Now You Know combines puppetry, animation and live-action, with segments shot on location with high-profile Experts to seek answers to questions asked by real-life kids.
Dove guardare Now You Know • Stagione 2
39 Episodi
Why Does My Stomach Grumble When I'm Hungry?
E1
Why Does My Stomach Grumble When I'm Hungry?Howie and Baboo visit their family doctor Dr. Vic who shows them a poster of what a stomach looks like and explains why their tummies make gurgling sounds when they're hungry.
Why Does It Snow?
E2
Why Does It Snow?Howie and Baboo visit weather climatologist David Phillips at Environment Canada and learn how snow is frozen water that falls from clouds in the sky.
How Do Bats Fly in the Dark?
E3
How Do Bats Fly in the Dark?At Bird Kingdom, zookeeper Hayley introduces Howie and Baboo to a colony of fruit bats and explains how bats uses echo-location to find bugs at night.
Why Do I Get Sick?
E4
Why Do I Get Sick?When Baboo catches a cold, Howie and Baboo visit Dr. Dina at a pediatric clinic and they learn about viruses and bacteria and why it's always good to wash your hands.
Where Does Food Come From?
E5
Where Does Food Come From?Howie and Baboo visit manager Kamran who gives them a tour of a grocery store and shows them how food gets from farm to factory to distribution centre to grocery store.
Why Do Skunks Smell Bad?
E6
Why Do Skunks Smell Bad?Howie and Baboo visit animal expert Matt at a zoo and get up close and personal with a skunk, where they learn how skunks protect themselves from predators.
What Is Thunder and Lightning?
E7
What Is Thunder and Lightning?Howie and Baboo visit scientist Greg at the Ontario Science Centre who shows them a van de graaff machine and explains how weather creates thunder and lightning.
Why Can I Draw on a Mirror After a Bath?
E8
Why Can I Draw on a Mirror After a Bath?Howie and Baboo visit a children's lab where scientist Lisa shows them how steam from a boiling kettle cools on a mirror to become condensation.
How Does a Radio-Controlled Toy Work?
E9
How Does a Radio-Controlled Toy Work?Howie and Baboo visit hobby car owner Andrea at her indoor track to race hotrods and learn about how their radio-controlled car works.
How Do Skates Glide on Ice?
E10
How Do Skates Glide on Ice?Howie and Baboo visit NHL hockey star PK Subban at an arena where they learn how friction helps skates glide over ice. Howie shoots on goalie Baboo, and he scores.
Are Jellyfish Really Fish?
E11
Are Jellyfish Really Fish?Howie and Baboo visit aquarist Kevin at Ripley's Aquarium of Canada, who introduces them to a glass tank full of jellyfish. They learn about jellyfish body parts and why it is different from a fish.
What is a Rhyme?
E12
What is a Rhyme?Howie and Baboo visit singer-songwriter Keshia Chante at a sound recording studio, where she shows them how to rhyme. Then they rap a rhyme on the microphone.
How is Ice Cream Made?
E13
How is Ice Cream Made?Howie and Baboo visit Greg at the ice cream shop, get a taste of chocolate ice cream, and then mix the ingredients to make banana flavoured ice cream. Yum.
Why Does Paint Change When you Mix It?
E14
Why Does Paint Change When you Mix It?Howie and Baboo visit the children's gallery at the Art Gallery of Ontario where artist Kyle mixes red, yellow, and blue paints to create new colours.
Who Drives the Ambulance?
E15
Who Drives the Ambulance?Howie and Baboo visit an ambulance depot where paramedic Michael-Jon shows them medical kit he uses in an ambulance. They also learn how a 911 call centre helps people during an emergency.
Where Does Electricity Come From?
E16
Where Does Electricity Come From?Howie and Baboo visit the power plant where expert Cheryl turns a hand crank on a generator to light a light bulb. Then she shows how turbines, wind and water are used to generate electricity.
What are Volcanoes?
E17
What are Volcanoes?At the Royal Ontario Museum Howie and Baboo visit a rock exhibit where curator Kim explains how a volcano is created, then demonstrates a lava eruption with a paper-mache volcano.
Why Do Birds Chirp?
E18
Why Do Birds Chirp?Howie and Baboo visit a bird zoo where expert Alex introduces them to a parrot and a kookaburra from Australia, and shows the different reasons why birds chirp.
Why Do I Cry?
E19
Why Do I Cry?Baboo bumps his head and starts to cry, so Howie and Baboo visit Dr. Mirisse, who explains the parts of the eye, and the different types of tears that keep our eyes healthy.
Why do Some Balloons Float and Some Don't?
