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 > 0:00:20- # Fingers - Fingers
0:00:20 > 0:00:22- # Eyes- Eyes - Ears- Ears
0:00:22 > 0:00:23- # Nose - Nose
0:00:23 > 0:00:26# Nina and the Neurons find out what you need to know
0:00:26 > 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 > 0:00:47- # Nose - Nose
0:00:47 > 0:00:50# Nina and the Neurons find out what you need to know, yeah!
0:00:50 > 0:00:53# Nina and the Neurons find out what you need to know
0:00:53 > 0:00:57# Oh, yeah! #
0:00:57 > 0:00:59Click-click, click-click,
0:00:59 > 0:01:00click-click...
0:01:00 > 0:01:02Hello there! Oh!
0:01:02 > 0:01:04This is such a fun experiment.
0:01:04 > 0:01:07Look what happens when I do this.
0:01:08 > 0:01:10Hey. See the ball moves
0:01:10 > 0:01:11at the other end
0:01:11 > 0:01:12but the balls in the middle
0:01:12 > 0:01:14hardly move at all.
0:01:14 > 0:01:15It's brilliant, isn't it?
0:01:15 > 0:01:17BEEPING
0:01:17 > 0:01:20I hear a beep, I see a flash, I wonder what they're going to ask.
0:01:26 > 0:01:33- Hi, Nina.- Hi.- We've got a question for you.- How do you play snooker?
0:01:33 > 0:01:36That's a great question - how do you play snooker?
0:01:36 > 0:01:38Snooker is a really fun game.
0:01:38 > 0:01:40It's all about moving balls around a table
0:01:40 > 0:01:43using a special stick called a cue.
0:01:43 > 0:01:45This can be trickier than it looks.
0:01:45 > 0:01:47Come down to my lab and we'll investigate.
0:01:47 > 0:01:52- See you soon, Nina, bye.- Bye.
0:01:52 > 0:01:56I'll need help to answer this and I know just who to ask.
0:01:56 > 0:01:58OK, Neurons, time to get to work.
0:02:13 > 0:02:15ALL: Neurons at the ready, Nina.
0:02:15 > 0:02:20OK. Today's question is - how do you play snooker?
0:02:20 > 0:02:24Which Neuron will be most useful in helping us find the answer?
0:02:24 > 0:02:26ALL: Me! Me! Me! Oh, me!
0:02:26 > 0:02:29Will it be fabulous Felix?
0:02:29 > 0:02:33I can help so very much if you need the sense of touch.
0:02:33 > 0:02:35Will it be beautiful Belle?
0:02:35 > 0:02:39I send messages to brain from ear. If there's a sound, I'll help you hear.
0:02:39 > 0:02:41Will it be lovely Luke?
0:02:41 > 0:02:43For looking and seeing, day or night,
0:02:43 > 0:02:46I'll help you with your sense of sight.
0:02:46 > 0:02:48Will it be awesome Ollie?
0:02:48 > 0:02:50If it's pongy or whiffy but you can't tell,
0:02:50 > 0:02:53my messages help your sense of smell.
0:02:53 > 0:02:54Or will it be baby Bud?
0:02:54 > 0:02:59Sour, salty, bitter or sweet, I'm your taste buddy whenever you eat!
0:03:04 > 0:03:06It's Luke!
0:03:06 > 0:03:08CHANTING: Go, Luke! Go, Luke!
0:03:13 > 0:03:17Cool, Nina. I'll be looking out to help you!
0:03:17 > 0:03:20Today's question is - how do you play snooker?
0:03:20 > 0:03:23Because we need to see the snooker balls,
0:03:23 > 0:03:27Luke, our sight Neuron, will help us today. But stand by, Neurons.
0:03:27 > 0:03:30I have a feeling I may need help from all of you.
0:03:30 > 0:03:33I need to get the lab ready before the experimenters arrive.
0:03:35 > 0:03:37Sultan likes eating ice cream.
0:03:37 > 0:03:39Grace likes chatting with friends.
0:03:39 > 0:03:41I've seen snooker on TV.
0:03:42 > 0:03:45I like watching the coloured balls.
0:03:45 > 0:03:49But they both want to know - how do you play snooker?
0:03:49 > 0:03:54So today, for one day only, Sultan and Grace become the experimenters.
0:03:59 > 0:04:01- Hi, guys.- Hi, Nina.
0:04:01 > 0:04:04Welcome to my lab and thank you for your question -
0:04:04 > 0:04:06how do you play snooker?
0:04:06 > 0:04:09To find out the answer, let's start by using our senses.
0:04:09 > 0:04:14ALL: Whoop whoo! A senses experiment! We're ready, Nina.
0:04:14 > 0:04:17First, take a look at this.
0:04:17 > 0:04:19Snooker is played on a big table
0:04:19 > 0:04:23and the players try to knock the coloured balls into the pockets
0:04:23 > 0:04:26by bumping them with the white ball.
0:04:26 > 0:04:29And the long stick they're using is called a snooker cue.
0:04:29 > 0:04:34And you score points by knocking the coloured balls into the pockets.
0:04:34 > 0:04:37Pockets? Like we get in our trousers, Nina?
