0:00:05 > 0:00:08# If you've got a question and don't know where to go
0:00:08 > 0:00:11# Ask Nina for some help 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 > 0:00:19- # Doing her experiments with potions and bangs. Touch your tongue.- Tongue!
0:00:19 > 0:00:21- # Fingers.- Fingers!
0:00:21 > 0:00:26- # Eyes.- Eyes!- Ears.- Ears!- Nose.- Nose! - Every day, we use our senses
0:00:26 > 0:00:30# Wherever we may go
0:00:30 > 0:00:31- # Tongue.- Tongue!
0:00:31 > 0:00:32- # Fingers.- Fingers!
0:00:32 > 0:00:36- # Eyes.- Eyes! - Ears.- Ears!- Nose.- Nose!
0:00:36 > 0:00:39# Nina and the Neurons find out what you need to know
0:00:39 > 0:00:41# Nina and the Neurons find out what you need to know
0:00:41 > 0:00:44# Luke helps us with our eyes and Felix with our touch
0:00:44 > 0:00:47# Ollie sniffs out smells And Belle hears so much
0:00:47 > 0:00:50# Bud is Ollie's brother He helps us with our taste
0:00:50 > 0:00:53# They're Nina's little Neurons And they're coming to your place!
0:00:53 > 0:00:57- # Touch your tongue.- Tongue! - Fingers.- Fingers!- Eyes.- Eyes!
0:00:57 > 0:01:01- # Ears.- Ears!- Nose.- Nose! - Nina and the Neurons find out
0:01:01 > 0:01:04# What you need to know Nina and the Neurons find out
0:01:04 > 0:01:07# What you need to know. Oh, yeah! #
0:01:08 > 0:01:11- Hi, everyone! - ALL: Hi, Nina!
0:01:11 > 0:01:15Now, I have a very strange piece of equipment in the lab today.
0:01:15 > 0:01:18It's got three handles down here
0:01:18 > 0:01:23and all these electrical items up here - headlights from a car, fan
0:01:23 > 0:01:27and a television. Now, who here thinks it's easy to turn on a TV?
0:01:27 > 0:01:33- ALL: Me!- Well, yes. Normally, it's really easy to turn on a TV.
0:01:33 > 0:01:37But this one is different - it's not plugged into the wall.
0:01:37 > 0:01:42Normally, electrical machines need to be plugged into the wall
0:01:42 > 0:01:46to get the electricity, the energy, they need to make them work.
0:01:46 > 0:01:50To show you how they get their energy, I'll do an experiment.
0:01:50 > 0:01:55I'll need some help. Would you like to help me? Gabby, can you help too?
0:01:55 > 0:01:59- Sure thing.- Brilliant. Now, we're going to grab these handles,
0:01:59 > 0:02:04when I say go, and turn them as fast as we can clockwise, OK?
0:02:04 > 0:02:09Go... Turn, turn, turn! Tell me if you see anything happening.
0:02:09 > 0:02:13Ooh! Look, the fans are working, the fans are working!
0:02:13 > 0:02:18- CHILDREN SHOUT EXCITEDLY - Yes! The lights are coming on.
0:02:18 > 0:02:21- Is the telly on? Can anyone... - ALL: No.
0:02:21 > 0:02:24Oh, no! Oh, stop, everyone. Stop, stop, stop.
0:02:24 > 0:02:28Thank you for your help, William. And thank you, Gabby.
0:02:28 > 0:02:31Phew! That was very tiring.
0:02:31 > 0:02:34But by turning these handles,
0:02:34 > 0:02:39we gave this equipment our human energy. And the equipment sent it up
0:02:39 > 0:02:44to these machines. And it took a lot of energy, from all three of us,
0:02:44 > 0:02:49just to turn the fans and the lights on. We didn't even get the TV on.
