belle?

I send messages to brain from ear. If there's a sound, I'll help you hear.

Will it be lovely Luke?

For looking and seeing, day or night,

I'll help you with your sense of sight.

Will it be awesome Ollie?

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

my messages help your sense of smell.

Or will it be baby Bud?

Sour, salty, bitter or sweet, I'm your taste buddy whenever you eat!

COMPUTER BEEPS

It's Felix and Luke!

CHEERING

# Go, Felix! Go, Luke!

# Go, Felix! Go, Luke!

# Go, Felix! Go, Luke! #

Today's question is, "How do we know about dinosaurs?"

We're going to be looking and touching things,

which the dinosaurs left behind,

so Luke and Felix will be helping us today, but, stand by, Neurons.

I have a feeling I may need help from all of you.

Right, I need to get the workshop ready before the Explorers arrive.

Sian loves her family.

Max loves playing chess.

And Jonathan loves his new red shoes.

But they all want to know, "How do we know about dinosaurs?"

Dinosaurs are really cool.

I've never seen a real dinosaur.

So, how do we know about them?

So, today, for one day only,

Sian, Max and Jonathan become the Explorers!

-Hi, guys!

-ALL: Hi, Nina.

Welcome to my workshop and thank you for your great question,

"How do we know about dinosaurs?"

To find out the answer, let's start by using our senses.

ALL: Woop-woo! A senses experiment!

# We're ready, Nina! #

First, let's have a look at some pictures of dinosaurs.

They look brilliant, don't they?

They look really big.

-LUKE:

-We don't see them in the park, Nina.

No-one has ever seen a real, live dinosaur, because they died out

a very, very, very long time ago, way before people lived on Earth.

So, how do we know about them

when we weren't alive when they were here?

Well, dinosaurs left us some clues.

I have some special rocks here

and they've got some funny shapes on them.

Why don't you pass those along?

You have a look at that one, Max.

Sian.

What do they look like to you?

They look like seashells.

You're right, they do look like shells, and how do they feel?

Bumpy.

These aren't just any old rocks.

They're special rocks called fossils.

Fossils are plants or animals that lived on Earth

a very long time ago and, sometimes, when a plant or animal died,

they turned into rocks,

and it took a long time for them to work out what they were,

because they looked so strange!

Are fossils inside all rocks, Nina?

That's a great question, and, no, fossils aren't inside all rocks.

In fact, when most creatures died, they didn't turn into fossils.

Fossils are only found in special places where

the conditions are just right.

Where do we find fossils, Nina?

We need to go somewhere special to find them.

FELIX: I wonder where Nina is taking us.

-BELLE:

-Nina said it's a big, special place.

-BUD:

-The cinema, that's special, cos you get popcorn!

LUKE: No cinema, but it does look big and special.

So, Explorers, we know that years and years and years ago,

before people were around, dinosaurs lived on the Earth

and they left behind some clues.

ALL: Fossils!

Yeah, that's right! And I know just the person to help us find some.

This is Tom.

Hi, everyone.

ALL: Hi, Tom!

Tom is a fossil expert,

but you should never go looking for fossils on a beach without an adult.

Tom here knows exactly where to look,

and you should never take fossils away from the beach.

Leave them for everyone to enjoy.

So, let's see if we can find some fossils.

Let's go fossil hunting! Come with me!

Well done, Explorers! We found lots of different fossils!

-Thank you so much for your help, Tom.

-ALL: Thanks, Tom!

What does this fossil look like?

A seashell.

That's right, it does,

and lots of the fossils that we found today were sea creatures.

That's because the bottom of the sea had exactly

the right conditions to make fossils.

But it wasn't just sea creatures that became fossils.

Dinosaurs that lived on the land also became fossils,

but only if they were covered by a river or the sea after they died.

How did the sea make them into fossils?

That's a great question!

Well, after they died, the sea covered them up

with lots of layers of mud very quickly.

This protected the creature and after many, many years

in the mud, the creatures' bones turned into rock, a special rock.

So, fossils can show us what plants and creatures used to look like,

and you can even find fossils of dinosaur poo and sick!

And they're able to give us clues about what they ate!

