>> Promo Cat here with a look at the next episode of the "Friday Zone."

♪ Yeah, what you know about that ink ♪ ♪ We're in the ocean, baby, swim or sink ♪ >> I have selected a poem that I think you will all like.

>> What is it?

>> It's a poem entitled "Haunted Houses."

>> Today, we are going to Sappo on a boat adventure.

>> So check out the next episode of the "Friday Zone," right now!

>> Production support for the "Friday Zone" is provided by: The WTIU Children's Programming Endowment, ensuring quality children's programming for future generations of Hoosiers.

Learn more at Indianapublicmedia.org/kidsfund.

>> WFYI Public Media, inspiring Indiana with high-quality educational content since 1970.

By sharing stories and connecting people, WFYI inspires the best in our community.

>> And these Indiana Public Television Stations.

Thank you!

♪ ♪ Friday, Friday ♪ The week is done and it's time for fun ♪ ♪ There's room for everyone ♪ ♪ In the "Friday Zone" ♪ So much to see, who will we meet ♪ ♪ It all happens magically ♪ In the "Friday Zone" ♪ Open your eyes, there's a surprise ♪ ♪ You never know what adventure might arise ♪ ♪ The "Friday Zone" ♪ "Friday Zone" ♪ The "Friday Zone" ♪ Friday >> Welcome to the "Friday Zone," everyone.

I'm Maya.

>> And I'm Matt.

Grab a towel, because we're all wet on today's show.

>> Yep.

We'll journey to the island of the blue dolphins.

We'll show you how you can do a fun rain experiment.

>> But first, we had head underwater for a song on the "Friday Zone" playlist!

♪ "Friday Zone" ♪ In the "Friday Zone" Friday ♪ ♪ ♪ Hey, there's a squid, and he's chillin' in the water ♪ ♪ Hey, there's a squid, and he's chillin' in the water ♪ ♪ Don't scare him, don't scare him, or he'll ink ♪ ♪ Don't scare him, don't scare him, or he'll ink ♪ ♪ Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, squid ♪ ♪ ♪ Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, squid ♪ ♪ He's chillin' in the water ♪ ♪ In the water's where I live, where I live, where I live ♪ ♪ Yeah, the ocean is the crib, is the crib, is the crib ♪ ♪ I've got tentacles, who you know got tentacles ♪ ♪ They're identical every one's identical ♪ ♪ Invertebrates no spine, no spine ♪ ♪ I'm still super brave that's fine, that's fine ♪ ♪ Really fast swimmer, Mike Phelps, Mike Phelps ♪ ♪ Zooming jet propulsion, that helps, that helps ♪ ♪ Yeah, what you know about that ink ♪ ♪ It's much blacker than you think ♪ ♪ Yeah, what you know about that ink ♪ ♪ We're in the ocean baby, swim or sink ♪ ♪ Hey there's a squid, and he's chillin' in the water ♪ ♪ Hey there's a squid, and he's chillin' in the water ♪ ♪ Don't scare him, don't scare him, or he'll ink ♪ ♪ Don't scare him, don't scare him, or he'll ink ♪ ♪ Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, squid ♪ ♪ ♪ Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, squid ♪ ♪ He's chillin' in the water ♪ Cephalopod, pod, pod, pod ♪ This is my squad, squad, squad ♪ ♪ Cephalopod, pod, pod, pod ♪ This is my squad, squad, squad ♪ ♪ Octopus and I'm in the spot ♪ My name will tell you just how many arms I've got ♪ ♪ Cuttlefish chillin' in the ocean ♪ ♪ Moving my body with this wavy fin ♪ ♪ Nautilus big shell debut ♪ I'm the OG of the mollusk crew ♪ ♪ Squid, squid, squid in the deep blue sea ♪ ♪ This entire song is all about me ♪ ♪ Hey, there's a squid, and he's chillin' in the water ♪ ♪ Hey, there's a squid and he's chillin' in the water ♪ ♪ Don't scare him, don't scare, him, or he'll ink ♪ ♪ Don't scare him, don't scare him, or he'll ink ♪ ♪ Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh squid ♪ ♪ ♪ Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, squid ♪ ♪ He's chillin' in the water ♪ In the "Friday Zone" Friday ♪ ♪ >> Hey, everybody.

I'm your host, Leo D. Cook.

