- Hi everybody.

My name is Zach and welcome to Camp TV.

Are you ready for some summer fun?

Me too.

Now, as your head counselor, I will be introducing you to all sorts of cool activities, arts, crafts, games, math, and science, as well as some of my favorite books, nature, and theater.

I will be here to take you from one activity to the next.

So follow me on Camp TV.

[upbeat music] - [Announcer] This program was made possible in part by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, a private corporation funded by the American people.

Additional funding was provided by the Peter G. Peterson and Joan Ganz Cooney Fund and the Pine Tree Foundation of New York.

[upbeat guitar music] ♪ Camp TV ♪ ♪ Time for us to start ♪ ♪ From furry animal encounters, summer reading, and the arts ♪ ♪ No matter what the weather ♪ ♪ We'll explore it all together ♪ ♪ It's a place for you and me ♪ ♪ It's Camp TV ♪ [patriotic music] A red, white, and blue hello to you.

Welcome to Independence Day on Camp TV.

Fireworks, food, friends, and family.

These are all great ways to celebrate America's birthday.

It's something we've been doing since 1776 when America first declared independence from England.

But there's another way I'd like to celebrate today.

The word independence means not being dependent on someone or something else.

And I think it takes a lot of courage to stand on your own two feet, but when you do don't you feel great.

Take, for example, tying your shoes for the first time, making your own breakfast, or riding your bike without training wheels for the very first time.

Can you think of some ways you became more independent this year?

I say, let's celebrate it.

[inspirational music] So today I make an additional declaration, a Camp TV declaration.

Celebrating all the ways you're becoming a more independent you.

Happy Independence Day Camp Tvers.

Off to your first activity.

[upbeat music] A little birdie told me it's time to go wild.

- Hi friends, welcome to the Memphis Zoo.

My name is Liz, and I'm in the meerkat exhibit.

And today we're gonna learn that even the ordinary can become extraordinary under the right lens.

With a name like meerkat, you'd think that they were a type of cat, but they aren't even related to cats at all.

Meerkats are a type of mongoose, and they are found in Southwestern Africa in dry open areas of scrubland and savannas.

They are small and slender carnivores, which means they eat meat and are most recognized for their sentinel posture as they watch for predators.

Each meerkat plays an important role in the mob.

So a group of meerkats is called a mob, and they have an average of 20, but it can get all the way up to around 40 or 50.

Living on the savannas of Africa can be dangerous.

So there's always a meerkat that is the look out for any predators in the area.

They're called the sentinel.

If they see a predator, they will alert the rest of the mob with a special call, and they will run into the borough where they are safe.

They will take turns being the lookout so everyone in the mob has a chance to hunt and eat.

Meerkats live in a complex burrow underground that not only keep them safe from predators like jackals and birds of prey but also protects them from the extreme heat.

These burrows can have as many as 15 entrances and exits with several levels of tunnels and chambers.

The boroughs have different rooms such as bathrooms and bedrooms, just like our houses do.

Meerkats have claws that are just one inch long on their front paws that help them not only hunt but dig these burrows.

Like meerkats, we can work together to help wildlife and be wildlife warriors.

Although meerkats don't live close to us, but there's things that we can do here to help out them and other animals around us.

So, first thing you can do is make sure your trash ends up in the trashcan.

Sometimes wind will pick up trash and take it into animals homes.

And by putting it in the trash, we're making sure their home stay beautiful and clean.

The next thing you can do is use reusable water bottles and bags.

And my favorite thing about this is that you can get them to look like whatever you want.

So people will be very jealous of how cool your reusable products are.

Some other small things that you can do are turn the water off when you're brushing your teeth and even maybe coloring on both sides of the paper before throwing them away.

And remember, we can work together and use our voices just like meerkats to be wildlife warriors.

I hope you had just as much fun learning about the meerkats as I did.

We learned that not only do meerkats have to work together, but we have to work together to help wildlife.

And under the right lens, not only can the ordinary become extraordinary, but you'll learn how cool wildlife can be.

Bye, friends.

[upbeat music] - [Zach] Music, dance, magic, and more.

Step right up to center stage.

