Monster Hunt 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 And 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 all 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, there. I've got a real treat for you today.

I'm going to show you one of my favourite exhibits.

It's a sort of scientific trick

that fools your eyes into thinking it's seeing something unusual.

It's called the floating head.

Why is it called the floating head, you ask? I shall show you.

Keep your eye on the hole in this table here. I'll get into position.

Oh, look at me now!

I'm just a floating head. Isn't it amazing?

It looks like my body has just disappeared.

Although you might think this is a mysterious magical trick,

actually there's a simple scientific explanation.

Look underneath the table.

Can you see my hand?

This is no ordinary table.

There's a mirror underneath. Let me show you.

When you look at it, you think you're seeing the back wall,

which is plain white and a carpet,

but you're seeing a reflection of what is in front of the table,

which is a plain white wall and a carpet.

So although you think you're looking underneath the table,

you're actually looking into a mirror.

And the mirror can hide all sorts of things behind it.

That's how I was hiding my body before.

In fact, you could hide anything behind there.

It could be hidden for ages and no-one would ever know.

Unless, of course, it popped its head up through the hole.

Then you would see it.

I love this exhibit. It's so much fun.

-BLEEPING

-There's the message alarm.

I'd better go see who it is.

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

-Hi, Nina.

-Hi, Nina.

-My name's Anna.

-And my name's Keir.

Hello, what's your question?

What is the best sense to find the Loch Ness Monster?

We've never had a question like that before.

I'd love to help you both find the answer.

-Bye, Nina!

-Bye, Nina!

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!

Today's question is,

"What is the best sense for finding the Loch Ness Monster?"

Which Neuron do you think will be most helpful?

-Me!

-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 or seeing, 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 all Neurons!

Go Neurons! Go Neurons! Go Neurons!

Go Neurons! Go Neurons! Go Neurons! Go Neurons!

All Neurons hip-hop-happy to help, Nina!

I think today is going to be a competition,

so all the Neurons will be kept busy.

OK, then. Let's go.

Well, this journey gives me time to tell you about Nessie,

the Loch Ness Monster!

If Nessie exists, he must be a shy monster.

Thousands of people go to visit him, but he doesn't come out to play.

He's supposed to live in the cold, dark waters of Loch Ness.

Lots of people say there's no monster, but I think there is.

Monster? Aaah!

Meet Anna, her little sister, Ashton, and their mum.

They're here with Keir, his big sister, Erin, and their mum.

Two regular families, but today, for one day only, they are...

The Experimenters!

-Hi, everyone!

-Hi!

So, this is the loch! Oh, it's beautiful, isn't it?

-Yeah!

-And you wanted to know

which sense is most useful when looking for the monster.

Have any of you seen the monster before?

-No!

-Oh, you've not? Oh. Do you know what it's supposed to look like?

-No.

-What do you think, Anna?

A long neck.

-Ashton?

-It's meant to be with red spots.

-Keir?

-Four legs.

-Oh, my goodness!

We've got loads of information. This is going to help.

I think the best thing to do is to go through each sense, one by one.

Which one will we do first?

Er...eyes.

Fantastic idea. So, let's go and watch the loch. Let's go this way!

And, while we're looking, I've got a great song we can sing.

-Are you ready?

-YEAH!

# If you want to see a monster, clap your hands!

# If you want to see a monster, clap your hands!

# If you want to see a monster and say, "Very nice to meet you"

# If you want to see a monster, clap your hands

# I think I see a monster over there

# I think I see a monster over there

# I said, "I think I see one" A giant of a lumpy one

# I said, "I think I see one over there." #

You know, I think it's her imagination.

Cheeky! Hm. Do you know, I think you might be right,

I think it was just my imagination.

I think we're maybe too far away from the water. Time to get closer.

# Nina and the Neurons! #

No luck with our sense of sight so far. What next?

We can use our ears!

OK! I think this monster isn't going to be easy to find,

so we'll have to listen carefully,

and the next part of the song will help us.

# If you want to hear the monster, cup your ears

# If you want to hear the monster, cup your ears

# If you want to hear the monster, the really quiet monster

# If you want to hear the monster, cup your ears. #

No, I can't hear a thing.

I think it might have been my imagination again, sorry.

So, we've had no luck with our ears or eyes.

I think we'll have to go out onto the water.

Oh, don't panic! Onto the water, not into the water.

-Will it be my turn on the boat?

-Maybe, you'll have to wait and see.

Yeah, chill the beans, little Bud.

Relax, and enjoy this lovely scenery.

Three senses still to go! Which one will we do next?

Sense of smell!

Looks like me next.

Ready to sniff, Nina!

-Oh! Still not me!

-I'm sure it'll be you soon, Bud.

Let me get ready for some messages.

OK, so let's sniff out this elusive monster!

# If you want to smell the monster, sniff the air

# If you want to smell the monster, sniff the air

# I think I smell the monster, the slimy, stinky monster

# I think I smell the monster over there. #

Hmmm. Excuse me.

-Oh, hello, Captain.

-Hello, Nina.

-You're not the monster.

-No.

-It was your soup that I smelled.

I didn't like it very much!

Have you ever seen the monster?

I've seen something, but I can't explain it.

-Do you think sniffing might help?

-It might, you could try.

-He is difficult to find.

-It's a big loch, there's a lot of water in it.

-He's got lots of places to hide.

-Lots of water, yep.

Your boat's brilliant.

We've been looking, and sniffing, and listening,

but we still haven't found him.

# Nina and the Neurons! #

Oh, this monster definitely doesn't want us to find it!

But I get a sense it's really close by,

we could almost reach out and touch it.

# If you want to touch the monster, you are brave

# If you want to touch the monster, you are brave

# If you want to touch the monster, and you really think you want to

# If you want to touch the monster, you are brave. #

Brave? More like foolish, I'd say.

You still looking? There's a monster so close by, I can almost taste it.

-Take a look through these.

-OK. I'm almost giving up hope.

Oh! Ha ha ha! I can see it!

Nessie! Hello!

Hi, Nessie!

I didn't think it would be creamy, though.

Hurray!

Finally, it's my turn to help Nina!

# If you'd like to taste our Nessie, follow me

# If you'd like to taste our Nessie, follow me

# If you'd like to taste our Nessie, like to taste our Nessie,

# Like to taste our Nessie, follow me. #

Here we are. So, you wanted to know

which sense would help us find the real monster.

I'm afraid we couldn't find the real monster,

but our sense of taste has led us to the gift shop,

to something far tastier than a real monster! A chocolate one!

Fantastic.

One for you, you guys have got one. Erin, you too. So, let's tuck in.

I think we deserve it, after all our hard work. Oh!

Sending that yummy chocolatey message now!

Mmmmm!

# 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? #

Yeah, I was pretty busy!

I had lots to do, with all that monster-hunting,

and trying to see Nessie in that dark water.

There were loads of sounds to keep me busy.

Wave and boat sounds, but I'm glad there weren't any monster growls!

I was really busy.

I was smelling fresh air when we were out on the water.

Well, I was working hard too, you know.

I had to hold Nina's nose, and all that stretching,

to try and touch the monster.

Wowee! I've been a busy Baby Bud!

I thought I was never going to get to help,

but then I got to send messages

about one of my favourite things - chocolate!

We never found the Loch Ness Monster,

but we all worked hard to try and help.

Well, that was great fun.

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

-Bye!

-Bye!

-Bye!

-Bye!

-Bye!