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

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

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# She makes sense of her senses While helping all her fans

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# By doing her experiments with potions and with bangs

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-# Touch your tongue

-Tongue

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-# Fingers

-Fingers

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-# Eyes

-Eyes

-Ears

-Ears

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-# Nose

-Nose

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

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

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

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

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

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

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-# Touch your tongue

-Tongue

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-# Fingers

-Fingers

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-# Eyes

-Eyes

-Ears

-Ears

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-# Nose

-Nose

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

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

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# Oh, yeah! #

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Oh, hello there. Look, I can juggle.

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Oh...er...

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No, I can't. It's quite hard to catch them in your hands.

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BEEPS

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

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BOTH: Hi, Nina.

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-Hi.

-We've got a question for you.

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How do we get better at catching and throwing?

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That's a great question. How do we get better at catching and throwing?

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Catching and throwing can be great fun.

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Why not come to my lab and we'll investigate?

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BOTH: See you soon, Nina. Bye.

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Bye.

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I'll need help to answer this and I know just who to ask.

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OK, Neurons, time to get to work.

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ALL: Neurons at the ready, Nina.

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OK. Today's question is, how do we get better at catching and throwing?

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Which Neuron will be most useful to help find the answer?

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

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Will it be fabulous Felix?

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

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Will it be beautiful Belle?

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

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Will it be lovely Luke?

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For looking and seeing, day or night,

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I'll help you with your sense of sight.

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Will it be awesome Ollie?

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

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my messages help your sense of smell.

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Or will it be baby Bud?

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

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It's Luke.

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ALL: Go, Luke! Go, Luke!

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

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Today's question is how do we get better at catching and throwing?

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Seeing a ball helps us catch it,

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so Luke, our sight Neuron will help us today.

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But stand by, Neurons. I may need help from all of you.

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I need to get the lab ready before they arrive.

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Brandon loves playing hide and seek.

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Ore likes investigating new things.

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We play lots of games with catching and throwing.

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It can be really hard to catch sometimes.

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But they both want to know

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how to get better at catching and throwing.

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So today, for one day only, Ore and Brandon become the experimenters.

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Hi, guys.

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BOTH: Hi, Nina.

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Welcome to my lab, and thank you for your question,

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"How do we get better at catching and throwing?"

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

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ALL: Whoop whoo! A senses experiment. We're ready, Nina.

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Let's look at some people playing sports where catching

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and throwing are really important.

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Rugby.

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Netball.

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Cricket.

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Oh, I love catching and throwing.

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So do I, Belle. Let's do some catching and throwing.

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I've got two kinds of balls here. Little ping pong balls.

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And big beach balls.

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I'm going to throw these and you try and catch them.

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OK, and we'll start with the big beach balls.

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Here we go.

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Good catch.

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Here you go, Brandon.

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Lovely catch, well done.

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Hey!

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Good boy. That wasn't my best throw. Well done.

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Oh. Great catching, experimenters.

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Now, did you find those balls hard or easy to catch?

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Easy to catch.

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Which part of our bodies do we use when we catch?

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Our arms and hands.

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Yes, we use our arms to reach, and our hands to grab.

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And we also use another part of our body, and it's very important.

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Any ideas, Luke?

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Our eyes, Nina.

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Of course, Luke.

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We need to use our eyes to watch where the ball's going

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so that our hands are in the right place.

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Let's try the ping pong balls.

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Ooh!

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Oh, goodness. This looks really hard.

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Very close.

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Yes!

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Caught one.

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Well done, experimenters.

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Was that harder or easier?

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BOTH: Harder.

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Yeah.

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Ping pong balls are much smaller, and small balls are harder to see.

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And we have to keep our eye on the ball so we can catch it.

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And there's another reason too.

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Because they're small, your hands

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have to be in exactly the right place to catch them.

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With this big one, there's lots for my hand to grab on to.

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So I can hold it here, or...

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here, or...

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here, or...

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here.

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But with these little ones... Oh!

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Ah!

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I didn't catch it. That's OK.

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With these small balls, you've got to close your hands at exactly

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the right time and place as the ball moves through the air.

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So it's much harder to catch.

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Let's go and see a real expert who gets

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lots of practice at catching and throwing.

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Oh, I wonder where we're going today.

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A catching and throwing expert? Where will we find one of those?

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-A fisherman does lots of catching.

-Fishing? That sounds slimy. Eurgh!

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There's no fishing here, that's for sure.

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But I think I see some catching and throwing experts.

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We've already learned that we need to use our eyes

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for catching a moving ball.

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We're at Edgbaston, which is a famous ground for playing...

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BOTH: Cricket!

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That's right. We can see some cricketers

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practising their bowling, batting, and fielding.

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So the bowler throws - or bowls -

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towards the batter.

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And the batter hits the ball.

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And the fielders race to catch it

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and throw it back to the bowler as fast as they can.

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If someone misses a catch,

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the other team could score more points

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so catching and throwing are super important.

