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Additional funding was provided by the following... the Charles and Lucille King Foundation, the New York City Council, The Alice Lawrence Foundation, the Pine Tree Foundation of New York, The Peter G. Peterson and the Joan Ganz Cooney Fund.

♪♪ ♪ Camp TV ♪ ♪ It's time for us to start ♪ ♪ From furry animal encounters ♪ ♪ To some 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" ♪ ♪♪ Shiver me timbers.

Ahoy there, maties.

How fares is your day?

Me name be Captain Squinty.

Me pet, Stinky.

[ Stinky squawks ] And rumor has it there's treasure to be found on this island.

Lots and lots of treasure.

[ Stinky squawks ] As any seadog worth their salt knows, finders keepers, losers weepers.

And me looking to be a keeper.

[ Stinky squawks ] Argh!

Me handle this, Stinky.

Now, where was I?

Oh, yes, we treasure.

[ Stinky squawks ] Avast, seriously?

Excuse me for a minute, ey.

Stinky squawking ] Well, blow me down.

Stinky's right.

A bounty of treasure lies right before me very eyes.

Yo, ho, ho, me hearties.

[ Stinky squawks ] All hands on deck and Anchors away.

Welcome to "Camp TV."

It's Pirate Day.

[ Stinky squawks ] Curiosity and wonder.

Let's discover together.

It's Science Wow!

Ahoy, matey.

Today we're engineering boats that you can sail in your very own home.

Let's design our sailboats.

Sailboats have three main components -- a hull, a mask, and a sail.

I've designed my haul to be flat, which will allow my boat to sail across this smooth tabletop.

The mast holds up for sale and allows the sale to catch wind.

I'm also going to add some additional weight to my haul so that the sailboat doesn't tip over.

Now the boat is built.

Let's clean up our space.

Set your boat down and turn on the fan.

I wonder what might happen if I change the shape of my sail or even the height of my mast.

Give it a try and see how far you can sail your boat.

And remember, until next time, keep learning full steam ahead.

Jump, dance, play.

It's time to get active.

Let's move.

Fantastic.

You're here.

This is my favorite part of Camp TV when you get to move your body.

And I'm going to give you some rules to make moving your body even more fun and creative, because everyone knows that rules make things more fun, right?

So how do rules make you more creative?

Well, let's give it a try.

Stand up.

Make sure you have a little bit of space so you can move from one spot in your room to another.

And do that now.

No rules.

Just move from one to the other.

Once you get to that spot.

I want you to turn around, go back to where you came, but this time you're going to add a rule.

And the rule is you can only put one of your feet on the ground.

Now I want you to try it with no feet on the ground.

And if you can master that, try no feet and no hands.

In fact, I got an idea.

The whole gang of Pilobolus is over here in the other room working.

Let's see if we can get them to move more creatively by adding a rule.

Okay, here we go.

Hey, y'all.

There's ice cream in the breakroom, but the floor is lava.

[ All gasps ] ♪♪ ♪♪ Mmm.

Well, that works.

See, sometimes adding rules can make things more fun, more interesting.

In fact, we have an entire piece career around this idea of not touching your feet on the ground.

It's called "Solo from the Empty Suitor.

It was choreographed in 1980 by Michael Tracey.

We're going to show you some clips of our good friend Paul Liu performing it.

♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ Maybe you guys can now play the floor is lava with yourself or with some friends.

Maybe you can add some other rules.

Maybe you can create new rules that I haven't even thought of.

In fact, that's the final rule I'll leave you with.

Create a movement game with a rule that you've never even heard of.

Thanks for watching.

Can't wait to see you guys next time.

Keep those bodies moving.

Zach: You took the words right out of my mouth.

Write on.

Hi, creators.

I'm Sherry.

Today we're going to be designing a secret hideout.

A secret hideout is a place that somebody can work, play or just hang out and nobody will be able to find them.

Sherry, hi.

I have a lot of cool ideas for a secret hideout, okay?

We definitely want a basketball court, a bubble machine, a candy fountain, oh, three statues of my face.

Kimia, Kimia, before we just start coming up with a lot of ideas, we need to brainstorm two really important questions that will completely affect our design.

