0:00:05 > 0:00:08# If you've got a question and you don't know where to go
0:00:08 > 0:00:11# Ask Nina for some help, cos 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 > 0:00:17# By doing her experiments with potions and with bangs
0:00:17 > 0:00:19- # Touch your tongue - Tongue!
0:00:19 > 0:00:21- # Fingers - Fingers!
0:00:21 > 0:00:23- # Eyes.- Eyes! - Ears.- Ears!- Nose.- Nose!
0:00:23 > 0:00:29# Every day we use our senses Wherever we may go
0:00:29 > 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, he helps us with our eyes and Felix with our touch
0:00:44 > 0:00:47# Ollie sniffs out smells And Belle, she 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 their coming to your place!
0:00:53 > 0:00:55- # Touch your tongue - Tongue!
0:00:55 > 0:00:56- # Fingers - Fingers!
0:00:56 > 0:01:00- # Eyes.- Eyes! - Ears.- Ears!- Nose.- Nose!
0:01:00 > 0:01:02# Nina and the Neurons find out what you need to know
0:01:02 > 0:01:05# Nina and the Neurons find out what you need to know
0:01:05 > 0:01:07# Oh yeah! #
0:01:08 > 0:01:12Hello, everyone. I've got a great demonstration for you.
0:01:12 > 0:01:14It's about bubbles and foam.
0:01:14 > 0:01:18This may look like an ordinary, soft-drink bottle,
0:01:18 > 0:01:20but it's not.
0:01:20 > 0:01:23I've added chemicals to make it much fizzier.
0:01:23 > 0:01:27I just need to add some washing up liquid, just a little.
0:01:31 > 0:01:33That should do.
0:01:33 > 0:01:36And the magic ingredient...
0:01:39 > 0:01:43I'm just going to stand back a little bit... Ooooooh!
0:01:43 > 0:01:45NINA LAUGHS
0:01:46 > 0:01:49Look at all the foamy, frothy bubbles!
0:01:49 > 0:01:52Wow! That is absolutely fantastic.
0:01:52 > 0:01:56But now, I've got this mess to clean up.
0:01:56 > 0:01:59Just as well I wore my gloves to protect my hands.
0:01:59 > 0:02:01First I've something to do.
0:02:01 > 0:02:06It's my niece's birthday today - wait till you see what I got her.
0:02:07 > 0:02:09Hello, aren't you beautiful?
0:02:09 > 0:02:11I just need to wrap him up.
0:02:11 > 0:02:13So if you sit there.
0:02:15 > 0:02:17I just need to...
0:02:17 > 0:02:18Oh...
0:02:20 > 0:02:22It's quite tricky.
0:02:22 > 0:02:25Oh, every time I touch the paper it flies open.
0:02:25 > 0:02:27Where's the sticky tape?
0:02:27 > 0:02:31Oh, I can't grab it with these...
0:02:31 > 0:02:33Oh!
0:02:33 > 0:02:34NINA SIGHS
0:02:36 > 0:02:41It was the gloves that were the problem. Silly me!
0:02:41 > 0:02:45I couldn't feel anything when I had the gloves on.
0:02:45 > 0:02:47Now, I should be able to wrap this up.
0:02:48 > 0:02:54- Thank you very much, everyone. Have a lovely day!- ALL: Bye.- Bye.
0:02:54 > 0:02:55ALARM BEEPS
0:02:55 > 0:03:00I hear a beep, I see a flash. I wonder what they're going to ask.
0:03:05 > 0:03:08Hi, Nina, my name's Bethan.
0:03:08 > 0:03:12How can I guess what's inside my birthday presents
0:03:12 > 0:03:14- without opening them?
0:03:14 > 0:03:15Great question.
0:03:15 > 0:03:20It's so exciting wondering what's inside a present, isn't it?
0:03:20 > 0:03:24- OK, Bethan, I'll see you soon. - Thanks, Nina. See you soon.
0:03:24 > 0:03:28I think we're going to need some help to answer this one
0:03:28 > 0:03:30and I know just who to ask.