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Can you see those cricketers are doing

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some really hard catching and throwing?

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Listen to the noise the ball makes. I love it!

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And look how far it goes.

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-Wow, did you see that?

-Yes!

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She had to run to catch it. It's hard enough catching a ball

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when it's coming straight towards you.

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But that ball was nowhere near her.

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She had to work out where it was going, to catch it.

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How does she know where the ball will go?

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That's a great question. Let's do an experiment to find out.

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Now, I've brought a ball here, but what's funny about it?

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-It's got a tail.

-Yeah.

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A ball with a tail?

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Calm down, Bud. Most balls don't have tails.

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But this one has it for a very good reason.

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We are going to throw the ball, and watch what happens to the tail.

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Let's do it.

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Here we go.

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Aww!

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Whoo-hoo! Good throw.

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-Good catch.

-You caught the tail. Well done.

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Oh, lovely throw.

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Can you see how the tail is helping us to see how the

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ball moves through the air.

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What sort of shape is it making?

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A curve.

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It's a bit like the shape of a rainbow.

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You're right. It is a bit like a rainbow.

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Have a look at this.

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When a ball is thrown through the air,

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it moves in a curve like a rainbow.

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So cricketers can imagine the curve the ball will follow,

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and with practice, they can figure out where the curve will end up.

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So they can run to catch the ball.

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Now, who wants to play some cricket?

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-BOTH: Me-e-e!

-Come on!

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Hi, there.

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ALL: Hi, guys.

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They've got a softer ball, because a cricket ball is very hard.

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Oh!

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Get it, get it! Yay!

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Yeah!

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Good catch.

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NEURONS: Whoo! Whee-hee!

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Well done. You did some great catching.

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Balls travel through the air in a curve.

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And when we imagine the curve,

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we can work out where we need to be to catch the ball.

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That's right, Neurons.

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But to play cricket, or even just to play catch,

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you have to be good at catching and throwing.

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So let's do one final experiment.

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Now look at how the fielder is standing.

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Can you copy her?

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That's really good.

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Her throwing arm is behind her.

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She's standing side on.

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What's she doing with her hand?

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It's pulled right back.

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Yes, and I wonder why.

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Let's do an experiment to find out

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with these balls.

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OK, we're going to do it underarm,

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and I want you to pull your arm back just a little bit.

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That's it, and...throw!

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-Oh.

-Ore's went the furthest.

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-Now, did they go a long way?

-No.

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No, they didn't.

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I think we need to try again,

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but this time pull our arms further back.

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And throw!

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Whee!

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Look how far the balls go.

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Yay!

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That was much better.

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Pulling back your arm gives the ball power to go further.

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And standing in the right way helps too.

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That's right, Neurons. Pulling our arms back gave the ball more power.

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Just like pulling back a rubber band.

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Let's head back to the lab.

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# Nina and the Neurons. #

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So, your question was, how do we get better at catching and throwing?

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And I think we've answered it.

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We need to use our eyes to watch a ball if we want to catch it.

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The small balls were more difficult to catch than

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the big ones because they're harder to see, and to get hold of.

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The balls fly in a curve like a rainbow.

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If you imagine the curve, you can work out where the ball will go.

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That's the secret of catching.

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I loved the feeling when we threw the balls.

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If you pull your arm back, you can throw the ball further.

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I hope that answered your question.

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BOTH: Thanks, Nina. Bye.

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You're welcome. Bye.

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

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

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ALL: On your marks, get set, go.

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# Get sporty

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# Dooby, dooby, doop, doop Dooby, dee, doo

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# Get sporty

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# Dooby, dooby, doop, doop Dooby, dee, doo

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# If you're itching for some exercise

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-# From your head down to your toes

-Toes!

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# Why not try out something new?

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-# And give it a real go?

-Go!

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-# Whenever you are restless and feeling kind of bored

-Bored...

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# Grab your friends and go outside and try a brand-new sport

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# Get sporty

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# Dooby, dooby, doop, doop Dooby, dee, doo

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# Get sporty

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# Dooby, dooby, doop, doop Dooby, dee, doo

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# Spinning, throwing, running, jumping, lots of fun to do

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# Cycling, diving, sliding, rolling, It's really up to you

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# Yoo-hoo!

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# If you're wondering how a swimmer swims or a bike can go so fast

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# Give it a bash and make it last It's time to go get sporty.

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# Get sporty

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# Dooby, dooby, doop, doop Dooby, dee, doo

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# Get sporty

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# Dooby, dooby, doop, doop Dooby, dee, doo

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# Get sporty

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# Dooby, dooby, doop, doop Dooby, dee, doo

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# Get sporty

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# Dooby, dooby, doop, doop Dooby, dee, doo. #

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Remember, whether it's inside, outside, on a bike, or in a pool,

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we can all try something new and get sporty.

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See you again soon. Bye.

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ALL: Bye!

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Get sporty!

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