First question is, who is it?

Different characters have different needs.

And by knowing who's going to be using it, we can come up with the perfect details just for them.

Oh, I know, Sherry.

Let us make a secret hideout for my secret identity.

Business crap.

Part human, part crap, all business.

You need help with your business?

You call business crab.

Margins, margins, margins.

I'm starting to get so many ideas, but we need to consider our second question.

Where is it?

It's a secret hideout.

We don't want people just walking in.

So either it's hidden far away from people.

Oh, like in a deep underwater trench or even another dimension.

Or it's disguised so nobody knows that it's there.

Ah, like, it's at the aquarium in a regular aquarium, right?

And then there's a seashell, regular seashell.

But you lift it, and it's actually door to the secret hideout.

Whoa!

Sherry, definitely that one.

That is a very good one.

Definitely that one.

With those answers in mind, now we can draw our floor plan.

A floor plan is a design that shows our location.

It is drawn above the hideout, looking down at the layout of all the rooms and some of the cool things inside.

What do I want in a hideout?

Definitely we need like a dry-off area at the entryway so you can dry off after coming from the aquarium.

Oh, we absolutely need an office for all of the business files, and oh, how happy pampering section where you can get your claws polished and shined.

This is amazing.

I can imagine a lot of different characters that couldn't use that place.

But what a perfect secret hideout for Business Crab.

Whose business crab?

Kimia, you already told me that's your secret identity.

Glitter bomb!

♪♪ Now, it's your turn.

You're going to create a floor plan for a secret hideout.

Before you start, remember to brainstorm who it's for and where it is.

Once you know that, you can come up with so many details to make your character feel at home.

We'll see you next time.

Bye.

Hey, co-counselor Mia.

Ready to rock?

Ready to roll.

Arts and crafts?

Yes, please.

Let's get artsy.

Welcome back to Pirate Day on "Camp TV."

Now, I ask you, what pirate outfit is complete without a pirate hat?

Exactly.

Let's make one.

You will need some newspaper, folding skills and that's it.

First, take your newspaper and lay it out sideways.

Now take one side and fold it in like a triangle like this.

Then do the same on the other side like this.

Now fold the bottom part up like this.

Flip it over, and fold up the other side like this.

You can add some tape to keep it all together.

And you can decorate it any way you like.

You just tucks this in, stick on the tape and that's it.

Pretty easy peasy.

Here's what I made earlier today.

Argh!

Zach: A little birdie told me it's time to go wild.

Hi, everyone.

My name is Jessica, and I'm the animal interpreter here at the Memphis Zoo.

And there are so many beautiful and amazing animals from all around the world.

Some animals are well known like flamingos and hippos, but other animals are not as well known such as -- Wait, wait.

What is that?

Is it a deer or maybe a zebra?

Oh, I know what that is.

That's Miraq, the Okapi.

Okapi are one of my favorite unusual animals.

At first glance, Miraq might not look like any other animal alive.

But with a closer look, you will actually see that he is closely related to the giraffe.

Both okapi and giraffes have long necks and tongues.

Their necks help them reach the tasty leaves at the very tippy top of the tall trees.

Their tongues are also purple.

The dark purple color protects their tongues from sunburn.

Can you imagine how hard it would be to eat with a sunburned tongue?

Okapi and giraffes share one other unique feature, and it's on their head.

Those horn looking things on their heads are actually called ossicones.

Only giraffes and male okapi have ossicones.

No other animals do.

They are similar to the horns and antlers that are on the heads of other hoofed animals.

So now that we have seen how giraffe and okapi are so similar, you might be wondering, then why do they look so different?

The reasons why Okapi and giraffes are so different in size and colors is because of the environment that they live in.

Unlike giraffes who live in the wide open savannas of Africa, okapi are only found in thick rainforest.

Because the rainforest is dark and thick, okapi aren't able to live in large herds like giraffes can.

Instead, they live alone or in a mother and baby pair.

The leaves in the forest are a lot easier to reach though, so the okapi does not need an extra super long neck like giraffes do.

The most eye catching feature of an okapi is their stripes.

These stripes help baby okapi find their mom in the dark forest.