0:03:30 > 0:03:32OK, Neurons, time to get to work.
0:03:47 > 0:03:49ALL: Neurons at the ready, Nina.
0:03:49 > 0:03:51OK, Bethan's question is,
0:03:51 > 0:03:56"How can I guess what's inside my presents without opening them?"
0:03:56 > 0:04:00Which Neuron do you think will be most useful to find the answer?
0:04:00 > 0:04:03ALL: Me! Me! Me! Me! Me!
0:04:03 > 0:04:05Will it be Fabulous Felix?
0:04:05 > 0:04:09I can help so very much, if you need the sense of touch.
0:04:09 > 0:04:11Will it be Beautiful Belle?
0:04:11 > 0:04:15I send messages brain to ear, if there's a sound I'll help you hear.
0:04:15 > 0:04:17Will it be Lovely Luke?
0:04:17 > 0:04:19For looking and seeing, day or night,
0:04:19 > 0:04:22I'll help you with your sense of sight.
0:04:22 > 0:04:24Will it be Awesome Ollie?
0:04:24 > 0:04:27If it's pongy or whiffy but you can't tell,
0:04:27 > 0:04:29my messages help your sense of smell.
0:04:29 > 0:04:31Or will it be Baby Bud?
0:04:31 > 0:04:37Sour, salty, bitter or sweet, I'm your Taste Buddy whenever you eat.
0:04:40 > 0:04:44- It's Felix! - CHEERING
0:04:44 > 0:04:48ALL: Go, Felix! Go, Felix! Go, Felix! Go, Felix!
0:04:48 > 0:04:51Go, Felix! Go, Felix! Go, Felix!
0:04:51 > 0:04:56Marvellous. A little touch can mean so much, Nina.
0:04:56 > 0:04:59Today we'll try to find out what things are by feeling.
0:04:59 > 0:05:03Felix is the neuron for the job. Let's find these presents.
0:05:06 > 0:05:10OK, then, let's go!
0:05:32 > 0:05:37Meet Bethan, her Papa, Mum and Granny from Glasgow.
0:05:37 > 0:05:42Today, for one day only, this family are...
0:05:44 > 0:05:47The Experimenters!
0:05:51 > 0:05:56Balloons, how exciting! There must be a party planned.
0:05:57 > 0:06:00- Hello, everyone!- Hi, Nina.- Hi, Nina.
0:06:00 > 0:06:02And you must be Bethan.
0:06:02 > 0:06:07Thank you for sending me your question. What's going on here?
0:06:07 > 0:06:11- Why are the balloons up? - We're having a party.
0:06:11 > 0:06:15- Is it your birthday?- Yes.- It's my niece's birthday today as well.
0:06:15 > 0:06:17Anyway, your question was,
0:06:17 > 0:06:22"How can I guess what's inside my parcels before I open them?"
0:06:22 > 0:06:25We need to experiment to find the answer.
0:06:27 > 0:06:32- Are these the parcels?- Yes, they're all different shapes and sizes.
0:06:32 > 0:06:38They are, aren't they? I think I know the very experiment!
0:06:38 > 0:06:43FELIX BEEPS
0:06:43 > 0:06:46- Ready, Felix? - Oh, it's my big moment.
0:06:46 > 0:06:49Standing by, ready to send lots of messages.
0:06:49 > 0:06:53So, Mum, Gran and Papa, you are going to be blindfolded,
0:06:53 > 0:06:57and Bethan and I are going to come round with our chopsticks
0:06:57 > 0:07:01and touch different parts of your body with them.
0:07:01 > 0:07:07You tell us if we're touching you with one or two chopsticks. OK?
0:07:07 > 0:07:08Blindfolds on!
0:07:08 > 0:07:12How many am I touching you with now?
0:07:12 > 0:07:14Two.
0:07:14 > 0:07:18- How many am I touching you with, Papa?- Two.
0:07:18 > 0:07:21- Now?- One.