0:04:37 > 0:04:40Yes, Bud, like the pockets we get in our trousers.
0:04:40 > 0:04:44The holes around the edges of the snooker table are called pockets.
0:04:44 > 0:04:47How do you get the balls to roll into the pockets?
0:04:47 > 0:04:49Let's get experimenting.
0:04:51 > 0:04:54So, Grace, if you roll the white ball down the chute
0:04:54 > 0:04:58and it bumps into the orange ball, what do you think will happen?
0:04:58 > 0:05:00The orange ball will move.
0:05:00 > 0:05:03Oh, you might be right. Let's see.
0:05:03 > 0:05:05Roll the white ball down there, go for it.
0:05:05 > 0:05:06Hey, well done.
0:05:06 > 0:05:08You were absolutely right.
0:05:08 > 0:05:12The orange ball moved because the white ball bumped into it
0:05:12 > 0:05:16and this shows us the balls can't move on their own.
0:05:16 > 0:05:19Something needs to start them moving.
0:05:19 > 0:05:22So when the white ball bumped into the orange ball,
0:05:22 > 0:05:25that movement was passed on and the orange ball moved
0:05:25 > 0:05:28and this is what happens in snooker.
0:05:28 > 0:05:30OK, Sultan, it's your turn next.
0:05:30 > 0:05:34- What do you think will happen this time?- Both of the balls will move.
0:05:34 > 0:05:37Well, let's see. So if you want
0:05:37 > 0:05:38to roll the white ball.
0:05:38 > 0:05:41Hey, well done. You were absolutely right.
0:05:41 > 0:05:43So you started the white ball rolling
0:05:43 > 0:05:45and that movement passed on
0:05:45 > 0:05:46to the orange ball
0:05:46 > 0:05:48and then onto the yellow ball.
0:05:48 > 0:05:53Balls can't move themselves so we use a snooker cue.
0:05:53 > 0:05:57BELLE: The white ball bumps into coloured balls and moves them too.
0:05:57 > 0:06:01- LUKE:- To score, you pot the coloured balls into the pockets.
0:06:01 > 0:06:03Well remembered, Neurons.
0:06:03 > 0:06:06How do you get the balls to go the right way?
0:06:06 > 0:06:08That's a brilliant question.
0:06:08 > 0:06:12The skill of snooker is getting the balls to move exactly where you want
0:06:12 > 0:06:15and, actually, I know a very funny experiment
0:06:15 > 0:06:17that we can do to find out more.
0:06:19 > 0:06:22Now, guys, you are in these fantastic special suits
0:06:22 > 0:06:24because you're going to pretend
0:06:24 > 0:06:28to be the white ball and the coloured ball in a snooker game.
0:06:28 > 0:06:34- So, how do they feel?- Funny, Nina. - Well, you look amazing.
0:06:34 > 0:06:39So, we're investigating how to make the balls go exactly where we want.
0:06:39 > 0:06:42To do this, we'll bump the white ball into the red ball
0:06:42 > 0:06:45on different sides to see where it goes.
0:06:45 > 0:06:48We'll do this safely and without anyone getting hurt
0:06:48 > 0:06:51because you guys have your special suits on.
0:06:51 > 0:06:54- Are you ready, experimenters?- Yeah!
0:06:54 > 0:06:57So, Sultan, you're going to bump Grace, the red ball,
0:06:57 > 0:06:59in the middle for me, OK?
0:06:59 > 0:07:01Ready, steady, go!
0:07:04 > 0:07:06NINA LAUGHS
0:07:06 > 0:07:09CHEERING AND SHOUTING
0:07:09 > 0:07:13Well done, Sultan. So you bumped the red ball in the middle.
0:07:13 > 0:07:16Now, Grace, what direction did you move in?
0:07:16 > 0:07:20- I moved forwards, Nina. - That's right.
0:07:20 > 0:07:24By hitting the ball straight on, you moved forward in a straight line.
0:07:24 > 0:07:26OK, Grace, it's your turn.
0:07:27 > 0:07:30Grace, you are now the white ball
0:07:30 > 0:07:35and I would like you to bump into the red ball on this side, OK?
0:07:35 > 0:07:36- Are you ready?- Yes!
0:07:36 > 0:07:38Ready, steady, go!
0:07:42 > 0:07:43Hey.
0:07:43 > 0:07:45ALL: Yes!
0:07:45 > 0:07:48- What happened this time? - I went that way, Nina.
0:07:48 > 0:07:53You did. The white ball bumped you on this side
0:07:53 > 0:07:55and made you go this way.
0:07:55 > 0:07:57OLLIE: So balls always move the opposite way
0:07:57 > 0:07:59to the side that's bumped.
0:07:59 > 0:08:01Let's take a trip to meet someone
0:08:01 > 0:08:04who's really got their eye on the ball. Off we go!
0:08:09 > 0:08:11OLLIE: Off we go, for another adventure.
0:08:11 > 0:08:15Yeah, we're going to meet someone who's got their eye on the ball.
0:08:15 > 0:08:20- Yes. Maybe a famous footballer. - Or a tennis ace.
