Monkey Business Nina and the Neurons

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

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

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

-# Doing her experiments with potions and 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 helps us with our eyes and Felix with our touch

# Ollie sniffs out smells And Belle 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!

Now, I have a very strange piece of equipment in the lab today.

It's got three handles down here

and all these electrical items up here - headlights from a car, fan

and a television. Now, who here thinks it's easy to turn on a TV?

-ALL: Me!

-Well, yes. Normally, it's really easy to turn on a TV.

But this one is different - it's not plugged into the wall.

Normally, electrical machines need to be plugged into the wall

to get the electricity, the energy, they need to make them work.

To show you how they get their energy, I'll do an experiment.

I'll need some help. Would you like to help me? Gabby, can you help too?

-Sure thing.

-Brilliant. Now, we're going to grab these handles,

when I say go, and turn them as fast as we can clockwise, OK?

Go... Turn, turn, turn! Tell me if you see anything happening.

Ooh! Look, the fans are working, the fans are working!

-CHILDREN SHOUT EXCITEDLY

-Yes! The lights are coming on.

-Is the telly on? Can anyone...

-ALL: No.

Oh, no! Oh, stop, everyone. Stop, stop, stop.

Thank you for your help, William. And thank you, Gabby.

Phew! That was very tiring.

But by turning these handles,

we gave this equipment our human energy. And the equipment sent it up

to these machines. And it took a lot of energy, from all three of us,

just to turn the fans and the lights on. We didn't even get the TV on.

So if you leave lights and TVs on when you're not using them,

-think of the energy you're wasting.

-APPLAUSE

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

Hi, Nina. My name's Tristan and I've got a question for you.

-Why do monkeys eat bananas?

-That's a great question, Tristan!

Why do monkeys eat bananas? We'll have lots of fun finding this out!

-Thanks. I'll be round soon to answer your question.

-See you soon. Bye!

Bye! Well, I'm going to need some help to answer this one,

and I know just who to ask. ..OK, Neurons, time to get to work.

Neurons at the ready, Nina!

OK. Today's question is - why do monkeys eat bananas?

Which Neuron do you think will be most useful in helping us?

ALL: 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 a sound, I'll help you hear.

-Will it be lovely Luke?

For looking and seeing, 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, my messages help your sense of smell.

-Or baby Bud?

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

-It's Bud.

-Yippee!

NEURONS: Go, Bud! Go, Bud!

Go, Bud! Go, Bud! Go, Bud! Go, Bud! Go, Bud!

Give me a taste of the action, Nina!

Thanks, Bud. Today's question is - why do monkeys eat bananas?

It's about eating, so Bud will be helping us. But stand by, Neurons,

I may need help from all of you.

OK...let's go!

Tristan's question is about monkeys.

Climbing, swinging and chattering little cheeky monkeys. So today,

for one day only, Tristan and brother, Charlie, become...

the experimenters!

-Hello, Tristan! Hi, Charlie!

-BOTH: Hi, Nina.

Tristan, you want to know - why do monkeys eat bananas? Great question.

-Why do you want to know all about monkeys?

-My friends

say that monkeys always eat bananas, but I want to know why.

I know just the place where we can find out. And it's not too far away.

So, let's go!

OK, Tristan, to find out why monkeys eat bananas,

we need to see some monkeys and find out more about their breakfast,

-lunch and dinner. Let's have a look.

-Hey, there's some monkeys, look!

Oh, monkeys, they're great fun to watch!

I love monkeys!

-Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh!

-Oh, Bud, you're such a cheeky little monkey!

-What are the monkeys doing?

-Playing chase in the trees. Some are jumping.

OK, let's go and see some more monkeys!

-Here comes the zookeeper. What is she going to do?

-Feed the monkeys.

-Yeah.

-Oh, great, we're going to see the monkeys getting their lunch!

Look, there's bananas!

That's a pomegranate.

-Oh, it looks very juicy.

-BOTH: Apple!

Ooh!

Monkey nuts!

Grapes!

So monkeys don't just eat bananas.

-But I wonder why they like fruit so much?

