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Additional funding was provided by Joan Ganz Cooney.

♪♪ ♪ Camp TV ♪ ♪ It's 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" ♪ [ Waves crashing ] Oh, hi.

[ Chuckles ] Nice to see you.

How long have you been standing there?

Huh.

I think I might have dozed off for a bit.

But, I mean, can you blame me?

Look at this place.

[ Sighs ] Crystal blue waters, warm breezes, waves crashing.

[ Inhales deeply ] Ah!

I'm just so relaxed.

[ Sniffs ] And smell that fresh sea air.

Does anything scream "summer" more than the perfect beach day?

Now, it may be a little tricky getting to the beach this summer.

So let's bring the beach to us.

Grab a towel and some sunblock, because life's a beach.

It's Beach Day on "Camp TV."

I think I better go splash some cold water on my face.

Waves, here I come.

Ooh!

Hot sand!

Hot sand!

Curiosity and wonder.

Let's discover together.

It's Science Wow!

Hi, everyone.

My name is Ms. Orfanitopoulos, and I am an enrichment teacher in Hazlet, New Jersey.

I am so excited to work with you today.

Today we are going to do a STEM challenge, and we are going to think like engineers.

Today's challenge is going to be to build a boat.

Boats of all different sizes have buoyancy, which is the ability for the boat to float in the water.

When a boat gets put into the water, it actually displaces the water and spreads it out, which gives more room for the boat to sit.

Depending on how dense a boat is, it might be able to be larger and float.

Density is how much material is packed into a given space.

Many boats actually are hollow and have empty spaces inside them.

So when you build your boat, think about that.

If it's too heavy or it's too thick, it might have trouble floating, so you want to build something that actually has some space inside, and you want to use materials that are a little bit more light.

So today's challenge is going to be to build a boat that can float.

So before we get started, I want you to gather any materials that you have around the house.

It could be some cardboard and paper, popsicle sticks.

You might need scissors and tape.

Find anything you have, and you're gonna use that to build with.

Before we start building, we're going to think like an engineer.

The first step in the engineering design process is to ask, "What is the problem, and what are some things that might be in our way?"

So our problem today is to make sure that our boat can actually float.

And for more of a challenge, you can even put some weight on it, such as coins or a soup can or something heavy.

Our step number two is going to be always to imagine.

I want you to take a piece of paper and brainstorm your ideas, jot down some notes, and make a little sketch of what things you have around the house that you can build with.

Step number three is going to be to draw your diagram.

I want you to draw what you really want to build with the materials you have and how it's going to look.

And step four is when you're actually going to create and you get to build your boat.

Now, engineers always improve their design, so even if your boat floats the first time, you can still find a way to make it better.

And if your boat doesn't do too well and you see that it's sinking, you might want to improve it and think of what you can do to make it better.

People often improve their ideas over and over again, and that's okay.

So let's start building and brainstorming and see what we can come up with.

♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ Here is my boat.

I built it out of notecards and popsicle sticks for a base, and I even came up with a little straw and a coffee filter for the flag as a sail.

And I covered it in tinfoil because I didn't want it to get wet when I put it in the water, because the paper will get wet, but the tinfoil should protect it.

So I'm gonna test my boat out to see how it floats.

Here we go.

Well, it seems to be floating pretty well, and I can try to add some weight on it and see how it does with more weight.

I hope your boat comes out great.

Remember, it's okay to keep on trying and not give up.

I know you can be a super thinker, and I can't wait to see what you make.

Have fun.

Bye.

So this crazy thing happened to me while you were off at your last activity.

I'm strolling along the shoreline, collecting seashells, and I spotted the perfect one.

You know the kind -- completely intact, nothing icky stuck to the bottom, really just right.

So I picked it up, put it in my pocket, and suddenly I feel this tiny pinch on the back of my heel.

I look down, around.

I see nothing.

So I shrug it off, continue walking, and mere seconds later, I feel something else, this time on the top of my foot.

I look down, and lo and behold, there he is in all his naked glory -- a little hermit crab was jumping up and down, obviously trying to get my attention.

Turns out that perfect shell already had a rightful owner.

So, naturally, I put the shell back on the sand and apologized, sincerely.

But he was having none of it.

He scurried into his home, and before he took off, he kicked some sand my way.

It didn't make much of dent, seeing as he couldn't aim higher than my pinkie toe.

But I ask you -- did he really have to be that crabby about it?

Dance, magic, and more.

Step right up to Center Stage.

Hello.

Hello.

Hello?

Hello.

Hello.

Helloooooo!

Hi.

My name is Marisol, and I'm a teaching artist with the New Victory Theater.

I am an actor, a director, a creator of original work, and sometimes I clown.

I'm coming to you today from my apartment in Philadelphia, where I live with my partner and my friend... Ziggy!

That's right.

That's my friend Ziggy.

One of the fundamental principles of a lot of clowning is something called mask take.

Mask take is when the clown, or the character, gives a take to the audience, showing the audience their mask.