E20
Why do Some Balloons Float and Some Don't?Howie and Baboo visit balloon maker Jungle Jack who creates a dog balloon for Howie, a banana balloon for Baboo, and explains how the gas in the floating balloons is lighter than air.
Why Does a Snail Leave a Slimy Trail?
E21
Why Does a Snail Leave a Slimy Trail?At the park, Howie and Baboo visit snail expert Daisy who shows them banded garden snails and a giant African land snail, and explains why snails produce slime.
How Do Tadpoles Become Frogs?
E22
How Do Tadpoles Become Frogs?Howie and Baboo visit Ontario Park ranger Sheryl at a frog pond where she shows them different types of frogs and explains how a tadpole grows to become a frog.
How Does a Subway Work?
E23
How Does a Subway Work?Howie and Baboo visit train operator Joe at the yard, where they learn about how subway rails use electricity to move the subway cars. Then they take a subway ride.
Do All Animals Sleep?
E24
Do All Animals Sleep?At the zoo, Howie and Baboo visit zookeeper Carl who introduces them to a ring-tailed lemur and various wild cats, and explains the difference between diurnal and nocturnal animals.
What are Stars Made Of?
E25
What are Stars Made Of?Howie and Baboo visit astronomer Jen at the observatory where they look at stars, then set up an experiment to show how the sun is actually a star that is closer to the Earth.
Why Do I Get Dizzy When I Spin on a Merry Go Round?
E26
Why Do I Get Dizzy When I Spin on a Merry Go Round?Howie and Baboo join physiotherapist Neil at a playground and after a whirlwind ride on the merry-go-round, Neil explains why they feel dizzy.
How Do Earthworms Breathe in Dirt?
E27
How Do Earthworms Breathe in Dirt?Howie and Baboo visit earthworm expert Skye at an environmental centre, who shows them a compost bin full of earthworms, and explains how earthworms breathe underground.
How Does a Helicopter Work?
E28
How Does a Helicopter Work?Howie and Baboo visit helicopter pilot Steve at the airport, who shows them how different parts of the helicopter help it to fly. Then he takes them up, up into the air.
Why Do Leaves Change Colour in the Fall?
E29
Why Do Leaves Change Colour in the Fall?Howie and Baboo visit arborist Jimmy at an arboretum where they learn about why leaves turn red and fall off tree branches in autumn before playing in a pile of leaves.
How Do You Become a Police Officer?
E30
How Do You Become a Police Officer?Howie and Baboo visit a police college where Officer Sandy introduces them to a classroom of police students, then off to the gym where Officer Vijay is training more students, and finally outside for a ride in a police car.
How Do Rockets Get Into Space?
E31
How Do Rockets Get Into Space?Howie and Baboo visit the park where rocket enthusiasts Mathew and Asad explain how rockets take off into Space - then help them set off their own model rocket.
How Are Sidewalks Made?
E32
How Are Sidewalks Made?Howie and Baboo visit concrete expert Dino where they watch a cement truck pour cement and construction workers smooth it until the concrete hardens into a sidewalk.
Why Does the Moon Change Its Shape?
E33
Why Does the Moon Change Its Shape?Howie and Baboo visit a simulation Space station at the Ontario Science Centre where astronaut Chris Hadfield uses a moon model and a light to demonstrate why the moon only looks like it changes shape.
How Does a Boat Float?
E34
How Does a Boat Float?Howie and Baboo visit Skipper Eric on his sailboat, O Canada, and as they sail on the lake, Eric performs an experiment with a rock and a bowl to explain water displacement.
How Do Dogs Help People?
E35
How Do Dogs Help People?Howie and Baboo visit Skipper Eric on his sailboat, O Canada, and as they sail on the lake, Eric performs an experiment with a rock and a bowl to explain water displacement.
Why Can't Penguins Fly?
E36
Why Can't Penguins Fly?Howie and Baboo visit zookeeper Kim at the zoo where they watch penguins waddle and swim and learn why penguins have developed to swim instead of fly.
Why Do Some Rocks Sparkle?
E37
Why Do Some Rocks Sparkle?Howie and Baboo visit rock expert Emily at a geology gallery to check out beautiful, sparkly rocks and learn the difference between rocks and minerals.
Why Do Some People Use Wheelchairs?
E38
Why Do Some People Use Wheelchairs?Howie and Baboo visit Team Canada wheelchair basketball player Jamey Jewells at the gym where they learn how to use a wheelchair and discover everything they can do, like play tennis, ski and shoot hoops.
Why Do Some Trees Grow Fruit?
E39
Why Do Some Trees Grow Fruit?Howie and Baboo visit farmer Darlene at an apple orchard and learn about seeds and how fruit like apples help seeds grow into new apple trees.
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