An animated question mark mono cycles outside Zoey’s house holding a flag with the logo of the show: a magnifying glass with a question mark inside.

In the attic, Zoey focuses the camera towards her and starts dancing around as animated stickers appear on the screen.

Zoey is around 12, with long wavy brown hair in a half ponytail. She wears a printed red dress, a denim vest, a beaded necklace and a watch.

(music plays)

Music grabs a ukulele and starts playing and sings a song as other Zoeys appear behind her doing different things.

The song goes MY NAME IS ZOEY
AND THIS IS MY SHOW
I'M FINDING STUFF OUT
THAT YOU WANT TO KNOW
JUST ASK ME A QUESTION
THAT I DON'T KNOW
THAT'S WHY "FINDING STUFF OUT."
IS THE NAME OF MY SHOW

Several kids pop up in frames of different shapes and colours.

The title Finding Stuff Out, where the letter O is replaced by a magnifying glass, appears several times on the screen.

The song continues SO JUST GIVE ME A SHOUT
AND WE'LL FIGURE IT OUT
WITH THE HELP
OF SOME FRIENDS

On her laptop screen roll different clips that show Zoey and her friends doing different activities as animated characters roll over the screen.

The song continues AND THE FUN NEVER ENDS
ON "FINDING STUFF OUT"
FINDING STUFF OUT
FINDING STUFF OUT
THAT'S WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT
YEAH

As she plays the ukulele, animated musical notes jumps up and down the screen.

In the attic, inflates a balloon and says Zoey I'M HAVING A PARTY LATER TODAY.
MY FRIEND ERICA AND I SHARE THE
SAME BIRTHDAY SO WE'RE HAVING A
DOUBLE BIRTHDAY PARTY BUT FIRST
I'M GOING TO ERICA'S HOUSE TO
BAKE THE MOST AWESOME CAKE EVER.

Erica’s face pops up on a screen behind her.

Erica is around 12, with long curly brown hair in a bun and wears a white T-shirt.

Zoey says AND MAYBE EVEN DO MORE BECAUSE
OF THIS QUESTION FROM MAYA.

On the screen, a girl with short brown hair says WHAT TYPE OF EXPERIMENTS CAN YOU
DO IN YOUR KITCHEN?

Zoey says WELL MAYA, I DEFINITELY THINK
BAKING IS AN EXPERIMENT.
ESPECIALLY IF YOU'RE MAKING
SOMETHING FOR YOUR FIRST TIME.

She takes out a burnt cake and says IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE A FLUFFY
CAKE BUT I ENDED UP WITH THIS
MESS BUT I'LL GET THE ANSWER TO
YOUR QUESTION BY THE END OF THE
SHOW AND PLUS ERICA IS A WINNER
OF A TV COOKING SHOW SO OUR
CAKE, I MEAN EXPERIMENT, IS
GOING TO BE AWESOME.

Zoey meets Erica in the kitchen.

Zoey says HI ERICA.

Erica says HI ZOEY.

Zoey shows her two pink aprons and says LOOK WHAT I BROUGHT.

Erica says COOL.
THANKS.

Zoey says HEY ERICA.
DO YOU THINK COOKING IS
LIKE AN EXPERIMENT?

Erica says COOKING IS EXACTLY
LIKE AN EXPERIMENT.
YOU FOLLOW A RECIPE AND SEE
REGULAR INGREDIENTS TRANSFORM
INTO SOMETHING TOTALLY
DIFFERENT.
SO FIRST WE'RE GONNA
START WITH THE SUGAR.
SO YOU CAN ADD
THIS TO THE FLOUR.

Zoey says OKAY.

Zoey says OUR TASTY EXPERIMENT USES
DRY INGREDIENTS LIKE BAKING SODA
AND BAKING POWDER.
WOW.
THEN THE WET STUFF.

Zoey mixes the eggs with the milk and says GOOD?

Erica says YEAH.

Zoey turns the mixer on says PUT IT ALL TOGETHER AND
MIX IT UP.

Erica says THEN NOW WE HAVE TO ADD THE
THING THAT MAKES THIS NORMAL
VANILLA CAKE A FUNFETTI CAKE.
SO THE SPRINKLES.

Zoey says IT LOOKS SO FUN.
THIS IS GONNA BE ONE TASTY CAKE.
ONCE IT TURNS INTO A
CAKE THAT IS.
WHICH REMINDS ME OF A QUESTION I
GOT FROM ADRIANA.

