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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" ♪ [ Muffled ] Hm.

Hm.

I love the sound of the ocean.

Come to think of it, I pretty much love everything about it.

Huh?

Oh.

[ Chuckles ] Whoops.

Let's try that again.

Hi.

Welcome to "Camp TV."

I was just about to take a dip in the ocean.

[ Inhales deeply ] I just love that smell.

I also love swimming in it, snorkeling in it, and boogie-boarding in it.

It's like a liquid playground.

And, when I'm tired, it's the best to just sit back, relax, and enjoy listening to those crashing waves.

I guess you could say I pretty much love everything about the ocean.

And when you look below the surface, you realize it's one of nature's great superheroes.

The ocean helps regulate weather, is home to hundreds of thousands of amazing species, and its plants provide over half the oxygen we breathe.

Our health and the ocean's health are connected, and it's up to us to preserve and protect it.

So I say it's high time we celebrate the ocean.

Welcome to Ocean Day on "Camp TV."

I'm off for a dip.

Have a whale of a good time at your first activity.

Music, dance, magic, and more.

Step right up to Center Stage.

♪♪♪ -♪ I've been reading books of old ♪ ♪ The legends and the myths ♪ ♪ Achilles and his gold ♪ ♪ Hercules and his gifts ♪ -♪ Spider-Man's control ♪ ♪ And Batman with his fists ♪ -♪ And clearly I don't see myself upon that list ♪ -♪ But she said, where d'you wanna go?

♪ ♪ How much you wanna risk?

♪ ♪ I'm not looking for somebody ♪ ♪ With some superhuman gifts ♪ ♪ Some superhero ♪ ♪ Some fairytale bliss ♪ ♪ Just something I can turn to ♪ ♪ Somebody I can kiss ♪ ♪ I want something just like this ♪ ♪ Doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo ♪ ♪ Doo-doo-doo-doo ♪ ♪ Doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo ♪ -♪ I've been reading books of old ♪ ♪ The legends and the myths ♪ ♪ The testaments they told ♪ ♪ The moon and its eclipse ♪ -♪ And Superman unrolls ♪ ♪ A suit before he lifts ♪ ♪ But I'm not the kind of person that it fits ♪ -♪ But she said, where d'you wanna go?

♪ ♪ How much you wanna risk?

♪ ♪ I'm not looking for somebody ♪ ♪ With some superhuman gifts ♪ ♪ Some superhero ♪ ♪ Some fairytale bliss ♪ ♪ Just something I can turn to ♪ ♪ Somebody I can miss ♪ -♪ I want something just like this ♪ ♪♪♪ ♪ Oh, I want something just like this ♪ ♪ Doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo ♪ ♪ Doo-doo-doo-doo ♪ ♪ Doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo ♪ ♪ Oh, I want something just like this ♪ ♪ Oh, oh, oh-oh ♪ ♪ Oh, oh, oh-oh ♪ -♪ Oh, oh, oh, just, just ♪ -♪ Oh, I want something just like this ♪ ♪ Doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo ♪ ♪ Doo-doo-doo-doo ♪ ♪ Doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo ♪ ♪ Oh, I want something just like this ♪ -A little birdie told me it's time to Go Wild.

Curiosity and wonder.

Let's discover together.

It's Science Wow!

Hi, my name is Jenn from Liberty Science Center, and I was just thinking about what happens to different objects when we place them in water.

Have you ever noticed that some objects, like our water bottle, float, but others, like this rock, sink?

Now, what do you think would happen to a paperclip?

Do you predict that a paperclip would sink or float?

Let's try it.

Ready?

It sinks.

But guess what.

There's a way we can make it float.

And it's not magic, it's science.

To make it happen, we'll need a bowl filled with water, a pencil with an eraser, a dry paperclip, some dishwashing liquid, and some tissue-paper squares.

Now, for these squares, don't worry too much about the size.

You just want to make sure that they're a bit bigger than your paperclip and that they're small enough to fit inside your bowl of water.

Okay, so the first step is to take your tissue-paper square and just place it on top of your water so that it floats.

Now you want to take your dry paper clip and super gently just lay it on top of the tissue paper.

Now, take your eraser and just press those edges of the tissue paper down super carefully until it starts coming away from the paper clip.

And voilà, we've got a floating paper clip.

Now, to make our paper clip sink again, we just have to pour a couple of drops of dishwashing liquid into our bowl.

And watch.

Right back to sinking.

So how is this possible?

By using what scientists call surface tension.

Water is made of molecules that stick together.

Now, these sticky molecules create a sort of skin on water's top layer.

By placing our paperclip first on top of our tissue paper, we were able to lower it into the water without breaking the skin, without breaking the surface tension.

Now, adding our few drops of dishwashing liquid does break the surface tension, which means our paperclip sinks back down.

I'm going to get ready to do our experiment again, but this time, instead of water, I'm going to use milk.

I encourage you to experiment with different liquids, as well, if you'd like.

Well, thanks for joining me, scientists.

Bye for now.

-Hi, and welcome back to Ocean Day on "Camp TV."

These are some of my favorite shells that I've collected over the years.

Want to see?