-You're right, Bud.

We know that most monkeys like all sorts of fruit, including bananas,

but we don't know why. ..Ooh, I know a game that might help us. Let's go!

Can anyone tell me the names of these?

Apple, banana...

-Chestnuts.

-Yes. And these fruit and nuts all grow on trees in the park.

So for this game, experimenters,

we'll look for them. I've got something that might help.

The flowers that grow on fruit trees are often called blossoms. Each tree

has a different blossom and leaf.

This leaf, here, is a banana leaf.

This droopy leaf, here, is from a chestnut tree. And here...

is some apple blossom. So using

these clues, we should be able to find the trees that match.

Charlie, I'll give you the apple blossom. Tristan,

here's the chestnut leaf and the banana leaf.

-Let's go on a tree trail! Where should we start?

-There!

There, see?

-Ooh, what sort of tree do you think this is?

-It's an apple tree.

-The leaves and the blossom are just the same!

-The leaves look the same.

-And they feel the same.

-And the blossom smells the same.

-But where are the apples?

-Good question. We know it's an apple tree

because of the leaves and blossom, but there are no apples yet. Hmm...

Oh, I think we should look for more trees. This way, follow me!

Oh, look, over there!

Now, what tree is this?

It's a chestnut tree.

The leaves and the blossom match,

-but I can't see any chestnuts growing yet.

-So like the apple tree,

the leaves and the blossom match, but there are no nuts. I wonder why?

OK, we still need to find this banana. Let's go.

Has anyone seen anything with leaves like this?

-No, we haven't seen anything with leaves like that.

-Hmm...

-Me neither, Nina, and I've had my eyes peeled.

-Ha-ha-ha-ha!

Your eyes were PEELED... Ha-ha!

..like a banana! Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha!

There's supposed to be banana plants around here somewhere!

We're looking in the wrong place.

Oh, ho-ho!

This big greenhouse is called a palm house.

-How does it feel?

-Warmer than outside.

Yes, it's definitely warmer than outside.

-It feels sort of wet.

-Yeah, it does.

OLLIE SNIFFS It smells a bit damp to me.

When the air feels wet or damp, it's called humid.

Yes, Felix. Damp air is called "humid".

Warm and humid air is good for growing bananas. Let's find some!

I've found a plant with the right leaves, Nina.

Oh, so you have!

It's a banana plant.

That's right. It is.

Hurray!

Banana plants!

Does anyone know why the banana plant's not outside?

It's too cold outside.

Bananas grow best in hot, humid weather.

It's hardly ever hot and humid here.

Do you know the word that describes normal weather in different places?

-Climate.

-That's right. Well done. This greenhouse has been built

to copy the climate of countries where bananas grow.

If the bananas were outside in the cold, they just wouldn't grow.

That's because almost all fruit needs warm weather

and lots of sunshine to grow.

In Britain, we don't get sunny, warm weather all year round.

The monkeys that live here in zoos and wildlife parks

need fruit and nuts all year.

The keepers get it from faraway countries with warm climates.

-Are those the countries where monkeys come from?

-Yes.

I think we've just answered your question!

OK, Tristan, you wanted to know why do monkeys eat bananas?

We found out that monkeys not only eat bananas,

they also eat other kinds of fruit and nuts.

Then we discovered that fruit and nuts grow in warm, sunny weather.

Monkeys live in countries with a warm, sunny climate,

so plenty of bananas and other fruit and nuts grow.

-Because bananas are there, the monkeys eat them.

-Thanks, Nina.

Bye, guys.

Bye, Nina.

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I've had a brilliant day hearing all those animal noises at the zoo.

I've had a fabby day!

All the nuts, apples and lots of monkeys!

It's been such a great day, man, looking at all those beautiful trees

and plants in the park.

I really enjoyed myself today

smelling all that beautiful blossom.

It's been a marvellous day,

feeling all the different climates in the park

and in the greenhouse.

Hot, cold, dry and humid.

What a treat.

We've had a sensational time today.

I hope you've enjoyed it too. Bye.

Bye!