Welcome to "Masterpieces of Children's Literature in Less Than A Minute."

You may be wondering why I'm so sad today.

It's because I just finished reading, "The Island of Blue Dolphin" by Scott Odell.

[ Blowing nose ] This book is fictional, but it's based on real events that happened to Juana Maria in the mid-19th century.

This is a great book, but I warn you, you better have a hankie ready for all the happy and sad parts.

So here it goes.

The main character is a Native American woman named Won-a-pa-lei, but whose secret name is Karana.

She has a brother named Ramo, who is curious, which gets Ramo in a lot of hot water.

They all live in a village called Ghalas-at.

One day this jerk named Captain Orlov shows up and wants to hunt sea otters there in exchange for goods.

They all agree to this, but after it's over, Captain Orlov and his men pull the old switcheroo, and rip off the tribe by not paying them.

See, I told you he was a jerk.

So Karana's dad, who happens to be the chief, is pretty honked off.

So he and other members of the tribe go after Captain Jerk -- I mean Orlov, and his crooked buddies.

Things do not go well for Karana's dad and rest of the tribe and Karana is left fatherless.

Later on, another chief, who is a total flake, goes for some carryout food and promised to bring back a giant canoe to get everyone else off the island.

So these other folks show up and tell all of Karana's tribe members to get all their stuff, get on this boat they got, and they'll take them all to the mainland.

Now, Karana's brother Ramo runs off to get his fishing pole, but the people on the boat don't want to wait for him and his sister, and they make like a banana and split.

Yep!

More jerks!

So then it's just Karana and Ramo on the island alone to take care of themselves.

Now, something bad happens to Ramo.

And Karana has to learn to do all of these traditional male tasks like hunting and making stuff like canoes and fishing poles.

Now, I could go on and on about all this other stuff that happens to Karana in the book "Island of the Blue Dolphin" by Scott Odell, but I want you to find that out for yourself.

You'll be glad you did!

And don't forget your hankie.

I'm Leo D. Cook, and I will see you next time on "Masterpieces of Children's Literature in Less Than a Minute."

♪ >> Hello, everybody.

My name is Sam Bartlett, and today we have another stunt from the world of stuntology!

And I think you are going to like this one.

It involves straws.

Really one of the great things to play with.

The best all-around things to play with is a straw.

And this stunt, straw popping, will never let you down with how satisfying it is.

To do straw popping, simply take a straw, grab it at either end like this, pinch the straw together, and then quickly twist the straw around itself -- not around your fingers, but around itself, trapping air inside the straw.

Grab it with your two fingers at the other end.

[ Pop ] And flick with your hand to release the air, popping it like a tiny balloon.

Now, I make this look kind of easy.

It's a little bit of a challenging maneuver.

Again, grab the straw at either end like this.

Trapping the air.

It has to happen quickly because you can't contain the air in there long enough.

It escapes.

So we're going to wrap like this, and then grab it with your fingers over here like this and -- [ Pop ] Whoa!

That was a good one!

I love this stunt so much, I'm going to do it one more time.

[ Pop ] Ah, that wasn't that great.

Sometimes it's great.

Sometimes not.

Good stunt!

♪ >> And now, a video from our friends at the Terre Haute Children's Museum.

Joy is here to share some science at home.

>> Oh, what a beautiful day.

Plenty of sunshine.

Wait!

Where is the sunshine?

It's April.

Oh, that's not the song.

It's rain, rain, go away.

We need this rain!

And why does this rain happen?

It's April.

April showers bring May flowers, and it is currently raining on me.

Hmm.

I wonder what's so hot or cold that makes rain rain.

Watch this video and find out.

Once the video is done, I will show you a really cool experiment so you can find rain in your own house.

>> You've probably seen a big thunderstorm cloud roll into town, and the thunder, lightning, heavy rain and gusty winds are hard to miss.

But where did that thunderstorm come from?

All thunderstorms follow the same recipe.

To form, these storms require three basic ingredients, moisture, unstable air, and lift.

Moisture in the air typically comes from the oceans.

And areas near warm ocean currents evaporate lots of moisture into the air.

Moisture in the air is also responsible for making clouds.

Unstable air forms when warm, moist air is near the ground, and cold, dry air is up above.

