Why - Amazon S3



How Do Cars Move?

We find out that cars have lots of moving parts in them but the most important bit that makes it go is the engine. We find out that a car needs fuel to move and this fuel comes from oil. We find out where oil comes from and we also learn how all the different parts of the car work together to make the car move slower and faster and how the car starts and stops.

How Do Telephones Work?

Here we learn how to communicate in different ways. A metal plate inside the phone converts our voice to an electronic signal. Telephones work by sending this signal along wires. These wires are held up by telegraph poles. We find out how to make our own simple telephone using two paper cups and a piece of string. We learn that mobile phones use microwave energy to send signals and that people can send e-mails through the internet in order to communicate too.

What’s A Heart?

We learn that our hearts are in the middle of our bodies and its job is to move the blood all around our bodies and to keep it moving all the time. Every part of our body needs blood to be able to work. We learn the difference between veins and arteries and how one brings blood to the heart the other brings it away from the heart and to the parts of the body.

What’s The Moon?

We find out that the moon is like a little planet that goes around the world. It is very far away. We learn that there is no air or water or grass on it. We also learn that it is shiny at night because it reflects light from the Sun even though we are not able to see the Sun. We also learn that when the moon is not full, it is still all there, it is just that we cannot see all of it because the Earth is putting a shadow on it.

Where Did The Dinosaurs Go?

We learn that the Dinosaurs all died away a very, very long time ago. Some people think it could have been a meteor that hit Earth and was so huge it made the whole planet very cold and the dinosaurs could get no food. We learn that some Dinosaurs liked to eat plants and other liked to eat meat. We know so much about dinosaurs today because people dig up their bones and this can tell us a lot about them.

Where is my Brain?

We find out that our brains are inside our heads. The brain is protected by a very hard bone, which is called the skull. This bone is so hard because our brain is the most important part of our bodies. It helps to work every single part of us from blinking our eyes to wiggling our toes. It makes us think, dream and feel things. If we are hot or cold it is our brain that is telling us that.

How come does chocolate melts?

We find out that a chocoalate bar left in your pocket will melt but if it is put in the fridge it will not. This is because it is heat that makes things melt. We find out about other “melty” things like candles and how they melt into wax from the heat of the flame and about snow and why the poor snowmen last winter melted when it became warm.

How Do aerplanes Airplanes Fly??

We learn how birds fly. They have rounded wings on top and are flat underneath and airplanes are built according to these principles. With this shape, the air under the wings pushes up and helps to keep the plane in the air as long as it is moving. Planes have very strong engines to help them lift off the ground and to keep them moving forward. Pilots drive the airplanes and they can travel very long distances.

How Do Animals Clean Themselves

We learn that animals don’t clean themselves the way we do. Different animals clean themselves in many different ways. Some animals like cats use their tongues to lick themselves clean. Monkeys use their hands to pick the dirt out of their fur and their families fur. Small fish swim inside the mouths of bigger fish and eat the scraps off their teeth and birds and elephants have baths.

How Do Cartoons Work?

We learn that there are many different stages to making a cartoon, from coming up with the idea to writing scripts to drawing all of the pictures all the way to making them ready to be shown on TV. We find out that there are many drawings every second and that when they are put together they look like they are moving. We learn how we can make our own cartoon as a flip book.

How Do Ships Float?

We find out that even though ships are really big and heavy the reason they can float is because of their shape. Things that are full of air also float a lot better. We learn how to do tests to see that things that are heavier can float better than some things that are lighter. We also learn that we can make objects float just by changing their shape.

Where Do Shells Come From?

We learn that shells found on the beach were once the homes for shellfish, which the shellfish make themselves. All shells are hard in order to protect the soft shellfish inside but they come in lots of shapes and sizes. Some shells open up in order for the shellfish to feed and some seashells sound like they have the sea inside them.

Where does fruit come from?