♪ Had to have high, high hopes for a living ♪ ♪ Shooting for the stars when I couldn't make a killing ♪ ♪ Didn't have a dime but I always had a vision ♪ ♪ Always had high, high hopes ♪ ♪ Had to have high, high hopes for a living ♪ ♪ Didn't know how but I always had a feeling ♪ ♪ I was gonna be that one in a million ♪ ♪ Always had high, high hopes ♪ ♪ Mama said, Mama said ♪ ♪ Fulfill the prophecy ♪ ♪ Be something greater ♪ ♪ Go make a legacy ♪ ♪ Manifest destiny ♪ ♪ Back in the days ♪ ♪ We wanted everything, wanted everything ♪ ♪ Mama said, mama said ♪ ♪ Burn your biographies ♪ ♪ Rewrite your history ♪ ♪ Light up your wildest dreams ♪ ♪ Museum victories, everyday ♪ ♪ We wanted everything, wanted everything ♪ ♪ Mama said don't give up, it's a little complicated ♪ ♪ All tied up, no more love ♪ ♪ And I'd hate to see you waiting ♪ ♪ Had to have high, high hopes for a living ♪ ♪ Shooting for the stars when I couldn't make a killing ♪ ♪ Didn't have a dime but I always had a vision ♪ ♪ Always had high, high hopes ♪ ♪ Had to have high, high hopes for a living ♪ ♪ Didn't know how but I always had a feeling ♪ ♪ I was gonna be that one in a million ♪ ♪ Always had high, high hopes ♪ ♪ Mama said, mama said ♪ ♪ It's uphill for oddities ♪ ♪ Stranger crusaders ♪ ♪ Ain't ever wannabes ♪ ♪ The weird and the novelties ♪ ♪ Don't ever change ♪ ♪ We wanted everything, wanted everything ♪ ♪ Stay up on that rise ♪ ♪ Stay up on that rise and never come down, oh ♪ ♪ Stay up on that rise ♪ ♪ Stay up on that rise and never come down ♪ ♪ Mama said don't give up, it's a little complicated ♪ ♪ All tied up, no more love ♪ ♪ And I'd hate to see you waiting ♪ ♪ They say it's all been done ♪ ♪ But they haven't seen the best of me, ay, ay, ay ♪ ♪ So I got one more run and it's gonna be a sight to see ♪ ♪ Ay, ay, ay ♪ ♪ Had to have high, high hopes for a living ♪ ♪ Shooting for the stars when I couldn't make a killing ♪ ♪ Didn't have a dime but I always had a vision ♪ ♪ Always had high, high hopes ♪ ♪ Had to have high, high hopes for a living ♪ ♪ Didn't know how but I always had a feeling ♪ ♪ I was gonna be that one in a million ♪ ♪ Always had high, high hopes ♪ ♪ Had to have high, high hopes for a living ♪ ♪ Shooting for the stars when I couldn't make a killing ♪ ♪ Didn't have a dime but I always had a vision ♪ ♪ Always had high, high hopes ♪ ♪ Had to have high, high hopes for a living ♪ ♪ Didn't know how but I always had a feeling ♪ ♪ I was gonna be that one in a million ♪ ♪ Always had high, high hopes ♪ ♪ Had to have high, high hopes for a living ♪ [upbeat music] - [Zach] It's time to get active.

Let's move.

- My name's Alice, and I'm gonna teach you some basic jump rope tricks today.

These are super simple for beginners.

So if you're just learning, no worries.

Grab your jump rope and let's get started.

Now, before we even get into jumping do you wanna make sure that your rope is the right length.

So to test that, put your feet together and step on the middle of your rope like this, bring it up close on side of your body, and it should hit right around where your armpits are.

So once you know your rope's the right length, let's go ahead and get jumping.

Now, before we get into the tricks, just a couple of tips for basic jump roping.

You wanna start with the rope behind you, and as you jump, make sure that your elbows are tucked close to your side.

So you want to be jumping like this.

It's mostly gonna be our wrists that are rotating.

You don't wanna do this.

Now once you've got your form nice and tight, let's go ahead and get into some simple tricks.

Now, when I say simple, I really mean simple.

So I'm gonna show you them without the rope first.

Now the first trick is called a skier.

It's super simple.

You're just gonna jump side to side with your feet together like this.

And the next one is also really similar to that.

It's called the bell hop.

And that one you're gonna jump in front to back with your feet together like this.

So let's go ahead and try that with the jump rope.

So here we have skier, and then I'm gonna show you the bell hop from the side.

Now the bell hop is just gonna go front to back just like this.

Now once you've mastered those two, you can go ahead and try the straddle cross.

So this one's pretty similar.

You're just gonna start with your feet together and jump with your feet out into a straddle like this, and then crisscross one foot over the other, and back out, and then crisscross the opposite way.

And you're gonna keep going like this as you jump rope.

Now here it is with the jump rope, right before your very eyes.

And now from the side.

Yep, you are nailing it.

You are doing it.

We are in this together.

Now this last trick is called a crisscross, and this time, instead of switching up your feet, you're gonna switch up your arms.

