??The name of the show appears in colourful letters on an animated sky. It reads "TVO Kids Power hour of learning. Teacher edition."



The caption changes to "Today's Junior lesson: Light and sound."



The announcer says WELCOME TO

TVOKIDS

POWER HOUR OF LEARNING.



The caption changes to "Junior 4-6. Teacher Andrea."



Andrea is in her early thirties, with long straight brown hair in a side part and wears a black and red striped sweater and hoop earrings.



At home she stands in front of a poster on a wall that reads "What is light" and says WELCOME TO TVO KIDS

POWER HOUR OF LEARNING.

HI, EVERYONE,

AND WELCOME.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING ME TODAY.

I'M TEACHER ANDREA.

AND WELCOME TO

TVO'S POWER HOUR OF LEARNING.

I'M EXCITED BECAUSE

TODAY WE'RE GOING TO LOOK AT

THE CONCEPTS OF LIGHT AND SOUND.

LET'S GET STARTED

BY ASKING THIS QUESTION:

WHAT IS LIGHT?

SO WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT LIGHT,

WHAT THINGS COME TO MIND?

I WANT YOU TO TAKE A FEW MOMENTS

TO THINK ABOUT THIS

AND EITHER

THINK ABOUT THIS ON YOUR OWN,

OR SHARE YOUR IDEAS

WITH YOUR PARTNER.

COME BACK

WHEN YOU'RE READY TO DISCUSS.

NOW THAT YOU'VE HAD SOME TIME

TO DISCUSS WITH YOUR PARTNER,

OR THINK ABOUT

"WHAT IS LIGHT?" ON YOUR OWN,

LET'S DISCUSS THIS TOGETHER.

WHAT IS LIGHT?

SO, LIGHT IS A FORM OF ENERGY.

YOU WOULD'VE LEARNED BEFORE

THAT THERE'S

DIFFERENT TYPES OF ENERGY.

WE HAVE, FOR EXAMPLE, WATER

ENERGY, OR HYDROELECTRIC ENERGY,

WE HAVE WIND ENERGY.

SO LIGHT

IS ANOTHER TYPE OF ENERGY.

WE KNOW THAT LIGHT

MOVES IN STRAIGHT LINES.

WE KNOW THAT LIGHT

REFLECTS OFF THINGS.

AND IT IS THIS REFLECTED LIGHT

WHICH ENTERS OUR EYES

AND ALLOWS US TO SEE.

SO I HAVE

A LITTLE BIT OF A DIAGRAM

OR AN ILLUSTRATION HERE FOR YOU.

YOU CAN SEE

THE SUN IS HITTING THIS WALL,

AND THE SUN'S RAYS HIT THE WALL

AND REFLECT BACK

INTO THE HUMAN EYE.

AND THIS IS WHAT

ALLOWS US TO SEE THE WALL.

SO ONLY WHEN LIGHT GETS

REFLECTED CAN WE SEE AN IMAGE.

NOW THAT WE'VE DISCUSSED

"WHAT IS LIGHT?,"

LET'S DO

THE SAME THING WITH SOUND.

WHAT IS SOUND?

NOW, LET'S LOOK AT THE QUESTION

"WHAT IS SOUND?"

JUST LIKE OUR PREVIOUS QUESTION

AS TO "WHAT IS LIGHT?"

TAKE A FEW MOMENTS TO THINK

ABOUT WHAT YOU THINK SOUND IS.

YOU CAN THINK ABOUT IT

INDEPENDENTLY

OR SHARE YOUR IDEAS

WITH A PARTNER.

ONCE YOU'VE

HAD A CHANCE TO DISCUSS,

COME BACK WHEN YOU'RE READY

AND WE'LL TAKE A LOOK.

NOW THAT YOU HAD

SOME TIME TO THINK ABOUT IT,

OR DISCUSSED

YOUR IDEAS WITH A PARTNER,

LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT

THE QUESTION "WHAT IS SOUND?"



She unfolds another poster with the title "What is sound" and says JUST LIKE LIGHT,

SOUND IS ALSO A FORM OF ENERGY.

IT IS CREATED

WHEN SOMETHING VIBRATES

AND SENDS THESE VIBRATIONS, OR

WAVES, OF ENERGY INTO OUR EARS.

THE STRONGER THE VIBRATIONS,

THE LOUDER THE SOUND WE HEAR.

AND SOUNDS ARE FAINTER

THE FURTHER YOU ARE AWAY

FROM THE SOURCE OF THE SOUND.

SO, YOU CAN TAKE A LOOK HERE.

SO, WHAT HAPPENS IS

THE VIBRATIONS, OR SOUND WAVES,

MAKE OUR WAY INTO OUR EAR,

AND THAT'S HOW WE HEAR SOUND.

THE LOUDER THE VIBRATIONS,

OR THE MORE VIBRATIONS,

STRONGER THE VIBRATIONS,

THE BETTER THE SOUND.

AND THE FARTHER

WE ARE FROM THE SOUND'S SOURCE,

THE FAINTER THE VIBRATIONS,

SO THE LESS WE HEAR.

NOW, LET'S DEMONSTRATE THIS

WITH A LITTLE DEMONSTRATION.

NOW, TO SEE HOW WE CAN

BOTH SEE AND HEAR SOUND,

LET'S DO A LITTLE BIT OF A DEMO.

ALL WE NEED

IS AN EMPTY GLASS BOWL,

SOME PLASTIC WRAP.

WE'RE GONNA TEAR OFF

A PIECE OF THAT PLASTIC WRAP

AND WRAP IT TIGHTLY

AROUND THE GLASS BOWL.

MAKE SURE IT'S NICE AND TIGHT.

THEN, WE'RE GONNA TAKE

ABOUT A TEASPOON OF RICE,

AND THROW IT RIGHT ON TOP

OF OUR PLASTIC WRAP.

JUST SPREAD IT

AROUND THERE NICELY THERE.

GREAT.

NOW, YOU'RE GONNA

TAKE A METAL SPOON,

AND YOU'RE GONNA TAKE

EITHER A METAL PAN,

OR A METAL BAKING SHEET,

EITHER ONE WILL DO.

NOW, WHAT I'M GONNA DO

IS I AM GOING

TO TAKE THIS METAL SPOON,

AND I'M GONNA BANG IT

AGAINST MY BAKING SHEET.

AND LET'S SEE

WHAT HAPPENS TO THE RICE.

BEFORE I GET

STARTED ON THE DEMO,

I WANT YOU TO USE

THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD

OF MAKING AN EDUCATED GUESS TO

DECIDE WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN.

AND THE MODEL WE'RE GOING TO USE

P.E.O.E. MODEL.

I WANT YOU TO "PREDICT" WHAT

YOU THINK IS GOING TO HAPPEN.

WHEN I HIT

THE METAL BAKING SHEET,

WHAT IS GOING

TO HAPPEN TO THE RICE?

SO MAKE A PREDICTION.

AFTER YOU MAKE YOUR PREDICTION,

LET'S GO AHEAD AND DO THE DEMO.

YOU'RE GONNA "OBSERVE."

BUT BEFORE YOU OBSERVE,

YOU'RE GONNA "EXPLAIN."

WHY DID YOU MAKE

THE PREDICTION THAT YOU DID?

SO, YOU'RE GONNA

MAKE THE PREDICTION.

YOU'RE GONNA

EXPLAIN YOUR PREDICTION.

WE'RE GONNA DO THE DEMO

AND YOU'RE GOING TO OBSERVE.

AND THEN YOU'RE GONNA

GO BACK AND "EXPLAIN."

BECAUSE MAYBE YOUR PREDICTION

DIDN'T MATCH

YOUR ORIGINAL EXPLANATION.

SO, YOU GET TO GO BACK

AND RE-PREDICT,

OR THINK ABOUT WHY IT DIDN'T

COME OUT THE WAY YOU THOUGHT.

SO, LET'S USE THAT P.E.O.E. MODEL.

SO HERE WE HAVE OUR GLASS BOWL.

WE HAVE

OUR PLASTIC WRAP, OUR RICE,

OUR METAL SPOON,

AND OUR BAKING SHEET.

SO LET'S OBSERVE WHAT HAPPENS.



She bangs the baking sheet against the edge of the bowl.



(BANGING METAL BAKING SHEET)



She says NOW, THE METAL SHEET

WASN'T TOUCHING THE RICE

OR THE GLASS BOWL AT ANY TIME.

YET YOU SAW THAT THE RICE MOVED.

WHY DO YOU THINK

THAT MIGHT'VE HAPPENED?

TAKE A MOMENT TO THINK

ABOUT WHY THAT HAPPENED,

OR DISCUSS WITH A PARTNER

USING THE P.E.O.E. MODEL.

SO, EXPLAIN THE OBSERVATION.

NOW THAT WE'VE

COMPLETED OUR SOUND DEMO,

LET'S GO OVER TO

AN EPISODE OF

SCIENCEXPLOSION,

TO LEARN MORE IN TERMS OF LIGHT,

REFLECTION, AND REFRACTION.



(music plays)



An animated clip shows a big orange X on a blue background. It explodes and letters and numbers come out of it in all directions and float around.



Mathemagician Eric appears on screen. He's in his mid-twenties. He has short dark brown hair and a beard. He wears a red T-shirt with the show's logo, blue jeans and red Tennis shoes.



The screen turns red and the logo of the show appears next. It reads "MathXplosion." Meanwhile, cones, cubes and dices float around it.



Kids voices sing a song with lyrics that go

WHAT A HIT

IT'S NOT A TRICK

IT'S MATHXPLOSION

JUST FOR YOU

COOL AND NEW

MATHXPLOSION!. JUST FOR YOU

COOL AND NEW.

SCIENCEXPLOSION.



In his workroom, Eric puts a cleaning net in a fish tank and the handle looks crooked when it touches the water.



A female voice says HI, ERIC.



Eric says WHAT'S THE MATTER?

YOU LOOK CONFUSED.



The woman says YES.

AND?

OH, I SEE.

IT LOOKS CROOKED.

WELL, THAT'S NOT

A MAGICAL MYSTERY ERIC.

WHAT YOU'RE SEEING

IS THE EFFECT OF REFRACTION.



