0:00:05 > 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
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0:00:24 > 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 > 0:00:35# Ollie sniffs out smells and scents and Belle she hears so much
0:00:35 > 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
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0:00:47 > 0:00:50# Nina and the Neurons find out what you need to know Yeah!
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0:00:56 > 0:01:00Oh, hello there. Look, I can juggle.
0:01:00 > 0:01:02Oh...er...
0:01:02 > 0:01:05No, I can't. It's quite hard to catch them in your hands.
0:01:05 > 0:01:07BEEPS
0:01:07 > 0:01:12I hear a beep, I see a flash. I wonder what they're going to ask.
0:01:15 > 0:01:16BOTH: Hi, Nina.
0:01:16 > 0:01:19- Hi.- We've got a question for you.
0:01:19 > 0:01:23How do we get better at catching and throwing?
0:01:23 > 0:01:27That's a great question. How do we get better at catching and throwing?
0:01:27 > 0:01:30Catching and throwing can be great fun.
0:01:30 > 0:01:32Why not come to my lab and we'll investigate?
0:01:32 > 0:01:35BOTH: See you soon, Nina. Bye.
0:01:35 > 0:01:37Bye.
0:01:37 > 0:01:41I'll need help to answer this and I know just who to ask.
0:01:41 > 0:01:44OK, Neurons, time to get to work.
0:01:59 > 0:02:02ALL: Neurons at the ready, Nina.
0:02:02 > 0:02:06OK. Today's question is, how do we get better at catching and throwing?
0:02:06 > 0:02:10Which Neuron will be most useful to help find the answer?
0:02:10 > 0:02:13ALL: Me! Me! Me! Oh, me!
0:02:13 > 0:02:15Will it be fabulous Felix?
0:02:15 > 0:02:19I can help so very much if you need the sense of touch.
0:02:19 > 0:02:21Will it be beautiful Belle?
0:02:21 > 0:02:25I send messages to brain from ear. If there's a sound, I'll help you hear.
0:02:25 > 0:02:27Will it be lovely Luke?
0:02:27 > 0:02:29For looking and seeing, day or night,
0:02:29 > 0:02:32I'll help you with your sense of sight.
0:02:32 > 0:02:34Will it be awesome Ollie?
0:02:34 > 0:02:36If it's pongy or whiffy but you can't tell,
0:02:36 > 0:02:39my messages help your sense of smell.
0:02:39 > 0:02:40Or will it be baby Bud?
0:02:40 > 0:02:45Sour, salty, bitter or sweet, I'm your taste buddy whenever you eat!
0:02:50 > 0:02:52It's Luke.
0:02:52 > 0:02:59ALL: Go, Luke! Go, Luke!
0:02:59 > 0:03:03Cool, Nina. I'll be looking out to help you.
0:03:03 > 0:03:07Today's question is how do we get better at catching and throwing?
0:03:07 > 0:03:09Seeing a ball helps us catch it,
0:03:09 > 0:03:12so Luke, our sight Neuron will help us today.
0:03:12 > 0:03:15But stand by, Neurons. I may need help from all of you.
0:03:15 > 0:03:19I need to get the lab ready before they arrive.
0:03:21 > 0:03:23Brandon loves playing hide and seek.
0:03:23 > 0:03:26Ore likes investigating new things.
0:03:26 > 0:03:29We play lots of games with catching and throwing.
0:03:29 > 0:03:31It can be really hard to catch sometimes.
0:03:31 > 0:03:33But they both want to know
0:03:33 > 0:03:36how to get better at catching and throwing.
0:03:36 > 0:03:41So today, for one day only, Ore and Brandon become the experimenters.
0:03:44 > 0:03:46Hi, guys.
0:03:46 > 0:03:47BOTH: Hi, Nina.
0:03:47 > 0:03:50Welcome to my lab, and thank you for your question,
0:03:50 > 0:03:53"How do we get better at catching and throwing?"
0:03:53 > 0:03:56To find out, let's start by using our senses.
0:03:56 > 0:04:01ALL: Whoop whoo! A senses experiment. We're ready, Nina.
0:04:01 > 0:04:04Let's look at some people playing sports where catching
0:04:04 > 0:04:07and throwing are really important.
0:04:07 > 0:04:09Rugby.
0:04:09 > 0:04:11Netball.
0:04:11 > 0:04:13Cricket.
0:04:13 > 0:04:16Oh, I love catching and throwing.