We find out that fruit mostly comes from trees but sometimes grows in hedges like blackberries or on small plants. We learn that fruit is very tasty and good for you because it is full of vitamins and keeps you healthy. We learn that fruit actually surrounds the seed and it is the trees way of making sure its seeds are spread and the plant will continue to grow.

Where does my hair come from?

Hair is made inside the body and hangs on because of the roots, which attach it to our head. We learn how to take care of our hair by brushing it. We also learn that we have tiny hair all over our bodies except the soles of our feet and the palms of our hands. Some people’s hair falls out and they go bald.

Where Does Our Waste Go?

We are told that we should never, ever throw rubbish on the ground and if we do not want it any more we should throw it in a bin. As we are running out of room to keep this rubbish more and more of it is being used again, this is called recycling. We find out all about recycling and how it works. We learn that cans, paper and glass can all be treated and recycled so that we can use them again.

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Why? Is a series of 2 minute animations intended for a pre-school audience based around the premise that children are always curious and ask questions.

Sometimes these questions are of such simplicity and innocence that adults are unable to answer them in a way that young children can understand. In this series we have an older girl who listens to and answers the questions of a younger boy and girl and answers in an easy-to-follow way without talking down to the younger children.

It is bright, colourful and simply designed using a limited numbers of locations and areas so as not to confuse any of the stories. While most of the action takes place in and around the childrens’ own home, they can also go out to various places such as The Museum, The Farm, The Zoo, the Beach, etc.

Each episode deals with an issue that a child would be curious about or interested in. They start off with one simple or innocent question but as we all know with children, this can lead to expanded curiosity and often a trail of questions can follow.

We don’t always stick rigidly to the subject tackled at the beginning of the episode and often the information can wander into different areas but it will always remain relevant to children and inside their sphere of understanding.

This series was originally commissioned by RTE and Channel 05 and has been sold to TVO Ontario, Knowledge Network Canada, Hop! The Nursery Channel Israel, The Swedish Educational Broadcasting Co, STV12 Singapore, Thinkbox and Videonet Homechoice.

We now intend to expand this series by producing a number of companion pieces to satisfy the need for educational programming for this market… and to answer a few more of the questions we adults have difficulty in explaining!

The show titles in bold are already produced, while the others we are proposing to produce. These titles are initial suggestions only and can change or be developed further as required:

How? 2 mins X 13

How do birds Fly? (Already produced!)

We discover that birds fly by using air when flapping their wings. Birds are very light with air in their bones so when they spread their feathers, it helps to keep them up in the air. We find out how they learn to fly as baby birds by hopping about on the ground and how not all birds are able to fly, like Penguins who are very good at swimming instead.

How do we hear? (Already produced!)

We use our ears to hear. Our ears are like sound catchers. They have tunnels in them that send the sounds as messages to our brains and then our brain lets us know we’re hearing a sound. Sound travels in waves like ripples in a pond but we can’t see it. Some sounds are very quiet so we need help to hear them and then are deaf people who are not able to hear at all. They use sign language or are able to lip read.

How do things stay on the ground? (Already produced!)

We learn that the earth has a special invisible power that stops things floating off into the sky and makes them stick to the ground. This is called Gravity. If you throw things up in the air, they always come down. We also find out that if you lived on the moon you would float around a bit like being in a swimming pool but there is no air on the moon so you would have to wear a spacesuit to help you to breathe.

How do we catch cold? (Already produced!)

Colds are made by germs. When someone who has a cold sneezes or coughs they blow out these germs and if we breathe them in we will get the cold. These germs are called viruses but are too small to see with our eyes. So we learn the we should always cover our mouth when we cough or our nose when we sneeze so that we don’t spread germs.

Why Do I Have To Wear Clothes?

Here we learn that different clothes have different functions. Some clothes keep us warm when we are cold like hats and scarves and gloves. Other clothes like raincoats protect us from getting wet. When it’s warm we wear shorts and tee shirts and when we do exercise we wear running shoes that help us exercise better. And sometimes we wear clothes just to look nice.