Eric looks confused.



The woman says COME ON.

I'LL SHOW YOU ANOTHER ILLUSION

CAUSED BY REFRACTION.

IT'LL HELP US

UNDERSTAND HOW IT WORKS.



Eric takes out a magic card deck and shows her a trick.



The woman says HEY, WHAT ARE YOU UP TO?

A MAGIC CARD TRICK?

OKAY, A TOTALLY BLANK CARD.

WHAT'S NEXT?

MM-HM.

(BLOWING)



He blows the card and it changes from blank to printed with two arrows pointing at the same direction.



The woman gasps and says WOW!

THAT'S A GOOD ONE.

AND, YOU KNOW WHAT?

WE CAN USE THESE ARROWS THAT

YOU MADE APPEAR SO SUDDENLY

TO HELP US EXPLAIN REFRACTION.

THIS EXPERIMENT

IS VERY SIMPLE AND EASY TO DO.

AND, WE CAN LEARN

ALL ABOUT LIGHT AND REFRACTION.

HERE ARE OUR TWO ARROWS.

THEY BOTH POINT IN THE SAME

DIRECTION, RIGHT?

GOOD.

NOW,

MOVE THAT CLEAR DRINKING GLASS

SO WE CAN SEE

THE ARROWS THROUGH IT.

BE CAREFUL.

IT HAS TO BE

IN JUST THE RIGHT PLACE

AND JUST

THE RIGHT DISTANCE AWAY.

YEAH, RIGHT ABOUT THERE!

AND BY THE WAY,

BEFORE YOU TRY THIS EXPERIMENT

IN FRONT OF YOUR FRIENDS,

BE SURE TO PRACTISE FIRST

SO YOU FIGURE OUT EXACTLY

WHERE THE GLASS SHOULD GO.

OTHERWISE,

YOU MIGHT MISS THE MARK

AND DISAPPOINT YOUR AUDIENCE.

NEXT, POUR WATER INTO THE GLASS

UNTIL THE WATER

RISES ABOVE THE BOTTOM ARROW.

CHECK IT OUT!



The arrow below now points at the opposite direction.



The woman says THAT'S PRETTY COOL.

THE ARROW CHANGED DIRECTION.

I KNOW THIS MIGHT

SEEM LIKE MAGIC, ERIC,

BUT IT'S ACTUALLY A PHENOMENON

CALLED REFRACTION.



Eric draws a button on a chalkboard and hits it.



An animation shows how refraction works.



The woman says THIS IS HOW REFRACTION WORKS.

WHEN WE LOOK AT AN OBJECT,

OUR EYES DON'T ACTUALLY

SEE THE OBJECT ITSELF.

WHAT WE DO SEE IS LIGHT

REFLECTED BY THE OBJECT

THAT THEN TRAVELS TO OUR EYES.

BUT LIGHT DOESN'T

TRAVEL AS WELL THROUGH WATER

AS IT DOES IN THE AIR.

IN OUR EXPERIMENT,

THE WATER DEFLECTED THE RAYS

OF LIGHT FROM LEFT TO RIGHT.

THIS MADE ONE ARROW

POINTING TOWARDS THE RIGHT

APPEAR TO US

TO POINT TO THE LEFT.

ISN'T THAT INCREDIBLE?

HAVE YOU EVER SEEN A RAINBOW

IN THE SKY AFTER IT RAINS?

RAINBOWS APPEAR

WHEN SUNLIGHT PASSES THROUGH

MILLIONS OF WATER DROPLETS

IN THE ATMOSPHERE

AND THOSE DROPLETS

CAUSE REFRACTION

THAT SCATTERS RAYS OF LIGHT.

SUNLIGHT IS MADE UP

OF LOTS OF DIFFERENT COLOURS,

AND WHEN THIS HAPPENS,

THOSE COLOURS SEPARATE

AND LOOK TO US LIKE A RAINBOW.

NOW THAT YOU KNOW

THE SECRET OF REFRACTION,

YOU CAN AMAZE

YOUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS

BY SHOWING THEM WHAT HAPPENS

WHEN YOU PUT ARROWS

AND A GLASS OF WATER

IN JUST THE RIGHT PLACE.

BUT DON'T FORGET

TO TRY IT YOURSELF FIRST

SO YOU KNOW EXACTLY

WHERE TO PUT THE GLASS.

IT'S NOT MAGIC.

IT'S SCIENCE.



The episode rolls.



Now Teacher Andrea has another poster on the wall with a T-chart. The left column is labelled "Material" and the other column labelled "Transparent, translucent, or opaque."



She says IS EVERYONE READY

FOR A LIGHT ACTIVITY?

BEFORE WE GET STARTED,

LET'S RUN THROUGH

A COUPLE OF DEFINITIONS FIRST.

THE THREE DEFINITIONS I WANT TO

INTRODUCE TO YOU ARE "OPAQUE,"

"TRANSLUCENT,"

AND "TRANSPARENT."

IF A MATERIAL IS OPAQUE,

IT MEANS THAT NO LIGHT

IS ABLE TO PASS THROUGH.

IF THE MATERIAL IS TRANSLUCENT,

IT MEANS SOME LIGHT IS ABLE

TO PASS THROUGH THE MATERIAL.

AND IF A MATERIAL

IS TRANSPARENT,

IT MEANS ALL,

OR MOST OF THE LIGHT,

IS ABLE TO PASS THROUGH.

NOW LET'S INVESTIGATE SOME

MATERIALS THAT MIGHT BE OPAQUE,

TRANSLUCENT, OR TRANSPARENT.

SO, FOR THIS ACTIVITY,

ALL YOU NEED IS A FLASHLIGHT

AND SOME MATERIALS.

I'VE CHOSEN

THREE TYPES OF MATERIALS.

SO WE'RE GONNA WORK TOGETHER ON

THESE THREE TYPES OF MATERIALS.

MY FIRST MATERIAL

IS A PIECE OF FOIL.

SO, UNDER "MATERIAL."

I'M GONNA WRITE "FOIL."

NOW, IF YOU REMEMBER

OUR PREVIOUS ACTIVITY,

WE TALKED ABOUT

MAKING PREDICTIONS,

EXPLAINING OUR PREDICTIONS,

OBSERVING WHAT HAPPENS,

AND THEN EXPLAINING AGAIN.

THE PEOE MODEL, A HYPOTHESIS.

SO I WANT YOU

TO TAKE A FEW MOMENTS

AND HYPOTHESIZE,

OR MAKE A PREDICTION.

THE FOIL MATERIAL,

DO YOU THINK IT'S OPAQUE,

TRANSLUCENT, OR TRANSPARENT?

TAKE A MOMENT.

ALL RIGHT, NOW THAT YOU HAVE

YOUR GUESS, LET'S TAKE A LOOK.

SO I HAVE MY FLASHLIGHT HERE.

I'M GONNA TAKE MY FOIL

AND SHINE IT ON THE FLASHLIGHT.

AND AS YOU CAN SEE,

WE DON'T SEE ANY OF THE LIGHT

PASSING THROUGH THE FOIL.

THEREFORE, FOIL IS OPAQUE.

LET'S WRITE THAT IN THERE.

NOW, THE SECOND MATERIAL

THAT I HAVE

IS A PIECE OF PARCHMENT PAPER.

SO TAKE A LOOK

AT THIS PARCHMENT PAPER.

WHAT DO YOU THINK IT MIGHT BE?

OPAQUE, WHERE NONE OF THE LIGHT

IS GONNA SHINE THROUGH

IF I PASS MY FLASHLIGHT

THROUGH THERE.

TRANSLUCENT,

WHERE MAYBE SOME OF THE LIGHT

MIGHT PASS THROUGH.

OR TRANSPARENT,

WHERE ALL OF THE LIGHT

IS ABLE TO PASS THROUGH

THE PARCHMENT PAPER.

SO TAKE A MOMENT TO PREDICT.

AND NOW THAT

YOU'VE MADE YOUR PREDICTION,

LET'S INVESTIGATE AND SEE.

NOW, YOU MIGHT NOT

BE ABLE TO SEE IT,

BUT THERE IS ACTUALLY

A LITTLE BIT OF THE LIGHT

SHINING THROUGH THE PARCHMENT

PAPER ONTO MY CHART PAPER.

SO A LITTLE BIT

OF THE LIGHT IS PASSING THROUGH.

NOT ALL OF IT,

BUT A LITTLE.

SO THEREFORE, WE CAN SAY

PARCHMENT PAPER IS TRANSLUCENT.

RIGHT?

SOME OF THE LIGHT

WAS ABLE TO PASS THROUGH.

SO, NOT ALL OF THE LIGHT,

NOT NONE OF THE LIGHT,

BUT SOME OF THE LIGHT.

SO THAT MAKES

THE PARCHMENT PAPER TRANSLUCENT.

SO I'LL PUT THAT IN THERE.

ALL RIGHT, SO NOW WE KNOW

OUR FOIL PAPER IS OPAQUE.

NONE OF THE LIGHT

WAS ABLE TO PASS THROUGH.

OUR PARCHMENT PAPER

WAS TRANSLUCENT.

AND THE LAST MATERIAL

WE'RE GONNA INVESTIGATE

IS A PLASTIC BAG.

SO, MY PLASTIC BAG,

LET'S WRITE THAT IN.

MAKE YOUR PREDICTION.

DO YOU THINK THE PLASTIC BAG

IS GOING TO BE OPAQUE

LIKE THE FOIL,

TRANSLUCENT

LIKE THE PARCHMENT PAPER,

OR DO YOU THINK

IT'S GOING TO BE TRANSPARENT

WHERE ALL OF THE LIGHT

FROM THE FLASHLIGHT

IS ABLE TO PASS THROUGH?

MAKE YOUR PREDICTION.

NOW THAT YOU'VE

MADE YOUR PREDICTION,

LET'S INVESTIGATE.



She flashes the light against the plastic bag and says AND THERE YOU CAN SEE.

MOSTLY ALL THE LIGHT

IS ABLE PASS THROUGH

FROM THE FLASHLIGHT,

THROUGH THE PLASTIC BAG,

ONTO THE CHART PAPER.