0:04:16 > 0:04:20So do I, Belle. Let's do some catching and throwing.
0:04:20 > 0:04:24I've got two kinds of balls here. Little ping pong balls.
0:04:24 > 0:04:26And big beach balls.
0:04:26 > 0:04:29I'm going to throw these and you try and catch them.
0:04:29 > 0:04:33OK, and we'll start with the big beach balls.
0:04:33 > 0:04:34Here we go.
0:04:36 > 0:04:37Good catch.
0:04:37 > 0:04:38Here you go, Brandon.
0:04:40 > 0:04:42Lovely catch, well done.
0:04:42 > 0:04:44Hey!
0:04:46 > 0:04:49Good boy. That wasn't my best throw. Well done.
0:04:52 > 0:04:55Oh. Great catching, experimenters.
0:04:55 > 0:04:59Now, did you find those balls hard or easy to catch?
0:04:59 > 0:05:00Easy to catch.
0:05:00 > 0:05:03Which part of our bodies do we use when we catch?
0:05:03 > 0:05:05Our arms and hands.
0:05:05 > 0:05:09Yes, we use our arms to reach, and our hands to grab.
0:05:09 > 0:05:14And we also use another part of our body, and it's very important.
0:05:14 > 0:05:15Any ideas, Luke?
0:05:15 > 0:05:17Our eyes, Nina.
0:05:17 > 0:05:18Of course, Luke.
0:05:18 > 0:05:22We need to use our eyes to watch where the ball's going
0:05:22 > 0:05:25so that our hands are in the right place.
0:05:25 > 0:05:28Let's try the ping pong balls.
0:05:30 > 0:05:31Ooh!
0:05:31 > 0:05:34Oh, goodness. This looks really hard.
0:05:38 > 0:05:39Very close.
0:05:43 > 0:05:44Yes!
0:05:44 > 0:05:46Caught one.
0:05:46 > 0:05:49Well done, experimenters.
0:05:49 > 0:05:51Was that harder or easier?
0:05:51 > 0:05:52BOTH: Harder.
0:05:52 > 0:05:53Yeah.
0:05:53 > 0:05:57Ping pong balls are much smaller, and small balls are harder to see.
0:05:57 > 0:06:01And we have to keep our eye on the ball so we can catch it.
0:06:01 > 0:06:03And there's another reason too.
0:06:03 > 0:06:05Because they're small, your hands
0:06:05 > 0:06:09have to be in exactly the right place to catch them.
0:06:09 > 0:06:13With this big one, there's lots for my hand to grab on to.
0:06:13 > 0:06:15So I can hold it here, or...
0:06:15 > 0:06:17here, or...
0:06:17 > 0:06:18here, or...
0:06:18 > 0:06:20here.
0:06:20 > 0:06:23But with these little ones... Oh!
0:06:23 > 0:06:26Ah!
0:06:26 > 0:06:28I didn't catch it. That's OK.
0:06:28 > 0:06:32With these small balls, you've got to close your hands at exactly
0:06:32 > 0:06:36the right time and place as the ball moves through the air.
0:06:36 > 0:06:38So it's much harder to catch.
0:06:38 > 0:06:40Let's go and see a real expert who gets
0:06:40 > 0:06:43lots of practice at catching and throwing.
0:06:47 > 0:06:49Oh, I wonder where we're going today.
0:06:49 > 0:06:54A catching and throwing expert? Where will we find one of those?
0:06:54 > 0:07:00- A fisherman does lots of catching. - Fishing? That sounds slimy. Eurgh!
0:07:00 > 0:07:03There's no fishing here, that's for sure.
0:07:03 > 0:07:06But I think I see some catching and throwing experts.
0:07:08 > 0:07:12We've already learned that we need to use our eyes
0:07:12 > 0:07:14for catching a moving ball.
0:07:14 > 0:07:17We're at Edgbaston, which is a famous ground for playing...
0:07:17 > 0:07:18BOTH: Cricket!
0:07:18 > 0:07:21That's right. We can see some cricketers
0:07:21 > 0:07:24practising their bowling, batting, and fielding.
0:07:24 > 0:07:27So the bowler throws - or bowls -
0:07:27 > 0:07:28towards the batter.
0:07:28 > 0:07:30And the batter hits the ball.
0:07:30 > 0:07:32And the fielders race to catch it
0:07:32 > 0:07:35and throw it back to the bowler as fast as they can.