Imagine trying to follow your family through a store when all the lights are turned off.

It would be really hard and maybe even a little scary.

Now imagine your family has glow in the dark striped pants.

It would be a lot easier to see everyone.

Speaking of clothing, okapis have their own built in rain jackets.

Their fur is waterproof, so when it rains, it just rolls right off them.

Eyesight is not the most helpful sense in the dark forest, so okapis have an amazing sense of smell instead.

They have glands on their hooves that leave a trail in the forest, allowing other okapi to find them.

It's kind of like if you're leaving a trail with perfume or cologne wherever you go.

Unlike giraffes who can be found across Africa, Okapi are only found in one small region of the world, and every year that home is getting smaller.

Not only do you okapi live in the forests of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, but so do minerals used to help make technology devices, trees that can be cut into lumber and even the land itself.

For the growing human families of the DRC.

I know it can be daunting to think of how you can help animals halfway across the world, but there are easy things that everyone can do daily to help not only Okapi but many other animals, like recycle old phones and tablets.

The minerals in them can be reused instead of mining new ones from the rainforest or even just using less things.

Use reusable water bottles and bags, recycle materials that can be recycled.

And if you can, have a trusted adult take you to local community resources like libraries, instead of buying new items.

From me and my friends at the Memphis Zoo, thanks for watching.

Bye.

Ready for some math that counts?

Count on.

Hi, everyone.

My name is Norah, and today I'm going to play a counting game where the floor is lava.

I like to call it Number Jump.

You're going to need some scraps of paper and a marker, or you can play outside and use chalk.

To set up, we're going to write the numbers one through 20 on my pieces of paper, one on each piece.

Now I'm going to lay out a piece of paper on the floor starting from this pillow here and going to that door on the other side of the room.

I'm going to put some of them closer together and some of them further apart, but not too far apart where it' unsafe to jump from one to the next.

Starting with one, here we go.

♪♪ ♪♪ To play the game, you'll need a dice.

Don't worry if you don't have one at home.

You can make your own out of paper or you can write the numbers one to six on slips of paper and draw them out of a hat or a cup every turn.

To play, roll your dice and then move that number of spaces along your number path counting out loud as you go.

Then roll again and keep counting from where you landed.

See how many rolls it takes to get from one side of the room to the other.

Alright.

Three.

Two.

Three.

Two.

Whoa.

Five.

Three.

Five.

I made it.

You can try this at home, too.

If you want to make it more challenging, try skip counting or hopping on one foot.

Compete with a friend to see who can get across the room and back first.

Have fun, bye.

Zach: Music, dance, magic and more.

Step right up to Center Stage.

Hello, I am Ana.

And today we will create character voices that you can use with puppets.

[ Evil laughs ] [ Evil laughs ] A character's voice is the unique way that a character expresses themselves outwardly.

Or inwardly.

One puppeteer can work with dozens of puppets, and each one of them has a their unique voice that makes them special.

[ Indistinct conversations ] All you need is a space where you can move around a little and one puppet.

You can use stocking or a safe household object.

Anything can be a puppet, really.

The first thing we need to do when working with our voices is to warm up.

First, make a small face.

Then make a big face.

Keep switching from one to the other to warm up the muscles in your face.

Then make a "me" sound.

♪ Me ♪ And "mah" sound.

♪ Mah ♪ Keep making these two sounds to warm up your mouth and voice.

♪ Me, mah ♪ Now, let's talk about resonators.

Have you ever walk through a tunnel and when you speak your voice sounds louder?

This is because the tunnel is a big container where the sound waves of your voice resonate.

If you want to explore different resonators, you can talk into different containers and see how your voice changes.

[ Humming ] ♪ Ahhhhh ♪ [ Echoing ] Hahhhhh.

There are three different containers or resonators in our body.

When you try these voices, I want you to imagine that you are sending the voice to these different areas of your body.

The first one is the head where we can explore high voices or nasal voices.

Try it with me.

[ High-pitched vocalizing ] The second one is the chest, where we can explore strong and loud voices.

Try it with me.

[ Loud vocalizing ] The third one is the pelvis bone where we can explore [deep voice] low and deep voices.