0:02:49 > 0:02:53So if you leave lights and TVs on when you're not using them,
0:02:53 > 0:02:58- think of the energy you're wasting. - APPLAUSE
0:02:59 > 0:03:03Oh! I hear a beep, I see a flash, I wonder what they're going to ask!
0:03:08 > 0:03:13Hi, Nina. My name's Tristan and I've got a question for you.
0:03:13 > 0:03:17- Why do monkeys eat bananas? - That's a great question, Tristan!
0:03:17 > 0:03:22Why do monkeys eat bananas? We'll have lots of fun finding this out!
0:03:22 > 0:03:27- Thanks. I'll be round soon to answer your question.- See you soon. Bye!
0:03:27 > 0:03:32Bye! Well, I'm going to need some help to answer this one,
0:03:32 > 0:03:36and I know just who to ask. ..OK, Neurons, time to get to work.
0:03:51 > 0:03:53Neurons at the ready, Nina!
0:03:54 > 0:03:58OK. Today's question is - why do monkeys eat bananas?
0:03:58 > 0:04:02Which Neuron do you think will be most useful in helping us?
0:04:02 > 0:04:05ALL: Me!
0:04:05 > 0:04:08Will it be fabulous Felix?
0:04:08 > 0:04:12I can help so very much if you need the sense of touch.
0:04:12 > 0:04:16- Will it be beautiful Belle? - I send messages to brain from ear.
0:04:16 > 0:04:20- If there's a sound, I'll help you hear.- Will it be lovely Luke?
0:04:20 > 0:04:23For looking and seeing, day or night,
0:04:23 > 0:04:25I'll help you with your sense of sight.
0:04:25 > 0:04:29- Will it be awesome Ollie? - If it's pongy or whiffy
0:04:29 > 0:04:33- but you can't tell, my messages help your sense of smell.- Or baby Bud?
0:04:33 > 0:04:38Sour, salty, bitter or sweet, I'm your taste buddy whenever you eat.
0:04:41 > 0:04:43- It's Bud.- Yippee!
0:04:45 > 0:04:48NEURONS: Go, Bud! Go, Bud!
0:04:48 > 0:04:53Go, Bud! Go, Bud! Go, Bud! Go, Bud! Go, Bud!
0:04:53 > 0:04:56Give me a taste of the action, Nina!
0:04:56 > 0:05:00Thanks, Bud. Today's question is - why do monkeys eat bananas?
0:05:00 > 0:05:05It's about eating, so Bud will be helping us. But stand by, Neurons,
0:05:05 > 0:05:06I may need help from all of you.
0:05:09 > 0:05:11OK...let's go!
0:05:30 > 0:05:33Tristan's question is about monkeys.
0:05:33 > 0:05:37Climbing, swinging and chattering little cheeky monkeys. So today,
0:05:37 > 0:05:41for one day only, Tristan and brother, Charlie, become...
0:05:41 > 0:05:43the experimenters!
0:05:45 > 0:05:48- Hello, Tristan! Hi, Charlie! - BOTH: Hi, Nina.
0:05:48 > 0:05:53Tristan, you want to know - why do monkeys eat bananas? Great question.
0:05:53 > 0:05:56- Why do you want to know all about monkeys?- My friends
0:05:56 > 0:06:00say that monkeys always eat bananas, but I want to know why.
0:06:00 > 0:06:05I know just the place where we can find out. And it's not too far away.
0:06:05 > 0:06:06So, let's go!
0:06:08 > 0:06:11OK, Tristan, to find out why monkeys eat bananas,
0:06:11 > 0:06:16we need to see some monkeys and find out more about their breakfast,
0:06:16 > 0:06:21- lunch and dinner. Let's have a look. - Hey, there's some monkeys, look!
0:06:21 > 0:06:24Oh, monkeys, they're great fun to watch!
0:06:24 > 0:06:26I love monkeys!
0:06:26 > 0:06:32- Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh!- Oh, Bud, you're such a cheeky little monkey!
0:06:32 > 0:06:38- What are the monkeys doing?- Playing chase in the trees. Some are jumping.
