Recycling Nina and the Neurons

# 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!

# Every day we use our senses Wherever we may go

-# 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 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

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

# Oh yeah! #

-Hi, everyone!

-ALL: Hi, Nina!

Our experiment today is really simple.

I have two beakers of water.

What would happen if I put all this water into this dish?

ALL: It will spill!

Well, you know what, I'm feeling quite daring today

so I'm going to try.

But don't worry, I've got a cloth here in case I make a mess.

So here we go...

Look!

It's not spilling everywhere.

It's going hard, and turning to ice!

And look!

It's getting higher and higher.

-It's starting to look like an icicle, isn't it?

-ALL: Yes.

So it must be really cold in here.

Are you guys cold?

ALL: No.

No, neither am I.

And look, it's getting really, really high now.

I'll let you into a little secret, actually.

It's not really water. And it's not really ice.

In fact, it's not even cold. It's quite warm.

In these beakers is a special chemical called sodium acetate.

At this temperature, it looks just like water.

But when it touches something else, like this dish,

or my stirring rod,

chemicals inside it react, and it becomes warm and turns solid.

That's why it didn't spill all over the table. And I didn't make a mess.

BEEPING

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

Hi, Nina, my name is Hasham and I've got a question for you.

Where does our rubbish go?

Oh, that's a brilliant question, Hasham - where does our rubbish go?

Where does our rubbish go after we throw it out?

-Thanks, Hasham, I'll be over to see you soon.

-See you soon, Nina. Bye.

I'm going to need help to answer this, 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, "Where does our rubbish go?"

Which Neuron will be most useful in finding the answer?

ALL: Me, me, 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 sound, I'll help you hear.

Will it be lovely Luke?

For looking, 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,

I can help your sense of smell.

Or will it be baby Bud?

Sour, salty, bitter or sweet, I'm your taste buddy when you eat.

It's Luke!

Yes!

ALL: Go Luke, go Luke, go Luke.

ALL: Go Luke, go Luke, go Luke, go Luke.

Cool, Nina.

I'll be looking out to help you.

Thanks, Luke. Our question is, "Where does our rubbish go?"

As rubbish is something we see, Luke will help.

But stand by, Neurons, I might need all of you today.

OK. Let's go.

Hasham will find out about rubbish.

Rotten rubbish, noisy rubbish, even really smelly rubbish.

So today, for one day only, Hasham and his sister Rania become...

The Experimenters!

-Hi, everyone.

-BOTH: Hi, Nina!

I see you're busy putting your rubbish in the bin

and I can see there's a lot.

And Hasham, your question is, "Where does our rubbish go?"

-Why do you ask that?

-I was wondering where it goes in the bin lorry.

To help answer your question, I think we need to take a trip.

-So, are you ready?

-BOTH: Yes!

Good, let's go.

Oh, look at this place - there's rubbish lying everywhere!

Even mouldy food, ew, yuck!

This is where our rubbish is brought when the bin lorry takes it away.

This is a landfill site. Normally, people aren't allowed here,

but we have special permission. Look, the lorries are just arriving.

I wonder if your rubbish is in there.

When it arrives, they put it in the ground and cover it with soil.

If it's in the ground, why is there still so much around?

Burying rubbish isn't a good way of getting rid of things we don't need.

It's like trying to tidy your bedroom by putting your smelly socks

under your bed. Soon there would be so much there,

there's no more room.

That's what's happening at landfill sites.

Because there's so much rubbish, they're filling up,

-and soon they'll be full.

-Where will rubbish go then?

Perhaps there are other places rubbish could go

before the landfill sites become too full. I've got an idea!

OK, we need to find out if there are other places for our rubbish.

That's why we're here.

More bins, Nina?!

Don't worry. These are different.

These are recycling bins because the rubbish in them can be used again.

Lots of rubbish that we put into our bins at home can go here instead.

Like what, Nina?

Well I've put symbols in front of these bins

and it tells us what type of rubbish goes in them. Let's work it out.

-What goes in this bin here?

-Plastic.