[ Normal voice ] Try it with me.

[ Deep vocalizing ] Finally, it is time to give voice to our puppet.

♪♪ Look at your puppet first.

Sometimes it is good to think of personality.

Is your puppet [high-pitched] friendly?

[Somber voice] Timid?

[Nasally voice] Edgy?

[Deep voice] Or dreamy?

[ Normal voice ] Let's give our puppet a line.

[ Deep voice ] Oh, geez.

There's a hole in the bottle.

[ Normal voice ] Can you think of other ways to change the voices of your characters?

Perhaps some [deep voice] tempo, [high-pitched] volume, [coarse] texture or rh-y-thm.

[ Normal voice ] Have fun, and see you next time.

Bye.

Bye.

Bye.

Zach: Arts and crafts?

Yes, please.

Let's get artsy.

Ciana: Hello, my pretties.

Today I'm going to show you how to make these beautiful witch's cauldron prints.

[ Liquid boiling ] To brew this potion, you will need one small cauldron or small bowl.

Oops, mine has some cobwebs in it.

Dish soap, food coloring, a straw and paper.

We will begin by filling our cauldron about halfway with warm water.

Then we're going to add a good bit of dish soap and -- Not that, but I'm going to squeeze a food dye, a color of your choice.

Next, we're going to stir our potion with our straw until all the ingredients are mixed together.

Now, here comes the fun part.

We're going to blow bubbles into the potion using our straw.

[ Blowing ] Remember, we're blowing out, not sucking in, This potion is not for drinking.

Once the bubbles pass the top of the cauldron, we're going to set our straw aside and press a piece of paper onto the bubbles.

♪♪ The bubbles will leave their mark on the paper as they pop.

You can repeat this process with different colors and layers until you have a beautiful print of your own.

Zach: Daytime or nighttime.

It's always time for story time.

Ready for just the right book read by just the right camper?

Without further ado, take it away.

Thanks, Zach.

Hi, everyone.

I am Joaquin.

And today I will be reading to you "Shiver Me Letters: A Pirate ABC" by June Sobel.

R, roared the captain, R's not enough.

We need other letters to make us tough.

Let's sail far away to find ABCs.

Bring me back Ds, Es, Fs and some Gs.

"R," cried the crew.

"R, we agree.

Let's for an A and a B and a C." They set up their sails and followed the wind.

Spying an island, they toothlessly grinned.

"Land ho!," yelled the pirates as they rowed to the west.

"Capture those letters.

Let's make it our quest!"

[ Water splashes ] Splash!

The anchor into an A.

A "B" floated by on the crystal clear bay.

In the sand sat a cannonball carved with a C. They dug for a doubloons and scooped up a D. E escaped from one pirate's pierced ear.

His mate raised the flag and found F. Give a chair.

In chest glistened G, all shiny and gold.

H hung from the hook on a pirate of old.

10 paces north stood a huge ivory I.

From out of the jungle, J jumped sky high.

A K on a key slide under a shell.

Far from the water hid landlubber L. A mysterious map with M soon appeared, while one nimble N popped right out of a beard.

They soon spotted O rolling into the ocean.

A parrot squawked P, what a commotion.

The gang questioned Q as it quacked in its nest.

"R," cried the crew.

When do rest?"

"Aye, moaned the Captain.

"You slothful old bunch.

Find the next letter or go without lunch."

They saw S in the shape of a swashbuckling sword, then found T on a turtle as they hauled him aboard.

The crew dove underwater, caught U in a net They viewed V veiled in velvet, had you in a net.

all soaking wet, A wave washed up W, all sunburned and hot.

Pirates explored to X marks the spot.

"I spy a Y!," yelled the shipmate.

"Let's go!

We've captured our letters, yo-ho-ho-ho!"

They went to the captain expecting a thanks.

They showed him the letters, he showed them the planks "R," roared the captain.

"Ye'll walk these for me.

Be off with ye, mates.

Go rob me a Z."

"R," cried the crew.

"Our work is not done.

We'll search and we'll plunder till we found the last night."

That very night as they snored in their bed, zillions of Z zoomed all over their heads.

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Additional funding was provided by the following...

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