To create a thunderstorm, the unstable air needs to have a nudge upward.

This lift usually comes from differences in air density, warmer, less dense air rises upward, creating lift.

As the air lifts higher and higher, it causes the storm cloud to grow taller and taller.

Thunderstorm clouds can rise up to 10 miles into the air.

In a big thunderstorm cloud, there are now strong upward winds and downward winds happening at the same time.

These are called updrafts and downdrafts.

This is the most dangerous stage of the storm, when tornadoes, hail, winds, and flooding can happen.

Updrafts continue to fuel the storm with warm, moist air, but once a storm runs out of updrafts, it starts to weaken.

As the storm begins to slow down, the rain and wind become less intense.

And by the end, all that's left is a blue sky and an anvil-shaped cloud top.

Phew!

Glad that's over.

Sure, a storm will probably come again, but you don't need to worry.

Forecasters can use weather satellites like those in NOAA's GOES-R Series to monitor clouds as they grow into thunderstorms.

GOES satellites watch out for lightning too.

These satellites are constantly watching for severe weather, and the information they gather can help people stay safe during storms.

Find out more about earth's weather at NOAA SciJinks.

>> Wow!

That was a great video that talked to us all about thunderstorms.

Now, I wonder how in the world we can make rain in our house.

So it takes just a few things.

Super hot water.

Make sure you get a parent to help you with that.

A clear jar.

>> Two plates.

A plate to go over the jar and a plate to go under the jar.

And ice.

>> Ice.

Okay.

So hot water, jar, plates, here we go.

So make sure you get a parent to help you with this project, because we're going to be dealing with hot boiling water.

All you need is the water.

You pour it into the jar.

Juniper, how far -- oh, don't touch the jar because it's going to be real hot, boiling.

Does that look good, Juni?

>> I think we should do a little higher than the first so we could have more rain come down.

>> Does that look good?

>> Yes.

So it would be better rain so there would be more -- water will have more rain.

>> Okay.

Let's put this plate on top.

>> I thought we would do the bottom and put the ice.

>> That will be okay.

Let's put this blue one on top.

Now our hot water is really starting to condense here.

>> And the plates are -- and the water -- once you put the ice on top, it will start to rain.

After a few minutes, it will start to rain.

>> So June just put -- we didn't have ice cubes, but we do have these frozen ice packs that will work, because all we need to do is make the plate cold.

So the hot air begins to rise in our jar.

That's the steam, and it begins to make water droplets on the side of the jar.

As the water droplets warm up, and they get all the way to the top, hit the cold plate, it sends them flying back down as rain.

What do you see, Juniper?

>> If you don't have an ice pack, and you have ice cubes, you could put a bunch of ice cubes on the plate.

>> Yep.

>> So it would do the same thing, but it will just be ice cubes.

So it would rain down at different times, but ice cubes would melt, and it would rain down.

>> That's right.

So you can use whatever you have at home to make this work.

So I'm going to bring the camera in a little bit closer so we can see.

Now, there's some strips coming down.

When you see a strip, go, oh, there's some rain.

Juni, did you see one?

Oh!

>> There's a lot on my side.

>> There are a lot!

>> Oh, my goodness.

Oh, there was one.

This is so exciting.

Every time you see a rain droplet go down the side of the jar, that is rain.

I will hold on to the camera.

You point it out to the kids.

>> If you come over here, there's hundreds over here that you can see little droplets come out.

The kind of lines coming -- oh.

We just saw some.

>> Woo!

>> There's a few on my side that it's coming down not as fast as my mom's, but -- >> Yeah, it's really starting to rain.

There's rain coming down all the sides.

So the key to this is the cold plate on top, which represents the cool air, and the hot water and the steam, which represents warm air.

Hey, give it a try.

Tell us what you think.

We look forward to seeing what you come up with at your science at home.

Do you want to say good-bye?

>> Bye.

♪ >> We'll be right back with more here in the "Friday Zone."

♪ The "Friday Zone" Friday ♪ >> Winter's coming.

Are you prepared?

Where do you go for winter?

What do you eat?

Where is your home?

How many of you are there?

How can we keep track of you and make sure you're okay?

I'm going to find out.

♪ >> I found my guy.

This is Frank, and he's a wildlife technician with the Department of Environmental Conservation.

