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♪♪ ♪ 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" ♪♪ Goodbye!

I'm Caz.

Confused?

Don't be.

♪♪ It's Backwards Day on "Camp TV," which means everything we say and do needs to be the opposite of what we normally do.

You see, on any regular old day, I'm Zac.

But today, I'm Caz.

That's "Zac" spelled backwards.

I had dinner for breakfast.

[ Whispering ] Started with dessert.

Shh!

And I got dressed up for the occasion.

So, let's turn things upside down, inside out, and save best for last by making it first.

Bring on the animals.

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

Hi, friends.

Welcome to the Memphis Zoo.

My name is Bella, and I'm here with my very special friend, Rose, a Chilean rose hair tarantula.

Let's talk about what a tarantula is, why they're important to the ecosystem, and what you can do at home to help them.

What is a tarantula?

Well, a tarantula is actually a member of the spider family.

They have eight legs, eight eyes.

They have silk glands so they can produce webbing.

And what makes them different from other spiders is that they're very large and very fluffy.

Chilean rose hair, tarantulas come from Chile, off the western coast of South America.

They live in scrub lands and deserts where it is hot and dry.

She actually lives in burrows under the sand.

She prefers to stay under there where it's cool during the day.

And then she comes out at night to hunt.

At the zoo, Rose's favorite snack is a cricket.

She gets them every week, and she gobbles them right up.

In the wild, she might be eating some crickets, maybe some locusts, as well as cockroaches.

By doing her job and eating these bugs, she keeps her home in the desert healthy and clean.

We need spiders because they eat the bugs that bother us.

Most spiders we know hang their web up in a tree.

But tarantulas like Rose lay their web down on the ground.

Then it acts like a trigger.

If you've ever seen a spy movie, you might have seen all the lasers everywhere.

Well, her web acts just like that.

Whenever an insect touches that webbing, she knows exactly where they are, she comes out of her burrow, and she can snatch it right up.

Once she catches it, she takes it into her little mouth right there.

She uses her fangs, and she injects her venom.

Venom is injected into that animal like a shot, and then it makes their insides like a smoothie.

And she can slurp it right up.

Even though Rose has venom, she's actually harmless to humans.

Her venom only works on bugs, so we don't have to worry about her venom.

Even though she could bite me, I'm very carefully watching her behavior.

Did you know that tarantulas can actually be relaxed or afraid?

Right now we can see that Rose is pretty much relaxed.

She has all of her legs out.

She's not curled up into a ball.

She's also not showing me her fangs.

So we know that she's pretty relaxed right now.

Thank you so much for taking the time to talk to me about Rose, our rose hair Tarantula.

♪♪ Have you ever heard of a palindrome?

It sounds fancy, but it's a word for a word that can be spelled the same forward and backward.

Here, let me show you.

Take the word "mom," for instance.

You can read it from left to right or right to left.

Either way, you've got "mom."

Let's try another -- "dad."

Spelled forward or backward, it's still dad.

Wow.

Oh, "wow" -- another palindrome!

They just keep popping up left and right.

There's also a type of palindrome that, when viewed upside down.

they still spell the same word.

Here, let me show you.

♪♪ ♪♪ Now hold on a second.

[ Sloop! ]

See?

"Swims."

Magic?

Nope.

Just a good old palindrome for you.

Jump, dance, play.

It's time to get active.

Let's Move.

[ Rhythmic stomping ] [ Rhythmic clapping ] [ Stomping and clapping continue ] [ Stomping and clapping continue ] [ Stomping and clapping continue ] Hi.

I'm Fiona Mills, and I'm a teaching artist with the National Dance Institute.

I'm also an original cast member of the Off-Broadway show "STOMP."

So, today I'm gonna be teaching you some body percussion.

I'll show you the whole thing first, and then we'll break it down and put it back together again.

[ Rhythmic clapping and stomping ] [ Rhythmic clapping and stomping ] Here we go.