So your feet are just gonna jump normally like this, up and down, and your arms are gonna swing once normally and then once crisscrossed.

I'll show you once and then explain it again.

This is what a crisscross looks like.

Now, as you can see, my arms were doing one normal swing and one crisscross swing.

So you're just gonna keep alternating between those two.

Let's go ahead and do that from the side.

Here's the crisscross from the side.

And that's all for today.

Thank you so much for jump roping with me.

Go ahead and practice these tricks on your own time, and remember to stay hydrated in the summer heat.

I'll see you later.

[upbeat music] - [Zach] Let's get cooking.

- Hello, my name is Verveine, and I'm 12 years old, and America's Test Kitchen Kids.

Today, we are gonna be cutting an avocado, and I'll show you how to find out how it's ripe.

Next, we are gonna be making guacamole and trying it, which is my favorite part.

Let's begin.

Today, we're gonna be making guacamole.

We're gonna begin this with our avocados.

So I want you to take three avocados and test these out to see if they're ripe.

You're gonna do this by holding one in your palm and feeling around it.

If it's a little soft, use it.

If you see it's a little hard, then throw it back in the fridge and see if you can find a new one.

Guacamole fact, an avocado is a fruit not a vegetable.

So first, we're gonna take our avocado and hold it lengthwise.

I'm gonna take a butter knife, and this might be a little surprising to you that we're using a butter knife for this but that's all you need for this.

So yes, you're gonna have a avocado lengthwise, and you're gonna cut around it until you meet the other end.

Ooh, mine just popped open.

[upbeat music] Okay, so then we're gonna have our two palms on these, squeeze them out, and then open them up.

It's like a little surprise.

Okay, so then you're gonna see the pit.

Ooh, it just fell out.

[upbeat music] So you're gonna squeeze them around.

One goes clockwise.

One's gonna go counterclockwise.

And then you're gonna open them up.

You're gonna take a spoon, and you're gonna knock the pit into a bowl.

And then using that same spoon, you can knock the avocado into a separate bowl from the one with the pit.

Make sure that you're getting every bit of avocado there.

And then you can put the skin back in the bowl with the pit and do that with the other half as well.

Okay, great job.

Next, we are gonna make our guacamole.

So we're gonna begin by putting some lime zest into the bowl.

Then we're gonna put in some lime juice as well.

So we're gonna take a whisk.

And the reason I like to use a whisk is 'cause you're gonna get a good amount of chunky guacamole, but it's also gonna be smooth as well.

And this is your preference.

This is where you get to come in and decide, do you want this chunky guacamole, or do you want this more smooth version?

So I personally like a little bit in between, but definitely more on the chunky side.

And so you're gonna do this.

You're gonna mash it up, and there's no wrong way of doing this.

Just be yourself here, like have fun with this.

This like kind of a fun thing to do.

Okay.

Then you're gonna add half a teaspoon of salt.

Okay, gonna add that.

Next, you're gonna continue mashing up.

Just showing you a little bit.

Again, do this how you like it.

Mash, and mash, and mash.

Next, we are going to use white tomato, and cube it up, and then put it into the bowl.

Then we're gonna put in some cilantro, and then scallion and slice it thin.

Okay, so now, you're going to mash it up a little bit with your west, but then you can set it aside.

Then you are going to use a rubber spatula, and you're gonna mix it all together so that it's all evenly combined.

You're gonna fold.

So you're gonna fold a little bit, and then you can mash it up.

You don't need to do this too long.

So I can show you.

Now we have our guacamole, and we're gonna get to my favorite step of all.

We're gonna try it.

So you can get whatever chips you like, and.

[Verveine crunching] So good.

You have that taste of the lime, but then you also have that chunky and smooth texture.

Thanks for watching.

Enjoy your guacamole.

[upbeat music] - Welcome back.

Are you ready to make your mark?

In honor of America's birthday, I say, let's get messy.

Today we're going to be making a stars and stripes flag painting.

Care to lend the hand?

[patriotic music] You will need some washable, non-toxic red, white, and blue cracked paint, some paint brushes, a light color piece of paper, and a piece of red paper, a white paint marker, and a glue stick or some glue.

Start by painting a blue square on the Palm of your hand like this.

Then paint white and red alternating stripes down your fingers.

[Zach laughs] It tickles.

Ooh, ah!

Okay, looks pretty good.

Press your hands down onto the light piece of paper and hold it steady.

After a few seconds, carefully lift your hand up.

Hey!

After you've washed your hands and your painting has dried, add a star to the blue area using the white paint marker.

Put some glue on the back of your hand print and mount your artwork onto the red paper creating a lovely frame for your art piece.

