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Additional funding was provided by the New York City Council.

♪♪ -♪ "Camp TV" ♪ ♪ It's time for us to start ♪ ♪ From furry animal encounters ♪ ♪ To 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" ♪ [ Spooky music plays ] Oh, hi, campers.

Could you come a little bit closer?

A bit more?

Boy, am I glad to see you.

I'm keeping my voice down for a couple of reasons.

First, I just woke up from a nap because I didn't sleep very well last night.

I got to admit, watching a scary movie before bed is probably not the best idea.

And, two, I don't know.

Maybe... Maybe my eyes are playing tricks on me, but I think there's a creepy shadow right there.

[ Scary music plays ] See?

What is that?

Whatever it is, it's making me nervous and uneasy.

So what do we do?

Hide under the covers?

Call it a day before it even begins?

Yeah, let's do that.

♪♪ No, that doesn't feel quite right.

Maybe it's just my imagination running wild.

My mother always says it's important to face your fears.

But you know what helps?

Facing them with a friend by your side.

So, friend, what do you say?

On the count of three, let's get up and make a run for the lights.

Ready?

One, two, three.

[ Pop! ]

Oh, my goodness.

It's just some clothing.

And here's a note.

It's from my mom.

"Dear Zing, didn't want to wake you since you were sleeping so soundly.

Were you up late again watching scary movies?"

[ Chuckles ] "I was just cleaning out my closet and thought the camp's theater department could use some new wardrobe and props.

Love you, Mom."

Oh!

Thanks, Mom.

Wow!

Some glasses.

A funny mustache.

Ha!

Oh, look!

How cute.

Well, that explains it.

Not so scary after all.

But just in case, I'm leaving you on guard.

You don't mind, do you?

Thanks!

Oh!

Before I forget, welcome to Scary-ish Day on "Camp TV."

See you after your first few activities.

♪♪ Mmm!

Let's get cooking.

♪♪ -Hey, guys, it's Zoe.

Welcome back to another episode of "Kids Cooking with Zoe."

Today, I'm making loaded sheet-pan nachos.

And the fun thing about this is, whatever you like on your nachos, you can put it on these nachos.

Ingredients you need.

♪♪ -First thing you need to do is preheat your oven to 400.

[ Oven beeping ] Might take a while.

[ Beeping continues ] [ Chuckles ] And then you're going to put your heat to medium-high.

Add a little swirl of olive oil.

And add your beef.

♪♪ ♪♪ Our meat is browned, so now we can add our salsa and our taco seasoning.

♪♪ ♪♪ Now you can line a cookie sheet with parchment paper and add some corn chips.

And then, after that, you can add beef on.

♪♪ Now that our beef is evenly spread, we're going to add some cheese and put it in the oven for 5 to 6 minutes.

Use some oven mitts or ask an adult to put it in for you.

♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ [ Gasps ] I think they're done.

Oh, this is so exciting!

They're so yummy and cheesy, and I'm so excited to eat them!

Oh, I forgot.

I freaked out.

[ Chuckles ] ♪♪ Now, isn't that beautiful?

Snazzy.

Now you can add your toppings.

I have tomato, onion, and cilantro.

You can add whatever you want.

♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ Happy eating!

-Arts and crafts?

Yes, please!

Let's get artsy.

♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ Curiosity and wonder.

Let's discover together.

Science Wow!

-Today, we build a heatless lava lamp.

Grab yourself an empty container at your house.

Add a little bit of water to it, and so we can see what's actually happening, I'm going to put a few drops of food coloring.

Vegetable oil and the water don't like to mix.

These liquids are going to actually separate.

It's because of their molecular structure.

All right.

Now that we let that settle just for a little bit, we can actually put in our effervescent tablets.

They're like Alka-Seltzer.

And what happens is, these little tablets mix with the water, and they create a gas.

So let's drop that in and see what happens.

The gas is actually pulling the green water up with it, and then you see the bubbles.

When the gas is released, the water comes back down and says, "Whoop!

I don't want to mix with oil."

Until next time, keep learning full steam ahead.

-Ready for some math that counts?

Count On.

-Did somebody say Spooky Day?

Actually, I heard somebody say it's not-so-spooky day, which is pretty cool.

That's a good day because not so spooky, but yet it's spooky.

It's a fun spooky!

Made me think of another type of fun spooky, which is the spooky number 9.

Some people find it spooky when it's time to multiply, like 9 times 4 and 9 times 6.

And they go, "Aaah!"

The number 9 is like, "Yo, I'm not spooky!

I'm actually very friendly."

I was thinking it would be really fun on our not-so-spooky day to have fun with the number 9 that people seem to think is so spooky just to show it's not spooky at all.