A girl with long brown hair says WHAT MAKES A CAKE RISE?

Zoey says IT SAYS MAGIC ON THE BOX
BUT IT'S NOT REALLY MAGIC POWDER
RIGHT?

Erica says NO IT'S NOT MAGIC
IT'S SCIENCE.
IT WORKS WITH THE
BAKING SODA TO CREATE
LITTLE BUBBLES OF GAS.

Zoey says COOL.

(music plays)

Zoey says BOTH BAKING POWDER AND
BAKING SODA CREATE A COOL
CHEMICAL REACTION.
IT'S KIND OF LIKE WHEN YOU MIX
BAKING SODA AND VINEGAR.
WATCH THAT CHEMISTRY IN ACTION.

Erica says IT CREATES LITTLE
BUBBLES OF GAS.
THAT'S WHAT MAKES OUR CAKE RISE.
ONCE WE ADD THE BAKING SODA TO
THE CAKE MIX WE HAVE TO PUT IT
IN THE OVEN RIGHT AWAY.
Zoey says THAT REMINDS ME OF AN EXPERIMENT
MY FRIENDS DID.
IT USES BAKING SODA TOO.

In animation, Zoey rubs a balloon on her head with the caption "The Experiment."

Zoey says HI RAPHAEL AND AMBER.

Raphael and Amber say HI ZOEY.

Raphael is around 12, with short straight brown hair and wears a brown T-shirt.

Amber is around 12, with shoulder length straight blond hair in a headband and wears a denim shirt.

Zoey says SO, WHAT ARE YOU COOKING UP
IN YOUR EXPERIMENT?
IT'S A SECRET.

Amber says WE MIXED BAKING SODA AND
WATER IN A BOWL.

Raphael says NOW WE COULD DRAW
SOMETHING ON THE PAPER.

Zoey says ARE YOU GUYS SURE ABOUT
THIS EXPERIMENT?
I DON'T SEE ANYTHING.

Amber says YOU'RE NOT
SUPPOSED TO.

Raphael says NOT YET.

Zoey says OH I SEE.
IT'S LIKE INVISIBLE INK.

Amber says YES, WE JUST HAVE
TO LET IT DRY.
NOW WE PAINT LEMON
JUICE OVER OUR PAPER.

Raphael says THE LEMON IS ACIDIC
AND IT REACTS TO
THE BAKING SODA.

Amber says AND IT MAKES OUR
INVISIBLE INK APPEAR.

Zoey says OH YEAH.
THIS IS PRETTY COOL.
I SEE IT NOW.

Amber and Raphael say HAPPY BIRTHDAY ZOEY.

Back in the kitchen, Erica says THAT CHEMICAL REACTION
WAS KIND OF THE LIKE
THE WAY BAKING SODA
REACTS WITH THE ACIDITY
IN OUR CAKE MIX.
IT WAS IMPORTANT TO
ADD THE RIGHT AMOUNT
OF BAKING SODA AND
BAKING POWDER TO
OUR CAKE OR ELSE IT
WOULDN'T RISE PROPERLY.

Zoey says WHEN MY FAMILY AND I COOK, IF WE
MAKE A MISTAKE, WE CAN USUALLY
TURN IT INTO SOMETHING ANYWAYS
AND MAKE IT WORK LIKE ONE TIME
WE TURNED SPAGHETTI SAUCE
FAILURE INTO TOMATO SOUP.

Erica says COOKING IS LIKE
AN ART BUT BAKING
IT'S A SUPER
PRECISE SCIENCE.

Zoey says HANG ON.
I FEEL AN EXPERIMENT.
YES.
A MUSICAL EXPERIMENT.

Zoey sings a song that says I'M A COOK .

Baker Zoey says I'M A BAKER.

Cook Zoey says SECRET SPICES IN MY SHAKER.

Baker Zoey says I CAN BAKE AN AWESOME CAKER.

Cook Zoey says A PINCH OF PEPPER A
DASH OF SALT.

Baker Zoey says I MUST MEASURE WITHOUT A
FAULT.

Cook Zoey says FORGOT THE MEAT NO
NEED TO WORRY.

Baker Zoey says NO BAKING SODA
I'M GOING BLURRY.

Cook Zoey says INSTEAD I MADE A
ZOEY SURPRISE, HA.

Baker Zoey says BUT MY SOUFFLE IT
JUST WON'T RISE.