And finally, don't forget to sign your name.

Happy birthday, America.

[upbeat music] Ready for some math that counts?

Count on.

- Hi there, friends at home.

My name is Lily.

- Hey, everyone.

My name is Omar.

- Join us as we become number detectives.

[upbeat music] Okay, so I have my detective hat.

I'm ready for some number investigating.

What number mystery are we solving today, Omar?

- Well, Lily, well, friends at home, today we'll uncover secrets about hidden numbers to a game called secret hidden number.

[kids cheering] Here's how we'll play.

So we'll pick a range of numbers.

It could be anything.

It could be between one in five, one in 10 one in 50 , one in 100.

And then between me and you, we'll decide who will be the hider and who were the guesser, or the number detective.

- Ooh, can I be the number detective, please, Omar?

- Of course.

And that means I'll be the hider.

So after you guess the head number, I'll give you clues.

- Ooh, when I'm being a detective, I love solving clues.

So what kind of clues though, Omar?

Clues like the number is purple?

- Well, not exactly.

I'll share clues that tell us about the numbers position on the number line.

For example, a clue I might give could be, my number comes after seven, or my number is greater than 20, or my number is seven more than 27.

- Okay, I think I get it.

Clues about the position of the number on the number line.

Okay, I am ready to play.

- Let's go.

You have your detective hat on?

- You know I do.

- Here we go.

So first, we have to choose a range.

How about a range of one to 50?

- Sounds great to me.

- Okay, so I have to pick a number between one and 50.

Okay, I have it.

I'm gonna write it on this sheet of paper, and then I'm gonna hide it.

Now Lily, guess a number to get us started.

Friends at home, play along with us.

- A number between one and 50.

44.

- Good guess, Lily, but my number is less than 44.

- Okay, so if it's less than 44, I can deduce that it's not 44.

[bell chimeing] It's not 45.

It's not 46.

It's not 47.

It's not 48, 49, or 50.

Less than 44.

Is your number 29?

- Interesting you picked 29.

So my number is not an odd number.

So it's definitely not 29.

- Not an odd number.

That means it must be an even number.

Okay, so looking at our number line, it can't be [bell chiming] one, three, five, seven, nine, 11, and so many more.

[bell chiming] Is it 22?

- Oh, Lily, you're getting so close.

My number is four fewer than 22.

[bell chimes] - Four fewer than 22.

I might count down to solve that, Omar.

21, 20, 19, 18.

It's 18.

[bell chimes] - You got it, Lily!

Good job!

My secret hidden number is 18.

- Omar, that was so fun, and it makes me want to celebrate.

It makes me wanna dance.

Is there a way we could make a dance about 18, today's secret hidden number?

- Well, there are a lot of numbers inside of 18.

What if we broke 18 apart?

We could do 10 movements and eight movements, which together make 18.

We can do 10 scoopity-scoops.

- Ooh, and eight crissy-crossies.

- Let's do it.

[upbeat music] Ready, Lily?

- Yes.

- 10 scoopity-scoops first.

[upbeat music] Okay, now, eight crissy-crosses.

[upbeat music] - Ooh, that was a fun 18 dance, Omar.

So what materials can friends at home use if they want to make a number line if they want to play secret hidden number?

It was helpful for me as I did my detective work to see the numbers as we played.

- Well, you could draw a number line.

You can make number cards and lay them in a number line, or you could line cups or bowls, number the cups or bowls, and hide something under one of them.

- Ooh, cool!

I can't wait to play some more and make different number lines.

- Lily, it was so great playing with you today.

And friends out there, hope you had fun playing too.

See you later, number detectives.

[upbeat music] - [Zach] Arts and crafts?

Yes, please.

Let's get artsy.

[upbeat music] [upbeat music] A little birdie told me it's time to go wild.

- I'm Jenny, I'm at the San Diego Zoo, and we're here today with a brand new mandrill baby.

We knew that Kessie was pregnant, but we weren't sure when exactly she might deliver the baby.

So I was actually fortunate enough to be the late keeper the night before and came in in the morning and discovered that she had had a baby.

She was carrying it.

Everything looks like it had went well.

To actually see it was pretty incredible, especially since she came in so quietly and just like a typical morning and just happened to have a baby with her was even more exciting.

For both Kessie and Jasper, it's their first offspring.

It's amazing to me how well everyone's doing.

Jasper, his normal temperament is very mellow demeanor, and it's just been consistent this whole time.

So he's acting like an appropriate father.

He's just there to protect them if need be but not really hands-on with the baby.

So it's pretty much all up to Kessie.