0:08:20 > 0:08:22We're here, Neurons.
0:08:24 > 0:08:27So, you asked - how do you play snooker?
0:08:27 > 0:08:30And so far we've found out the snooker balls stay still
0:08:30 > 0:08:32until they're bumped
0:08:32 > 0:08:36and they always move the opposite way to the side they're bumped on.
0:08:36 > 0:08:40- This is Dylan. Hi, Dylan. - Hi, Dylan.- Hi, everyone.
0:08:40 > 0:08:44Dylan's been playing snooker since he was just three years old
0:08:44 > 0:08:48and since then he's won lots of trophies and competitions.
0:08:51 > 0:08:54- He's very good, isn't he?- Yes.
0:08:54 > 0:08:58Now, guys, what do you notice about the sides of the table?
0:08:58 > 0:09:03- They go up, like a little wall.- Yes, well, the edges are called cushions.
0:09:03 > 0:09:06And they're raised so the balls stay on the table.
0:09:06 > 0:09:08And bouncing balls off the cushions
0:09:08 > 0:09:11is another way to move them into the pockets.
0:09:11 > 0:09:15But how would you know where to bounce them, Nina?
0:09:15 > 0:09:18Excellent question. I think Dylan can help us answer that.
0:09:18 > 0:09:22- Dylan, can you help us with an experiment?- Of course.
0:09:22 > 0:09:25OK, we're going to try and get this pink snooker ball
0:09:25 > 0:09:28into this pocket here.
0:09:28 > 0:09:31These different coloured dots show three different paths
0:09:31 > 0:09:33that the ball could take.
0:09:33 > 0:09:36How do we know where on the cushion the ball should bounce off
0:09:36 > 0:09:39so it goes into the pocket?
0:09:39 > 0:09:42- So, which path should we try first? - The blue one.
0:09:42 > 0:09:43The blue one.
0:09:43 > 0:09:47- Dylan, can you try hitting along the blue line for us?- No problem.
0:09:53 > 0:09:59Oh, never mind. But let's try again, so which path shall we try now?
0:09:59 > 0:10:01The red one.
0:10:01 > 0:10:05Dylan, can you try hitting the ball along the red path for us, please?
0:10:09 > 0:10:14- Oh, no! It's missed again, Nina. - I know, Bud.
0:10:14 > 0:10:17There's only the yellow path to try now, experimenters.
0:10:17 > 0:10:19So off you go, Dylan.
0:10:26 > 0:10:27Oh, well done!
0:10:29 > 0:10:34Yay! It worked. Thank you, Dylan, well done.
0:10:34 > 0:10:36I'm just going to continue these dots
0:10:36 > 0:10:38so we can see where the balls went.
0:10:49 > 0:10:50There we go.
0:10:50 > 0:10:51So when the ball
0:10:51 > 0:10:53followed the blue line,
0:10:53 > 0:10:54it bounced off the cushion
0:10:54 > 0:10:56in this direction
0:10:56 > 0:10:58and the direction that it bounced
0:10:58 > 0:11:01off the cushion is called an angle.
0:11:01 > 0:11:04The angle wasn't correct, so...
0:11:05 > 0:11:07..it missed the pocket.
0:11:07 > 0:11:08When the ball
0:11:08 > 0:11:10followed the red line
0:11:10 > 0:11:12it bounced off the cushion at that
0:11:12 > 0:11:14angle and also missed the pocket.
0:11:14 > 0:11:16It was the yellow angle
0:11:16 > 0:11:18that got it just right.
0:11:18 > 0:11:19It made the ball
0:11:19 > 0:11:21bounce off the cushion
0:11:21 > 0:11:23in just the right direction
0:11:23 > 0:11:26to go all the way into the pocket.
0:11:26 > 0:11:28In fact, it was so good, I think
0:11:28 > 0:11:30we should see it again. Dylan?
0:11:35 > 0:11:37- It's good.- Yay!
0:11:37 > 0:11:39NINA LAUGHS
0:11:39 > 0:11:40What a great experiment.
0:11:40 > 0:11:42Snooker players can't play
0:11:42 > 0:11:44with stickers on the table
0:11:44 > 0:11:45so they need a lot of practice
0:11:45 > 0:11:48to work out where the balls will go.
0:11:48 > 0:11:51# Nina and the Neurons! #
0:11:53 > 0:11:56So, your question was - how do you play snooker?
0:11:56 > 0:11:57I think we've answered it.
0:11:57 > 0:12:00OLLIE: Snooker's played with a special stick called a cue.
0:12:00 > 0:12:04- LUKE:- A white ball bumps a coloured ball into the pocket.
0:12:04 > 0:12:09- LUKE:- Balls always move the opposite way to the side that's being bumped.
0:12:09 > 0:12:12- BUD:- Balls can also bump off the sides into pockets.
0:12:12 > 0:12:16BELLE: As long as they bump in just the right place.
0:12:16 > 0:12:20- So, I hope that's answered your question.- Thanks, Nina, bye.
0:12:20 > 0:12:22You're welcome, bye.
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0:12:27 > 0:12:31go to the Nina section on the CBeebies website. Have fun.
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