Cook Zoey says THEY SAY THAT
COOKING IS AN ART.
BAKING'S LIKE SCIENCE JUST
LOOK AT MY CHART.
I USE ANY INGREDIENTS
I HAVE ON HAND.

Baker Zoey says HEY I CAN DO THIS
COOL HAND STAND.

Cook Zoey says BUT TOGETHER WE
CAN MAKE A
DELICIOUS MEAL.

Baker Zoey says OKAY MY FRIEND
YOU GOT A DEAL.

Cook Zoey says YOU GOT
A DEAL.
YOU GOT A DEAL.

Baker Zoey says YOU GOT A DEAL.

Back in the kitchen, Zoey says WELL THANKS ERICA.
I CAN'T WAIT TO TASTE
THE CAKE LATER.
I'M MAKING DOUGH FOR MY MINI
PARTY PIZZAS.
I HOPE THIS EXPERIMENT
WORKS TOO.
CHECK THIS OUT.
I LET THIS DOUGH SIT FOR A FEW
HOURS AND NOW IT'S DOUBLE THE
SIZE OF THIS ONE.
IT'S BECAUSE I PUT YEAST IN THE
DOUGH AND YEAST MAKES THINGS
LIKE PIZZA DOUGH AND BREAD RISE
BUT I'M KIND OF WONDERING THE
SAME THING AS MAX.

A boy with straight blond hair says IF YEAST EXPANDS IN BREAD CAN IT
EXPAND IN YOUR BODY?

In animation, Zoey eats a slice of bread and says MMM.

She grows till she tears off the roof and says AH, ME BIG.
ME FULL OF YEAST.

Zoey says THAT'S SCARY BUT I KNOW SOMEONE
WHO CAN ANSWER THE QUESTION.

She plays the ukulele and says HE'S GOT ALL THE INFO ON HOW
YEAST MAKES THINGS GROW.
PLEASE WELCOME MY VERY SPECIAL
GUEST SHAKIB RAHMAN.

Shakib enters the attic. He’s in his thirties, with short wavy brown hair and a beard. He wears glasses, black trousers, a blue shirt and a white lab coat. He hides a balloon as a big belly under the coat.

Shakib says HI ZOEY.

Zoey says SHAKIB.

Sakib says I ATE BREAD WITH
WAY TOO MUCH
YEAST IN IT.

Zoey says WAIT, WHAT?

Shakib pops the balloon and says KIDDING.

Zoey says SO SHAKIB.
WHAT EXACTLY IS YEAST?

Shakib says IT'S A LIVING THING LIKE A PLANT
OR AN ANIMAL.

Shakib says YEAST IS A KIND OF
FUNGUS THAT EATS SUGAR AND
STARCH.
WHEN IT'S ACTIVATED BY
HEAT THE YEAST EATS THE SUGAR
AND BASICALLY FARTS OUT CARBON
DIOXIDE GAS.
THAT'S WHAT CREATES THE LITTLE
POCKETS OF AIR IN THE DOUGH THAT
MAKE IT EXPAND.
BUT THE YEAST EVENTUALLY DIES
FROM THE HEAT OF BAKING.

An animated yeast fans itself and says PHEW.
UH, AH.

Shakib says ALSO THE ACID IN
OUR STOMACH IS SO
STRONG THAT IT ENDS
UP KILLING THE YEAST
BEFORE IT CAN
FART OUT ANY
CARBON DIOXIDE.
THAT'S WHY IF YOU EAT ANY BREAD
YOU DON'T GET ALL GASSY
AFTERWARDS.

Zoey says PHEW.
BUT WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE
BETWEEN YEAST AND BAKING SODA WE
USE IN OUR CAKES?

Shakib says BAKING SODA
PRODUCES A
CHEMICAL REACTION.
IT'S VERY VERY FAST.

Zoey says OH, SO THAT'S WHY ERICA SAID TO
PUT THE CAKE BATTER IN THE OVEN
RIGHT AWAY AFTER WE ADDED THE
BAKING SODA.

Shakib says YEAH, THAT'S RIGHT.
YOU HAVE TO GET
THOSE AIR BUBBLES TRAPPED IN THE
CAKE BEFORE THEY ESCAPED.
YEAST, UNLIKE BAKING SODA,
IS A LIVING THING.
IT PRODUCES ITS CARBON DIOXIDE
VERY VERY SLOWLY.

Zoey says SO THAT'S WHY MY PIZZA DOUGH
DIDN'T RISE SO FAST.

