Nina and the neurons games

Educational Benefits Nina and the Neurons helps children to: Have fun with science. Learn how science affects us every day. Ask more questions about how things work and why. Think about their own bodies and become more aware of their own senses. Nina selects one "neuron of the day" who will be most apt to operate the required sense relating to the question.

However, all neurons will be involved in each programme, as we do, of course, use all our senses for most daily activities. The Nina and the Neurons website raises awareness of the the five senses and asks children to explore them in a humorous way.

It does this by drawing on childrens' experience of the real world and the way that their body works. Within the Lab there are five mini games, each of which relate to a different sense and neuron. Once the child has completed the games, a bonus game is revealed as a reward.

CBeebies Wiki Explore. Boats Float. Nina investigates why boats float with the help of Luke, her sight neuron. Experimenters Harvey and Sonny visit Nina in her lab and test whether different things float or sink.

Using their senses, they discover that things can weigh different amounts if they are made from different things, even if they look the same shape and size. Grass Stains. Nina investigates why grass stains our shorts - with the help of Luke, her sight neuron. Experimenters, Sam, Scarlett and Leah visit Nina in her lab and use their senses find out just what causes grass stains, they discover that the stains are green like grass and that they are very difficult to get rid of.

Salty Sea. Nina investigates why the sea is so salty - with the help of Bud, her taste neuron. Experimenters Lydia, Olivia and Ruan visit Nina in her lab and use their senses to work out what salty means! Nina explains that our bodies need some salt but that too much salt is bad for us. Wobbly Jelly. Nina investigates why jelly wobbles - with the help of Bud and Ollie, her taste and scent neurons.

Experimenters Lydia and Mo visit Nina in her lab and use their senses to decide that jelly isn't a runny liquid or a hard solid Nina does a magic trick and reveals that jelly is made from water and something special called a polymer. Steamy Mirror. Nina investigates why the mirror steams up when we have a bath, with the help of Luke, her sight neuron. Experimenters Anna, Arman and Finn visit Nina in her lab and use their senses to discover that mirrors feel wet when they steam up.

Nina makes swirly mist in a beaker using hot water and cold ice proving that water can be a runny liquid, a hard solid or a gas. Fragrant Flowers. Nina investigates why flowers smell so nice - with the help of Ollie, her scent neuron. Experimenters Henry, Rosie and Nicola visit Nina in her science lab and use their senses to discover that not all flowers smell nice. Then they do an experiment to show that smells can be made by mixing things together, which is what flowers do.

Then they visit a beautiful garden and meet some very busy bees. Noisy Foods. Nina investigates why some food is noisy - with the help of Belle, her hearing neuron. Experimenters Emma, Bronwyn and Gemma visit Nina in her science lab and use their senses to discover that noisy foods feel hard and quiet foods feel soft.

Nina does an experiment to see what happens when you break food and discovers that noisy foods are hard and crunchy and break with a snapping noise. Popcorn Pops. Nina investigates why popcorn pops- with the help of Belle, her hearing neuron. Experimenters Matthew, Mhirren and Mohammed visit Nina in her science lab and use their senses to examine some corn kernels before and after they are popped.

They notice that the popped corn is much bigger. Sniffing Smells. Nina investigates how smells reach our noses - with the help of Ollie, her scent neuron. Experimenters Eliana, Eliza and Miranda visit Nina in her science lab and try to identify different things with just their sense of smell.

Nina does an experiment with smelly cheese and some smoke to show how smells spread out or 'diffuse' in the air. Mighty Metal. Nina investigates what metal is- with the help of Luke, her sight neuron. Experimenters Cameron and Felix visit Nina in her science lab and use their senses to identify objects that are made of metal.

Nina does an explosive experiment to show that different metals can behave differently in water or air. Sticky Jam. Nina investigates why jam is so sticky - with the help of Felix, her touch neuron.