Let's have fun with number 9.

Okay?

Okay.

So, there's more than one 9s trick, but with this particular trick, you have to have your hands flat and read left to right, just like you would in a book.

All right, let's get started.

If I were doing 3 times 9, I would fold my third finger in and then count how many fingers are on each side.

Over here, I have two fingers, which would stand for 20.

On the other side, I have seven fingers, so that would mean I would have 27.

And it's true -- 9 times 3 really is 27.

Isn't that neat?

Let's try 9 times 7.

I'd have to count into my seventh finger and place it under.

Time for the trick.

All right.

I can see that there's six fingers on one side, so that reminds me of 60, and 3 on the other side.

So 63!

You might be wondering, "Is that for real?"

Yeah, it's real.

9 times 7 really is 63.

I told you it was going to be lots of fun.

And, actually, not only is it fun, I think it's interesting that that is a way that you can solve your 9s.

Because I got to tell you, honestly, I used to think nine was a spooky number until I started saying, "You know what?

9's not so bad."

And I still use that trick.

When I get stuck and I say, "Wait.

9 times 8 is..." And I have to put down my eighth finger, and I go, "Oh, yeah!

72.

Not a problem."

Now, remember, you can only use that trick for number 9.

The other numbers are kind of like, "Why can't you do that for me?"

Because it's number 9's trick, so that people don't find number 9 so spooky because it's not a spooky number.

If you like this trick, by all means use it when you get stuck on your 9s times table.

Until then, enjoy your not-so-spooky day.

See you next time.

-Welcome back!

It's Scary-ish Day on "Camp TV."

To keep our frightfully festive mood going, I thought we could make something so cute, it's scary.

Let's make some goofy googly eyes.

All you need are two white paper plates and some paint or markers.

Yep, that's it.

First, take your two plates and draw two large circles in the middle.

These will be the pupils of your eyes.

♪♪ Then color them in.

Feel free to experiment with different colors.

♪♪ Technically, you could stop right here, but if you're looking for something a little more creepy, you can add some veins like this.

And if you want to get really fancy, you can always use some glow-in-the-dark paint so that they glow at night.

Aaah!

You can put them in the bushes or in a window or anywhere you want to show them off.

I guarantee, all eyes will be on you.

Music, Dance, magic and more.

Step right up to Center Stage.

-Hi.

I'm Drew, and, today, we're going to see how with just a little shift in light and the addition of some sound, you can change the whole vibe.

Lighting design is the art of creating place, atmosphere, and mood using light, and sound design is the art of creating place, atmosphere, and mood using, you guessed it, sound or music.

Think about your favorite movie, TV show, play, amusement park, or even restaurant.

They all use light and sound to create a mood and pull you into the stories that they're trying to tell.

Change the mood and you change the story.

Um, let me think of an example I can give you.

Oh, of course.

Rewind!

[ Button clicks, tape rewinds ] Hi.

I'm Drew, and, today, we're going to see how, with just a little shift in light and the addition of some sound, you can change the whole vibe.

Remember that?

I was lit from the front with a lot of light on my face, and there was some pleasant music playing in the background.

But what if we change where the light was coming from?

Say, move it off to one side, onto the floor, and have it pointing up at me.

And suppose we change the music to be a bit more dramatic.

[ Eerie music plays ] Now I'll say the same line as before, and you'll see how the whole mood and feeling of the video have changed.

[ Eerie music continues ] [ Clears throat ] Hi.

I'm Drew, and, today, we're going to see how with just a little shift in light... and the addition of some sound, you can... [ Thunder crashes ] Eee!

Ohh!

...change the whole vibe.

You sure can.

So let's use some lighting and sound design to change up the mood and experiment with different ways to tell a story.

Here are some basic materials that you'll need.

A flashlight or two.

The light on a phone or a tablet works really well, some markers and some clear plastic, like Ziploc bags, if you want to create some colorful lights, and then something that plays music, like a phone or a stereo or even a record player, if you have one.

The first step is to find the darkest place in your house.

We can only really dramatically change the lighting of a place if we are in darkness.

A bathroom is a great place because often there aren't any windows and you can see yourself in the mirror.

Now with the room nice and dark, turn on your flashlight and move it around while lighting yourself.

How do you look if the light is above your head or off to the side?

How do you look if the light is just under your chin?

What happens if you put the flashlight on the floor and throw a huge shadow of yourself on the wall?

What happens if you add a second light to soften the shadows from the first light?

Try repeating a simple line of dialogue like, "Well, what do we have here?"

and expressing different emotions with your face and voice as you change the lighting.

For example, if the light is underneath you... [ Deep voice ] Well, what do we have here?

