Solar System 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! #

Oh, hello there. This is one of my favourite things.

It's a model of our solar system and here's our planet, Earth.

And all the planets spin around a huge sun in the middle.

-ALARM BEEPS

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

BOTH: Hi, Nina!

-Hi!

-We've got a question for you.

-What planets are near us in space?

That's a great question. What planets are near us in space?

We can have lots of fun exploring this question.

Why don't you come down to my workshop

-and we'll investigate?

-BOTH: 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.

NEURONS: Neurons at the ready, Nina.

OK, today's question is, what planets are near us in space?

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!

It's Luke!

NEURONS: Go, Luke! Go, Luke! Go, Luke!

Cool, Nina. I'll be looking out to help you.

Today's question is what planets are near us in space?

Because planets are something we look at,

our sight Neuron, Luke, will be helping us.

But stand by, Neurons, I think

I'll need help from all of you.

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

Dylan loves street-dancing and Ewan loves finding crabs at the beach,

but they both want to know what planets are near us in space?

I want to find out about how big planets are.

What planets are closest to Earth.

So today, for one day only, Dylan and Ewan become the explorers!

-Hi, guys.

-BOTH: Hi, Nina

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

what planets are near us in space?

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

NEURONS: Woo! Woo! A senses experiment. We're ready, Nina!

First, we need to explore what planets are,

so let's have a closer look.

-Can you tell me the name of the planet we live on?

-BOTH: Earth.

That's right, we live on the beautiful planet Earth.

It's very special,

it's the only planet we know about where things can live.

Because they can breath air and there's enough food and water,

it's not too hot and it's not too cold.

-How would you describe Earth?

-It looks like a big ball.

Yes, and there are lots of planets near us

and they're all shaped like a ball.

But they're different sizes and colours.

This planet is red, it's called Mars.

And this planet over here, it's blue and it's called Neptune.

And this one, it's all swirly with a big red spot

-and it's called Jupiter.

-How big are the planets, Nina?

That's a great question, our next experiment will help to explain.

We're going to pretend that these balls are planets

and they're all planets that are near to us.

Mercury, Venus and there we are on planet Earth, Mars, Jupiter,

Saturn, Uranus and Neptune.

Now, which one is the biggest?

-The stripy one.

-Yes, you're right!

If the Earth was this size then the biggest

planet near by would be the size of this big ball.

It's ginormous and it's called Jupiter.

-Which one of these is the smallest?

-That one.

Yes, if the Earth was this size then the smallest planet near by would be

the size of this tiny bead and this small planet is called Mercury.

All of these planets move in a circle around the Sun

and scientists call this our solar system.

-How big is the Sun, Nina?

-Oh, that's a great question.

the Sun is bigger than all of the planets.

If these were the planets, the Sun would look something more like this.

Look at this! Ha-ha-ha!

The Sun is massive!

NEURONS CHUCKLE

How far away are the other planets, Nina?

That's a great question

and we need to go somewhere with a lot more space to find out.

Off we go for another adventure.

Nina said it's somewhere with lots of space.

Maybe we're zooming up to the sky in space jet?

Oh, no, that would make me all messy.

We've arrived, but I don't see a spaceship.

Now your question was, what planets are near us in space?

Now we're going to explore how far away the planets are.

The real solar system is really, really, really big, so we're

going to pretend that this gigantic beach is our very own solar system

and our pretend planets have been spread out

along the beach and... Oh, look what we have over here.

Can you remember what this is called?

BOTH: The Sun.

Yes, and the Sun is bigger than all the planets,

so it's our job to find the planets. So let's go planet spotting!

This is the smallest planet, can you remember its name?

BOTH: Mercury!

Yes, Mercury is the smallest planet and it's closest to the Sun.

Let's see what's next.

-Yeah!

-Yeah!

This is Venus, it's second closest to the Sun

and a similar size to our planet Earth.

Oh, now this looks familiar. Who know what this planet's called?

-Me, me! I know, I know!

-Yes, Bud?

-That's our planet, Earth.

Well done, Bud.

This is planet Earth where we live and it's the

third planet from the Sun.

This is Mars and scientists call it the red planet.

It's smaller than Earth

and because it's further away from the Sun, it's also colder.

Now, the next planet is really, really far away.

I think we need some help to get there.

Seat belts on, everyone.

Now, explorers, what do you remember about this?

It's gigantic Jupiter.

Yeah, Jupiter is the biggest planet

and it's much further away from the Sun that the Earth is.

-This is Saturn and what's Saturn famous for?

-It has rings around it.

Yeah, Saturn is well known for its rings.

Wow, we've travelled quite a distance to find this planet.

This is called Uranus and because Uranus is

so far away from the Sun, it's a very cold planet.

Explorers, we're doing really well.

We found the Sun and seven planets,

which means we've got one more planet to discover.

-Do you know what it's called?

-Neptune.

That's right and Neptune is the furthest away planet

from the Sun, so I hope we can find it.

ALL: Yay!

NEURONS: Hooray!

We found Neptune!

And, as we can see, Neptune is very, very far away from the Sun.

Wowee!

The solar system is massive!

But there's much more to find out about planets.

It's time for another experiment, let's go, explorers.

Now, all planets move around the Sun like this.

And we're going to pretend that our big beach ball is the Sun

and you guys are going to be planets, using those bouncers.

So, Dylan, you're going to be the Earth.

The Earth is quite close to the Sun,

so you'll be following the blue flags around the Sun.

Ewan, you're going to be Neptune, the furthest planet

from the Sun, so you'll follow the yellow flags around the Sun. OK?

Now go and grab your bouncers.

Ready, steady, go!

Bouncing around the solar system, cool, man.

That's it!

And stop, Dylan, well done.

Ewan, you've got further to go than Dylan.

-And stop! Yeah!

-NEURONS: Hooray!

Well done, that was fantastic! How did it feel being planets?

It was great.

Dylan, you were the Earth and, Ewan, you were Neptune.

-Which planet went round the Sun quicker?

-It was me, Earth.

That's right, let me show you.

Earth is nearer the Sun, so that journey was quicker.

Neptune took longer because it's much further away.

That's right, the time

it takes the real Earth to go round the Sun is called one year.

A year is the time we have to wait between birthdays.

Because Neptune is so far away from the Sun,

it takes 165 years to make the same journey.

You'd be waiting a really,

really long time for a birthday on Neptune, Nina.

He-he, that's right, Bud.

# Nina and the Neurons. #

So your question was, what planets are near us in space?

And I think we've answered it.

We've discovered there are eight planets in our solar system.

The further a planet is from the Sun, the longer it takes to go around it.

Earth, is the third from the Sun and its journey takes one whole year!

Planets are all different sizes, some are much bigger than Earth.

And they're shaped like massive colourful balls!

So I hope that's answered your question.

BOTH: Thanks, Nina, bye!

You're welcome, bye!

If you want to know more about the science 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. #

Exploring is about looking at the world around us,

asking why and finding out the answer.

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

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

See you again soon. Bye.

ALL: Bye.

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