0:06:38 > 0:06:40OK, let's go and see some more monkeys!
0:07:01 > 0:07:05- Here comes the zookeeper. What is she going to do?- Feed the monkeys.
0:07:05 > 0:07:11- Yeah.- Oh, great, we're going to see the monkeys getting their lunch!
0:07:11 > 0:07:13Look, there's bananas!
0:07:15 > 0:07:18That's a pomegranate.
0:07:18 > 0:07:21- Oh, it looks very juicy. - BOTH: Apple!
0:07:21 > 0:07:22Ooh!
0:07:24 > 0:07:26Monkey nuts!
0:07:26 > 0:07:28Grapes!
0:07:46 > 0:07:48So monkeys don't just eat bananas.
0:07:48 > 0:07:53- But I wonder why they like fruit so much?- You're right, Bud.
0:07:53 > 0:07:58We know that most monkeys like all sorts of fruit, including bananas,
0:07:58 > 0:08:03but we don't know why. ..Ooh, I know a game that might help us. Let's go!
0:08:05 > 0:08:07Can anyone tell me the names of these?
0:08:07 > 0:08:10Apple, banana...
0:08:10 > 0:08:15- Chestnuts.- Yes. And these fruit and nuts all grow on trees in the park.
0:08:15 > 0:08:18So for this game, experimenters,
0:08:18 > 0:08:22we'll look for them. I've got something that might help.
0:08:24 > 0:08:28The flowers that grow on fruit trees are often called blossoms. Each tree
0:08:28 > 0:08:31has a different blossom and leaf.
0:08:31 > 0:08:34This leaf, here, is a banana leaf.
0:08:34 > 0:08:38This droopy leaf, here, is from a chestnut tree. And here...
0:08:38 > 0:08:40is some apple blossom. So using
0:08:40 > 0:08:45these clues, we should be able to find the trees that match.
0:08:45 > 0:08:48Charlie, I'll give you the apple blossom. Tristan,
0:08:48 > 0:08:51here's the chestnut leaf and the banana leaf.
0:08:51 > 0:08:55- Let's go on a tree trail! Where should we start?- There!
0:08:57 > 0:08:59There, see?
0:09:00 > 0:09:04- Ooh, what sort of tree do you think this is?- It's an apple tree.
0:09:04 > 0:09:09- The leaves and the blossom are just the same!- The leaves look the same.
0:09:09 > 0:09:13- And they feel the same. - And the blossom smells the same.
0:09:13 > 0:09:18- But where are the apples?- Good question. We know it's an apple tree
0:09:18 > 0:09:23because of the leaves and blossom, but there are no apples yet. Hmm...
0:09:23 > 0:09:28Oh, I think we should look for more trees. This way, follow me!
0:09:33 > 0:09:35Oh, look, over there!
0:09:38 > 0:09:40Now, what tree is this?
0:09:40 > 0:09:43It's a chestnut tree.
0:09:43 > 0:09:45The leaves and the blossom match,
0:09:45 > 0:09:50- but I can't see any chestnuts growing yet.- So like the apple tree,
0:09:50 > 0:09:55the leaves and the blossom match, but there are no nuts. I wonder why?
0:09:55 > 0:09:58OK, we still need to find this banana. Let's go.
0:10:04 > 0:10:07Has anyone seen anything with leaves like this?
0:10:07 > 0:10:12- No, we haven't seen anything with leaves like that.- Hmm...
0:10:12 > 0:10:16- Me neither, Nina, and I've had my eyes peeled.- Ha-ha-ha-ha!
0:10:16 > 0:10:19Your eyes were PEELED... Ha-ha!
0:10:19 > 0:10:23..like a banana! Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha!
0:10:23 > 0:10:27There's supposed to be banana plants around here somewhere!
0:10:27 > 0:10:29We're looking in the wrong place.
0:10:32 > 0:10:34Oh, ho-ho!
