Different Tastes 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 their 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, there. Wait till you see what I've got to show you.

It may not look much but THIS is a magic jug.

Just like Aladdin's lamp, well, except there's no genie in it.

Well, I hope there isn't.

No! Definitely no genie. But there are lots of colours.

What? Can you not see the colours? Ah!

Watch this!

Ah! A beautiful pink colour.

Isn't that amazing?

I told you it was magic. Are any other colours in here?

Ha, ha! A lovely blue colour.

That's gorgeous. I wonder how that happened?

It started clear, then pink in this one.

Then clear, then blue in this one. Hmmm...

Let's try the next one.

Sunny yellow. What's in here?

Oh, an inky purply-black colour.

Do you think there are any more colours?

Let's try the last one.

Oh, the magic jug has run out of colours.

Maybe we should fill the jug up again?

What colour do you think it would turn to then? Let's see.

Black inky one in first.

OK, it's still black and inky. That makes sense.

Put the purply-blue in.

Sunny yellow, this might brighten it up.

Bright pink - this'll sort it.

Oh! It's all a bit mucky.

Oh well, I'll just pop the clear stuff back in.

Hah!

Isn't that amazing? It's gone back to being clear again. Wow!

I'll let you in on a secret.

It's not really a magic jug.

Each beaker has a different chemical in it.

When the clear liquid touches the chemical, they mix and change.

-Thank you very much, everyone.

-ALL: Bye.

-Have a lovely day. Bye.

ALARM BEEPS

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

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

Why does my dad like bacon and banana sandwiches? I think they're yeuchy.

I don't know why your dad likes those but it's a great question.

I'd love to help you find out, Eilidh.

-Bye, Nina. Thank you.

-Bye.

Well, I think we're going to need some help to answer this one.

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

ALL: Neurons at the ready, Nina.

OK, Eilidh wants to know

why her dad likes bacon and banana sandwiches and she doesn't.

Which Neuron can help us answer today's question?

ALL: Me! Me! 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 brain to 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 will it be Baby Bud?

Sour, salty, bitter or sweet, I'm your Taste Buddy whenever you eat.

-It's Bud!

-Yippee! CHEERING

ALL: Go, Bud! Go, Bud! Go, Bud! Go, Bud!

Go, Bud! Go, Bud! Go, Bud! BUD SLURPS

Give me a taste of the action, Nina.

We'll be doing loads of tasting today and Bud knows all about taste.

So he's the perfect Neuron to help out.

OK, then. Let's go.

-Meet Eilidh, her brother Alan and their mum and dad.

They're a regular family from Ross-shire

but today for one day only they are...

The Experimenters!

-Hi, everyone.

-ALL: Hi, Nina.

-Hello, Eilidh, how are you?

-Fine.

-Excellent. We should get started.

Can you remind me of your question?

Why does my dad like bacon and banana sandwiches?

I think they're yeuchy.

OK, you think they're yeuchy. Time to get going.

BUD BEEPS

Ready, Bud?

It's my big moment!

Standing by, ready to send lots of messages.

Is this the famous sandwich?

I think we should all have a taste to see what we think.

Have a bite.

Mmmm...

Disgusting.

I'm afraid I'm with you, Alan. Sorry, Dad.

They're disgusting.

This part of the experiment taught us

different people like different foods.

We should find out more about taste, don't you think?

And what kinds of taste there are.

We've got all this food in front of us.

I think we should all try it and see how it tastes to you.

-What's this?

-Lemon.

-What's that taste like?

-Hey, look at Alan's face!

Doesn't like that much.

-Really sour!

-Eilidh?

-Extremely sour.

I think lemons are definitely sour.

OK, what next? Pineapple.

Mmmm, pineapple, my favourite fruit.

Give me a banana any day.

-What do you think that tastes like?

-A bit sweet.

-What do you think?

-Sweet.

-That was sweet.

BUD BEEPS

So we've got sour and sweet. What else would you like to try?

Bacon.

Bacon. OK.

Hah! I'm getting tired with all this tasting!

It's hard work, you know!

-A bit salty.

-I think you're right.

So, bacon is salty. Let's have some water.

One more to taste.

It's cocoa powder.

-What does that taste like?

-Very bitter.

-THEY LAUGH

-Aw...

-It's really bitter, isn't it?

So, we've got sweet,

sour,

bitter,

and salty.

We've learned there's four types of strong flavours. Hmmm...

So in our mouths we have lots of taste buds.

Whenever we eat or drink, it's the taste buds that tell us

-whether it's sweet, sour...

-Bitter...

-Or?

-Salty.

That still doesn't answer your question, Eilidh.

Why he likes them and you don't.

I think we need more investigating into these sandwiches.

We should have a sandwich making competition.

THEY GIGGLE

Welcome to Ready Spready Bready!

Here we have the fillings we're going to use for our competition.

Let's see what we've got.

That's beetroot. We've also got sun-dried tomatoes.

There's cheese with cranberries in it, normal cheese and normal cheese.

Excellent. And jam. And some honey.

-There's some butter.

-What's that?

That is anchovies. They're little fishes.

And they're quite salty.

So, do you have ideas about what you'll be using?

Excellent. OK, go!

Oooh, I love competitions.

I wonder who'll win?

Honey and cheese, Eilidh?! That's funny.

Looking good, guys.

Running out of time. So, any last minute additions, go for it!

That's it! Stop cooking.

NINA LAUGHS

# Nina and the Neurons! #

So here we are with our final sandwiches.

And, Eilidh, I think you should be the judge.

We'll all taste all the sandwiches and you tell us your favourite.

That'll be the winner. OK?

We'll try mine first. My masterpiece of beetroot, onion and salami.

Everyone, have a taste!

Mmm...that's beautiful. Do you like that, guys?

-No.

-Quite nice.

-Excellent, Mum. Very good taste.

-What did you think, Eilidh?

-Yummy scrummy in my tummy.

I'm glad you like it.

Let's try yours now, Alan.

Everyone, grab one.

-In Alan's we have...?

-Ham, cheese, jam and salami.

THEY GRIMACE

-Yeuch.

-I'm sorry. I'm not a fan of that one, sorry, Alan.

-I'm not either. It's horrible.

-I don't like it either.

-Oh, well.

-So, Judge Eilidh, what did you think of that?

-Yeuch.

Let's try Eilidh's. What's in your sandwich?

Honey, ham, ham, cheese.

Mmmm...

It's not TOO bad.

Now, which one is the winner of Ready Spready Bready?

Nina!

Mine?! Nina's! Ha, ha!

Thank you, very much.

So, you want to know why your dad likes bacon and banana sandwiches

when you don't.

We've found out there are four strong kinds of flavours.

-Sweet, sour, bitter and salty.

-That's right.

Sweet, sour, bitter and salty.

Some people's taste buds are more sensitive to tastes than others.

That's why we like different things.

-OK, thanks very much. It's been lovely. Take care, bye!

-Bye.

-Bye, Nina.

-Bye.

ALL: Wh-oa-oa-oa!

# 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.

There was so much food to taste!

Yeah, I was pretty busy.

Some of those sandwiches looked odd.

I was really busy.

-Some of those sandwiches were really smelly.

-Oo-er.

I was working hard too, you know.

With all that spreading and scooping and pouring.

Loads of sounds kept me busy.

When everybody was making sandwiches - what a racket!

That was great fun.

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

ALL: Bye bye!