The mask stands in for maybe the whole face, or your mask might be a red nose, sometimes called "the tiniest mask," which some clowns wear but not all.

Now, mask take is important because it's all about sharing with the audience how you feel, your reaction to something.

And this, for me, is the most magical thing about clowning, is that sense of connection with an audience.

So mask take is so important.

Now, it can be a little bit strange if you have a partner on stage with you to remember to mask take, because we're used to playing on stage with and to our partner rather than with and to an audience.

And that's why we are gonna practice mask take today with a little game and a little song.

So to get started, all you need to do is pick a song that you and your partner both know well.

All right, Ziggy, you and I are gonna sing The Alphabet Song, just like this.

When you are singing, you're gonna look at the audience.

And when you're not singing, you're gonna look at your partner.

So simple.

We're gonna pass the attention and the focus back and forth between us and practice looking at you when we sing, just like this.

Zig, would you like me to start?

Uh...uh...

Yes, please.

Okay.

No problem, Zig.

All right, here we go.

♪ A, B, C, D ♪ [ Whispering ] Go ahead.

♪ E, F, G ♪ [ Normal voice ] Okay.

♪ H, I ♪ ♪ J, K ♪ ♪ L, M, N, O, P ♪ ♪ Q, R ♪ ♪ S, T, U, V ♪ ♪ W, X ♪ ♪ Y and ♪ ♪ Z ♪ ♪ Now I know my ♪ ♪ ABCs ♪ ♪ Next time ♪ ♪ Won't you sing with me?

♪ Ah, ah!

Now, you may have noticed in that last round that we very politely tossed the focus back and forth between us.

But if we add a little bit of character onto this clown relationship, well, it might not always go so smoothly, eh, Zig?

Ha, ha, ha!

[ Chuckles ] So, for example, one of us might decide to sing a little too long.

[ Whispering ] I think it might be Ziggy.

[ Clears throat ] ♪ A, B, C, D ♪ ♪ E, F, G ♪ ♪ H, I, J, K ♪ ♪ L, M, N, O ♪ [ Normal voice ] ♪ P ♪ Hmm.

♪ Q, R, S ♪ ♪ T, U, V ♪ ♪ W ♪ ♪ X, Y, and ♪ ♪ Z ♪ Hmm.

♪ Now I know my ♪ ♪ ABCs ♪ ♪ Next time won't you ♪ ♪ Sing with ♪ ♪ Ahhhh-ah-ah ♪ ♪ Ahhhhhhhh ♪ ♪ Me?

♪ ♪ Me ♪ ♪ Me ♪ ♪ Me ♪ ♪ Me ♪ Me.

Me.

♪ Me, me, me, me, meeeee ♪ Now, for our last round of practice with mask take, we are going to imagine that Ziggy and I have two very different styles in which we like to sing.

I'm gonna sing in a sort of operatic style.

And my friend Ziggy here is going to sort of rap the song.

You ready, Zig?

Absolutely.

Yeah!

[ Chuckles ] All right.

Here we go.

[ Clears throat ] [ Operatically ] ♪ A, B, C, D ♪ [ Rapping ] ♪ E, F, G ♪ ♪ H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P ♪ ♪ Q ♪ ♪ Q, R, S ♪ ♪ T, U, V, W, X and Y and Z ♪ Ahem!

♪ Now I know my ♪ ♪ ABCs ♪ ♪ Next time won't you sing with me?

♪ [ Clears throat ] ♪ Next time won't you ♪ ♪ Sing with ♪ ♪ Meeeeee?

♪ Yeah!

All right, friends, now it's your turn to practice your mask take.

You can practice with a parent or guardian, with a sibling or a cousin or even... a favorite stuffed animal, like I have today.

[ Clears throat ] Uh, I am not an animal.

I am a mythical creature.

Oh.

Uh, sorry, Zig.

You can practice with your favorite beloved stuffed mythical creature.

Oh, thank you.

Oh, thank you very much.

Oh, thank you.

Oh, thank you very much.

[ Laughs ] All right, Ziggy.

All right, friends, have a great time, and we will see you next time here.

After a while, crocodiles.

[ Neighs ] [ Chuckles ] Enjoying your day so far?

I'm personally feeling a little guilty about my shellnapping experience.

So in honor of that hermit crab -- may he live long and prosper -- I present to you today's... Zach Challenge!

I'm going to walk back and forth along the perimeter of my kitchen in under 10 seconds.

Simple, you say?

Hardly.

Not when you have to walk like a crab and balance a flip-flop on your stomach at the same time.

Let's do this.

♪♪ [ Grunts and breathes heavily ] ♪♪ Ah!

[ Panting ] Ready for some math that counts?

Count On!

Hi.

I'm Shayna from Bedtime Math.

And today we're going to play a game called Pirate Treasure Hunt.

First, we'll plot points on a grid to make a map.

Then we'll pick numbers to see which player lands on Treasure Island first.

In order to make the map, you'll need a grid.

It can be giant on the floor made of masking tape, or smaller made of paper on a tabletop.