[ Cellphone ringing ] Um, hello?

-[ Muffled talking ] -Uh, this is he.

-[ Muffled talking ] -Oh, hi.

[ Chuckles ] -[ Muffled talking ] -Yes, yes, okay.

-[ Muffled talking ] -Thanks?

-[ Muffled talking ] -Uh, apparently, it's time for a... Zach Challenge.

What?

Um... "Good day to you, Mr. Zach.

Below, please find a bowl with gumballs covered in whipped cream.

You will have 20 seconds to plunge your face into this bowl, fish out some gum, and blow a bubble.

If you do all this before your time is up, you win.

If you don't, I win.

Don't blow it.

Love, Mr. Blowfish, aka Mr. Puffer Fish."

♪♪♪ "P.S.

I detect some hesitancy.

You say you love the ocean, respect all marine life, but just how committed are you really?"

[ Clears throat ] Um, well, guess there's a first for everything.

Okay, here goes nothing.

♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ [ Buzzer ] Aw!

Man, so close.

[ Sighs ] Well, that was messy.

I'm going to go get cleaned up.

See you after your next few activities.

[ Chuckles ] Ready for some math that counts?

Count On.

-Hey, guys, It's Jason Latimer, the world champion of magic, coming to you directly from my home.

I'm about to show you how to predict the future.

That's right.

When you learn this card trick, you're going to be able to fool your friends, your family, and even your math teachers on this one.

I've done this trick about 1,000 times to myself because it is so funny because it just looks like it shouldn't work at all.

So grab a deck of cards, and let's get started.

Now, I'm going to show you a move to make.

This is our "move" or what we could call our shuffle.

Take a card from the top and you're going to place it on the bottom.

That's it.

Just -- you can't take two.

You can't take three.

It definitely has to be one card from the top to the bottom.

So when I say make a move or make a shuffle, it's really just one card to the bottom.

That's it.

That's all you have to know.

The other thing is we're going to be spelling out words, and, for every letter, we're going to make a move.

So as we spell out the word, every letter requires one card from the top to the bottom.

Now, you're going to be making choices.

You get to pick which pile you pick up for each letter.

But, for every letter, one card moves from the top to the bottom.

We're going to need eight cards, grab four cards from, let's say, the hearts.

That'll be easy for you guys to follow along with that, and I'm going to use four cards from the diamonds.

So four, three, two, ace on one side.

Out them in descending order so that the four will be on top when I flip them over.

And ace, two, three, four on the other side so that the ace is on top in the other pile.

Now, when you do this effect to your friends and family, they don't need to see the setup.

In fact, you could just say, "I'm making a prediction of how this is going to work."

Now, today's secret magical words -- it's "math or magic."

That's right, "math or magic," all of them together.

And we're going to spell them out.

And you get to pick up which pile you want for each letter, so you don't have to follow my lead on this.

Just every time you spell a new letter, flip one card from the top.

So let's get started.

M-A-T-H O-R M...A-G-I...C. Alright, now, I put the piles down.

I'm going to take the top card from each pile.

I'm going to place it at the top right here, just away from them.

So now we only have three cards on each side.

So let's spell "math or magic" again.

So here we go.

M-A...T-H. You can do them in any order you want.

O-R M...A-G... I-C Alright, now, take the top card from each pile.

Set them aside together.

Now, we have two cards on each side.

So one last time.

Let's do it.

M-A...T-H O-R M-A-G-I-C. Top cards -- place together.

Now, we could do it again, but we only have one card each, so let's just slide those together.

Now, you could've made any choice you wanted.

You could've grabbed this pile or that pile, and you could've spelled it out any way you chose.

But if you look closely, take a look at these two cards.

How amazing is that those two cards matched up?

And if we take a closer look at these two, they matched up.

And the next two?

They matched up.

And the last ones?

They matched up.

That is unbelievable.

You could've done any choice, left or right, and yet you predicted the future by setting up the cards that way.

And if you want to understand how this is done, I'll give you a hint.

It's mathematics.

And it was created by a mathematical wizard/mathematician/genius, Martin Gardner.

And until next time, stay curious, because the right question changes everything.

-Well, that last Zach Challenge was really something.

I'm going to steer clear from answering seashells and talking with puffer blowfish for a long time.

But in the meantime, I thought we could play a game called What am I?

It goes like this.

I will describe a sea animal to you, and you have to guess what it is.

Ready to give it a whirl?

Okay, here we go.

My body is made of thin skin, I swim while sitting up straight, and I am the horse of the ocean.

What am I?

Hm.

Thin-skinned, swims upright, and is the horse of the ocean.

Did you guess it?

If you said a seahorse, you are right.

Ah, I love seahorses.

This tiny fish gets its name from the shape of its head.

See how it looks like a horse?

But that is where the similarities end.

Seahorses propel themselves by using a small fin on their backs that can flutter up to 35 times per second.

They prefer to swim in pairs with their tails linked together -- aww.

And it's the male, not female, who gives birth to babies.

So cool.

Okay, ready for another?

I promise I'm a fish even though I look like a snake.

I have gills, very sharp teeth, and sometimes I can be electric.

What am I?

