Granny's Glasses 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 our senses By helping her fans

# By doing her experiments with potions and with bangs

# Touch your tongue!

# Fingers!

# Eyes! Ears!

# Nose!

# Every day we use our senses Wherever we may go

# Tongue!

# Fingers!

# Eyes! Ears!

# Nose!

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

# Luke helps us with our eyes Felix with our touch

# Ollie sniffs out smells Belle hears so much

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

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

# Touch your tongue!

# Fingers!

# Eyes! Ears!

# Nose!

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

# Oh, yeah! #

Hello! I'm looking into the mirror,

but they're not ordinary mirrors, they're great fun.

Oh, I'm enormous! Oh, I'm blowing up like a balloon!

But we can soon sort that out. If I just take a step to my right...

I become all narrow!

I'll be lucky if my trousers stay up.

The reason this is happening is because of the shape of the mirrors.

This mirror curves out the way, and makes me look narrow,

but this mirror is the opposite.

It curves in the way, and makes me look really wide.

And it also works with height, as well.

This mirror makes me look like I've shrunk,

and that's because the mirror is curved towards me.

Ah, wow! This makes me look really, really tall,

because the mirror is curved away from me.

Almost looks like I've been stretched.

Oh, sounds like I've got a question! I'd better go and see who it is.

ALARM BEEPS

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

Hi, Nina. I'm William, and I've got a question to ask you.

-Hi, what would you like to ask?

-Does my granny really need glasses?

I'd love to help answer your question.

-Thanks, Nina. Bye!

-Bye!

I think we'll 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!

William wants to know if his granny needs glasses.

Which Neuron do you think would be most useful to help us?

-Me!

-Me!

-Me!

-Oh, 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, brain to ear. If there's a 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, 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 whenever you eat.

It's Luke!

Go Luke! Go Luke! Go Luke! Go Luke! Go Luke! Go Luke!

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

Glasses are used to help you see,

so Luke, the sight neuron, will be busy today.

OK then, let's go.

In the town of Paisley lives William,

his little brother Laurence, big brother Brian, Granny and his mum.

For one day only, William and his family are...

The Experimenters!

-Hi, everyone.

-Hi, Nina.

-Ah, you must be William.

-Yeah.

-Now, your question was, "Does my granny need glasses?"

-Yeah.

So, Granny, do you need glasses?

Well, I don't need them all of the time. Actually, I've just lost them.

Well, we shall see if you DO need them in our experiment!

OK. This experiment will show us, should Granny be wearing glasses?

All of you can help us,

and I'd like you to go to the other end of the garden,

as far from me as possible.

Can you do that? Brilliant.

William, can you maybe go first? Lead the way.

I'll get things set up here.

Oh! Granny, you too!

How are you today, Luke?

Oh, it's my big moment! Standing by, ready to send messages!

Oh! Oh, sorry!

-Are you OK, Granny?

-Uh-huh.

Right, is everyone ready?

So, William, you're going to go first,

and I'd like you to walk slowly towards me,

and when you can see the picture clearly,

stand still, and shout out what it is.

All the pictures are different, so no helping each other,

we don't want any cheaters.

I'm going to turn the pictures round, and...

William, off you go.

It's an aeroplane!

Fantastic! That's no problem for you.

Why don't you step to the side. It's Laurie's turn. Brilliant.

I'll change the picture.

Off you go.

As soon as you can tell what it is, stop!

-What do you think it is?

-A boat.

Brilliant, fantastic!

Again, you've got really good eyesight,

so stand to the side, it's time for Mum.

Are you ready? I'll change the picture.

And off you go!

It's a lorry.

Brilliant, Mum. No trouble at all. Step to the side, that's fantastic.

Brian, your turn.

And, whenever you're ready, off you go.

It's a helicopter.

Excellent work. Brilliant. Thank you very much.

Mum and Brian had to go closer to the picture than William and Laurie.

I can't wait to see how Granny gets on without her glasses!

Granny's turn! You ready, Granny? Let me just change this for you.

And...off you go!

-I think that's a dog.

-Nearly, try again.

No, it's a cat, I think.

-Try again.

-Um...

No, it's a pony! Is that what it is?

-It's a bicycle, Nina! Oh!

-Ha ha! Well done, Gran!

It's a bicycle, well done.

Poor Granny had to get really close to see the picture of the bicycle.

It's because she isn't wearing her glasses.

Granny needs her glasses to help her eyes see things more clearly.

Everybody's eyes are different.

William, you and Laurie are both quite far away.

You could see that from over there, so you have good eyesight,

and Mum and Brian, that wasn't too bad at all,

you just came to the bottom of the steps,

and shouted what was on the picture.

Granny, you had to come a little bit further.

Maybe that means you do need your glasses.

Up you come.

Your question was "Does Granny need to wear glasses?"

That experiment taught us that our eyes are different.

You could identify the picture from far away,

but your granny had to come close before she could see what it was.

We have one more problem to solve. Where are Granny's glasses?

-I don't know.

-Neither do I.

Oh, Granny, you must be tired out.

-I am, a wee bit.

-Why don't you take a seat?

Do you remember where you last had your glasses?

I had them this morning, but I think I've mislaid them.

Maybe out in the garden. I was out here reading my book earlier.

OK. Well, don't you worry, cos we will help you find them.

We could have a Granny's Glasses Hunt.

-Will you help me, William?

-Yes.

-Excellent. Let's get looking!

Not here, Nina!

Oh!

Not here, Nina!

Oh! I'm so sorry, Granny, we couldn't find them anywhere.

-Ah! Oh, they were here all the time!

-You've been sitting on them!

Ha ha! She was sitting on them all the time!

Ha ha! No wonder they couldn't find them! Ha ha ha!

What a relief! Oh, just one more thing.

I found this lovely red ribbon,

and if we attach it to the end of your glasses,

you can wear it round your neck,

and then you will never, ever lose your glasses again!

There you go!

-Oh, things look much clearer now. Thank you, Nina.

-That's OK.

# Nina and the Neurons! #

We've learned today that our eyes

all work differently from each other.

Some people can see better than others, like Granny.

She needs her glasses to see more clearly.

I'm glad I could help you.

-It was easy when we used our senses.

-Yeah.

It's time for me to go, but thank you very much.

-Bye, William.

-Bye, Nina.

# It's been a busy, busy day

# Questions answered, experiments done

# We've all used our senses in so many ways

# Tell me, Neurons, what have you done today? #

I definitely worked the hardest today.

Especially searching for Granny's glasses.

There were loads of sounds to keep me busy.

I was listening to everyone shouting out their answers.

It's an aeroplane!

A boat!

Well, I was working hard too, you know.

Touching the plants and flowers as we searched for the glasses.

They felt so good!

We've had a bit of an easy day, haven't we, Bud?

Yeah. Not much smelling and tasting today, sis,

but I've still had a fabby time!

Well, that was great fun.

I hope you've had a sensational time, too. Bye!

-Bye!

-Bye!

-Bye!

-Bye!

-Bye!