[ Laughs evilly ] And if the light is over your head, pointed down at you... Well, what do we have here?

Now, remember those markers and that piece of clear plastic I asked you to grab?

Take a marker and color a portion of the plastic.

I'll do mine in blue.

Then stick the plastic bag over the flashlight and voilà.

You now have a colored light.

Lighting designers call these gels.

Play around with different colored gels and see how they affect your scene.

Finally, let's add some music and sound effects to dial up the sense of place and atmosphere.

You could use music from a scary movie if your lighting is harsh and dramatic.

[ Intense music plays ] Or maybe something more gentle if your lighting is softer.

[ Soft music plays ] You can even add sound effects that are specific to the place you're trying to create.

[ Warbling ] Well, what do we have here?

[ Warbling ] Congratulations!

You are now a lighting and sound designer.

Isn't it amazing how much story we can communicate with just light and sound?

The next time you go to the theater or watch a movie or visit a restaurant, keep a close eye and ear on how light and sound create a sense of place and mood.

And when you get home, break out of the bathroom and use lights, gels, music, and sound to redesign your whole space.

[ Fingers click, upbeat music plays ] Have fun, and we'll see you next time.

Bye!

♪♪ -Take a breath.

Take a moment.

It's time for Mindful Me.

-Hi.

I'm Kira Willey, and I'm glad you're here to breathe with me.

Imagine you're a sleepy lion just waking up.

Stretch and wiggle your lion claws all around.

Take a long breath in -- [ Breathes deeply ] -- and stick that lion tongue out as far as it will go.

[ Exhales ] Take a long breath in -- [ Breathes deeply ] -- stick that lion tongue out really far.

[ Exhales ] Once more -- big breath in.

[ Breathes deeply ] And stick out that lion tongue.

[ Exhales ] Lion breath is a great way to focus whenever we need to.

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

♪♪ -Hi, friends.

My name is Liz, and we're here at the Memphis Zoo.

Today, we're going to learn that by exploring how we're alike and different, we can understand everyone's importance in the world around us.

To help us out, we're going to be joined by Dudley, the blue-tongued skink, and the Komodo dragons that call the Memphis Zoo home.

Komodo dragons and blue-tongued skinks are both types of lizards.

So what exactly makes a lizard?

Lizards are covered in scales that act as an armor to protect them from predators.

They are all cold-blooded, which means their body temperatures change with the environment around them.

If we get cold, we can just throw on a jacket.

But when a lizard is cold, they have to find a nice sunny spot to lay in to warm up.

We call that basking.

Unlike snakes, lizards have eyelids.

Never get in a staring contest with a snake.

Although Komodo dragons and blue-tongued skinks have similarities, they have adapted to live different lifestyles.

Blue tongued skinks are found mostly in the western portion of Australia.

They have little legs that aren't very good for climbing or running but come in handy when digging.

Blue-tongued skinks are omnivores, which means they can eat both plants and animals.

Their favorites are bugs.

Like their name suggests, they have a blue tongue.

That blue tongue helps scare away predators that might try to eat them.

In the wild, bright colors, warn predators that eating them could mean trouble.

Komodo dragons are found in Indonesia, mainly on the island of Komodo.

Now they are the largest living lizards in the world, averaging about 150 pounds, which is the same as 600 sticks of butter.

Wow!

Komodo dragons are carnivores, which means they eat meat, and they have unique adaptations that make them excellent hunters.

Unlike the blue-tongued skink, the Komodo dragon is very fast, running up to 11 miles per hour after their prey.

They also have excellent vision and a perfect sense of smell, thanks to their forked tongues, that help them locate their next meal.

Can you imagine smelling with your tongue?

The Komodo dragon helps keep a balance in the ecosystem by eating the animals that otherwise would take over an environment.

Although blue-tongued skinks and Komodo dragons look very different from each other and live different lifestyles, they are both very important and have jobs to do.

Blue-tongued skinks help us out by eating the bugs that can get into our gardens or homes.

The best way to help animals all around the world and even in our own backyard is to leave wildlife wild.

If you see a lizard or any animal in the wild, make sure you give them plenty of space and enjoy watching them in their natural home.

They're probably doing a very important job.

I hope you enjoyed learning about a couple of my favorite lizards as much as I did.

Today, we learned that by exploring how we are alike and different, we can understand everybody's importance in the world.

For me and my friends here at the Memphis Zoo, bye!

-Curiosity and wonder.

Let's discover together.

Science Wow!

-I'm Vivaan.

I'm 10 years old, and I live in India.

I'm a kid expert on black holes.

♪♪ So, basically, a star formed from a cloud of -- a cloud of hydrogen, and the hydrogen -- basically, it keeps fusing together to make energy.