I'm gonna break it down.

The first part -- right, left, clap You go.

Right, left, clap.

I go.

Right, left, clap.

You go.

Right, left, clap.

Okay, I'm gonna add on the next bit.

Here I go.

Right, left, clap, clap.

Right, left, clap, clap.

We added the clap.

Right, left, clap, clap.

You go.

Right, left, clap, clap.

I go.

Right, left, clap, clap.

You go.

Right, left, clap, clap.

Nice.

I think we're ready for the next part.

Here I go.

Right, left, clap, clap, right, left.

Right, left, clap, clap, right, left.

I go.

Right, left, clap, clap, right, left.

You go.

Right, left.

Clap, clap, right left.

I go.

Right, left, clap.

Clap.

You go.

Right, left, clap.

Clap, right, left.

I go.

Right.

Clap.

Clap.

You go.

Right, left, clap.

Clap, right, left.

Okay.

I think we're ready to add on some more.

I go.

Right, left, clap...

Right, left, clap.

Clap, right, left, clap.

And go.

Right, left, clap... You go.

Right, left, clap.

Clap, right, left.

Okay.

So, now we're gonna loop it.

Looping it is when we do it -- It's like going around in circles.

We're gonna do it, and we're gonna do another one, and we'll do another one.

We're gonna loop it three times.

I'll go first.

Right, left, clap.

Clap...

Right, left, clap...

Right, left, clap... Three times.

And you go.

Nice and slow.

Right, left, clap.

Clap, right, left, clap.

Right, left, clap.

Clap, right, left, clap.

Right, left, clap.

Clap, right, left, clap.

Okay.

Let's do that together.

Five, six.

Here we go.

Right, left, clap.

Clap, right, left, clap.

And... And then...

Okay.

So we've done that three times.

Next one is eight claps.

We're gonna do a crescendo.

Can you say that?

Crescendo.

That means we're gonna start quiet and we're gonna get loud.

Five, six.

Here I go.

[ Clapping softly ] [ Clapping loudly ] Okay.

Let's try that.

Five, six.

Just the claps.

We go... [ Clapping softly ] [ Clapping loudly ] You can use different... Let's try again together.

Just the claps.

Five, six.

Here we go.

[ Clapping softly ] [ Clapping loudly ] Okay.

We're gonna put the whole thing together.

The first pattern.

Right, left, clap.

Clap, right, left, clap.

We do that three times.

And then we're gonna add the claps on... You ready?

Here we go.

Five, six.

Here we go.

And... Nice.

Let's do that again.

We're gonna loop it.

Five, six.

Here we go.

There we go.

So, since it's Backwards Day, it's your turn to take over today's... Zac Challenge!

You game?

Good.

There are three things in my kitchen that are backward or upside down.

Can you find them?

Ready, set, go!

♪♪ ♪♪ Whew.

Okay.

Time's up.

Let's see how you did.

Did you spot this?

Or that?

How about this?

Good for you for trying so hard.

Nice work.

Ready for some math that counts?

Count On!

Hey, everyone.

It's Laura.

And today we're gonna play a game called Gaga Over Graphs.

Do you know what a graph is?

It's just a picture that shows you how much you have of a certain thing.

You break things into groups, and then you line them up in rows called bars.

And the bar that's the longest shows you which one you have the most of.

Today we're gonna show you how you can make your own graph with fun stuff in your own home.

And we have some friends helping us, so let's see what they're gonna graph.

So, here we have Noah.

Hi, Noah.

What are you graphing today?

Today I'm graphing toys.

That's great.

And what kinds of toys are you going to graph?

-Cars, train tracks, and stuffed animals.

That's awesome.

And which one do you think you have the most of?

They're all equal.

Oh, they're equal.

Okay.

So we're gonna see how that turns out.

So, here we have Kate.

Hi, Kate.

What are you going to graph today?