0:07:21 > 0:07:22One.
0:07:23 > 0:07:25Now?
0:07:25 > 0:07:27Two.
0:07:27 > 0:07:28Now?
0:07:28 > 0:07:29One.
0:07:29 > 0:07:31Interesting.
0:07:31 > 0:07:33- How many?- One.
0:07:36 > 0:07:37Two.
0:07:37 > 0:07:40OK, Gran, so how many now?
0:07:40 > 0:07:42Two.
0:07:43 > 0:07:46Right, everyone, blindfolds off, please.
0:07:46 > 0:07:50Now, sometimes you said you could feel one chopstick,
0:07:50 > 0:07:54and sometimes two but... Bethan do you want to tell them?
0:07:54 > 0:08:00- We were always touching you with two chopsticks.- ALL: Oh!
0:08:00 > 0:08:05Oh, what a touchy-feely experiment that was. Marvellous.
0:08:05 > 0:08:09Yes, Felix, the family got a good touch workout there.
0:08:09 > 0:08:12That experiment taught us our sense of touch
0:08:12 > 0:08:14can cheat the way we feel sometimes.
0:08:14 > 0:08:18Some parts of our body are more sensitive than others.
0:08:18 > 0:08:22Our fingertips are one of the most sensitive parts.
0:08:22 > 0:08:26So, let's put that to the test in the next experiment.
0:08:26 > 0:08:28- Yeah?- Yeah!- Let's go.
0:08:29 > 0:08:33This experiment is perfect for your party.
0:08:33 > 0:08:37It will test our sense of touch and you can try it with your friends.
0:08:37 > 0:08:40So, blindfolds on, everyone!
0:08:40 > 0:08:44Hey, what's happening? The family are getting blindfolded.
0:08:44 > 0:08:49How can the Luke-Meister do his work if the eyes are covered?
0:08:49 > 0:08:53Don't worry, Luke, I'm in charge. They'll use their sense of touch.
0:08:53 > 0:08:56Now, feel the animal on the wall.
0:08:56 > 0:09:00It's got hair that's soft.
0:09:00 > 0:09:04- What do you think it could be? - It could be a horse.- OK.
0:09:04 > 0:09:06I'll give you four tails to feel
0:09:06 > 0:09:10and you decide which one should go on our animal's bottom.
0:09:10 > 0:09:13Here is tail number one.
0:09:13 > 0:09:17- How does this tail feel?- Feathery.
0:09:17 > 0:09:20I think this would go on a parrot's bottom.
0:09:20 > 0:09:23Let's try tail number two.
0:09:23 > 0:09:25How does this one feel?
0:09:25 > 0:09:29FELIX BEEPS
0:09:29 > 0:09:30Too woolly.
0:09:30 > 0:09:34- What do you think that could be the tail of?- A lamb.
0:09:34 > 0:09:37What about this one?
0:09:37 > 0:09:40- How does that feel?- Curly.
0:09:40 > 0:09:45I think this could go on a pig's bottom, cos it's really curly.
0:09:45 > 0:09:46How does this feel?
0:09:46 > 0:09:50This could go on a horse's bottom!
0:09:50 > 0:09:54- OK.- Because it's really long.
0:09:54 > 0:09:57So why don't you pin the tail on the animal's bottom.
0:09:57 > 0:10:00Want to take your blindfold off and look?
0:10:00 > 0:10:02You got it right, well done!
0:10:02 > 0:10:04Mum, it's your turn!
0:10:04 > 0:10:08What great textures those tails are.
0:10:08 > 0:10:12I hope they can match the right one.
0:10:12 > 0:10:15Well done, Mum. You got it spot on.
0:10:15 > 0:10:21- Right, Gran, your turn. - Yes, that feels soft.- Mm-hm.
0:10:21 > 0:10:24Fluffy. Yes, I think this is the one.
0:10:24 > 0:10:27You can take your blindfold off now.
0:10:27 > 0:10:29Oh, no!
0:10:29 > 0:10:31OK, Papa, your turn.