A grid has two axes.

The x-axis goes across the bottom on our grid, and the y-axis goes up and down along the left side.

The lines on each axis are labeled starting with zero and going all the way to 10 and 14.

Now that we have our grid, we need to plot some coordinates.

Let's try a few together.

The first one is (3, 1).

The 3 tells us how far to go along the x-axis.

So across 3.

And the 1 tells us how far to go up along the y-axis.

So up 1.

Right where those two lines meet, I plot a point.

Okay, the next one is (8, 1).

So this time I'll go over 8 and up 1 again.

And I'll plot another point.

Then I'll use a straight edge to connect those two points.

Let's try one more.

(10, 4).

This time I'll go across 10 and up 4.

"X" before "Y," just like the alphabet.

And we keep going and going, plotting all of our points until we mad our map.

A ship, its sail, and an island.

Playing with us today are pirate math friends Jordan, Emma, and Cooper.

Their treasure maps are already made.

Now it's time to play and see who lands on the Treasure Island first.

When it's their turn, each friend will choose a coordinate pair -- but no peeking.

Then they'll go to that spot on their grid.

If they land anywhere on the boat, they get to go again.

If they land in the ocean, it will be the next person's turn.

And when they land on the island, they're the winner.

Let's start with Jordan.

(8, 7).

I landed in the ocean.

Okay, the first one that I got was (2,8).

So... 2.

And 8.

So I am in the ocean, too, doggone it.

Shayna: Good try, Emma.

It looks like you and Jordan need to swim back to the boat.

Now it's Cooper's turn.

(11, 9).

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11.

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9.

I'm on the island!

[ Shayna laughs ] I win!

So now you know how to plot some points and race to find a treasure.

Give it a try.

It can be big, small.

You can even make your own picture.

Just have some fun and sprinkle little math in.

Bye.

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

♪♪ Hi, friends, and welcome to the Memphis Zoo.

My name is Jenny, and I am joined today by three amazing snakes -- Creamsicle, the albino gray ratsnake; Monty, the ball python; and Bandit, the bull snake.

These snakes are gonna spend some time today having fun in the sun.

It's important for us all to stay healthy.

One way to do that is by staying active.

And today we're gonna see how our snakes here at the zoo stay active and exercise their muscles.

♪♪ Snakes have ribs going down almost the entire length of their body.

And there are muscles attached to these ribs that help snakes move.

Snakes like Creamsicle are arboreal.

Arboreal is the word meaning that Creamsicle likes to spend a lot of time up in trees.

♪♪ ♪♪ Did you know that snakes can be excellent climbers?

♪♪ Snakes like Creamsicle are built for things like climbing and holding on tight to tree branches.

♪♪ This snake board helps mimic these snakes' natural environment, and it gives them a lot of vertical climbing space to exercise on.

♪♪ They use their muscles to hold onto the pegs and push off the board to move.

Exercise on this board is a form of enrichment for our snakes.

Can you guess what kind of thing ratsnakes like to eat?

That's right -- they like to eat a lot of rats.

Rats can spread disease, and they can damage our homes.

Snakes like Creamsicle can really help us by controlling the number of rats we have around.

So if you see a snake in a park or on a trip to a nature trail, be sure to say "thank you."

♪♪ You'll also want to keep your distance if you do ever see a snake out in the wild.

Most snakes are completely harmless, but some do have venom, and they can bite if they feel threatened.

But if you take two steps backwards and just leave them alone, they'll pose no threat to you.

♪♪ ♪♪ Do you know why snakes like to be out in the sun?

We sometimes call animals like reptiles cold-blooded, but this does not mean that they actually have cold blood.

Instead, it means they don't produce their own body heat like we and other mammals do.

Instead, to get warmer or cooler, they have to move in and out of the sun.

All reptiles, amphibians, and fish are cold-blooded animals.

♪♪ Birds are warm-blooded, just like us.

♪♪ Thank you, everyone watching at home, for joining me while our friends Creamsicle, Monty, and Bandit had fun out on their exercise board.

Thanks so much for watching, everyone.

Bye.

♪♪ ♪♪ [ Birds squawking ] ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ What's a beach day without building a sandcastle?

Nothing, I say.

Absolutely nothing.

Let's get to it, then.

Not only are we going to make a sandcastle, we're gonna make what's needed in the first place -- some sand.

You heard me right.

We are going to make some sand from scratch.

You will need a bowl, a mixing spoon, a measuring cup, some baking soda and some baking powder and some dish detergent.

First, mix two parts baking soda with one part baking powder and one part dish detergent.

Then mix well with the spoon.

Add more baking powder as you stir to make the mixture more fluffy.

Then knead the mixture well, adding more baking powder as needed.

And there you have it -- your very own homemade sand.

Now, let's finally get to making that sandcastle.

♪♪ ♪♪ Perfect.

♪♪ ♪ Camp TV ♪ ♪ It's time for us to part ♪ ♪ 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" ♪ 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 Joan Ganz Cooney.

Content provided by these institutions.

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