THIS MEANS

OUR PLASTIC BAG IS TRANSPARENT,

WHERE ALL, OR MOST OF THE LIGHT,

IS ABLE TO PASS

THROUGH THE MATERIAL.

GREAT JOB, EVERYONE.

NOW, LET'S TAKE SOME TIME

TO WATCH OUR TVO KIDS VIDEO

OF ZOEY

AND WHAT'S IN THE DARK?



An episode of "Finding Stuff out" rolls.



An animated question mark mono cycles outside Zoey's house holding a flag with the logo of the show: a magnifying glass with a question mark inside.



In the attic, Zoey focuses the camera towards her and starts dancing around as animated stickers appear on the screen.



Zoey is around 12, with long wavy brown hair in a half ponytail. She wears a printed red dress, a denim vest, a beaded necklace and a watch.



(music plays)



Music grabs a ukulele and starts playing and sings a song as other Zoeys appear behind her doing different things.



The song goes MY NAME IS ZOEY

AND THIS IS MY SHOW

I'M FINDING STUFF OUT

THAT YOU WANT TO KNOW

JUST ASK ME A QUESTION

THAT I DON'T KNOW

THAT'S WHY "FINDING STUFF OUT."

IS THE NAME OF MY SHOW



Several kids pop up in frames of different shapes and colours.



The title Finding Stuff Out, where the letter O is replaced by a magnifying glass, appears several times on the screen.



The song continues SO JUST GIVE ME A SHOUT

AND WE'LL FIGURE IT OUT

WITH THE HELP

OF SOME FRIENDS



On her laptop screen roll different clips that show Zoey and her friends doing different activities as animated characters roll over the screen.



The song continues AND THE FUN NEVER ENDS

ON "FINDING STUFF OUT."

FINDING STUFF OUT

FINDING STUFF OUT

THAT'S WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT

YEAH



As she plays the ukulele, animated musical notes jumps up and down the screen.



(SPOOKY ORGAN MUSIC)

(CRUNCHING, CHEWING)



Toy dinosaurs and upside down hanging puppets appear in the attic.



The light is out. A shadow of Zoey chewing a carrot is projected on a white sheet.



Zoe says HEY. WELCOME TO

FINDING STUFF OUT.

IF YOU'RE WONDERING

WHY I'M IN THE DARK,

I'M CONDUCTING

A SCIENTIFIC TEST

INSPIRED BY AN INTERESTING

QUESTION I RECEIVED.



Zoey clicks on a remote control and a brown haired boy appears inside a frame on the screen.



A caption reads "Maxime."



Maxime says DO CARROTS REALLY HELP YOU

SEE IN THE DARK?



Zoey says OF COURSE THEY DO.

HAVE YOU EVER SEEN

A RABBIT WEARING GLASSES?

NAH. SERIOUSLY THOUGH,

I DON'T KNOW.

BUT BY THE END OF THE SHOW,

I WILL EAT ALL OF

THESE CARROTS.

THEN I WILL BE ABLE

TO SEE IN THE DARK

AND ANSWER

THIS OTHER QUESTION.



A blond girl appears on screen with the caption "Leonie."



Leoni says HOW COME SO MANY PEOPLE

ARE AFRAID OF THE DARK?



Zoey says SOMETIMES I HAVE TO ADMIT,

I'M A LITTLE SCARED OF

THE DARK MYSELF.

WHAT ABOUT YOU?



A caption reads "Ask a friend."



Several kids pop up in frames.



A girl with curly brown hair in a half-do says WHEN I'M IN THE DARK,

I THINK THERE ARE ZOMBIES,

GHOSTS, CREEPY THINGS...



A boy with straight light brown hair says THERE MIGHT BE MONSTERS.



A girl with straight brown hair in a low ponytail says I FEEL VERY UNCOMFORTABLE.



A boy with wavy blond hair says THERE MIGHT BE GHOSTS

THAT COULD INVADE YOUR BODY.



A girl wearing purple framed glasses says SOMETIMES I JUST FEEL LIKE

SOMEONE'S WATCHING ME

IN THE DARK.



A girl with straight fair hair says I THINK THE SCARY MOVIES

ARE GONNA COME TRUE.



A boy with wavy light brown hair says THERE'S NOTHING

THAT SCARES ME.



A girl with wavy brown hair says BOO!

FIRST, GUYS, I SUGGEST WE GET TO

KNOW OUR ENEMY A LITTLE BETTER.



A boy named Abdoul pops up and says WHAT IS DARKNESS?



Zoey says WELL, ABDOUL, I CHECKED.

AND DARKNESS IS AN ABSENCE

OF LIGHT. LIKE THIS.



She turns off her flashlight.



Zoey says SEE? I'M IN TOTAL DARKNESS,

BECAUSE THERE'S NO LIGHT.

LIGHT IS A FORM OF ENERGY

THAT WE CAN SEE.

WHEN LIGHT BOUNCES OFF

OF THINGS,

THAT'S HOW WE CAN SEE THEM.

SO DARKNESS IS JUST

WHEN THERE'S NO LIGHT.

HERE'S A QUESTION

FROM AMBER.



A girl with brown hair in a half pony says WHY IS IT DAYTIME HERE

AND NIGHTTIME SOMEWHERE ELSE?



Zoey says EARTH, THE PLANET WE LIVE ON,

IS LIT UP BY THE SUN.



She spins a globe and points her flashlight at it.



She says THE EARTH IS

CONSTANTLY SPINNING.

SO WHEN ONE PART OF THE EARTH

IS LIT UP BY THE SUN,

THAT'S WHAT WE CALL DAYTIME.

AND THE PART THAT'S

FACING AWAY FROM THE SUN

IS WHAT WE CALL

NIGHTTIME.

BUT REMEMBER, THE EARTH IS

CONSTANTLY SPINNING,

SO WHEREVER YOU ARE

THAT IT'S DAYTIME,

TWELVE HOURS LATER,

IT WILL BE NIGHTTIME FOR YOU.



A boy named Pierce says WHAT IS A SOLAR ECLIPSE?



In animation, two pirates sail to the end of the Earth and fall down.



Pirates say ARGH! ARGH! ARGH!

(GASP) WOAH!



A caption reads "The flat Earth corner."



Dressed as a Viking, Zoey says WHAT IS A SOLAR ECLIPSE?

IT'S WHEN THE SUN DISAPPEARS

FROM THE SKY DURING THE DAYTIME

AND THE WORLD IS PLUNGED

INTO TERRIFYING DARKNESS.

AND IF YOU'RE A

VIKING WARRIOR LIKE ME,

LIVING MORE THAN

A THOUSAND YEARS AGO,

YOU KNOW EXACTLY

WHAT CAUSES ECLIPSES.

ECLIPSES ARE CAUSED BY A WARG,

THAT'S A KIND OF WOLF

WITH SUPERPOWERS,

EATING THE SUN!

(GROWLING NOISE)

THEY'RE HUGE!

AND APPARENTLY THEY LIKE

VERY, VERY HOT FOOD.

(GROWLING)

OH BOY! THAT WARG WOLF

IS AT IT AGAIN,

EATING THE SUN.

(HOWLING)

I HOPE IT WON'T BE DARK

FOREVER NOW.

AHHH...

THAT'S A RELIEF.

THE SUN IS BACK.

I GUESS THAT GIANT WOLF

DIDN'T REALLY LIKE THE TASTE

OF THAT SUN SO MUCH.



(music plays)

(ZOEY LAUGHS)



Zoey says ECLIPSES AREN'T REALLY CAUSED

BY GIANT WOLVES.

THEY'RE CAUSED BY THE MOON.

I FOUND OUT THAT THE MOON

CIRCLES EARTH ALL THE TIME.

AND ONCE IN A WHILE,

THE MOON COMES BETWEEN

THE EARTH AND THE SUN.



An animated Earth says HELLO! I'M TRYING TO HAVE

SOME DAYTIME HERE.

YOU'RE BLOCKING MY LIGHT.

UGH.



An animated moon says I'M GOING AS FAST AS I CAN.



Zoey says WHEN IT DOES, IT BLOCKS THE

SUN'S LIGHT FOR A FEW MINUTES,

CAUSING AN ECLIPSE.



The moon moves and the Earth says AHHH... THAT'S BETTER.



A boy named Sasha says DOES DARKNESS AFFECT

PLANTS TO GROW?



Zoey says HMMM...

THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION, SACHA.

BUT I DON'T THINK THIS CARROT

WILL GIVE ME AN ANSWER.

IT'S NOT VERY TALKATIVE.

AND I CHECKED.

ALL PLANTS NEED LIGHT

TO LIVE AND GROW.

SOME CAN SURVIVE

WITH JUST A LITTLE,

BUT NONE OF THEM CAN

GROW IN THE DARK.

MUSHROOMS CAN,

BUT THEY'RE NOT A PLANT.

THEY'RE SOMETHING CALLED FUNGI.

THEY DON'T NEED LIGHT

LIKE PLANTS DO.

AND THEY GET THEIR FOOD

FROM ROTTING STUFF.

OF COURSE, PLANTS AREN'T

THE ONLY THINGS

THAT ARE AFFECTED

BY DARKNESS.

ANIMALS ARE AFFECTED

BY DARKNESS TOO.

HERE'S ANOTHER QUESTION,

FROM ALESSANDRA.



A girl with brown hair pops up on the screen and says ARE OWLS AND BATS

AFRAID OF THE LIGHT?

I THINK I KNOW SOMEONE

WHO CAN ANSWER THAT.



She grabs her ukulele and sings SHE KNOWS ABOUT OWLS

THAT FLY AROUND AT NIGHT

THEY DON'T CRASH INTO STUFF

BECAUSE THEY HAVE

AMAZING SIGHT

HERE'S JENNIFER CYR-DEVINE.



Jennifer is in her thirties, with long straight brown hair in a half do. She wears cream trousers, a navy blue T-shirt and she carries an owl on her forearm.



She says HI.



Zoey says I SEE YOU BROUGHT A FRIEND.



Jen says I HAVE. THIS IS JWEEP,

OUR GRANDPAPA GREAT HORNED OWL.

HE'S ACTUALLY

30 YEARS OLD.



Zoey says WOW. I'M GLAD

I KNOW YOUR NAME.