0:07:35 > 0:07:37If someone misses a catch,
0:07:37 > 0:07:39the other team could score more points
0:07:39 > 0:07:42so catching and throwing are super important.
0:07:42 > 0:07:45Can you see those cricketers are doing
0:07:45 > 0:07:47some really hard catching and throwing?
0:07:49 > 0:07:52Listen to the noise the ball makes. I love it!
0:07:52 > 0:07:55And look how far it goes.
0:07:58 > 0:08:00- Wow, did you see that?- Yes!
0:08:00 > 0:08:04She had to run to catch it. It's hard enough catching a ball
0:08:04 > 0:08:07when it's coming straight towards you.
0:08:07 > 0:08:09But that ball was nowhere near her.
0:08:09 > 0:08:12She had to work out where it was going, to catch it.
0:08:12 > 0:08:15How does she know where the ball will go?
0:08:15 > 0:08:19That's a great question. Let's do an experiment to find out.
0:08:19 > 0:08:24Now, I've brought a ball here, but what's funny about it?
0:08:24 > 0:08:26- It's got a tail.- Yeah.
0:08:26 > 0:08:29A ball with a tail?
0:08:29 > 0:08:33Calm down, Bud. Most balls don't have tails.
0:08:33 > 0:08:35But this one has it for a very good reason.
0:08:35 > 0:08:40We are going to throw the ball, and watch what happens to the tail.
0:08:40 > 0:08:41Let's do it.
0:08:42 > 0:08:44Here we go.
0:08:44 > 0:08:46Aww!
0:08:47 > 0:08:48Whoo-hoo! Good throw.
0:08:50 > 0:08:54- Good catch. - You caught the tail. Well done.
0:08:57 > 0:08:59Oh, lovely throw.
0:09:00 > 0:09:03Can you see how the tail is helping us to see how the
0:09:03 > 0:09:05ball moves through the air.
0:09:05 > 0:09:07What sort of shape is it making?
0:09:08 > 0:09:10A curve.
0:09:10 > 0:09:12It's a bit like the shape of a rainbow.
0:09:12 > 0:09:15You're right. It is a bit like a rainbow.
0:09:15 > 0:09:16Have a look at this.
0:09:16 > 0:09:19When a ball is thrown through the air,
0:09:19 > 0:09:21it moves in a curve like a rainbow.
0:09:21 > 0:09:24So cricketers can imagine the curve the ball will follow,
0:09:24 > 0:09:28and with practice, they can figure out where the curve will end up.
0:09:28 > 0:09:30So they can run to catch the ball.
0:09:30 > 0:09:33Now, who wants to play some cricket?
0:09:33 > 0:09:35- BOTH: Me-e-e! - Come on!
0:09:36 > 0:09:37Hi, there.
0:09:37 > 0:09:39ALL: Hi, guys.
0:09:39 > 0:09:43They've got a softer ball, because a cricket ball is very hard.
0:09:47 > 0:09:49Oh!
0:09:54 > 0:09:56Get it, get it! Yay!
0:09:59 > 0:10:00Yeah!
0:10:01 > 0:10:02Good catch.
0:10:02 > 0:10:05NEURONS: Whoo! Whee-hee!
0:10:05 > 0:10:08Well done. You did some great catching.
0:10:08 > 0:10:11Balls travel through the air in a curve.
0:10:11 > 0:10:13And when we imagine the curve,
0:10:13 > 0:10:17we can work out where we need to be to catch the ball.
0:10:17 > 0:10:18That's right, Neurons.
0:10:18 > 0:10:21But to play cricket, or even just to play catch,
0:10:21 > 0:10:24you have to be good at catching and throwing.
0:10:24 > 0:10:26So let's do one final experiment.
0:10:29 > 0:10:31Now look at how the fielder is standing.
0:10:31 > 0:10:33Can you copy her?
0:10:33 > 0:10:36That's really good.
0:10:36 > 0:10:38Her throwing arm is behind her.
0:10:38 > 0:10:40She's standing side on.
0:10:40 > 0:10:43What's she doing with her hand?
0:10:43 > 0:10:45It's pulled right back.
0:10:45 > 0:10:47Yes, and I wonder why.
0:10:47 > 0:10:49Let's do an experiment to find out
0:10:49 > 0:10:51with these balls.