So mandrill infants tend to stay with their moms for at least three to four years.

So the soonest we could see another baby from Kessie would probably be when the baby is at least four.

He'll develop that full coloration hopefully around that age and look just like his dad, big, bright, and beautiful.

So we haven't had mandrill babies since 2002 here at the San Diego Zoo.

So this is a pretty momentous occasion.

And to have two parents, and it's their first offspring, and they're both acting completely perfect is pretty incredible.

- Welcome back, campers.

Good time so far?

Well, it's about to get even better because who's ready for a Zach challenge?

We're going to play a game called heads up.

I'll have to catch at least three balls in my hat while it's on my head.

Think I can do it in under 20 seconds.

Only one way to find out.

[beeping] [suspenseful music] Got one.

Ooh!

Got two.

Three!

Yes!

[buzzer buzzing] Nailed it!

I cannot believe I was able to wrap my head around that so quickly.

[springing] Ooh, speaking of which, now it's time for you to head on over to your next activity.

[dinging] [patriotic music] Curiosity and wonder, let's discover together.

It's science wow.

- [Narrator] The pendulum snake is made up of 10 separate pendulums, and what you're seeing now is what happens when the pendulum starts swinging at the same time.

Before we continue, let's back up.

What exactly is a pendulum?

Simply put, a pendulum is an object that swings back and forth from a string.

That's all it is, an object that swings back and forth from a string.

Let's watch the pendulum snake one more time, but this time think about what you notice and what you wonder.

[animated music] Take a moment to write down your observations on a piece of paper or in a science notebook.

You can draw a chart similar to what I have here.

Notice how I have two columns.

I notice and I wonder.

See how many ideas you can write down.

As another option, you can share your ideas with an adult, sibling, friend, or even a pet.

Sometimes it can help to say things out loud.

In order for us to understand a phenomenon, it can help to recreate it using simple materials.

Luckily, it doesn't take too much to make a pendulum.

Take a moment to see if you could find a weighted object such as a coin, jar lid, button, key, washer or maybe even a token or chip from a board game.

Next, you'll need something to secure that object.

Something like paperclips, a rubber band, or some scotch tape will do.

Lastly, you'll need something your pendulum can hang from.

Maybe you could find some yarn, twine, or even some old shoe laces.

The idea here is to be creative and see what works, or what is perhaps more interesting, what doesn't work.

For my pendulum, I'm using a small piece of tape, a shoelace, and a coin.

Just remember that yours does not have to look like mine.

So feel free to test all sorts of materials.

Whatever objects you choose, be sure to secure your string to the middle of the object as I have done here.

Here's my pendulum in action.

Holding up these pendulums for a long period of time, however, it can be tiring.

Can you figure out a way to let your pendulum swing without holding it up?

Here's something you can try.

See if you can find a long and flat object like a ruler or a cooking spoon.

Tape your spoon to a table so that an inch or two of the end of the spoon is sticking out over the edge of the table.

Next, take the string of your pendulum so that it is aligned with the spoon.

Notice how I taped my shoelace at the very tip of the end of the spoon.

Use extra pieces of tape to hold your pendulum in place.

Now observing the pendulum becomes much easier.

Here's another idea.

I rigged this pendulum set up by propping a broom on two chairs.

Then I taped two identical pendulums to the broom.

With this setup, I could watch my pendulum swing at the same time just like the pendulums on the pendulum snake.

And just like we did before, write down what you notice and what you wonder.

If you don't have any paper or a pen and pencil handy, share your thoughts and ideas of the guardian, sibling, friend, or a pet.

I noticed my pendulum swung the same way.

And so I found myself wondering, what can I do to make them swing differently?

Do you have any ideas?

[upbeat music] You can explore these questions by creating different kinds of pendulums with different kinds of materials.

See how many changes you can make to your pendulum and notice what your changes do to the swing of your pendulum.

[upbeat music] - [Zach] You took the words right out of my mouth.

Write on.

[lady singing] - Oh, hi.

I'm a pop star.

I love to sing.

[lady singing] But did you know that not everyone does.

There was once a town called Perfectly Perfect Nothing is Wrong Town where singing was considered imperfect.

Let me tell you the story.

♪ Once upon a time ♪ - Welcome to Perfectly Perfect Nothing is Wrong Town where singing is illegal.

♪ La la la la la ♪ - Hello, Sophia.

♪ Hey, Mr. Mayor ♪ - What did you say?

♪ I mean ♪ - Hi, Mr. Mayor.

- Everyone in town called Sophia a- - Weirdo.

- And- - Uncivilized.

- And singing is so loud.