SO NOW I DON'T HAVE TO WONDER

WHOOO YOU ARE.

(JENNIFER LAUGHS, JWEEP HOOTS.)



Zoey says WHAT KIND OF OWL IS JWEEP?



Jen says THIS IS ACTUALLY

A GREAT HORNED OWL,

AS YOU CAN SEE BY THESE AWESOME

HORNS HE HAS ON HIS HEAD.

THEY'RE NOT REALLY HORNS.

THEY'RE ACTUALLY

JUST TUFTS OF FEATHERS

THAT STICK OUT FROM HIS HEAD.

BUT FROM FAR THEY KIND OF

LOOK LIKE HORNS.



Zoey says SO, TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION,

ALESSANDRA,

JENNIFER SAYS THAT WE DON'T KNOW

IF THEY'RE AFRAID.

BUT BATS REALLY

DON'T LIKE LIGHT.

SHE SAYS THAT OWLS LIKE JWEEP

REALLY DON'T MIND DAYLIGHT.



An animated owl says HOOT.



Zoey says BUT WHEN DARKNESS COMES,

THESE GREAT NIGHT-HUNTERS

RULE THE SKY.



The animated owl WOO!

(WINGS FLAPPING)



Zoey says HOW IS IT POSSIBLE FOR OWLS

TO HUNT AT NIGHT?



Jen says OH. WELL, OWLS ARE

REALLY SPECIAL.

THEY HAVE THESE SPECIAL EYES

THAT HELP THEM TO SEE BETTER

IN LOW LIGHT CONDITIONS.

NOW, IF YOU LOOK AT HIS EYES,

YOU'LL SEE,

COMPARED TO HIS HEAD,

HIS EYES ARE HUGE.

IF WE MADE HIS SKULL AS BIG

AS A HUMAN SKULL, FOR EXAMPLE,

WE'D HAVE TO HAVE EYES

THE SIZE OF GRAPEFRUIT.



An animation shows Jennifer with huge eyes.



Jen says I'D LOOK QUITE PRETTY WITH EYES

THE SIZE OF GRAPEFRUITS, RIGHT?

(JENNIFER LAUGHS.)

NOW BEING THAT THOSE EYES ARE

SO BIG, THOSE PUPILS

THE LITTLE BLACK CIRCLES

THAT YOU SEE IN THE MIDDLE

OF THEIR EYES -

THOSE ALSO CAN BECOME

REALLY BIG.

THE BIGGER THE PUPILS, THE MORE

LIGHT COMES INTO THEIR EYES.

AND THAT MEANS

THEY CAN SEE BETTER.

NOW, THEIR EYES ARE

SO BIG THOUGH

THAT THEY CAN'T

REALLY MOVE THEM.

SO, YOU SEE WHAT I'M DOING

WITH MY EYES?



She moves her eyes all around.



Jen says THESE GUYS CAN'T DO THAT.

THEIR EYES STAY FIXED.

JUST STAY... YEAH.

SO BECAUSE THEY CAN'T MOVE THEM,

THEY'VE ADAPTED

OTHER WAYS OF BEING ABLE

TO SEE ALL AROUND THEM.

SO I'M GONNA ASK YOU

TO HELP ME DEMONSTRATE.

I'M GONNA ASK YOU

TO STAY STRAIGHT.

DON'T MOVE YOUR BODY AT ALL.

JUST TURN YOUR HEAD

AS FAR AS YOU CAN TURN IT.

SO HOW FAR ARE YOU GOING?



Zoey says A LITTLE PAST MY SHOULDER.



Jen says SO WE'LL SAY IT'S ABOUT 90

DEGREES FROM THE FRONT AXIS

ALL THE WAY TO THE SHOULDER,

RIGHT?

AN OWL CAN DO

THREE TIMES AS MUCH.



Zoey says WOW.



Jen says SO THEY CAN TURN TO

THE SHOULDER, TO THE BACK,

AND EVEN TO THE NEXT SHOULDER

WITHOUT MOVING THEIR BODIES.



Zoey says COOL.



Jen says AND THEY CAN DO THAT ON EACH

SIDE. PRETTY NEAT, EH?



Zoey says COOL. WHAT ELSE HELPS OWLS

FLY IN THE NIGHT?



Jen says GOOD QUESTION. WELL, ACTUALLY,

THEY'RE REALLY, REALLY STEALTHY.

THEY ACTUALLY HAVE

WHAT'S CALLED SILENT FLIGHT.

OR I SHOULD SAY...

(WHISPERING) ... SILENT FLIGHT.

(JENNIFER AND ZOEY LAUGH.)

BECAUSE WHAT HAPPENS IS,

WHEN THEY FLAP THEIR WINGS,

YOU DON'T HEAR ANYTHING.

SO I'M GONNA DEMONSTRATE

FOR YOU.



Zoey says OKAY.



Jen says I HAVE TWO FEATHERS HERE.

I HAVE A SMALL ONE,

THAT'S FOR THE OWL.

AND I HAVE THIS LARGER ONE,

THAT'S AN EAGLE FEATHER.



She shakes the feather.



(FEATHER MAKES SWOOPING NOISE.)



Jen says DID YOU HEAR THAT ONE?

NOW FOR THE OWL FEATHER.



She shakes the smaller feather.



(NO SOUND.)

(ZOEY AND JENNIFER LAUGH.)



Jen says SO YOU CAN SEE THERE'S QUITE

A DIFFERENCE, RIGHT?



Zoey says YEAH.



Jen says WHY WOULD IT NEED TO BE

SO QUIET, AN OWL?

WHAT WOULD IT NEED THAT FOR?



Zoey says SO THE PREY COULDN'T HEAR THEM,

AND HE COULD CATCH THEM.



Jen says BINGO. EXACTLY. TO BE ABLE

TO SURPRISE THAT LITTLE MOUSE.

IT'S ALSO IN ORDER

TO BE ABLE TO...



Zoey says LISTEN.



Jen says HEAR THE LITTLE MOUSE.

(JENNIFER AND ZOEY LAUGH.)



The owl yawns.



Jen says THAT WAS A LITTLE YAWN.

(JENNIFER LAUGHS.)



Zoey says WHAT ELSE HELPS OWLS CATCH

THEIR DINNER IN THE DARK?



Jen says OH. WELL, TO SHOW YOU THAT I'M

GONNA BRING OUT A DIFFERENT OWL.



Zoey says OKAY.



Jen says SO LET ME INTRODUCE YOU

TO NOVIO.



Zoey says THAT'S SO COOL.

HE MOVES HIS HEAD AROUND.

IT'S LIKE HE'S DANCING.

WHY DOES HE DO THAT?



Jen says ACTUALLY,

THIS IS A BARN OWL.

AND BARN OWLS,

IF YOU LOOK AT THEIR FACES,

THEIR FACE IS SHAPED IN THE

SHAPE OF A HEART OR A CIRCLE,

IF YOU WILL.



Zoey says YEAH.



Jen says AND THAT'S WHAT'S CALLED

A FACIAL DISK ON AN OWL.

ALL OWLS HAVE THEM.

NOW, BARN OWLS,

THEIR FACIAL DISK

HELPS BRING THE SOUND

TO THEIR EARS,

WHICH ARE HIDDEN BENEATH

THE FEATHERS ON EACH SIDE

OF THEIR HEAD.

SO WITH THAT FACIAL DISK,

HE'S ABLE TO HEAR THINGS

MORE CLEARLY,

SO HE CAN HEAR

ALL SORTS OF SOUNDS.

AND THE REASON WHY HE'S DANCING

IS HE'S ACTUALLY TRYING

TO MAKE THAT FACIAL DISK

A LITTLE BIT BIGGER.

THE MORE HE MOVES HIS HEAD...



Jen imitates the head moves of the owl.



(ZOEY LAUGHS.)



Jen says THE MORE HE'S ABLE

TO HEAR SOUNDS.

THESE GUYS HAVE SUCH

AMAZING HEARING

THAT THEY CAN HEAR LITTLE MICE

30 CENTIMETRES UNDER THE SNOW.



Zoey says WOW. THAT'S SO COOL!

THANKS, JENNIFER,

FOR BEING ON MY SHOW.



Jen says THANK YOU FOR HAVING US.



Zoey says WELL, OWLS FINDING THEIR WAY IN

THE DARK GIVES ME AN IDEA FOR...



(FANFARE)



In animation, Zoey flexes his arm, and then picks up the whole Earth and spins it.



A caption reads "My great challenge."



Zoey says MY GREAT CHALLENGE!



Zoey says I'M IN THE ATTIC

WITH MY TWO CHALLENGERS.

RUBY...



Ruby is around 11, with long wavy black hair with very short bangs. She wears white trousers and a blue tank top.



Ruby says HI.



Zoey says YOU'RE GOING TO BE

TEAM JWEEP.

(HOOTING NOISE)



Zoey says SACHA...



Sasha says HEY.



Sasha is around 11, with short wavy blond hair and he wears jeans and a blue T-shirt.



Zoey says YOU'RE GOING TO BE

TEAM NOVIO.

(HOOTING NOISE)



Both participants wear party props with owl eyes and feathers on their heads.



Zoey says YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO USE SOUND

TO HUNT LIKE AN OWL.

BUT I'M NOT GOING TO TURN

THE LIGHTS OFF,

BECAUSE THAT WOULDN'T BE

VERY INTERESTING

FOR THE PEOPLE

WHO ARE WATCHING.

WILL IT?



The kids say NO.



Zoey says SO YOU GUYS ARE GOING

TO BE BLINDFOLDED,

AND YOU CAN ONLY USE YOUR SENSE

OF HEARING TO CATCH YOUR PREY.

LIKE THIS ONE.

(SCREECHING NOISE)



Zoey says SO, ARE YOU GUYS READY?



The kids say YEAH!



Zoey says NOW PUT YOUR BLINDFOLDS ON

AND START HUNTING IN THE DARK.

(CRICKETS CHIRPING)



Zoey says OH, NOVIO GOT THE FIRST ONE.

I'LL PUT IT

IN YOUR BASKET.

(FROGS CROAKING)



Zoey says OH, JWEEP'S GOT THE SECOND ONE.