I'm going to graph pens, markers, crayons, and pencils.

That's awesome.

It looks so colorful.

Can you guess how much stuff you have there that you're going to graph?

I think 43.

Oh, that's a lot of stuff.

That's gonna make a big graph.

And here we have William.

He's graphing things he found outside.

William, what are you gonna graph for us today?

I'm gonna graph rocks, shells, and sea glass.

Awesome.

Now, which of those things do you think you have the most of?

I think there's more of the shells.

Okay.

Good to know.

And your graph will show us.

And here I'm gonna graph stuffed animals 'cause I love stuffed animals.

And I'm gonna group them by the type of animal.

I have birds, I have fish, all different kinds.

And we're gonna see how that shakes out as a bar graph.

So how do you set up the graph?

As you see, each graph that we saw has a line going across.

That's called the X-axis.

And along that line you put the names of your groups.

The line going up and down is called the Y-axis, and eventually that will show you how much you have of each thing.

So let's get started.

I'll show you how you do this.

You start taking your things and putting them in the right groups.

This is a turtle.

Turtles are reptiles.

They're cold-blooded.

They have to lie in the sun to warm up.

I'm gonna put the turtle in the reptile group.

Now, Chickles here is a bird.

[ Bird squawks ] Now, chickens can't fly, but they are birds.

She does have wings.

She's gonna go in the bird bar.

So now you see we have one of each.

Now, this alligator, fortunately, is not alive and not full size, 'cause they can be 10 feet long or more.

The alligator is also a reptile, and it's gonna go here.

So now you see already that we have more reptiles than birds.

That bar is longer.

And we're gonna keep going.

Let's see what our friends' graphs look like.

Here's Kate making her graph.

Notice how she lines everything up so the second crayon and marker and pen are all next to each other?

And the same thing with the third crayon and marker and pen.

Here's William doing the same thing.

His objects are slightly different shapes, but he's still lining them up.

And here's Noah.

Notice that the train tracks look nothing like the stuffed animals, but he's making sure that each track lines up with a friend.

Okay.

And I kept going here, too.

As you see, we have lots of animals here.

The next ones I'm gonna do are the Three Lobsterteers.

They are crustaceans.

They're in the ocean.

We'll count them as fish.

And my last one is a dolphin.

[ Dolphin chirps ] They swim in the ocean.

But dolphins breathe air.

They are mammals.

And the other thing about mammals is they all have fur of some kind.

I know it's soft and fuzzy 'cause it's a stuffed animal, but even real dolphins feel rubbery, but they have lots of little teeny hairs.

They have hair just like we do.

So this one is a mammal.

Now we have our full graph.

Let's take a look at it.

Now that everything's lined up, we can see how many we have of everything.

One, two, three, four, and five for the fish.

Now let's see what our friends' graphs look like.

William, I love your graph.

Which thing did you have the most of?

-I had the most in the shells.

-You do.

And how many do you have of those?

I have eight.

It is eight.

Great.

And what's that called when you have more of one thing than anything else?

If you have more -- If you have more of something, it's called the maximum.

Yes, the maximum.

And here's Noah's graph.

I love it.

So what happened?

Did you have the same number of each?

-Yes.

-You did.

And how many of each did you have?

-Six.

-You have six of each.

And everybody look at how all three bars are the same length, 'cause he spaced them equally.

Let's check out Kate's graph.

How did that turn out?

Which one is your minimum, that you have the least of?

The markers.

That's right.

Fewer markers than anything else.

And how many are there?

I have one, two, three, four.

That's right!

You all did a great job.

And now you get to do this with stuff at home.

You can graph clothes and do it by color.

You can do socks that way, or shoes.

You can graph food.

You know?

Food that's crunchy, food that's sloppy, food you can wear on your head.

You can do whatever you want.

If you can put it in groups, you can put it in a graph.

Thanks, and we cannot wait to play our next math game with you.