- And citizens of Perfectly Perfect Nothing is Wrong Town talk very quietly and whisper.

- What?

- And citizens of Perfectly Perfect Nothing is Wrong Town talk very quietly and whisper.

- Huh?

- And citizens of Perfectly Perfect Nothing is Wrong Town talk very quietly and whisper.

- Yeah, I'm really gonna need you to speak up.

- One day, Sophia held a town meeting.

- Citizens of Perfectly Perfect Nothing is Wrong Town, I hear by call this town meeting.

It's me, Sophia.

- Who?

- Never heard of her.

- Most of you know me as weird girl.

- Oh, I have heard of her.

- And I wanted to tell you that when you call me names it hurts my feelings, and it's imperfect to do so.

- [All] Gasp!

- We didn't know it hurt your feelings.

- We're so sorry, Sophia.

- Seriously, my bad.

- I forgive you guys, but how many other people love to sing, to dance, to play, and just get messy?

- I do!

- I love getting messy!

- Well, I guess the only logical thing to do is- - Stop whispering and start singing!

- No, I was going to say rename this town Sophia's Valley.

- Really, Mr. Mayor.

Thank you so much.

I mean, thank you so- ♪ Much ♪ - And from then on, the town was neither perfect nor imperfect.

It was both.

- Horray!

- Horray!

- Horray!

- What?

♪ The end ♪ [upbeat music] - [Zach] It's time to get active.

Let's move.

- Hello, everyone.

Welcome to Playworks Recess.

I'm Coach Henry.

- I'm Coach Naj.

- [Both] Let's play!

- All right, so before we play today, we're gonna do a stretch.

So I need everyone to grab one arm.

You're gonna put it across your body, and you're gonna pull just gently.

Count down from five.

Five, four, three, two, one.

Switch.

Five, four, three, two, one.

Now, I want you to try and grab one leg and balance for five seconds while stretching.

It might be challenging, but you got this.

Five, four, three, two, one.

Switch.

Five, four, three, two, one.

Are you ready to play?

- Yes.

- Let's go.

So today we're gonna be playing a game called up, down, stop, go.

What's it called?

- Up, down, stop, go.

- Awesome.

In this game we have four commands.

We have up, we have down, we have stop, and we have go.

In this game is very important that we're listening because we're gonna be doing the opposite of what I say.

So if I say up, we're gonna go down, and if I say down, we're gonna stand up.

If I say stop, we're gonna run in place, and if I say go, we're gonna freeze in place.

Now, when we freeze in place, we're gonna give our best frozen pose.

So my frozen pose is this, and that's Coach Naj's frozen pose.

Let us see yours.

- [Both] Awesome!

- So we're gonna give you a demonstration round.

Here it goes.

Up.

Down.

Stop.

Go.

Awesome frozen pose.

So now we're gonna try for everyone at home.

Here we go.

Are you ready?

Up.

Go.

[gasps] Got Coach Naj.

So anytime you do the incorrect movement, you're gonna do two jumping jacks.

And jumping jacks look just like this.

One, two, okay?

So anytime we do an incorrect movement, we're gonna do two jumping jacks.

Let's give it another try.

Ready?

- Yes.

- Up.

Down.

Go.

Stop.

Down.

Up.

Down.

Go.

[gasps] - I saw Coach Naj push, so she's gonna do two jumping jacks.

One, two.

I know this game is not easy, so I'm gonna pass it to Coach Naj, and now I'm gonna participate with you all.

So let's give it a try.

- All right, team.

Up.

Down.

Up.

Down.

Stop.

Go.

Stop.

[Coach Naj laughs] - One, two.

- Good job.

All right, let's try it again.

Up.

Down.

Stop.

Go.

Up.

[both laughing] - She got me.

One, two.

- All right, I think we can do it one more time.

- All right, let's do it.

- This is our championship round.

- Ready?

Here we go.

- Up.

Down.

Stop.

Go.

Up.

Down.

Up.

Down.

Go.

Stop.

Up.

Down.

Stop.

[both laughing] That was really good.

- One, two.

- Awesome job.

- Good job.

Well, you know what?

We've had a blast.

And today we're gonna end with our basketball clap.

So the basketball clap looks just like this.

We're gonna count to three and clap.

One, two, three, and then we're gonna give our best basketball shot, jumper, or three pointer.

So ready?

Here we go.

One, two, three.

[both clapping] Swish.

Excellent.

And as always, we enjoyed our time with you today, and we can't wait to see you next time.

- [Both] Bye!

- [Zach] Arts and crafts?

Yes, please.

Let's get artsy.

- Hi there everyone.