(BELL RINGS)

OKAY, LET ME PUT IT

IN YOUR BASKET.

THE NEXT ONE IS

A LITTLE SNEAKY.

(CHICKEN CLUCKING.)



Zoey moves around with the sound making device.



Zoey says HERE, GET IT,

GET IT, GET IT...

(RUBY LAUGHS.)



Ruby says I GOT IT.



They both grab the rubber chicken off Zoey's hand.



Zoey says OKAY, YOU GUYS BOTH GET A POINT.

IT'S A TIE.



(INSECTS CHIRPING)



Ruby says GOT IT.



Zoey says NICE JOB.

OKAY, THIS IS

THE LAST ONE NOW.

YOU GUYS READY?



Ruby says YEAH.



(MOUSE SQUEAKING)



Zoey moves all around the attic.



Zoey says OH! NOVIO GOT IT.

JWEEP, YOU HAVE THREE.

AND NOVIO, YOU ALSO HAVE THREE.

WHICH MEANS...

YOU GUYS BOTH WIN.



The kids says YEAH! WOO!



Zoey says WAS IT WEIRD HUNTING

FOR YOUR DINNER IN THE DARK?



Sasha says YEAH.



Zoey says WHY?



Sasha says 'CUZ I LIKE SEEING MY FOOD.



Zoey says HA! AND WAS IT DIFFICULT

FOR YOU, JWEEP?



Ruby says YEAH.



Zoey says WHY?



Ruby says BECAUSE IT WAS HARD WALKING,

AND YOU COULD PROBABLY TRIP.



Zoey says YEAH.



In animation, Zoey waves from the front door of the house, which rises on robot legs and walks away.



A caption reads "Do try this at home."



Two blond girls appear on screen.



Zoey says AMBER AND LANEA HAVE

AN EXPERIMENT

TO GET AN IDEA OF HOW

AN OWL'S HEARING WORKS.

LET'S PRETEND A LITTLE MOUSE

IS SCURRYING AROUND THE HOUSE.

JUST LISTEN.



One of the girls tap her fingers on a table.



Zoey says NEXT, CUP YOUR EARS

WITH YOUR HANDS.



The girl doing the tapping says DO YOU HEAR BETTER?



The other girl says UH... I HEAR BETTER.



Zoey says NOW, MAKE SIMPLE CONE.



The second girl makes a paper cone and puts it on her ear.



The first girl taps and says WHEN DID YOU HEAR

THE MOUSE BETTER?



The other girl says WELL, WITH MY EARS

I HEARD IT A LITTLE.

WITH MY HANDS, I HEARD IT

A LITTLE BIT MORE.

AND WITH THE CONE,

I HEARD IT VERY WELL.



Zoey says I FOUND OUT FROM JENNIFER

THAT THE BARN OWL'S FACE

WORKS SORT OF LIKE CONES,

FUNNELING SOUND TO ITS EARS.

NOW HERE'S DAVID AND ANDELAIN

WITH ANOTHER OWL EXPERIMENT.

OWL'S EYES ARE AMAZING

IN THE DARK.

ONE REASON OURS AREN'T

AS GOOD IS BECAUSE

OUR PUPILS ARE SMALLER COMPARED

TO THE SIZE OF OUR FACE.

WITH THE LIGHTS ON, YOUR PUPILS

ARE ABOUT THIS SIZE.

BUT, TURN OFF THE LIGHTS,

AND YOUR PUPILS GET BIGGER

TO LET MORE LIGHT IN

TO HELP YOU SEE.



David is around 10, with slightly long straight brown hair and wears green Bermuda shorts and a printed white shirt.



Andelain is around 11, with shoulder length wavy brown hair and she wears blue cropped trousers and a coral tank top.



Zoey says AFTER STARING AT A BRIGHT LIGHT,

LET'S SEE HOW LONG IT TAKES

ANDELAIN'S EYES

TO ADJUST TO DARKNESS AND SEE

WHAT'S ON THE BLACK CLOTH. GO!



A plastic bat lies on the black cloth.



Andelain says I CAN'T SEE IT AT ALL.



David says LOOK. SEE?

DO YOU SEE ANYTHING?



Andelain says NO. NOT YET.



Zoey says IF ANDELAIN HAD OWL EYES,

SHE'D SEE IN THE DARK

MUCH BETTER AND MUCH FASTER.



An animated owl pops up and says THAT'S SO EASY.



Andelain says MAYBE...

IT'S SOMETHING WITH WINGS.

I THINK IT'S A BAT.



David says WELL, YOU WERE RIGHT.



A stopwatch on screen stops at 22 seconds.



Wearing a black cape, Zoey says BOO! BATS ARE NIGHT ANIMALS.

SO THEY'VE DEVELOPED WAYS

TO FLY AND HUNT IN THE DARK.

BUT HOW DO THEY DO IT?

HERE'S BAT GIRL,

CORI LAUSEN.

HI, CORI.



Cori says HI, ZOEY.



Cori is in her late thirties, with long blond hair in braided pigtails. She wears glasses, braid trousers and a black tank top.



Zoey says SO, CAN WE START

LOOKING FOR BATS?



Cori says THAT SOUNDS LIKE

A GREAT IDEA.



Zoey says ALL RIGHT, LET'S GO.



Cori says OKAY.



(music plays)



Zoey says HOW DID YOU GET THE NAME

BAT GIRL?



Cori says WELL, WHEN I WAS YOUNG,

ABOUT YOUR AGE ACTUALLY,

WE HAD A BAT

IN OUR HOUSE,

AND IT WAS CLEAR THAT MY PARENTS

WERE REALLY SCARED OF IT.

AND I THOUGHT, "HOW CAN ADULTS

BE SCARED OF SOMETHING SO TINY?"

SO THEN I WENT TO UNIVERSITY.

I ENDED UP LEARNING A LOT

ABOUT BATS.

AND, WELL, I'VE BEEN STUDYING

THEM EVER SINCE.

THEY'RE FASCINATING.



Zoey says COOL.



Cori says YEAH.



Zoey says SO WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN TONIGHT?



Cori says OH, WELL,

THE BATS ARE SLEEPING NOW

DURING THE DAY.

THEY'RE HIDING UNDER THE BARK

OF THE TREES,

AND SOME OF THEM ARE

IN BUILDINGS.

AND AS IT GETS DARK, THEY'RE

GOING TO PEEK THEIR HEAD OUT,

LOOK AROUND, MAKE SURE

THE COAST IS CLEAR,

AND THEY'RE GONNA DART OUT

AND GO LOOK

FOR SOME FOOD AND WATER.



Zoey says WOW.

TO ANSWER THE QUESTION:

ARE BATS AFRAID OF LIGHT?



Cori says WELL, I DON'T KNOW IF

THEY'RE AFRAID OF THE LIGHT.

BUT WE DO KNOW IF THEY GO OUT

DURING THE DAY AND TRY

TO FLY AROUND,

THE CROWS OR HAWKS OR OTHER

PREDATORS WILL TRY TO EAT THEM.

SO IT'S A GOOD THING THAT

THEY DO JUST FLY AT NIGHT.



Zoey says BESIDES THE THINGS

THAT WANT TO EAT THEM,

ARE THEN ANY OTHER REASONS

THAT BATS COME OUT AT NIGHT

AND NOT IN THE LIGHT?



Cori says YEAH. THERE ARE A LOT OF INSECTS

THAT COME OUT AT NIGHT,

LIKE MOSQUITOS AND MOTHS,

RIGHT?

AND SO THERE'S A LOT

OF FOOD FOR BATS.

SO IT'S A GOOD TIME FOR A BAT

TO BE EATING, IS AT NIGHT.

IF THEY TRIED TO EAT THE INSECTS

DURING THE DAY,

THEY WOULD BE COMPETING

WITH OTHER WILDLIFE,

LIKE BIRDS,

FOR EXAMPLE SWALLOWS.

SO AT NIGHT THEY'VE GOT

THE SKIES TO THEMSELVES.



Zoey says ONCE NIGHTTIME SETS IN,

BATS GET BUSY.

THIS LAKE IS A GREAT SPOT

FOR CORI TO USE

HER SPECIAL EQUIPMENT.



Cori says THESE ARE BAT DETECTORS,

AND SO WHAT THEY DO IS

THEY TURN THE ULTRASOUND

THAT BATS ARE PRODUCING

INTO SOMETHING

THAT WE CAN HEAR,

AND THEY SHOW YOU ON THE SCREEN

WHAT THE BAT CALLS LOOK LIKE.



Zoey says COOL. BUT WHAT EXACTLY

IS ULTRASOUND?



Cori says IT'S SOUND THAT'S TOO HIGH

IN PITCH FOR US TO HEAR.

SO THE BAT DETECTORS WILL

LOWER THE SOUND

SO THAT WE CAN ACTUALLY HEAR IT.

NOW THAT'S CALLED

ECHOLOCATION.

WHEN BATS GO OUT

AND PRODUCE ULTRASOUND,

THEY WILL LISTEN FOR THE ECHOES

OF THE SOUND TO COME BACK.

AND THAT WAY THEY WON'T RUN

INTO TREES,

AND THEY'LL FIND THE BUGS

TO EAT THEM.



Zoey says COOL.



An animation shows a bat catching a mosquito.



(BAT SCREECHING)



Cori says SO WE JUST POINT THE DETECTORS

OUT OVER THE WATER,

AND THE BATS ARE GOING

TO COME IN

AND THEY'RE GOING

TO GET A DRINK.

JUST LIKE THAT.

SEE THAT'S A BAT.

AND WE CAN SEE THE ULTRASOUND

CALLS THAT IT'S PRODUCING.

AND THAT'S ITS ECHOLOCATION.

IT CAN FIND THE WATER

AND SOME BUGS TO EAT.



Zoey says THAT'S AWESOME!



Cori says YEAH.

OH, LOOK. IT'S FELIX,

MY RESEARCH COLLEAGUE,

AND HE HAS A BAT THAT NEEDS

TO BE RELEASED.

WHEN HE RELEASES IT, WE'LL BE

ABLE TO RECORD ITS ULTRASOUND.



Felix is in his thirties, with short brown hair and a beard. He wears a black T-shirt with a print and a checker black and white hat.