Shakib says EXACTLY.
DO YOU WANT TO TRY ANOTHER
EXPERIMENT WHERE WE CAN MAKE
SOME CHEMICALS RISE?

Zoey says YEAH.

Shakib says I'VE GOT
EXPLODING ELEPHANT
TOOTHPASTE HERE.

Zoey says COOL.

Shakib says WE'RE USING CHEMICALS
AND THIS EXPERIMENT
IS GOING TO CREATE
LOT OF HEAT.

Zoey says SAFETY GOGGLES.
SAFETY GLOVES.
CHECK.

Shakib says THE FIRST THING I'M
GONNA DO IS ADD
SOME HYDROGEN
PEROXIDE.
SO YOU HAVE TO BE VERY CAREFUL
WITH THIS STUFF WHICH IS WHY WE
HAVE OUR
SAFETY GEAR ON.
EXCELLENT.
DO YOU WANT TO ADD THE DISH SOAP
FOR ME ZOEY?

Zoey adds 3 squirts of dish soap and says 1.
2.
3.

Shakib says GONNA ADD BLUE FOOD
COLOURING HERE.
NOW YOU'VE GOTTA
ADD THE LAST
INGREDIENT.
SPECIAL CHEMICAL X,
POTASSIUM IODIDE.

The mixture turns into a foam that climbs up the baker and on the table.

Zoey says WHOA.

Shakib says CAN YOU SEE ALL
THE STEAM COMING
OUT OF THERE ZOEY?

Zoey says YEAH I DO.

Shakib says OUR HYDROGEN PEROXIDE
TURNED INTO WATER
WHICH TURNED INTO STEAM BECAUSE
OF ALL THE HEAT
WE'RE GENERATING AND IT ALSO
TURNED INTO OXYGEN
AND OUR OXYGEN GOT
TRAPPED BY
ALL OF THE DISH SOAP
WHICH IS WHY WE
HAVE ALL OF THIS
NICE FOAMY MESS
HERE.

Zoey says THAT'S SO COOL.
IT REALLY DOES LOOK
LIKE A GIANT TUBE OF
TOOTHPASTE THAT AN
ELEPHANT WOULD USE.

Shakib says THAT'S RIGHT BUT
DON'T TRY THIS AT HOME
WITHOUT AN ADULTS HELP.

Zoey says THAT REMINDS ME OF ANOTHER
QUESTION I GOT FROM LIA.

A girl with brown hair in a half ponytail says WHAT'S AN EASY EXPERIMENT I CAN
MAKE IN MY KITCHEN TO MAKE
THINGS PUFF UP?

Zoey says WELL LIA, SOME OF MY FRIENDS DID
A LITTLE BIT OF EXPERIMENTING.

Zoey says HI ADRIANA.
HI JONAH.

Adriana and Johan say HI.

Adriana is around 12, with long slightly wavy brown hair and wears glasses and a gray sweater with patches.

Jonah is around 11, with short wavy brown hair and wears a gray and blue T-shirt.

Zoey says ARE YOU GOING TO AMAZE ME WITH A
PUFFY EXPERIMENT?

Adriana says YEAH.

Jonah says WE WILL.
WE HAVE OUR BOTTLE READY
FOR THE EXPERIMENT AND I'M GONNA
PUT THE FUNNEL IN...

Adriana says AND THEN I'M GONNA PUT
SOME BAKING SODA INSIDE OF THE
BOTTLE.

Jonah says JUST GOTTA MAKE SURE
IT ALL GOES DOWN.

Adriana says NEXT I'M GONNA PUT
SOME VINEGAR
IN THE BOTTLE.

Jonah says I GOTTA BE READY WITH THE
GLOVE BECAUSE I GOTTA GET IT ON
SUPER QUICK.

The glove inflates.

Jonah says CHECK THAT OUT.
IT'S LIKE A GHOST HAND.

Zoey says A GHOST HAND?
COOL.
THE CHEMICAL REACTION BETWEEN
THE BAKING SODA AND THE VINEGAR
CREATED BUBBLES OF CARBON
DIOXIDE GAS THAT ARE BLOWING UP
THE GLOVE.
LET'S COMPARE WITH THE NEXT
EXPERIMENT.
THIS ONE USES YEAST WITH SUGAR
AND WATER.

Jonah says LET'S BEGIN.
PUT THE FUNNEL IN.
NOW WE DO THE WATER.

Adriana says HOT WATER.