Thank you so much for joining me here in Mini Explorers because we're making shadow art, and I would love for you to try it as well.

For this activity you'll need some colorful construction paper, black and white paper, a glue stick, an eraser, pencil, and a pair of scissors.

But before we get started, let's talk a little bit about what shadows are and how you can make them.

But you know what?

It's a little bit too bright in this room.

Can you help me look for a place in Mini Explorers that we can make the best shadows in?

We're looking for a dark spot.

Keep on looking.

You know what?

I think that the bear cave would be the perfect spot.

Let's go give it a try.

Follow me.

All right, shadows are made when a light source is blocked by something else.

So for example, let's use my flashlight here as our light source.

Now, all we have to do is block it with something like this.

Because I blocked the light coming from my flashlight, I've created a shadow on the wall of my hand.

You can also make a fun shadow effects with your artwork as well.

I'll show you an example of what we're making today.

In this picture I've used different colors of construction paper, and I've cut them up into different sizes of shapes to make a fun underwater scene, but I've hidden something in this.

Can you look closely and see if you can see what I've hidden in this picture?

Can't see anything?

Let me help you out.

Let's shine a light behind it.

Can you see it now?

I've hidden a shark that can only be seen when light is shown behind it just like that.

Now, do you wanna give it a try?

Let's get started.

For the first step, with a pencil, draw your shadow on a piece of black construction paper.

Next, it's time to cut out your shadow.

When your shadow is cut out, glue it onto a piece of white construction paper, then flip it over because it's time to start creating the environment or scene that your shadow lives in.

Be careful not to cover up too much of your shadow though.

You can always hold your paper up to the light every so often to check.

[upbeat music] When you're done, it's time to amaze your friends and family with your artwork.

They will be so surprised when your shadow is revealed.

Thank you so much for exploring shadow art here in our Mini Explorers exhibit.

I hope you had as much fun as I did.

Have fun amazing your friends and family with this really cool project.

And as always, we hope you have a great rest of your day.

Bye bye.

- Welcome back.

You sure have had a busy Camp TV day so far.

How about we cool down with a nice, refreshing, festive fruit drink?

You will need one cup of mixed berries, either fresh or frozen, three tablespoons of orange juice, two tablespoons of lemon juice, some bubbly water, and two tablespoons of sugar.

Stir together the berries, orange juice, lemon juice, and sugar until the sugar is dissolved and some of the berries have broken down.

Smells good.

Let it stand for about 10 minutes and do your best to wait patiently.

Finally, add some fizzy water and serve over ice.

Cheers.

Yum!

It's like a flavorful firework show in my mouth.

Curiosity and wonder, let's discover together.

It's science wow.

- Have you ever wanted to know what it would look like if you could move things with your mind?

Yeah, me too.

It's Jason Latimer, the world champion of magic, coming to you with another impossible science where we take impossible topics and we bring them to life with science.

Oh, that's where that name came from.

Now, telekinesis, for those of you who don't know, it's about moving objects with your mind.

Now, if you believe in telekinesis, raise my hand.

Yeah, I know.

I don't really believe in that either because I don't have that super power, but it doesn't mean I can't use science to make that illusion possible.

In fact, today, I'm gonna share that secret with you so that you can blow your friend's minds, and it uses straws.

So grab some straws.

I'm gonna show you how to use the force.

Okay, for telekinesis, first, you have to get yourself in the right mindset.

[Jason humming] No, I'm just kidding.

That has nothing to do with this.

Just grab a straw, and I'm gonna use a salt shaker, but it doesn't have to be a salt shaker.

I'll explain why at the end.

First, let's take the straw out.

Now you're gonna want a dry straw or a clean straw for this, and you place it on top just like this, all right?

Now using only my telepathetic powers, I'm gonna see if I can move this straw.

Ready?

[sci-fi music] I'll get it to spin all the way around.

In the other direction.

Now, I know what you're thinking.

He's secretly moving the table without telling us.

No, I'm just kidding.

[Jason laughs] It's all about the science.

Let me explain.

By secretly rubbing a plastic straw against paper before we do this effect, I generate static electricity.

Negatively charged electrons jump from the paper to the plastic making our straw have an excess of negatively charged electrons.

When your skin gets near negatively charged electrons the electrons on the straw repel the negatively charged electrons on your skin.

This causes the electrons on your skin to move out of the way.

As the electrons disperse, they leave behind a small area on your skin where there are more protons than electrons, making just that section a small local area with a positive charge.

With your skin slightly positively charged and your straw slightly negatively charged, the straw is now attracted to you.

Opposites attract.

Did you see me charge up the straw with paper?