Zoey says LET'S TRY.



Felix releases a bat.



Zoey says COOL! HEY, BAT.

I SEE YOUR ULTRASOUND.

HAVE A NICE MEAL!

WELL, THANKS FOR BEING

ON MY SHOW

AND HELPING ME FIND OUT

ABOUT WHY BATS LOVE THE DARK.



Cori says YOU'RE WELCOME.

NOW HERE'S A QUESTION

FROM ALEXA.



A girl with short brown hair pops up on screen and says ARE THERE ANY ANIMALS WHO LIVE

IN TOTAL DARKNESS?



Zoey says TOTAL DARKNESS? LIKE,

COMPLETE ABSENCE OF LIGHT?

HEAD GETTING WARM!

HOW COULD AN ANIMAL FUNCTION

IN TOTAL DARKNESS?

HOW WOULD IT KNOW LEFT FROM

RIGHT? AND DAY FROM NIGHT?

SYNAPSES GETTING

OUT OF CONTROL!

FREAKING OVERLOAD! AGH!



In animation, Zoe's head explodes.



A caption reads "You're gonna make my head explode."



(music plays)



Zoey walks across the attic with a knitted hat that covers her eyes.



She bumps on a stool and says OH.

YEP, I'M DEFINITELY NOT

A CREATURE WHO COULD LIVE

IN THE DARK.

BUT, AMAZINGLY,

THEY DO EXIST.

CREATURES LIKE WORMS BURROW

IN THE GROUND AND HAVE NO EYES.

MOLES DO HAVE EYES,

BUT THEY'RE SUPER-SMALL

AND CAN ONLY DETECT

DARK LIGHT AND MOVEMENT.

MOLES SPEND ALL OF THEIR LIFE

UNDERGROUND.

AN INSECT CALLED A SPRINGTAIL

HAS NO EYES.

IT LIVES IN CAVES

NEARLY 2,000 METRES DEEP.

THAT'S, LIKE,

ABOUT FOUR CN TOWERS.

AND THESE CAVE FISH LIVE

IN TOTAL DARKNESS

AND HAVE NO EYES AT ALL.

WELL, I FOUND OUT A LOT OF STUFF

ABOUT THE DARK.

AND NOW IT'S TIME

TO ANSWER THE QUESTION

THAT INSPIRED

MY DARK QUEST.



Maxime says DO CARROTS REALLY HELP YOU

SEE IN THE DARK?

WELL, MAXIME,

THE BIG ANSWER IS...

(DRUM AND CYMBAL)



Zoey says THEY DON'T!

I CHECKED,

AND I FOUND OUT

THAT, ALTHOUGH CARROTS

ARE GOOD FOR YOU,

THEY DON'T ACTUALLY HELP YOU

SEE IN THE DARK.

IT WAS JUST A RUMOUR MADE UP

BY THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT

DURING WORLD WAR TWO

TO EXPLAIN WHY THEY WERE ABLE

TO CATCH THEIR ENEMY'S

AIRPLANES AT NIGHT.

THEY SAID THAT BECAUSE THEY

DIDN'T WANT THE ENEMY TO KNOW

THAT THEY HAD MADE A HUGE

INVENTION - THE AIRBORNE RADAR.

IT WORKED SORT OF LIKE THE WAY

BATS FIND THEIR PREY,

SENDING OUT SIGNALS

THAT BOUNCE BACK

AND TELLS A RADAR OPERATOR

WHERE THE ENEMY PLANE IS.



An animated bat approaches an animated aircraft and says HEY! THAT'S MY IDEA.



Zoey says THE CARROTS DIDN'T HELP ME

SEE AT NIGHT,

SO IT DIDN'T HELP ME ANSWER

THIS QUESTION FROM LEONIE.



Leonie says HOW COME SO MANY PEOPLE

ARE AFRAID OF THE DARK?



Zoey says WELL, LEONIE, I CHECKED. AND

I WROTE THIS SONG TO EXPLAIN IT.



(music plays)



Dressed as a cave woman, Zoey sings a song that says FEAR OF THE DARK

IS AN INSTINCT

FROM A VERY LONG TIME AGO

WHEN HYENAS AND TIGERS

PROWLED IN THE GLOOM

AND LEOPARDS

AND LIONS ROAMED

(LION GROWLS)

OUR ANCESTORS WERE AFRAID

OF THE NIGHT

BECAUSE THEY COULDN'T SEE

WHAT WAS WATCHING THEM

AND GETTING READY TO BITE



Zoey sings BUT NOW WE LIVE IN HOUSES.

THERE ARE NO LIONS HERE

SO WE CAN SLEEP IN THE DARK,

THERE'S NOTHING TO FEAR HERE

THERE ARE NO LIONS HERE,

THERE'S NO LIONS TO FEAR HERE



Zoey says SO OUR FEAR OF THE DARK

IS AN INSTINCT

FROM A VERY LONG TIME AGO.

BUT SINCE THEN,

PEOPLE HAVE INVENTED

LOTS OF WAYS TO LIVE

AND WORK IN THE DARK.

INVENTIONS LIKE RADAR, ELECTRIC

LIGHTS, AND NIGHT-VISION GOGGLES

MAKE IT POSSIBLE FOR US TO GO

ABOUT OUR DAY-TO-DAY LIVES

IN WAYS THAT OUR PRIMITIVE

ANCESTORS COULD NEVER

HAVE IMAGINED.

SO, JUST LIKE OUR INSTINCTS

TELL US NOT TO JUMP OFF A CLIFF

OR PUT OUR FINGERS

THROUGH A FLAME,

WE STILL HAVE INSTINCTS THAT

TELL US TO BE AFRAID

OF THE DARK.

BUT I KNOW IT'S JUST

AN INSTINCT,

SO I'M NOT SCARED OF GOING

TO SLEEP IN THE DARK.

THANKS FOR WATCHING MY SHOW,

AND SEE YOU AGAIN NEXT TIME

FOR MORE

FINDING STUFF OUT.



She lies down on her bed and turns off the lights.



She jumps up and says AGH! SOMETHING BIT ME

IN THE DARK.



She turns on the lights and says IT'S A PREDATOR.

MAYBE A TIGER, OR...

A CARROT!?



She eats the carrot she found in her bed.



(music plays)



Captions appear that read "Thanks to everyone who helped me out, Zoey Siewert."



The end credits roll as the "Fear of the dark" song plays again.



An Apartment 11 Productions.



Produced in association with TVO Kids.



Logo: TVO Kids.



Copyright 2016, 9117-3112 Qu?bec Inc.



The song goes FEAR OF THE DARK

IS AN INSTINCT

FROM A VERY LONG TIME AGO

WHEN HYENAS AND TIGERS

PROWLED IN THE GLOOM

AND LEOPARDS

AND LIONS ROAMED

(LION GROWLS)

BUT NOW WE LIVE IN HOUSES,

THERE ARE NO LIONS HERE

SO WE CAN SLEEP IN THE DARK,

THERE'S NO LIONS TO FEAR HERE.



Teacher Andrea says NOW, LET'S DO SOME

INVESTIGATING ON OUR OWN.

WHAT I WANT YOU TO DO

IS GATHER SOME MATERIALS

AROUND YOUR SURROUNDINGS,

PERHAPS AT HOME,

OR IN YOUR CLASSROOM,

AND WHAT YOU'RE GONNA DO IS

YOU'RE GOING TO INVESTIGATE

WHETHER THESE MATERIALS

ARE OPAQUE, TRANSLUCENT,

OR TRANSPARENT.

JUST LIKE WE DEMONSTRATED

BEFORE WITH THE FOIL PAPER,

THE PARCHMENT PAPER,

AND THE PLASTIC BAG.



She now has a 3-column chart poster on the wall.



She says YOU CAN USE THIS CHART

TO ORGANIZE YOUR INFORMATION.

SO GATHER UP MAYBE FOUR OR FIVE

DIFFERENT TYPES OF MATERIALS.

THEN WRITE THEM

IN THE FIRST COLUMN.

THEN, YOU'RE GOING

TO MAKE A PREDICTION.

SO BEFORE YOU TAKE

YOUR FLASHLIGHT AND TEST IT,

DECIDE WHETHER YOU THINK

THE MATERIAL IS OPAQUE,

WHERE NONE OF THE LIGHT IS ABLE

TO GO THROUGH THE MATERIAL.

OR PERHAPS IT'S TRANSLUCENT

LIKE THE PARCHMENT PAPER WAS,

WHERE SOME OF THE LIGHT WAS ABLE

TO TRAVEL THROUGH THE MATERIAL.

OR, IT COULD BE TRANSPARENT,

JUST LIKE THE PLASTIC BAG,

WHERE ALL OF THE LIGHT

WAS ABLE TO PASS THROUGH.

ONCE YOU MAKE YOUR PREDICTION,

GO AHEAD AND WRITE IT

IN EACH OF THE COLUMNS.

AND THEN FINALLY,

USING YOUR FLASHLIGHT,

TEST OUT YOUR MATERIALS.

DECIDE WHETHER YOU FIND

THE MATERIAL IS TRANSPARENT,

TRANSLUCENT, OR OPAQUE,

AND WRITE THAT IN THERE.

ONCE YOU'RE DONE

INVESTIGATING VARIOUS MATERIALS,

TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT YOU FOUND.

WERE YOUR PREDICTIONS CORRECT?

OR, WERE THERE SOME PREDICTIONS

WHERE YOU WERE A LITTLE BIT OFF?

YOU MAY WISH

TO SHARE YOUR ANSWERS

WITH A PARTNER OR A FRIEND.

NOW THAT YOU'RE ALL EXPERTS

ON LIGHT AND SOUND,

TAKE SOME TIME TO CHECK OUT

OUR MPOWER GAME: SOUND SCHOOL.

YOU ARE GOING

TO HAVE TO GO TO THE WEBSITE

AND REGISTER FOR THE GAME.

IF YOU HAVEN'T

ALREADY REGISTERED,

YOU COULD ASK YOUR TEACHER,

A PARENT, OR A GUARDIAN

TO REGISTER YOU.

ONCE YOU HAVE ACCESS TO THE GAME

AND YOU'VE REGISTERED, ENJOY.