0:10:34 > 0:10:37This big greenhouse is called a palm house.
0:10:37 > 0:10:40- How does it feel? - Warmer than outside.
0:10:40 > 0:10:44Yes, it's definitely warmer than outside.
0:10:44 > 0:10:46- It feels sort of wet. - Yeah, it does.
0:10:46 > 0:10:50OLLIE SNIFFS It smells a bit damp to me.
0:10:50 > 0:10:54When the air feels wet or damp, it's called humid.
0:10:54 > 0:10:57Yes, Felix. Damp air is called "humid".
0:10:57 > 0:11:02Warm and humid air is good for growing bananas. Let's find some!
0:11:08 > 0:11:11I've found a plant with the right leaves, Nina.
0:11:11 > 0:11:13Oh, so you have!
0:11:13 > 0:11:14It's a banana plant.
0:11:14 > 0:11:16That's right. It is.
0:11:16 > 0:11:17Hurray!
0:11:17 > 0:11:19Banana plants!
0:11:19 > 0:11:23Does anyone know why the banana plant's not outside?
0:11:23 > 0:11:26It's too cold outside.
0:11:26 > 0:11:29Bananas grow best in hot, humid weather.
0:11:29 > 0:11:32It's hardly ever hot and humid here.
0:11:32 > 0:11:37Do you know the word that describes normal weather in different places?
0:11:37 > 0:11:42- Climate.- That's right. Well done. This greenhouse has been built
0:11:42 > 0:11:45to copy the climate of countries where bananas grow.
0:11:45 > 0:11:50If the bananas were outside in the cold, they just wouldn't grow.
0:11:50 > 0:11:54That's because almost all fruit needs warm weather
0:11:54 > 0:11:56and lots of sunshine to grow.
0:11:56 > 0:12:00In Britain, we don't get sunny, warm weather all year round.
0:12:00 > 0:12:04The monkeys that live here in zoos and wildlife parks
0:12:04 > 0:12:06need fruit and nuts all year.
0:12:06 > 0:12:09The keepers get it from faraway countries with warm climates.
0:12:09 > 0:12:13- Are those the countries where monkeys come from?- Yes.
0:12:13 > 0:12:16I think we've just answered your question!
0:12:21 > 0:12:25OK, Tristan, you wanted to know why do monkeys eat bananas?
0:12:25 > 0:12:28We found out that monkeys not only eat bananas,
0:12:28 > 0:12:31they also eat other kinds of fruit and nuts.
0:12:31 > 0:12:36Then we discovered that fruit and nuts grow in warm, sunny weather.
0:12:36 > 0:12:40Monkeys live in countries with a warm, sunny climate,
0:12:40 > 0:12:43so plenty of bananas and other fruit and nuts grow.
0:12:43 > 0:12:47- Because bananas are there, the monkeys eat them.- Thanks, Nina.
0:12:47 > 0:12:48Bye, guys.
0:12:48 > 0:12:50Bye, Nina.
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0:13:19 > 0:13:24I've had a brilliant day hearing all those animal noises at the zoo.
0:13:24 > 0:13:26I've had a fabby day!
0:13:26 > 0:13:31All the nuts, apples and lots of monkeys!
0:13:31 > 0:13:36It's been such a great day, man, looking at all those beautiful trees
0:13:36 > 0:13:38and plants in the park.
0:13:38 > 0:13:41I really enjoyed myself today
0:13:41 > 0:13:43smelling all that beautiful blossom.
0:13:43 > 0:13:46It's been a marvellous day,
0:13:46 > 0:13:49feeling all the different climates in the park
0:13:49 > 0:13:50and in the greenhouse.
0:13:50 > 0:13:54Hot, cold, dry and humid.
0:13:54 > 0:13:55What a treat.
0:13:55 > 0:13:58We've had a sensational time today.
0:13:58 > 0:14:01I hope you've enjoyed it too. Bye.
0:14:01 > 0:14:02Bye!