(music plays)

An animation shows the Canadian Parliament, a hockey player, the CN tower and an R.C.M.P officer.

A picture shows a map of Canada along with the Canadian flag and coat of arms, an R.C.M.P officer, a fish and a moose.

(music plays)

Voices say MY CANADA.

A kid giggles and says SWEET.

In a classroom, the teacher says QUIET PLEASE.
I KNOW YOU'RE ALL VERY EXCITED
TO LEARN ABOUT FRESH WATER LAKES
BUT YOU UH, HAVE TO SETTLE DOWN.
NOW OVER HERE ON THE CHALK BOARD
YOU'LL SEE THE GREAT LAKES.
THERE THEY ARE, ALL FIVE OF
THEM.
AREN'T THEY MAGNIFICENT, YOU
MIGHT EVEN SAY UH THAT THEY'RE
GREAT!
[Chuckles]
ANY QUESTIONS?
CAN YOU NAME THE GREAT LAKES?

The show turns to real life.

A brown haired girl in a green T-shirt says LAKE SUPERIOR.

A girl with wavy brown hair in a half-do says LAKE HURON.

A brown haired girl in a striped T-shirt says LAKE MICHIGAN.

A brown haired boy in a green T-shirt says LAKE ERIE.

A brown haired boy in a blue basketball tank top says LAKE ONTARIO.

Back to animation, the teacher says CLASS, YOU'RE CORRECT.
TO HELP US REMEMBER THE NAMES OF
THE GREAT LAKES, WHY DON'T WE
WATCH THIS VIDEO?

(music plays)

An animated map shows the location of the lakes.

A song plays that goes THE BIGGEST LAKE WITH THE MOST
WATER IS CALLED LAKE SUPERIOR
AND NOW THAT WE ARE MOVING ON
TO THE SECOND BIGGEST ONE
CALLED LAKE HURON
KEEP ON GOING
FOLLOW ME IF YOU CAN

In animation, people do different kinds of activities in the lakes: canoeing, swimming, waterboarding, etcetera.

The song continues THE NEXT ONE IS CALLED
LAKE MICHIGAN
NOW LOOK OVER HERE
WHAT DO YOU SEE?
THE NEXT ONE IS CALLED
LAKE ERIE
THE SMALLEST GREAT LAKE
WHICH STILL BIG YOU KNOW
IS CALLED LAKE ONTARIO
THERE ARE FIVE GREAT LAKES
THERE ARE FIVE GREAT LAKES
FIVE GREAT LAKES
LET'S LEARN 'EM AGAIN
SUPERIOR AND HURON, MICHIGAN
AND ERIE, ONTARIO IO IO
BACKWARDS!
ONTARIO AND ERIE, MICHIGAN
AND HURON, SUPERIOR
IOR IOR IOR
ONE MORE TIME!
SUPERIOR AND HURON, MICHIGAN
AND ERIE ONTARIO IO IO IO IO

The teacher says WHAT CAN YOU DO IN THE GREAT
LAKES?

A girl in a flannel shirt says YOU CAN LOOK AT IT.
[Chuckling]

The boy in the blue tank top says YOU CAN SWIM AND GO FISHING.

The girl in the striped T-shirt says I'D PROBABLY JUST LIKE LOOK
AT IT AND THINK ABOUT WHAT, WHAT
KIND OF SPECIES MIGHT LIVE
THERE.
[Bell ringing]

The teacher says AND THAT CONCLUDES OUR LESSON
ON THE GREAT LAKES.
UH, TOMORROW WE'RE GOING TO
LEARN ABOUT THE NOT SO GREAT
LAKES, LAKE SMELLS LIKE GARBAGE
IS A NOT SO GREAT LAKE.
OH, WHAT?
WHAT?
YOU'RE SAYING THAT LAKE SMELLS
LIKE GARBAGE IS NOT A REAL LAKE?
IT DOESN'T EXIST?
REALLY?
UH WELL, WHERE'S MY ATLAS?
I COULD HAVE SWORN THAT IT WAS
REAL.
[Laughing]

The TVO Kids logo appears.

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