A slate appears with a caption that reads "Design and test a soundstage by applying the properties of sound to disperse sound evenly using absorption and reflection."



The player choses from 4 different levels of output and then picks foam among 4 different absorbing materials. Then they choose a level of absorption for the stage lights reflection. The player tests the sound.



(LOUD GUITAR PLAYING)



The game voice says "The performance output will be way too high."



Now the player modifies their levels of absorption and tries the sound again.



(GUITAR PLAYING NICELY)



The game voice says "You did it! You found the sweet spot."



Teacher Andrea says THANK YOU, EVERYONE,

FOR JOINING ME TODAY.

I'M TEACHER ANDREA, AND I'M

SO HAPPY YOU COULD JOIN ME

FOR POWER HOUR OF LEARNING.

I LOOK FORWARD

TO SEEING YOU SOON.

BYE FOR NOW!



Now a caption reads "Bonus material."



(music plays)



Against a white screen, the TVOKids and FifthGround Entertainment logos appear.



(giggling)



A caption reads "Original."



(theme music plays)



An animated blue sign that reads "FishHeads" falls into the sea.



Leo is an animated blue and orange catfish.



Leo says WE ARE THE FISHHEADS

EXPLORER CLUB,

SAYAT, CHRISTIAN,

AND ME, LEO.



Sayat and Christian are about 12 years old. Sayat has curly black hair and wears a blue sweater and a green lifejacket. Christian has short brown hair and wears glasses, an orange jacket and a blue T-shirt.



Leo continues TOGETHER, WE'RE GETTING WET

AND MUCKY

WORKING WITH EXPERTS AND

HELPING OUR AQUATIC FRIENDS.

EACH DAY WE'RE ON A NEW MISSION

EXPLORING WHAT'S GOING ON

ALONG THE SHORELINES

AND UNDER THE WAVES.

SPLISH, SPLASH, GRAB YOUR BOOTS

AND YOU CAN BE A FISHHEAD TOO.



Fast clips in split screens show Sayat and Christian sailing, exploring river eco-systems and learning about their creatures.



(water burbles)

The title of the show reads "FishHeads, Explorer Club."



Leo swims near two tablets showing clips of the show at the bottom of a lake.



Leo sings HI-HO, HI-HO

IT'S OFF TO THE WETLANDS

He says WE GO

THE BLANDINGS TURTLE

IS AT THE TOP

OF OUR FISH FINDER LIST TODAY,

AND YES YOU'RE CORRECT,

THEY ARE A REPTILE

BUT DARN IT, THEY NEED

THE FISHHEADS HELP TOO.

THESE GUYS SPEND A LOT

OF TIME IN THE WATER

AND IF A FELLOW WATER FRIEND

IS HAVING A HARD TIME,

THEN IT AFFECTS ALL OF US.

WHEN IT COMES TO HAPPY,

HEALTHY WATERWAYS,

WE'RE ALL JUST ONE HAPPY,

HEALTHY FAMILY.

BLANDINGS TURTLES ARE

ON THE ENDANGERED LIST.

ALL TURTLES HAVE A SHELL

TO HELP PROTECT THEM,

AND THE BLANDINGS HAVE A COOL

ONE THAT LOOKS LIKE A HELMET.

TODAY, THE FISHHEADS ARE

HELPING, PAUL,

FROM THE TORONTO ZOO,

AND JULIA FROM PARKS CANADA,

TO RELEASE THE YOUNG BLANDINGS

INTO THE ROUGE NATIONAL

URBAN PARK.



An animated map reads "Toronto Zoo, Ontario."



A turtle sits in a lake.



Leo says AWW, LOOK AT THAT FACE,

HMM, AND THAT SMILE.



A caption reads "Paul Yannuzzy. Toronto Zoo. Biologist." Paul is in his thirties, with a goatee and brown hair. He wears a black zip jacket with brown shoulders.



Holding a turtle, Paul says SO THIS IS CAPTAIN

SUNSHINE.

HE'S BEEN A MEMBER OF THE ZOO

TEAM NOW FOR 20 YEARS.

HE IS OUR AMBASSADOR TURTLE

SO HE LET'S THE PUBLIC KNOW

WHAT A BLANDINGS TURTLE IS,

WHY THEY'RE IMPORTANT,

AND WHY THEY NEED OUR HELP.



Sayat says A TURTLE WITH A JOB?

THAT'S SO COOL.

DO ALL BLANDINGS LOOK

SO HAPPY?



Paul says YEAH, SO THEY HAVE THIS

BRIGHT YELLOW COLOURATION

ON THE BOTTOM OF THEIR CHIN, OH,

AND IT MAKES THEM LOOK LIKE

THEY'RE ALWAYS SMILING.



Christian says LOOKS LIKE HE'S WEARING

A HELMET.



The caption changes to "Scutes are made of bone."



Paul says YEAH, THEY ALSO HAVE THESE

SCUTES ALONG THE SHELL

WHICH HELP PROTECT THEM

FROM PREDATORS

LIKE RACCOONS AND COYOTES.

THEY WILL HANG OUT INSIDE

OF THEIR SHELL

IF THEY WERE TO ENCOUNTER

A PREDATOR,

THEN WHEN THE PREDATOR LEAVES,

THEY'LL MAKE THEIR WAY BACK

TO THE WATER

AND HANG OUT FOR A FEW HOURS.



Christian says WOW, HOW DO THEY DO THAT?

I'D LOVE TO SPEND MORE TIME

WITH MY FISH FRIENDS

IN THE LAKE.



Paul says YEAH, SO THE BLANDINGS TURTLE

CAN HOLD HIS BREATH,

BUT THEY ALSO HAVE A COOL

LITTLE TRAIT

WHERE THEY'RE ABLE TO BREATH

THROUGH THEIR BUTT.



The kids laugh.



Sayat says THEIR BUTTS?



Paul says RIGHT HERE. YEAH.



Sayat says THAT'S PROBABLY THE COOLEST

SUPER POWER EVER.



Paul says THEIR BUTT OR ALSO KNOWN AS

THEIR CLOACA IS RIGHT HERE

AND IT HAS LOTS OF BLOOD

VESSELS RUNNING THROUGH IT

SIMILAR TO OUR LUNGS,

AND PROVIDE THEM WITH

THE OXYGEN

THAT THEY NEED TO SURVIVE

UNDERNEATH THE WATER.

TURTLES HAVE A WHOLE HOST

OF DIFFERENT SUPER POWERS

THAT THEY USE TO SURVIVE

IN THE WILD.



Two turtles eat from floating boxs. The caption changes to "Special turtle food packed with vitamins and protein."



Paul says OKAY, SO WE HAVE OUR

36 BLANDINGS TURTLES HERE

AND THEY ARE OUTSIDE

IN OUR TURTLE BOOT CAMP

GETTING READY TO BE RELEASED.



Sayat says TURTLE BOOT CAMP,

GETTING THEM INTO SHAPE

BEFORE THE WETLANDS.



Paul says EXACTLY, THAT'S A GREAT WAY

OF THINKING ABOUT IT.

WE'RE TRYING TO GET THEM READY

FOR THE WEATHER THAT'S OUTSIDE,

THE DIFFERENT LIGHT CHANGES,

AND THE DIFFERENT TEMPERATURES

THAT THEY'LL EXPERIENCE.



Christian says WERE THESE TURTLES BORN

AT THE ZOO?



Paul says YEAH, SO THESE TURTLES HASHED

AT THE ZOO TWO YEARS AGO.

SO NOW THEY'RE AT A BIG

ENOUGH SIZE

THAT THEY'LL BE READY TO

SURVIVE LIFE IN THE WILD.



Christian says HOW DO YOU HATCH THESE

TURTLE EGGS?



In an incubator room, a message on a glass wall reads "Blandings turtle eggs start incubating in June."



Paul says HOW WE DO IT HERE AT THE ZOO

IS WE PUT THE EGGS

IN AN INCUBATOR.

WE INCUBATE THEM AT AROUND

30 DEGREES

WHICH IS LIKE A HOT SUMMER DAY

AND IT ALLOWS THE LITTLE TINY

TURTLE EMBRYOS

INSIDE OF THE EGG TO DEVELOP

AND TO GROW.

AND THEN IN TWO MONTHS THEY

WILL HATCH HERE AT THE ZOO.

ARE YOU GUYS READY

FOR TURTLE WORK?



Christian says BORN READY.



Paul says HIGH FIN.



Sayat says HIGH FIN.



They high five.



Leo says IF YOU FIND TURTLE EGGS

THAT YOU'RE CONCERNED ABOUT,

MAKE SURE YOU PHONE YOUR LOCAL

CONSERVATION AUTHORITY

BECAUSE IT REQUIRES

A PROFESSIONAL

TO HELP THESE EGGS HATCH.



Paul says HERE WE HAVE OUR BLANDINGS

TURTLES

WHICH WE'RE GONNA AFFIX

SOME RADIO TRANSMITTERS

ON THEIR SHELL.

THE RADIO TRANSMITTER IS GONNA

HELP US FIND THEM IN THE WILD.

ARE YOU GUYS READY TO HELP?



Sayat saysRADIO TURTLE,

READY FOR ACTION.



Paul says COOL.



In a clip, Christian stands next to a green board and says DID YOU KNOW THAT RADIO

TRANSMITTERS

ARE DEVICES THAT OMIT A SOUND

THAT YOU CAN ONLY HEAR

WHEN YOU HAVE A RECEIVER

TO HEAR IT FROM.

YOU WILL HAVE TO HAVE

THE RADIO ON

TO LISTEN TO YOUR FAVOURITE

TUNE.

THE BLANDIES WON'T BE BLASTING

OUT ANY COOL MUSIC.

BUT THEY'LL EACH HAVE THEIR

OWN TRANSMITTER

WITH ITS OWN UNIQUE RADIO

STATION TO TUNE INTO.

SO WHEN PAUL AND HIS TEAM

GO TO CHECK ON THEM,

THEY'LL KNOW EXACTLY WHO

IS WHERE.

NOW YOU KNOW.



Paul says I'M JUST GOING TO ATTACH

SOME SUPER GLUE

TO THE TRANSMITTER HERE.