The answer is... an eel.

In the case of an electric eel, it can discharge electricity that's stronger than 500 volts.

Ouch.

They use this nifty move against its predators and to catch its prey.

Man, I do not want to mess with these guys.

Okay, shall we dive into another?

I am the largest mammal living in the ocean, but still need air to breathe.

I have a very loud call, and despite my huge size, I love to eat tiny shrimp.

What am I?

I am... a whale.

Whales are mammals who breathe air into their lungs.

Blowholes act like a human's nostrils, but in their case, they're located on the top or back of its head.

Blowholes are covered by muscular flaps that keep water from entering them when the whale is underwater.

Pretty crafty.

There are lots of different types of whales, one of my favorites being the blue whale.

It can grow to 90-or-more feet and weigh as much as 24 elephants.

That is a lot of elephants.

Wowza.

So many incredible wonders of the sea and so many more to discover.

See you after your next few activities.

Music, dance, magic, and more.

Step right up to Center Stage.

-Hi, my name is Angélica Negrón, and I'm a composer and a teaching artist at the New York Philharmonic.

Today, we're going to explore musical changes and transitions.

A change is a transformation from one thing to another.

Ice can melt and change into water.

In the different seasons, leaves change colors and the weather changes, too.

Even our feelings are constantly changing.

In music, there are often changes in different sections in the same piece of music.

Composers use transitions to move from one thing to another.

Let's explore different ways of getting from one place to another.

To go from point "A" to point "B," I could... start walking faster and faster, I can walk slower and slower... ...or I could also do a sudden jump to the next section with no transition... ...or I could build tension... ...and then release it.

Can you imagine what these four transitions from point "A" to point "B" would sound like in music?

Here's how I imagine the first one would sound like.

[ Mid-tempo music playing ] [ Music speeds up ] Here's how I imagine the second one sounds like.

[ Mid-tempo music playing ] [ Music slows ] ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ And this is how I hear the third one.

[ Mid-tempo music playing ] [ Music stops ] How do you think the last one would sound?

[ No audio ] There are many ways to transition from one idea to the next one.

Can you think of other ways of doing this?

What would those sound like?

Now it's your turn to explore different transitions in your music.

And have fun.

See you next time.

Welcome back to Ocean Day on "Camp TV."

So right up there with all the other incredible marine animals we've covered today, one of my absolute favorites is the jellyfish.

They are so cool-looking and pretty fascinating, too.

Jellyfish have been around since before the dinosaurs, and even though fish is part of their name, well, they're not actually fish at all.

Jellyfish are invertebrates, which means they're an animal with no backbone.

They also have no brain and no heart.

I'm not trying to be rude.

Those are just the facts.

So I thought it would be fun to make our very own jellyfish.

Not out of fish or jelly.

Just paper and ribbons.

You will need a paper bowl, some paint or markers, tape, ribbon, scissors, and googly eyes if you've got them.

Or feel free to draw them on your own.

Start by coloring the outside of your bowl.

I painted mine earlier.

Next, cut some long pieces of ribbon or string for the tentacles.

♪♪♪ By the way, some jellyfish sting, and they use their tentacles to do it.

So in real life, it's best to avoid touching them.

Okay, back to crafting.

Next tape as many of them inside the bowl as you'd like.

Look at that.

So cute.

Then either draw on or glue on some googly eyes.

I'm going to add a smiley face because, why not?

And say hello to your new striking friend.

Hi, friend.

Curiosity and wonder.

Let's discover together.

It's Science Wow!

♪♪♪ -♪ Computer assisted design ♪ -♪ See how you get from a thought to an object ♪ -♪ Computer assisted design ♪ -♪ It takes an idea and makes 3-D stuff ♪ -♪ Computer assisted design ♪ [ Mouse clicking ] ♪♪♪ ♪ Bam, crunch ♪ ♪ Bolt, smash ♪ ♪ Crash, twitch ♪ ♪ Computer assisted design ♪ -♪ See how you get from a thought to an object ♪ -♪ Computer assisted design ♪ -♪ It takes an idea and makes 3-D stuff ♪ -♪ Computer assisted design ♪ [ Engine starts ] -Jump, dance, play.

It's time to get active.

Let's Move.

-Samba is a symbol of Brazilian culture.

It owes its rhythm to enslaved African people brought to the country who combined the dances of their homelands with popular dances of the time.

It's since become integral to Brazilian culture.

Here's a basic step-ball-change solo variation.

Step one, shift your weight with every step.

Start with your feet together.

Relax your knees.

Step back onto the ball of your left foot.

Shifting your weight.

Take a tiny step forward onto the ball of the right foot.

Place the left foot behind the right foot.

Step back on your right foot.

Take a tiny step forward.

Place the right foot behind your left foot.

Now repeat.

Step backwards.

Tiny step to the front.

Place foot.

Here's where your knees come into play.

They will bounce, and your hips will twist.

Step two, when the right foot steps back, your right elbow bends.

Your left arm to the side.

Right arm opens again.

Combine arms and footwork.

Quick steps and twisting hips.

It's Rio-style samba.

-A little birdie told me it's time to Go Wild.

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

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