Jonah says NEXT I'M GOING TO
ADD THE SUGAR.
NOW I'M GOING TO
ADD THE YEAST AND
NOW YOU SHAKE IT.
NOW LET'S GET THE BALLOON ON.

Zoey says NOTHING'S PUFFING UP YET.
THIS EXPERIMENT WITH YEAST IS
MUCH SLOWER.

Jonah says NOW WE WAIT.

After 5 minutes, the balloon starts to inflate.

Zoey says WOW.
IT'S JUST LIKE WHEN YEAST FARTS
OUT GAS AND MAKES BREAD PUFF UP.
THE YEAST IS EATING UP ALL THE
SUGAR AND IT KEEPS FARTING OUT
GAS.
IT TOOK 10 MINUTES TO PUFF UP
BUT IT WAS WORTH THE WAIT.
THANKS FOR THE COOL EXPERIMENTS.

Adriana and Jonah say BYE ZOEY.

Zoey says IF I WAITED FOR YEAST TO BLOW UP
ALL MY PARTY BALLOONS I WOULD
HAVE TO WAIT AWHILE.
I'M GONNA TURN THIS PLACE INTO
PARTY CENTRAL.
HEY, SPEAKING OF TRANSFORMING
SOMETHING.
LIAT HAD ANOTHER QUESTION ABOUT
EXPERIMENTS YOU CAN DO IN YOUR
KITCHEN.

A girl with blond hair in a ponytail says COULD YOU TURN FOOD INTO
SOMETHING COMPLETELY DIFFERENT?

Zoey says GREAT QUESTION LIAT.
SHAKIB HAS A MAGIC EXPERIMENT UP
HIS SLEEVE.
GO AHEAD SHAKIB.

Shakib says THAT'S RIGHT ZOEY.
WHAT I'M GONNA DO IS I'M GONNA
TAKE SOME POTATOES AND TURN THEM
INTO A REALLY COOL EXPERIMENT.
THE FIRST THING I HAD TO DO WAS
I HAD TO TAKE MY POTATOES, CUT
THEM UP AND THEN BOIL THEM IN
WATER AND THEN GET RID OF THE
WATER SO I ENDED UP WITH MY
POTATO STARCH.
NOW, IF YOU DON'T HAVE AN ADULT
TO HELP YOU, YOU CAN JUST GO TO
THE STORE AND GET POTATO
STARCH FROM THERE.
THE NEXT THING WE HAVE TO DO IS
TAKE THIS POTATO STARCH,
COMBINE IT WITH SOME
TONIC WATER.
MIXING A LITTLE BIT OF THIS
TONIC WATER WITH THE POTATO
STARCH WILL GIVE US THE START OF
OUR COOL EXPERIMENT.
NOW BECAUSE THIS IS A LITTLE BIT
MESSY YOU'RE GONNA PUT ON SOME
GLOVES AND MIX THIS ALTOGETHER.
IT DOES THIS WEIRD THING.
IT STARTS TO FORM A SOLID BUT
THAT SOLID WHEN I LET GO OF IT
STARTS TO FLOW LIKE A LIQUID.
THIS IS SOMETHING WE CALL A
NON-NEWTONIAN FLUID.
IF I SQUEEZE IT HARD AGAIN YOU
CAN SEE THAT IT FORMS A SOLID
BUT BY LETTING GO OF THE
PRESSURE WE GET A NICE LIQUID
THAT STARTS TO FLOW AGAIN.
HERE'S THE MAGIC PART IF I TURN
OFF THE LIGHT SOMETHING REALLY
COOL HAPPENS.
USING A BLACK LIGHT WHICH GIVES
OFF ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT YOU CAN
SEE THAT OUR POTATO GOO NOW
GLOWS IN THE DARK.
THE REASON FOR THAT IS THAT THE
TONIC WATER WE ADDED EARLIER HAS
A SPECIAL CHEMICAL IN IT.
IT'S CALLED QUININE.
QUININE IS SOMETHING THAT GLOWS
WHEN YOU PUT IT IN ULTRAVIOLET
LIGHT.
AND THAT'S OUR MAGIC MUD
EXPERIMENT.

Zoey says WOW.
THAT MAGIC MUD CAN'T DECIDE IF
IT WANTS TO BE SOLID OR LIQUID.
IT'S CRAZY IT COULD BE BOTH.
AND THAT GIVES ME AN IDEA FOR...

In animation, Zoey flexes his arm, and then picks up the whole Earth and spins it.