SO THE EPOXY IS GOING TO SECURE

THE TRANSMITTER

TO THE SHELL FOR TWO YEARS

SO WE CAN CONTINUE

TO TRACK THEM

AND SEE HOW THEY'RE DOING

IN THE WILD.



Sayat and Christian help Paul glue more transmitters to the turtles.



Paul says SO NOW THIS IS THE FUN PART.

WE'RE GETTING TO COLOUR IN

THE EPOXY,

TRYING TO GET THIS AS BLACK

AS POSSIBLE

TO MATCH THEIR BLACK SHELLS.



Leo says THE TRANSMITTERS MAY LOOK

BIG,

WITH OUR BLANDINGS WILL

NEVER KNOW THEY'RE THERE.



Paul says GREAT JOB. WE NOW HAVE

36 BLANDINGS TURTLES

TO RELEASE INTO THE WILD.



They put the turtles into little bags and then into a blue container.

(blows whistle)



Leo SAFETY CHECK.

WETLAND AREAS MAY NOT LOOK

TO BE VERY DEEP,

AND OFTEN TIMES IT'S HARD

TO SEE WHERE THE LAND ENDS

AND THE WATER BEGINS.

AND SOMETIMES A LAND PARK

IS ACTUAL MUD,

SO YOU CAN GET YOURSELF STUCK.

IF YOU WANNA EXPLORE

A MARSHY AREA,

HAVE AN ADULT WITH YOU,

WEAR BIG RUBBER BOOTS,

OR HIP WADERS LIKE

CHRISTIAN AND SAYAT,

AND A FISHHEADS BEST FRIEND,

A LIFE JACKET.

NOW IT'S TIME FOR THE FISHHEADS

TO MEET JULIA AND TAYLOR

TO HELP THE BLANDINGS

BACK INTO THE WETLANDS.



The caption changes to "Julia Philips. Parks Canada. Biologist." Julia is in her mid-thirties, with blond hair tied-up. She wears a blue polo-shirt, gray trousers with suspenders and boots.



Julia says HEY GUYS.



Sayat says HEY.



Julia says THANKS FOR YOUR HELP TODAY.

WE'RE HERE TODAY BECAUSE WE'RE

PART OF THE HEAD START PROGRAM

OR THE BLANDINGS TURTLE IN

ROUGE NATIONAL URBAN PARK.

AND TODAY, WE'RE HELPING

TO BOLSTER THE POPULATION

SO WE GET UP TO OVER

200 TURTLES.



Christian says WOW.



Sayat says WE'RE ALWAYS HAPPY TO HELP

OUR AQUATIC FRIENDS.

SO WHY ARE THE BLANDINGS

TURTLES SO IMPORTANT

TO THE WETLANDS?



Julia says WELL, BLANDINGS TURTLES DO

A LOT OF GOOD THINGS

FOR WETLANDS.



The caption changes to "Taylor Tabobondung. Toronto Zoo. Biologist."



In his twenties, Taylor says SOMETIMES WE FORGET THAT

EVERY CREATURE

HAS AN IMPORTANT ROLE TO PLAY,

AND THE BLANDINGS IS ESPECIALLY

IMPORTANT TO MY COMMUNITY.

SO PAUL MIGHT HAVE MENTIONED

EARLIER,



He takes a turtle out of a container and says THE BLANDINGS TURTLE HAS SCUTES

ON SHELL TO HELP PROTECT IT.

AND AS YOU CAN SEE,

THERE'S 28 LITTLE SCUTES

AROUND THE OUTSIDE OF THE SHELL

THEY REPRESENT THE 28 DAYS

IN ONE LUNAR CYCLES.

AND THERE'S 13 OF THE BIG

SCUTES HERE IN THE MIDDLE

THAT REPRESENT THE 13 LUNAR

MONTHS IN ONE YEAR.

SO UNDERSTANDING THE SHELL

IS LIKE UNDERSTANDING A NATURAL

CALENDAR.



Christian says WOW, ANOTHER TURTLE SUPER

POWER.



Taylor says YES, THEY'RE REALLY AWESOME

CREATURES, AREN'T THEY?



Christian says ISN'T THERE ONLY LIKE

12 MONTHS IN A YEAR?



Taylor says THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION,

CHRISTIAN.

AND YES, THERE ARE ONLY

12 MONTHS IN THE YEAR

WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT

THE SUN,

BUT THIS CALENDAR IS BASED OFF

OUR MOON

AND SO THERE ARE 13 MOONS

IN ONE YEAR.

AND SO UNDERSTANDING THE

CALENDAR CAN HELP US KNOW

WHEN TO PICK THE STRAWBERRIES,

OR WHEN IT'S TIME TO HARVEST

OUR MAPLE SYRUP.

THERE'S ALSO A STORY FROM

WHERE I COME

IN CENTRAL ONTARIO.

THE ANISHINAABE PEOPLE BELIEVE

THAT TURTLE, MISHIKI...

ONE DAY THE SUN WAS STOLEN

FROM THE SKY

AND THE MISHIKI, THE LITTLE

BLANDINGS TURTLE HERE,

SNUCK INTO THE HOUSE SO WHEN

THAT SUN WAS BEING KEPT,

HE SNAPPED HIS MOUTH ON IT

AND BROUGHT IT BACK OUT

AND RELEASED IT INTO THE SKY.

THAT IS WHY HE HAS A YELLOW

BAND HERE UNDER HIS CHIN

KNOWN AS THE TURTLE WITH

THE SUN UNDER HIS CHIN.



Sayat says WOW. WE HAVE SO MANY REASONS

TO BE THANKFUL

FOR THE BLANDINGS TURTLE.



Taylor says DON'T WE?

COME ON, LET'S GO PUT THESE

GUYS BACK IN THE WETLAND NOW.



Julia says OKAY GUYS, THIS IS A TOP

SECRET AREA

THAT WE'RE ABOUT TO RELEASE

THE TURTLES INTO, OKAY?

AND WE DON'T WANT A LOT OF

PEOPLE TO GET INTO THE WETLAND

BECAUSE WE DON'T WANNA DISTURB

THE ENVIRONMENT

AND MIX IT UP TOO MUCH.

SO WHAT I'M GONNA DO IS GET

YOU TO UNWRAP THE TURTLES

JUST ONE BY ONE

AND HAND THEM TO ME,

AND WE'LL GET THEM SET

FOR THEIR JOURNEY

AND GET THEM ON THEIR WAY.



Sayat says GREAT.



Christian says BUT HOW DO WE KNOW THAT

THE BLANDINGS TURTLES

WILL BE OKAY IN THE WILD

AFTER BEING TAKE FOR THE LAST

TWO YEARS?



Julia says WELL, THE THING ABOUT THIS

IS WE'RE GONNA RELEASE THEM

INTO AN ENCLOSURE AND THEY'LL

HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF TIME

TO ADAPT TO THEIR WILD

ENVIRONMENT

BEFORE THEY GET WANDERING OFF

INTO THE REST OF THE PARK.

AND THEY'RE WILD ANIMALS

SO THEY'RE GONNA KNOW WHAT

TO DO, AND COME WINTER,

THEY'RE GONNA KNOW

HOW TO HIBERNATE TOO.



Sayat says WELL, THAT MAKES SENSE.



Christian says WELL, LET'S DO IT.



Julia says ALRIGHT, LET'S GET THESE GUYS

INTO THEIR WATER.



A fast-motion clip shows them releasing the turtles.



Christian says THE LAST ONES.

GREAT GETTING TO KNOW YOU,

MR. BLANDINGS.



Sayat says THEY CERTAINLY HAVE LOTS

F SUPER POWERS;

A SHELL TO PROTECT THEM,

BEING ABLE TO BREATH OUT

OF THEIR BUMS,

AND THEY BROUGHT US

BACK THE SUN.

GOODBYE SUPERHERO TURTLE,

HAVE A GREAT ADVENTUROUS LIFE.



Taylor says THANKS AGAIN FOR ALL

YOUR HELP WITH THE BLANDINGS,

FISHHEADS.



Christian says WE DO WHATEVER WE CAN

TO HELP OUR WATER FRIENDS,

WHETHER THEY HAVE FINS OR NOT.



Taylor says THAT'S AWESOME.

SO MY CULTURE, WHEN WE TAKE

FROM THE LAND

OR WE GIVE TO THE LAND,

WE LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU,

AND A WAY TO SAY THANK YOU

IS BY GIFTING

ONE OF OUR SACRED MEDICINES.

SO THIS IS TOBACCO.

WHAT YOU'RE GONNA DO IS YOU'RE

GONNA USE YOUR LEFT HAND,

YOU'RE GONNA TAKE A LITTLE

PINCH OF THIS,

YOU'RE GONNA HOLD IT CLOSE

TO YOUR HEART,

AND YOU'RE GONNA SAY MIIGWECH,

WHICH MEANS THANK YOU.

SO FISHHEADS, YOU GUYS GO AHEAD

AND YOU GUYS TAKE A PINCH.



Sayat says MIIGWECH.



Christian says MIIGWECH.



Taylor says MIIGWECH.



Leo says GOOD LUCK, BLANDINGS.

(foghorn sounds)

ATTENTION!

FELLOW FISHHEADS

AND TURTLE LOVERS,

LET'S FACE IT, EVERYONE

LOVES THESE SMILING,

YELLOWY CREATURES,

WHICH IS ACTUALLY A PART

OF THE PROBLEM.

TAKING A BLANDINGS HOME

AND MAKING IT YOUR PET

IS A BIG FISHHEADS NO-NO.

LEAVE THESE AWESOME CREATURES

WHERE THEY BELONG, IN THE WILD.

THEY ARE WILD CREATURES EVEN IF

THEY ARE QUIET AND SLOW MOVING.

IF YOU REALLY, REALLY WANT

TO HAVE A PET TURTLE,

FIND A TURTLE RESCUE PLACE

NEAR YOU

WHERE YOU KNOW YOUR NEW TURTLE

WASN'T SCOOPED OUT

OF THE WETLANDS.

THEY NEED TO STAY IN THE WILD

OR THEY COULD BE LOST FOREVER.



Leo winks an eye.



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