So, let's go and have a look at some other special rocks,

and you can tell me what you think they are.

This way!

What do these look like?

ALL: Footprints!

Yeah! They are dinosaur footprints.

They're a bit like the footprints we leave on sand when we walk on it.

So, let's have a look at some more.

ALL: Wow!

And these footprints tell us other things as well.

Look at these great pretend dinosaurs!

So, you asked, "How do we know about dinosaurs?"

And, so far, we've found out some dinosaurs left footprints.

But what can footprints tell us?

Well, let's find out.

Each of you is going to be a different kind of dinosaur.

Oh, I could do that!

I could be a dinosaur!

OLLIE LAUGHS

OK, Bud!

Now, Max, you're going to go first.

So, can I ask you to step into the red paint?

That's it.

SHE LAUGHS

So, you're going to walk very slowly along this paper,

and I'd also like to hear your dinosaur roar as you go.

HE ROARS

HE ROARS

Well done, Max, that was brilliant! OK, Jonathan, it's your turn.

Take my hand and step into the blue paint.

So, your dinosaur footprints are going to be blue

and I'd like you to walk a little bit faster.

Step onto the paper. OK, off you go!

Good!

And then a big roar to finish.

HE ROARS

Finally, I think we need a fast-moving dinosaur,

so, Sian, can I ask you to step into the green paint.

Woo!

SHE LAUGHS

Now, Sian, I would like you to go quite fast

along the piece of paper, and don't forget your roar.

Off you go!

SHE ROARS

Hey!

Well done, guys! That was brilliant! Now, look at that.

All the footprints are different. What are yours like?

Close together.

Yes, and these footprints show us that you were moving slowly.

Now, this is a T-rex.

It's a big, slower-moving dinosaur.

SHE LAUGHS

And, Jonathan, what are your footprints like?

More spread out.

That's right!

And footprints like yours show us that you were moving a bit faster.

Now, this is an Iguanodon

and it's a faster-moving dinosaur.

And, Sian, what about your footprints?

There are big gaps in-between.

Yes! These showed us that you were moving even faster.

Now, this is an Ornithomimus.

It's a very fast-moving dinosaur.

So, scientists can work out how dinosaurs moved

from their footprints, and what shape they were from their bones.

What about their colour?

Well, we don't know about that, exactly, but look at this.

Dinosaurs might have been red.

Or, even...

multicoloured.

But it's more likely they were like this,

the same kind of colours as crocodiles and lizards.

They would have lived amongst the trees,

so they probably would have been dark brown or green,

but scientists don't really know.

Explorers, let me hear your dinosaur roars!

ALL ROAR TOGETHER

NINA LAUGHS AND ROARS

# Nina and the Neurons! #

So, your question was, "How do we know about dinosaurs?"

And I think we answered it.

LUKE: I like looking at the dinosaur clues

from years and years and years ago.

-FELIX:

-We got to touch the fossils. They were really hard.

-OLLIE:

-Fossil-finding at the beach was fun.

Oh, I love the smell of the seaside!

BUD: I loved the dinosaur footprints.

I could be a jumping dinosaur!

So, I hope that's answered your question.

ALL: Thanks, Nina. Bye!

You're welcome. Bye!

MOUSE CLICKS

If you want to know more about the science that's all around us,

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

# Every day the sun comes up it brightens up the sky

# A brand-new day to understand

-# A chance to ask ourselves why

-Why?

# There's a world of possibilities outside our front door

# Front door

# So every day take a look around and explore

-# Explore,

-explore,

-explore

-explore

-# Exploring in the garden

-Grass

-# Exploring in the park

-Rivers

-# Exploring in the daytime

-Mountains

-# And even when it's dark

-Planets

# Look at the Earth, look at the sky

# Look at the world before us

-# Explore,

-explore,

-explore,

-explore

# We're always on the lookout

-# We're Earth explorers

-O-oh o-oh

-# We're Earth explorers

-O-oh o-oh

# We're Earth explorers. #

And remember, exploring is about looking at the world around us,

asking why, and finding out the answer.

So, whether it's deep underground, at the end of your playground

or way above the clouds, let's keep exploring our exciting world.

See you again soon. Bye.

ALL: Bye.

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