A caption reads "My great challenge."

Zoey says ON TEAM SOLID WE HAVE
DANYAL AND LEX.

Danyal is around 11, with short wavy brown hair and wears a gingham shirt and a white apron.

Lex is around 12, with short straight brown hair and wears an orange T-shirt and a white apron.

Zoey says AND ON TEAM LIQUID WE HAVE
VERONICA AND FABIOLA.

Veronica is around 12, with long red hair in braids and wears a blue T-shirt and a purple apron.

Fabiola is around 12, with long straight brown hair in a ponytail and wears a black T-shirt and a purple apron.

Zoey says IN TODAY'S
CHALLENGE.
YOU'RE ACTUALLY GONNA BE BOTH
LIQUID AND SOLID.
WELL, THE MAGIC MUD YOU'RE GOING
TO BE USING IS BOTH.
IN EACH POT I FILLED IT WITH A
BUNCH OF ITEMS THAT HAVE TO DO
WITH CAKE.
THE TEAM WITH THE MOST ITEMS AT
THE END OF THE CHALLENGE WINS.
GO.

Zoey says IT'S A PRETTY STICKY
CHALLENGE.
TEAM LIQUID HAS 2.
TEAM SOLID HAS 1 RIGHT NOW.
TEAM LIQUID IS IN THE LEAD AT 3.
TEAM SOLID HAS 2.
OH TEAM SOLID'S CATCHING UP.

Danyal says I GOT ONE.

Zoey says TEAM LIQUID HAS 5.
TEAM SOLID HAS 4.
5.
TEAM LIQUID HAS 6.
TEAM SOLID HAS TO KEEP DIGGING
IF THEY WANT TO CATCH UP.
THEY'RE TRYING TO GO FAST BUT IT
DOESN'T WORK BECAUSE THAT MAGIC
MUD GETS REALLY HARD.
TEAM SOLID HAS 8.
TEAM SOLID'S IN THE LEAD RIGHT
NOW GUYS.
GO, GO, GO, GO
AND THEY'RE AT 9.
GO, GO, GO.
TEAM LIQUID BACK ON TOP.

Veronica says THAT WAS FAST.

Zoey says THERE WE GO.
OKAY, TIME'S UP.
YOU GUYS HAVE 12 AND TEAM SOLID
YOU GUYS HAVE 11.
SO THAT MEANS WE HAVE A WINNER.
TEAM LIQUID YOU WIN.
GOOD JOB GUYS.

Veronica says YES.

Lex says GOOD JOB GUYS.

Veronica says THANKS.

Zoey says SO WHAT WAS THE STICKIEST PART?

Fabiola says THE MAGIC MUD BECAUSE
YOU THINK YOU HAVE
AN OBJECT BUT YOU REALLY DON'T.

Danyal says THE STICKIEST PART
IS THAT I CAN'T GET
MY HANDS OUT.

Zoey says WELL THANKS GUYS FOR
BEING ON MY SHOW.

Everyone says YOU'RE WELCOME.

Danyal says DO I BRING
THIS BOX WITH ME?
IT'S STUCK
TO ME...

Zoey says IF YOU HAVE TO.
IT'S STUCK TO ME

Danyal says LIKE CEMENT.

Zoey says THAT WAS AWESOME AND IT MADE ME
DREAM ABOUT BIRTHDAY CAKE AND A
BIG GLASS OF... OH-WEE.
THIS MILK WENT BAD.
UGH.
IT'S LIKE IT'S AN
EXPERIMENT ON ITS OWN.
UGH.
THAT REMINDS ME OF A QUESTION I
GOT FROM ANASTASIA.

A girl with brown hair in a ponytail says WHY DOES MILK GET DISGUSTING AND
CHUNKY WHEN YOU LEAVE IT ON THE
COUNTER FOR A LONG TIME?

Zoey plays the ukulele and sings a song that says SHE'LL TELL US WHY IT GETS
LUMPY BECAUSE BAD MILK SURE
MAKES US GRUMPY.
PLEASE WELCOME BACTERIA
INVESTIGATOR MAYA HEY.

Maya walks in the attic.

Maya is in her thirties, with short straight brown hair and wears black trousers, a pink T-shirt with a sheer black panel and carries a tray with food.

Maya says HEY ZOEY.

Zoey says HI MAYA.

Maya says I BROUGHT YOU SOME FOOD.

Zoey says MMM, FOOD.

ZOey smells the food, gags and coughs.