That's right. You can put plastic bottles in there.

-What about in this bin?

-Paper.

Yes, correct, well done.

And what rubbish do you think we'd put in here?

-Glass.

-That's right.

Although, we must be careful when handling things made of glass.

It's important to get the right bit of rubbish in the right bin.

The symbols on the front will tell them all they need to know.

I think you're ready to play a little recycling game.

I brought this to help us - my rubbish!

Really, Nina? Bringing out your old rubbish?

That's not very nice.

Don't worry, Felix, everything's washed so it's clean.

What I want you to do is pick something from the bag,

decide what it's made of and put it in the right recycling bin.

-Ready?

-BOTH: OK, Nina!

That's it, pull it out.

If you have a good look at rubbish, you can normally tell what it is.

Good job, Rania. These guys are good at this.

Listen to the tinkling and smash of the glass as it falls into the bin.

CLINK!

Wow, everything's gone.

All that I've got left is this old paper.

We've recycled all my rubbish.

Thanks, guys.

Lots of things can be recycled.

and when we recycle rubbish, it doesn't go to the landfill site,

it goes to recycling factories so it can be used again.

How can recycling factories turn old rubbish into new things?

Good question, Hasham.

I've still got this old paper. That gives me an idea for an experiment.

So far, we know that the rubbish in our bins goes to the landfill.

But this isn't a good way to get rid of things.

A better way is to put it in recycling bins.

Then it can be collected and used again.

Now we'll learn how we can recycle rubbish.

By turning old paper into new paper.

-Shall we get recycling?

-BOTH: Yes!

Fantastic. The first thing we need to do is rip up some paper.

So there's some for you, Hasham.

You need to make it into really small pieces.

Listen to the lovely tearing sound of the paper. R-r-rip!

Now we just need enough water to soak all the paper.

BOTH: Yes.

Ahh! Perfect.

Let's get mashing.

-How's it going, is your paper mushy?

-BOTH: Yes.

It's time for the next step.

Bring the basin full of water around here.

Excellent, spread it out. Try not to lose too much paper over the sides.

Ooh! Let's bring this round here.

Here we are.

Right, let's just open this out.

Take the wooden frame onto the piece of paper.

Turn over this paper so we can use that to soak it up as well.

Everyone get your hands in there, squeeze to soak up all the water.

Good job, guys.

OK, now let's open this up.

And we're going to turn it over.

And now...

Careful, Nina! You need a steady hand for this job.

Woohoo! Look at that.

It's really starting to look like paper. Let's dry our hands.

Because, to really dry off this paper, we're using a hairdryer.

Here we are.

Lift the wet newspaper away.

Look at that. We have made a brand new sheet of paper.

We recycled the old paper to make new paper.

That's like what happens in recycling factories,

except they have big machines and they make more paper.

BOTH: Brilliant, Nina.

Yeah, it is brilliant. And there's other things we can recycle too.

We can reuse carrier bags that we get when we're shopping,

and we can use old paper to write and draw on.

Well, I've had great fun, guys. Recycling rubbish is fun.

Hasham, you asked, "Where does our rubbish go?" Now you know.

Rubbish from our bins goes to a landfill site,

but soon there will be no more room there,

so we should recycle it. If we put rubbish in recycling bins,

it gets reused, and less goes to the landfill site.

Which helps protect our planet.

-Thanks, Nina. We're going to recycle lots.

-Brilliant.

I'm glad to hear it. Most rubbish can be recycled,

-so stop and think before you throw anything out.

-BOTH: We will, Nina.

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I really enjoyed myself today.

The smell of the landfill site was a little bit whiffy.

Ah, it's been such a great day, man.

Seeing all the types of rubbish you can recycle.

Oh, I've had a brilliant day.

Hearing the clinking and clanking of Nina's rubbish.

I've had a fabby day.

I liked it when everyone was mashing up the paper till it went gooey.

It's been a marvellous day.

It was interesting seeing how old paper can be turned into new.

We've had a sensational time. I hope you've enjoyed it too. See you soon!

ALL: Bye!

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