Why Do People Wear Uniforms?

We learn that there are many different reasons why people wear uniforms. Nurses, doctors and policemen and women wear uniforms so that they are easily recognisable when people need to find them. Another reason to wear uniforms is to keep safe while you are working. Builders wear hard hats and firemen wear special suits to protect then from fire. Groups of people in sports wear uniforms to represent their team so that everybody can recognise them.

How Do Animals Talk?

Animals use many different types of signs to pass messages to each other. They use signs that you can see, hear, smell and feel. Insects and birds tell each other whether they are boys or girls by their colour. Animals roar or screech to warn each other of danger or to scare other animals away. Animals like Otters leave smelly dung to mark their territory. Cats scratch you as a warning sign.

How does it snow?

It has to be really cold before it can snow. We learn that snow is frozen water and comes from the same place as rain – clouds. When the clouds freeze it gets heavy and falls as snow. We learn that there are mountains that have snow all year round. We also find out all the fun things you can do in the snow like skiing and building snowmen.

Where Does Cheese Come From?

Here we learn that cheese comes from milk. Not only from cows but from many different animals. Cheese is made on farms, big factories or creameries. The milk is warmed, mixed with special juices from the animals’ stomach, which helps it to separate into curds and whey. The whey is drained off and the curd is shaped into blocks of cheese, which are left to mature and then cut down again and packaged to sell in shops.

How do I dream?

When our body is tired we need to go asleep and rest so that it will be strong again for the next day. We find out that everything in our body slows down when we are sleeping but our brain is still working and thinking and sorting out all our thoughts from the day and that is why we dream. Even if we do not remember our dreams we still have them every night. Sometimes people even talk in their dreams.

How Do I Grow?

We learn that our body is made up of cells, which are constantly splitting in two and growing. As we grow our body changes on the inside and on the outside. The glands in our body tell the cells when to grow and when to stop growing. We cannot see the changes that happen inside but we can see all the changes that happen to us on the outside, like our hair and fingernails growing and the way we grow taller as we get older.

How do you know the time?

We find out that lots of people know what time it is just because of where the sun is in the sky. Most people know because of their watches. We learn how to read watches and we also see that there are lots of different types of clocks and watches. We also learn that it is important to know the time as we need to know when to go to school and how long things need to be in the oven before they get burnt.

Where Does Air Go?

We find out that when we breathe in the air goes down into our lungs. Our lungs take Oxygen out of the air and uses it and we learn how the lungs and the body process this. We also find out that we need oxygen to stay alive. We breathe faster when we are tired after running because our body needs more oxygen. We learn that Oxygen is a gas that you can’t see, taste, feel or smell.

Where does heat come from?

We find out that most of the heat in the world comes from the Sun. Just as it is hot on a sunny day it is colder when there are clouds in the sky. We make our own heat from fires or from heaters. The heaters in our house work from either electricity or from gas and the fires work from burning wood or coal. We also learn that we can measure heat using a thermometer.

Where does money come from?

Money is made at a special building called the mint and every country has its own one. We find out all about banks and we find out that different countires countries around the world have different looking money and it is called different names as well like Dollars or Euro. We also find out about cheques which grown-ups use.

Why Do We Have Seasons?

We learn that there are different times of the year called seasons. There are four seasons – spring, summer, autumn (or Fall) and winter. The earth takes one year to move around the sun and when the top half of the earth is closest to the sun then it is summer there and winter in the bottom half of the earth.

Why Do Animals Hibernate?

We learn that animals hibernate all through the winter. They go into a much deeper sleep than we do at night. Their breathing slows down, their hearts nearly stop and their bodies cool down so they do not have to use up their food supplies on warming their bodies. They store up food in the autumn and then hibernate for the winter when is too difficult to find food to eat. Lots of different types of animals hibernate like hedgehogs, squirrels and even bears.

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