Zac: Music, dance, magic, and more.

Step right up to Center Stage.

♪♪ ♪ Somewhere ♪ ♪ Over the rainbow ♪ ♪♪ Hi, friends!

I am Janet.

And I'm a teaching artist at New Victory Theater.

I'm an artist who sings.

I'm a songwriter.

I'm an actress.

And we're here in my apartment in Manhattan.

We're gonna focus on acting for singers.

As singers, sometimes we're focused on sounding beautiful.

But if we truly want to captivate the heart of our audience, then we also need to focus on our ability to communicate using our bodies... our faces... our gestures... and our overall energy.

And that's where the skill of acting for singers become extremely useful.

So let's take a look at a song.

"Somewhere Over the Rainbow."

It sounds a little something like this.

♪ Somewhere ♪ ♪ Over the rainbow ♪ ♪ Way up high ♪ ♪ There's a land ♪ ♪ That I heard of once ♪ ♪ In a lullaby ♪ So, let's imagine that I am an actress and I've been asked to sing this song with the feeling of... ...confidence.

I would stand with my feet hip-distance apart.

My shoulders would be up, back, and down.

My eyes would be wide and optimistic.

And my performance might look a little something like this.

♪ Somewhere ♪ ♪ Over the rainbow ♪ ♪ Way up high ♪ ♪ There's a land ♪ ♪ That I heard of once ♪ ♪ In a lullaby ♪ How did that look?

Alright.

Now you try.

Next... let's imagine that I am a singer and I have been asked to act out the song with the feeling of... anger.

I might stand with my knees slightly bent, my shoulders slumped.

My eyebrows would be bending forward.

My lip would be unturned.

Turned upside down.

My teeth might be tight.

And my performance would look a little something like this.

♪ Somewhere ♪ ♪ Over the rainbow ♪ ♪ Way up high ♪ ♪ There's a land ♪ ♪ That I heard of once ♪ ♪ In a lullaby!

♪ How does this look?!

Alright.

Now you try.

Next... let's imagine that I am an actress and I have been asked to sing the song with the feeling of... ...sadness!

Alright.

So...

I might really slump forward.

My hips would come forward.

My shoulders would drop all the way down.

My chin would drop all the way down.

My facial expressions would droop.

And my performance might look a little something like this.

♪ Somewhere ♪ ♪ Over ♪ [ Sniffles ] ♪ The rainbow ♪ ♪ Way up high ♪ ♪ There's a land ♪ ♪ That I heard of once ♪ ♪ In a lullaby ♪ [ Sniffles ] How did that look?

Okay.

Now you try.

Next...

I want us to imagine that I am an actress.... and I have been asked to sing the song with the feeling of... ...being... happy!

Alright.

So, I would stand with my feet very wide apart.

My chest would be up and open.

My hands would be wide and up in the air!

My lips would be in a really big smile.

And my eyes would be open wide.

And my performance might look a little something like this.

♪ Somewhere ♪ ♪ Over the rainbow ♪ ♪ Way up high ♪ ♪ There's a land ♪ ♪ That I heard of once ♪ ♪ In a lullaby ♪ How did that look?

Alright.

Now you try!

And that, my friends, is the basics of acting for singers.

♪ I hope you enjoyed!

♪ Unwelcome back.

This has been an epic Backwards Day, one that deserves to go down in the "Camp TV" history books, if you ask me.

How about we grab a quick group photo?

Okay.

Turn around.

No.

Around, around.

Like this.

[ Sloop! ]

Yep.

Just like that.

Okay.

Squeeze in a bit.

And, please, no smiling.

[ Camera shutter clicks ] Okay.

You can turn around again.

♪♪ Perfect.

It's horrible.

It's impossible to tell who's who.

So, hello.

Enjoy the rest of your day, from end to beginning.

Arts and crafts?

Yes, please!

Let's Get Artsy!

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