Maya says YUM.
DO YOU SEE HOW THE FOOD IS
STARTING TO CHANGE COLOUR AND
THAT THERE'S SOME SLIME AND FUZZ
DEVELOPING ON TOP?

Zoey says YEAH.

Maya says THAT'S BECAUSE THE FOOD IS
STARTING TO BREAKDOWN FROM
BACTERIA AND THE SAME THING
HAPPENS WITH THE MILK WHEN MILK
BREAKS DOWN IT GETS
CLUMPY LIKE THIS.

Zoey says THAT'S GROSS.

Maya says BACTERIA IS IN ALL FOODS.
IT'S EVERYWHERE ACTUALLY SO THIS
IS TOTALLY NORMAL.
THE BACTERIA TAKE THE NATURAL
SUGARS THAT ARE IN MILK AND THEY
MAKE WASTE BUT THAT BACTERIA
POOP IS REALLY ACIDIC AND THAT
REACTS WITH THE MILK.
AND THE MILK STARTS TO
BREAK DOWN AND STARTS
TO GET CLUMPY AND IT CURDLES
JUST LIKE THAT.
NOW CHECK THIS OUT.
I HAVE SOME OF
THIS BACTERIA THAT
I GREW IN A PETRI PLATE.
DO YOU SEE
ANY ON THIS?

Zoey says NO.

Maya says THAT'S BECAUSE I ONLY PUT
IT ON THIS MORNING SO THEY
HAVEN'T HAD
A CHANCE TO GROW
YET BUT CHECK
THIS OUT.
DO YOU SEE ANY THERE?
YEAH.

Zoey says YEAH.

Maya says SO, HOW MANY DO YOU THINK
ARE IN THAT PETRI PLATE?

Zoey says 500?

Maya says KEEP GOING.

Zoey says 10,000?

Maya says KEEP GOING.

Zoey says A MILLION?

Maya says THERE ARE BILLIONS
IN THIS TINY PETRI PLATE.

Zoey says BILLIONS?
THAT'S LIKE THE ENTIRE
POPULATION OF THE WORLD.
IMAGINE THAT IN
A GLASS OF MILK.

In animation, Zoe’s head explodes.

A caption reads "You’re gonna make my head explode."

Zoey says SLOW YOUR ROLL BACTERIA.
I FOUND OUT THERE'S A
WAY TO DO THAT.
BACTERIA MOVE A LOT MORE SLOWLY
IN A COLD PLACE SO THEY DON'T
MULTIPLY INTO BILLIONS AS FAST.
THAT'S WHY KEEPING MILK AND FOOD
IN THE FRIDGE MAKES IT LAST
LONGER.

Animated bacteria snore.

Maya says THERE'S ANOTHER
WAY TO PRESERVE MILK
AND THAT'S TO USE
THE HELP OF BACTERIA.
HERE'S WHAT
WE'RE GONNA DO.
THIS IS SOME MILK AND THEN
WHAT I WANT YOU TO DO
IS ADD THIS STARTER CULTURE.
IT'S BASICALLY A
SPECIAL MIX OF BACTERIA.
I WANT YOU TO ADD
2 TABLESPOONS TO IT.

Zoey says SO THESE ARE GOOD BACTERIA
NOT THE KIND THAT CAN
MAKE YOU SICK?

Maya says EXACTLY.

Zoey says 2.

Maya says GREAT.
NOW GIVE IT A MIX.

Zoey says WHAT HAPPENS WHEN WE MIX IT?
SO WHAT MIXING IT DOES IS IT
INTRODUCES THE BACTERIA TO ALL
OF THOSE SUGARS AND
THEN WHEN YOU WAIT
12-18 HOURS LATER IT'S
GONNA TURN INTO
YOGOURT LIKE THIS.

Zoey says THAT'S CRAZY.
SO HOW DOES
IT DO THAT?

Maya says IT'S CALLED
FERMENTATION.
BASICALLY, THE BACTERIA TOOK THE
MILK SUGARS AND MADE IT INTO AN
ACID AND THAT ACID REACTED WITH
THE MILK AND IT THICKENED IT
JUST LIKE THIS.
DO YOU WANNA TRY?
YEAH, THANKS.
MMM.
NOW THAT'S DELICIOUS.
THANKS MAYA.

Maya says YOU'RE WELCOME.