So what are we going to be doing today?

I think we are going to be banding some ducks?

>> So we're going to band some ducks, black ducks and mallards.

Then once we capture those up, we will put bands on them and let them go.

>> Sounds great.

>> Great.

>> So why do we band these ducks?

>> We determined a while back that American Black Duck numbers were in a little bit of a decline.

So we want to band as many of these birds as we can during the wintertime so we can kind of get our minds wrapped around what it is we can do to help their populations kind of bounce back.

>> All right.

Let's get to it.

>> Yeah, so let's go see what we got in our traps.

>> What you are seeing here is called a confusion trap.

It's easy for the ducks to get in, but hard for them to get out.

This is when Frank and I step in, to move the ducks from the confusion trap into the capture crates, where we'll carry them away from the shore and get to banding.

>> All right, Frank.

So let's band some ducks.

>> All right.

Sounds good.

>> Frank, how did you get into this line of work?

>> So way back in the day, I went to school for this kind of work.

New York is kind of blessed with an amazing university system, and so I picked a degree program that would kind of lend itself in wildlife work, and I got a degree in natural resources conservation.

I think it's a fantastic profession.

It's really rewarding.

People kind of tell Josh and I, and folks that work in the wildlife profession -- you know when we describe the work to them, they always say, oh, you have greatest job.

>> Yeah.

>> You have a really neat job, and I kind of agree completely that we have great jobs, and feel really fortunate to be doing this kind of work.

But we do all kinds of other habitat management work other times of year.

>> Yeah, you said you only duck band for a short amount of time.

>> Yes, just for a couple of months in the winter, in January and February mostly, a little bit into March, but other times of the year, we work with deer some parts of the year.

And coming up, as soon as we wrap this up, we will start working on fisher.

Later in the fall, sometimes we might be working with some other species doing some research for those.

And so a whole host of different things, and this kind of wildlife profession lends itself to doing a diversity of things like that, and so it makes our job pretty enjoyable.

>> Yeah, he's a little impatient.

>> Yep.

So we banded that bird.

Yeah, we will get this information to Josh, and then we will let him go.

>> All right, Frank.

So I hear this is the big show, the next duck.

>> Yes, this is what we came here for today.

We know this is an American Black Duck, and then we also know it's a male because it's got that bright yellow bill.

>> The goal here is to figure out if this bird was born last summer or not.

Guys and gals like Frank do that by looking at a special group of feathers that change shape as the bird gets older.

If these feathers don't have that adult shape to them, we know that this is a young bird in its first winter of life.

Now that we can record its age, it's time to give that bird a number.

>> So we're going to put a band on it.

You have the band.

>> Yes.

>> The bands are made out of a super-lightweight metal, each with a different ID number that tells wildlife technicians like Frank where these birds fly to, and how long they live for.

This information helps researchers figure out how to best protect these animals.

>> So, Frank, I have a serious question for you.

>> Yeah.

>> So have you ever been pooped on?

>> I get pooped on all the time.

>> Really?

>> Yes.

>> You look very clean.

>> I am.

So yesterday I washed this jacket for the first time all winter and that's why.

[ Laughter ] >> You didn't want to see it before yesterday.

He's ready to go.

And so we're going to let him go.

Do you want to let one go?

>> Is that all right?

>> I think it's fine.

>> Okay.

>> You tell me when you got him.

>> I think I got him.

>> Give him a little pitch up in the air.

>> Okay.

>> And he will do the rest.

>> Okay.

All right.

Bye, my friend.

>> Very good.

>> He's so happy!

>> That's one bird.

We've got quite a few more to do.

♪ >> Bye, sweetie.

♪ ♪ "Friday Zone" Friday ♪ >> It's time to check out what's next in the "Friday Zone."

♪ >> Zarg, are you coming?

>> I'm coming.

I'm coming.

Just a minute, Peggy girl child.

>> Be sure to bring the dust bunnies.

>> The dust bunnies?

>> Yes, I have something special for you.

>> Come, dust bunnies.

Peggy has something special for us.

What?

What is it, Peggy girl child?

What -- what -- what do you have for us?

>> Come here, and I will share it with you.

>> You know Zarg hates surprises.

>> Well, I just wanted to thank all of you again for the thoughtful gift of this tree.