Take a closer look.

Okay, there's three major ingredients to doing this experiment.

The first one is the surface we'll be doing it on.

I tend to use salt shakers because of the bevel on the top of the salt shaker.

They're curved.

So that straw is actually teetering on there, and there's very little friction for it to spin around.

But that means you can also do it with like a bottle cap, anything where the straw is not just resting all the way across, because that would be really hard for it to spin on.

The next thing to do is the placements of your hands.

You don't want them on the same side of the straw.

The straw won't know which way to spin because they're gonna be both pulling towards your hand.

And lastly, the charging of the straw.

Well, that's easy to do.

You can either use the paper as you drag it off to charge the straw or just take a paper napkin and tell everybody you just need to clean off the straw and get all the oils off of it.

You're really taking electrons from the napkin and putting them on the straw.

Now the cool thing about this is this straw is now negatively charged, and when it gets close to your fingers it's actually just displacing the electrons in your hands.

So what happens?

The electrons are pulling away.

So that's relatively a positive charge right there.

So when I place my thumb near it, it's slightly attracted to my thumb.

If I put my fingers on the opposite side, it's attracted to my fingers.

Same as if I do the opposite side.

Now, important to realize, I can't do the same side because they cancel each other out.

This guy's pulling and this guy's pulling.

So you wanna hold them like this where the fingers are closer on one side and the thumbs on the other.

And then once it gets going, you can just keep the momentum going.

And you can go back and forth.

And it really comes down to making sure that your hands are on opposite sides.

See that?

So you can either try to do it by side of hand and make it look like your hands are on opposite sides where these fingers are closer to the straw than these, than your thumb, or you can do it by like this.

It gets a little bit easier as it spins around, but the real secret is the placement of your hands to throw everybody else off.

That's how you're gonna give everybody the illusion of telekinesis by always remembering you can use static electricity, and nobody would see it.

One day that's gonna work.

It's gonna blow everybody away.

Maybe if I say I'm using my brain to control my hands.

So that's telekinesis.

Maybe, maybe - [Zach] Daytime or nighttime.

It's always time for story time.

Doesn't it feel great when you're able to do something you haven't been able to do before?

But sometimes it could take time, practice, and a whole of patience.

I find it really hard to accept when things don't happen immediately.

It can be so frustrating.

Here's a book about just that.

Introducing "The Magical Yet" written by Angela DiTerlizzi and art by Lorena Alvarez.

There are days when your dreams haven't come true, or you're upset by the things you can't do.

If you've lost, or failed, or cried, just a bit, you're tired of waiting, ready to quit.

Like that shiny new bike you couldn't ride, and it didn't matter how hard you tried.

You couldn't peddle, and you couldn't steer, and you couldn't get that bike into gear.

Then when you thought you were on the right track, you popped a wheelie and fell on your back.

And now you won't ride.

No way.

Not never.

No riding for you.

You'll walk forever.

Don't give up now.

There's a major game changer, a most amazing thought rearranger, someone to show you how good you can get.

Now, introducing the magical Yet.

With this Yet's magic, you can begin to see that you're going beyond where you've been.

There are so many things that you've learned to do when you didn't know the Yet was with you.

Like when you babbled before you could talk or how you crawled before you could walk.

Yet's a dreamer a schemer, a hoper, a trier, a maker, a doer, a gotta-fly higher.

This Yet finds a way even when you don't, and Yet knows you well when you think you won't.

Like the shiny new bike that you couldn't ride, hop right back on with the Yet by your side.

Yet doesn't mind warmups, fixes, and flops, do-overs, re-dos, stumbles, and stops.

Yet knows there's mistakes, some big and some small.

With yet, you're sure to get over them all.

Play the kazoo or play the bassoon, jam with a Yet, and you'll soon be in tune.

Try skateboarding tricks like the ollie heel flip.

This Yet can get to the championship.

Tongue twisters twisted your tongue in a knot?

Yet says, keep trying and practice a lot.

Be patient.

Yet can't do it all overnight.

Some things take days, months, or years to get right.

But if you keep leaping, dreaming, wishing, waiting, learning, trying, missing, with the Yet as your guide along the way, you'll do all the things you can't do today.

Now you're bolder, braver, starting to see.

With Yet, you can get where you want to be.

You finally did it.

Yet knew you could.

You're not just riding, you're getting quite good.

But don't stop now.

You've got so much to do.

The good news is this Yet grows with you.

So no matter how big or old you may get, you'll never outgrow, you'll never forget, you can always believe in the magic of Yet.

So remember, the next time you can't get something on your first try, keep working at it.

It's only a matter of Yet.

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