Stay Cool 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 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, everyone!

ALL: Hello, Nina!

-Ready for an experiment?

-Yes!

It's a tasty experiment today.

We're going to be making... instant ice cream!

Now, what do I need? Hmm, that's right.

Spoon - got it.

Big bowl for the ice cream - excellent.

All the ingredients are here.

So we need some cream.

Ohhhh!

Beautiful.

That should be plenty.

Some sugar as well.

Not too much sugar.

That should be enough.

Lovely.

And a few drops of vanilla flavour

cos vanilla ice cream's my favourite.

Perfect! Lovely.

Now all we need to do is freeze it, but quickly.

For that, we need something very cold.

Luckily in my lab, I always have very cold liquid nitrogen.

Excellent!

I just need to pop my protective gloves on.

Take the canister off.

BUBBLING

Can you hear that? That's it bubbling away.

I think I'll put two scoops in.

NINA LAUGHS

I feel like a with with a cauldron!

Do you know, I think it's ready.

Look at that!

All the liquid nitrogen has bubbled off

and it's left only the ice cream.

It looks good enough to eat

and I think I will!

Mmm! Mmm, that is delicious!

Thank you very much, everyone!

Have a lovely day. Bye!

-BEEPING

-I hear a beep, I see a flash.

I wonder what they're going to ask.

Hi Nina, I'm Joe.

How can I stop my snowman from melting?

My goodness! A snowman melts quickly if it gets hot

so this is an emergency.

-Thanks, Nina.

-Bye!

We'll 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, guys.

Today's question is how can I stop my snowman from melting?

Which Neuron can help us find the answer?

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?

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 or 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.

BEEPING

-It's Felix!

-CHEERING

ALL: Go, Felix! Go, Felix!

Go, Felix! Go, Felix!

Go, Felix! Go, Felix!

Go, Felix!

Marvellous! A little touch can mean so much, Nina.

We're going to find out about things that feel hot and cold

so Felix is the Neuron to help us out

so we'd better get a move on! There's not a moment to lose.

OK then, let's go!

Meet Joe, his mum and his friends Georgie and Lucas.

They live in Andorra

but today for one day only,

they are...The Experimenters!

Hi, everyone! Hi!

You must be Joe.

You wanted to know how to stop your snowman from melting.

So, how is your snowman?

-There.

-Oh!

Oh dear, is that him?

What exactly are we meant to be looking at?

Oh no! Poor snowman!

Ah, it used to be a snowman, but now it's melted.

With two lumps of coal for his eyes and the carrot was his nose!

Aw! Don't cry, Bud.

They can always build another snowman.

He doesn't look very well, does he?

Although there's snow around, it's too warm for snowmen today.

Unless we can come up with a plan to make him last longer!

We need to do an experiment and Felix is ready to help us out.

Aren't you, Felix?

BEEPING

-Ready, Felix?

-Oh, it's my big moment!

Standing by, ready to send lots of messages.

So, first thing's first -

Joe, can you tell me what is a snowman made of?

Hmmm...snow.

Correct!

And there's loads of snow down here so follow me.

Here I have got two snowballs, exactly the same size.

We're nearly ready to start.

Have you guys ever played a game called pass the parcel?

-Yes.

-It's one of my favourite games.

This is called pass the snowball. Cool name, eh?

Do you get it? "Cool" name? Snowball?

Never mind. First of all, we'll play it with our gloves off.

I'll put one down. Are you ready?

-Yes.

-Pass the snowball!

Oh, Nina, it's going to get cold on your hands.

Don't be silly, Felix, it looks like fun!

I guess so. It is part of the experiment, after all.

Oh! Look, look what's happening.

-What's happening?

-It's melting. It's getting smaller.

That's right, it's getting smaller.

Any ideas why it's melting?

Cos you hands are warm.

The warmth of our hands is making the snowball smaller.

So how do our hands feel?

Cold!

Mine are very cold as well

so it's time for the other half of our experiment

and it's the same but with our gloves ON.

Ready, Felix?

Yes indeed! Felix is ready to feel and touch.

Ready with your gloves on?

And...go!

BEEPING

Oh, last time round.

Oh! Now, how does this snowball look?

-The same.

-That's right, it's a lot bigger than the last one.

I wonder why that is.

-Cos of our gloves.

-That's right.

That's exactly right.

Wearing gloves stops the snowball from melting so quickly.

If our gloves can stop a snowball from melting,

maybe clothes could stop a snowman from melting.

-Let's go and build a snowman!

-THEY CHEER

Remember the gloves, Nina!

The snow is so cold to touch.

I'm on a snowball watch,

-just in case anyone throws one at Nina.

-Good idea!

That can hurt sometimes.

BEEPING

Oh, that's him dressed.

There's one more thing that'll make him a real snowman.

-A carrot for his nose!

-That's right.

A carrot is for eating AND for making noses with!

It makes a perfect nose for the snowman.

Would you look at that!

Perfect! I can tell he's gonna last a long, long time.

Why don't we go sledging and come back later

to see if he's still here?

-Yeah!

-Excellent!

Hi! Aaaaaaah!

While others are sledging, we can look at our snowman.

He's not melted away at all. Fantastic!

That answers a question as well.

Your question was how can I stop my snowman from melting?

First, we found out that snow starts to melt

when it's touched with warm things like our hands.

By keeping our gloves on, we helped keep the snowball frozen.

Next we discovered, with the help of our lovely snowman,

that if we cover his body with a jacket and with a scarf,

it kept him cooler for longer

and it helps stop him from melting.

Our sense of touch has been well exercised today!

I better be off and you'd better go back sledging.

Let's go. Bye, Mr Snowman!

# It's been a busy, busy day

# Questions, answers Experiments done

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

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

Well, I definitely worked the hardest today.

Feeling all that cold - brrr!

And then touching the snowball and feeling it melt on Nina's hand.

Yeah, I was pretty busy.

There was so much to see.

All the shapes of the snowball

and how they changed shape when they melted.

There were loads of sounds to keep me busy.

All the shrieks and giggles when the snowman was being made.

I loved the sound of the crunchy snow.

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

Yeah, but I've still had a fabby time!

That was great fun.

Hope you've had a sensational time too. Bye!

ALL: Bye!