And when it runs out of hydrogen to fuse, then it collapses in on itself.

And when it collapses in on itself, it creates an explosion.

And then it's turned into this -- into this thing which has so much gravity that not even light can escape from its pull.

That's why it's called a black hole.

To escape it, you'd have to be traveling faster than light.

[ Zip! ]

Basically, the gravity is so strong that it'll pull you into strings of spaghetti.

[ Creak! ]

[ Blink! ]

Inedible spaghetti.

It's actually called spagettification.

You won't survive.

Some can be bigger than the entire solar system.

Meaning, like, their diameter can be many times the distance between the sun and Pluto.

Stars which become black holes are enormous.

Slightly smaller than that, and they might make neutron stars.

And smaller than that, they make something called a white dwarf.

Black holes are really cool because they can help us learn about the mysteries of the universe, and they can tear apart a sun, and they can slow down time.

Isn't it just great to know about something which is this powerful and this potentially dangerous?

♪♪ -Daytime or nighttime, it's always time for storytime.

Ready for just the right book read by just the right camper?

Without further ado, take it away.

-Thanks, Zing.

Hi, everyone.

My name is Lily, and, today, I'm going to be reading "Monsters in the Fog," written and illustrated by Ali Bahrampour.

It is hard to knit a sweater with your hooves, but Hakim somehow did it.

It was a present for his friend Daisy, who lived on top of the mountain.

He packed the sweater in his saddle bag.

"She'll love it," he thought.

"It gets cold up there."

It was a foggy morning.

Hakim could barely see the end of his nose.

"Where are you headed?"

asked an old goat, who appeared out of nowhere.

"Up the mountain," Hakim said.

"Don't do it!"

cried the goat.

"There are monsters up there!"

"There are no monsters," Hakim said.

"Beware!"

yelled the goat.

Beware!

Beware!"

"Have a good day," said Hakim.

"You are doomed!"

the old goat bleated.

Hakim had never seen a fog this thick.

"I can't let it stop me," he said.

And on he trotted.

Then he heard an awful groan.

It was getting closer and closer.

Maybe that old goat was right.

Out of the mist came the strangest creature Hakim had ever seen.

But as he got closer, he saw it was only a dog carrying a board and a pile of bricks on her head.

"Help!"

groaned the dog.

"I can't go on."

"Where are you headed?"

Hakim asked.

"Over the mountain to fix up my house," said the dog.

"Put the bricks in my bag," said Hakim.

"I'll bring them to the top, and then it'll be easy for you to carry them down."

"Much obliged," said the dog.

The higher they climbed, the thicker the fog got.

"What's that?"

yelped the dog.

Hakim had no idea.

It looked like a giant bug wiggling its many arms.

But as they got closer, they saw a pig with umbrellas in his backpack.

"Help!"

said the pig.

"I'm lost in the fog.

"I need to bring these umbrellas to sell on the other side of the mountain."

"We're headed the same way," said Hakim.

"Come with us."

"I can't see a thing," said the pig.

"What's up there?"

asked the dog.

Hakim couldn't speak.

A giant screaming skull was headed right toward them.

But it was only a bear on a runaway tricycle.

"I can't stop!"

the bear yelled.

A rock helped her out.

♪♪ "I need to get my brakes fixed," said the bear.

"I'm going over the mountain to the tricycle repair shop."

Hakim told the bear to put her tricycle in the saddle bag and join them.

The climb became so tricky that the animals asked Hakim if they could ride on his back.

"I'm scared," said the pig.

"We're doomed," said the dog.

"What if there are monsters?"

asked the bear.

"Don't worry," said Hakim.

"Everything looks like a monster in the fog."

Suddenly, they heard a loud scream and saw what looked like a...

"Monster!"

"That's not a monster," said Hakim.

"That's my friend Daisy."

"Hakim!"

said Daisy.

"Is that you?"

"That's your friend?"

asked the dog.

"Yes," said Hakim.

"This is Daisy.

"But why were you screaming?"

the pig asked Daisy.

"You all look like a monster in the fog," Daisy explained.

"I got scared.

"Everything looks like a monster in the fog," said Hakim.

"But the closer you get, the less scary it becomes."

The sun came out and burned away the fog.

The dog and the pig and the bear said goodbye and headed down the mountain.

Daisy loved her sweater.

It was a perfect fit.

The end.

Thanks for reading with me.

Bye!

♪♪ -♪ "Camp TV" ♪ ♪ It's time for us to part ♪ ♪ From furry animal encounters ♪ ♪ To 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" ♪ ♪♪ -Major funding for "Camp TV" was made possible by the New York State Education Department and the JPB Foundation.

Additional funding was provided by the New York City Council.

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