0:10:51 > 0:10:55OK, we're going to do it underarm,
0:10:55 > 0:10:59and I want you to pull your arm back just a little bit.
0:10:59 > 0:11:00That's it, and...throw!
0:11:01 > 0:11:05- Oh.- Ore's went the furthest.
0:11:05 > 0:11:07- Now, did they go a long way?- No.
0:11:07 > 0:11:08No, they didn't.
0:11:08 > 0:11:10I think we need to try again,
0:11:10 > 0:11:13but this time pull our arms further back.
0:11:15 > 0:11:17And throw!
0:11:17 > 0:11:19Whee!
0:11:20 > 0:11:23Look how far the balls go.
0:11:23 > 0:11:25Yay!
0:11:26 > 0:11:28That was much better.
0:11:28 > 0:11:32Pulling back your arm gives the ball power to go further.
0:11:32 > 0:11:34And standing in the right way helps too.
0:11:34 > 0:11:39That's right, Neurons. Pulling our arms back gave the ball more power.
0:11:39 > 0:11:42Just like pulling back a rubber band.
0:11:42 > 0:11:44Let's head back to the lab.
0:11:44 > 0:11:48# Nina and the Neurons. #
0:11:49 > 0:11:53So, your question was, how do we get better at catching and throwing?
0:11:53 > 0:11:55And I think we've answered it.
0:11:55 > 0:11:59We need to use our eyes to watch a ball if we want to catch it.
0:11:59 > 0:12:02The small balls were more difficult to catch than
0:12:02 > 0:12:06the big ones because they're harder to see, and to get hold of.
0:12:06 > 0:12:09The balls fly in a curve like a rainbow.
0:12:09 > 0:12:14If you imagine the curve, you can work out where the ball will go.
0:12:14 > 0:12:16That's the secret of catching.
0:12:16 > 0:12:19I loved the feeling when we threw the balls.
0:12:19 > 0:12:24If you pull your arm back, you can throw the ball further.
0:12:24 > 0:12:26I hope that answered your question.
0:12:26 > 0:12:28BOTH: Thanks, Nina. Bye.
0:12:28 > 0:12:30You're welcome. Bye.
0:12:31 > 0:12:35If you want to know more about the science that's all around us,
0:12:35 > 0:12:39go to the Nina section on the CBeebies website. Have fun.
0:12:39 > 0:12:43ALL: On your marks, get set, go.
0:12:43 > 0:12:45# Get sporty
0:12:45 > 0:12:48# Dooby, dooby, doop, doop Dooby, dee, doo
0:12:48 > 0:12:49# Get sporty
0:12:49 > 0:12:52# Dooby, dooby, doop, doop Dooby, dee, doo
0:12:52 > 0:12:54# If you're itching for some exercise
0:12:54 > 0:12:56- # From your head down to your toes - Toes!
0:12:56 > 0:12:59# Why not try out something new?
0:12:59 > 0:13:01- # And give it a real go? - Go!
0:13:01 > 0:13:05- # Whenever you are restless and feeling kind of bored- Bored...
0:13:05 > 0:13:11# Grab your friends and go outside and try a brand-new sport
0:13:11 > 0:13:13# Get sporty
0:13:13 > 0:13:16# Dooby, dooby, doop, doop Dooby, dee, doo
0:13:16 > 0:13:17# Get sporty
0:13:17 > 0:13:20# Dooby, dooby, doop, doop Dooby, dee, doo
0:13:20 > 0:13:24# Spinning, throwing, running, jumping, lots of fun to do
0:13:24 > 0:13:27# Cycling, diving, sliding, rolling, It's really up to you
0:13:27 > 0:13:28# Yoo-hoo!
0:13:28 > 0:13:33# If you're wondering how a swimmer swims or a bike can go so fast
0:13:33 > 0:13:38# Give it a bash and make it last It's time to go get sporty.
0:13:40 > 0:13:42# Get sporty
0:13:42 > 0:13:44# Dooby, dooby, doop, doop Dooby, dee, doo
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0:13:54 > 0:13:57# Dooby, dooby, doop, doop Dooby, dee, doo. #
0:13:57 > 0:14:00Remember, whether it's inside, outside, on a bike, or in a pool,
0:14:00 > 0:14:03we can all try something new and get sporty.
0:14:03 > 0:14:06See you again soon. Bye.
0:14:06 > 0:14:08ALL: Bye!
0:14:08 > 0:14:10Get sporty!