0:10:31 > 0:10:34- There.- OK.
0:10:34 > 0:10:36You can take off your blindfold.
0:10:36 > 0:10:39Ah, never mind, Papa!
0:10:39 > 0:10:42You chose the pig's tail.
0:10:44 > 0:10:47With the chopsticks we discovered some parts of our body
0:10:47 > 0:10:50are more sensitive than others.
0:10:50 > 0:10:51In Pin The Tail game
0:10:51 > 0:10:55we found our fingertips were good at feeling textures.
0:10:55 > 0:10:58Your sense of touch has been well exercised.
0:10:58 > 0:11:01That's what you'll need to feel your parcels.
0:11:01 > 0:11:03- Shall we have a go?- Yes!
0:11:03 > 0:11:06- Is it heavy, light?- Heavy.
0:11:06 > 0:11:08Oh!
0:11:08 > 0:11:11- What do you think? - I think it could be a guitar.
0:11:14 > 0:11:17A guitar! I knew it was a guitar.
0:11:17 > 0:11:21- It's boxy.- What does it feel like?
0:11:21 > 0:11:25It feels really hard. I think it's a jigsaw.
0:11:25 > 0:11:29- Cos it's shaky.- Aha!
0:11:32 > 0:11:35You were right!
0:11:35 > 0:11:38Now we have ONE left.
0:11:38 > 0:11:39It's a bouncy ball.
0:11:39 > 0:11:43Hey, a ball! I love balls!
0:11:43 > 0:11:45G-O-A-L!
0:11:45 > 0:11:50Look at all these gifts, you must be really happy with your presents.
0:11:50 > 0:11:54I hope you've learned about your sense of touch today
0:11:54 > 0:11:57and how to use it - not just for guessing parcels.
0:11:57 > 0:12:00- DING DONG - Was that the doorbell?
0:12:00 > 0:12:03My friends coming to my party.
0:12:03 > 0:12:05You better go get it then. On you go.
0:12:05 > 0:12:10This party is gonna be great - just look at the happy faces.
0:12:10 > 0:12:12HOOTING AND SHOUTING
0:12:15 > 0:12:18I love Pass The Parcel.
0:12:18 > 0:12:23They're playing the Horse's Tail game again. Get those fingertips busy.
0:12:23 > 0:12:28What's that I smell? Sausage rolls and sandwiches, yum, yum.
0:12:28 > 0:12:33I LOVE sausage rolls! I don't want this party to end!
0:12:33 > 0:12:36They all seem to be having a great time.
0:12:36 > 0:12:38I'll sneak off and leave them to it.
0:12:38 > 0:12:41I'll get back to work at the Science Centre.
0:12:51 > 0:12:53ALL: Wh-oa-oa!
0:12:53 > 0:12:56# It's been a busy busy day
0:12:56 > 0:12:59# Questions answered Experiments done
0:12:59 > 0:13:02# We've all used our senses in so many ways
0:13:02 > 0:13:05# Tell me, Neurons, What have you done today? #
0:13:05 > 0:13:09Well, I definitely worked the hardest today -
0:13:09 > 0:13:12sending messages during the experiment,
0:13:12 > 0:13:15feeling all the animals' tails. Super!
0:13:15 > 0:13:21Yeah, I was pretty busy - keeping an eye on the foamy experiment.
0:13:21 > 0:13:22What a mess!
0:13:22 > 0:13:27There were loads of sounds for me - especially at the birthday party.
0:13:27 > 0:13:28I was really busy.
0:13:28 > 0:13:30I whiffed and wafted,
0:13:30 > 0:13:33all those sandwiches and sausage rolls.
0:13:33 > 0:13:36Wowee! I've been a busy Baby Bud.
0:13:36 > 0:13:40My juices were flowing with all that lovely party food.
0:13:48 > 0:13:50Well, that was great fun.
0:13:50 > 0:13:54I hope you had a sensational time too. Bye!
0:13:54 > 0:13:56ALL: Bye-bye!