>> We just wanted to help Peggy.

>> Well, I appreciate it.

And in return, I have selected a poem that I think you will all like.

>> What is it?

>> It's a poem entitled, "Haunted Houses" by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.

>> Ghosts?

We like ghosts!

Did you know that there used to be a ghost in the closet?

>> What?

Really?

>> Mm-hmm.

>> Is it still there?

>> No.

No, Harold -- >> His name was Harold?

>> Yes, Harold moved on up the road to the light.

>> Phew!

Well, that is a relief.

>> What?

What?

Is Peggy phasmophobic?

>> Yes, Zarg.

Most people with a pulse are unnerved by ghosts.

>> You don't know what you are missing, the wailing and the chain rattling parties we used to carry on well into the night.

>> I'll take your word for it.

Is everyone settled?

>> Yes, Peggy.

>> Would you like to hear your poem?

>> Yes, please.

>> All houses wherein men have lived and died are haunted houses.

Through the open doors, the harmless phantoms on their errands glide, with feet that make no sound upon the floors.

>> They make no sounds because they're ghosts.

Silly Peggy.

>> Hmm.

The spirit-world around this world of sense floats like an atmosphere, and everywhere wafts through these earthly mists and vaporsdense, a vital breath of more ethereal air.

>> Oh, this is giving Zarg goosebumps.

>> I'm glad you are liking it, Zarg.

>> Is there more?

>> Listen closely, Zarg and dust bunnies.

>> We're listening!

We're listening!

>> So from the world of spirits there descends a bridge of light, connecting it with this, o'er whose unsteady floor, that sways and bends, wander our thoughts above the dark abyss.

Oh, gosh!

Oh!

>> Welcome to animal yoga.

My name is Priscilla, and I'm here to practice yoga together with you.

Let's take a deep belly breath in, and check how are we feeling in this very moment.

[ Deep breath ] Now, bring our hands in front of our hearts.

Namaste.

Ready to begin?

♪ >> Today, we are going to take Sappo on a boat adventure.

Shall we do that?

Okay.

So let's jump like frogs inside our boats.

Okay.

Good.

So now we're going to sit on our -- and then we're going to bring our feet in front of us like this.

And then you can have your hands by your side to help with the balance, and you bring one foot up, and the other foot up.

If this is too easy, you can bring your hands front, and then we can row our boats down the river.

Can you row your boat?

Good job!

If we push our belly button in, it's easier to keep the balance.

We are getting really strong doing this.

Very good.

And I see down there a bridge.

Shall we go under the bridge?

Yes.

Okay.

So we are going to lay on our backs.

And we are going to bring our feet really close to our bottoms, and we are going to bring our hands alongside of our bodies, and then we are going to bring our hips really high.

Really, really high.

And you can also tuck your shoulders under and bring your hands together.

And the highest you can do, the tallest it is going to be your bridge.

I think Sappo is ready to pass under this bridge.

Whoa!

Was that fun?

Yes!

Okay.

Let's go here.

Very good bridge.

That's a really fun bridge.

Okay, guys, now we are going to lie down on our boats.

And we're going to relax.

Look up and look at the clouds in the sky.

>> Thank you for joining me.

May all be peaceful.

May all be well.

May all be happy.

Namaste.

♪ >> Thanks for joining us on the "Friday Zone."

>> Remember to check out our website, Fridayzone.org to see past episodes and clips from the show.

>> Yeah, you can also send us an email at zone@indiana.edu, or find us on social media @thefridayzone.

But for now, remember to live, learn and play.

>> The "Friday Zone" way!

>> Let's stack these blocks.

>> Let's do it!

♪ >> Production support for the "Friday Zone" is provided by: The WTIU Children's Programming Endowment, ensuring quality children's programming for future generations of Hoosiers.

Learn more at Indianapublicmedia.org/kidsfund.

>> WFYI Public Media, inspiring Indiana with high-quality educational content since 1970.

By sharing stories and connecting people, WFYI inspires the best in our community.

>> And these Indiana Public Television Stations.

Thank you!

♪ >> Do you cool cats have the purr-fect idea for the "Friday Zone"?

Want to share a hobby or let us know what's happening in your town?

Then contact us on our website at Fridayzone.org, or send an email to zone@indiana.edu right now!