Zoey says IT'S PRETTY AMAZING THERE'S GOOD
BACTERIA THAT WE CAN USE TO MAKE
FOOD AND THEN THERE'S BAD
BACTERIA THAT CAN MAKE US SICK.
THERE WAS A TIME WHEN PEOPLE
WEREN'T SO SURE WHAT CAUSED
SICKNESS.

In animation, two pirates sail to the end of the Earth and fall down.

Pirates say ARGH! ARGH! ARGH!
(GASP) WOAH!

A caption reads "The flat Earth corner."

Wrapped in a blanket, Zoey says THE EVIL WIND IS BLOWING.
I MUST NOT BREATHE
IN THE VAPOUR.
IT WILL STRIKE ME DOWN WITH THE
DEADLY CHOLERA.
POISONOUS WIND
AND DISGUSTING SMELL.
WHY MUST YOU CURSE
US WITH YOUR EVIL STINK?
I CANNOT CATCH THE DISEASE.
I MUST NOT BREATHE IN THE WIND.
(COUGHS)

Back in the attic, Zoey says CATCHING A DEADLY
DISEASE FROM THE WIND?
ABOUT 200 YEARS AGO
THAT'S WHAT PEOPLE THOUGHT.
IN 19TH CENTURY ENGLAND THERE
WAS A HUGE OUTBREAK OF A DEADLY
DISEASE CALLED CHOLERA.
A WHOLE LOT OF PEOPLE DIED FROM
IT BECAUSE IT COULDN'T BE
CONTROLLED.
BACK THEN THEY THOUGHT IT WAS
CAUSED BY MYSTERIOUS CLOUDS OF
AIR FILLED WITH BITS OF ROTTING
THINGS AND SMELLING GASES, BUT A
DOCTOR NAMED JOHN SNOW
FOUND SOMETHING OUT.
HE DISCOVERED THAT CITY DRINKING
WATER FROM SOME OF THE PUMPS
WERE DIRTY AND INFECTED.
THEY DIDN'T HAVE GOOD SEWERS
LIKE WE HAVE TODAY.
SO IT WASN'T BECAUSE OF
SOMETHING THEY WERE BREATHING.
IT WAS BECAUSE OF SOMETHING THEY
WERE DRINKING.
I'M GLAD WE KNOW SO MUCH ABOUT
BACTERIA TODAY.
I'M ALSO GLAD I DIDN'T DRINK
THAT SPOILED MILK BEFORE.
OH YEAH.
PARTY TIME IS GETTING CLOSER.
MY FRIENDS AND I LOVE CHICKEN
WINGS SO THESE WILL BE A BIG
HIT.
OH, THAT REMINDS ME.

In animation, Zoey waves from the front door of the house, which rises on robot legs and walks away.

A caption reads "Do try this at home."

Zoey says I PUT THIS CHICKEN BONE IN SOME
VINEGAR ABOUT A WEEK AGO.
CHECK THIS OUT.
YOU HAVE TO RINSE IT
OFF AND WATCH.
A RUBBER CHICKEN BONE.
THE VINEGAR DISSOLVES THE
MINERAL CALLED CALCIUM WHICH IS
WHAT MAKES BONES HARD.
WITHOUT THE CALCIUM WHAT'S LEFT
IS JUST THIS SOFT BONE.
(DOORBELL RINGS)

Zoey says HI, GUYS.

The guests say HI.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY.

Zoey says WOW.
OUR CAKE
LOOKS DELICIOUS.

Everyone says MMM.

Zoey says IT WAS DEFINITELY A
SUCCESSFUL EXPERIMENT.
I THINK I'M READY
TO ANSWER THE
QUESTION THAT STARTED
OFF THE SHOW.

Maya says WHAT TYPE OF EXPERIMENTS CAN YOU
DO IN YOUR KITCHEN?

Zoey says WELL MAYA, THE
BIG ANSWER IS...
DRUM ROLL
PLEASE.
THERE IS NO LIMIT.

Zoey says TODAY WE DID EXPERIMENTS
THAT USED ALL DIFFERENT KINDS OF
SCIENCE LIKE CHEMISTRY, PHYSICS
AND BIOLOGY.
USING KITCHEN INGREDIENTS SOME
OF THEM WERE EVEN GOOD TO EAT.
YOU CAN DO TONS OF KITCHEN
EXPERIMENTS WITH REALLY BASIC
STUFF.
THE KITCHEN IS OUR LAB AND WE'RE
THE SCIENTISTS BUT HERE'S MY
FAVOURITE KITCHEN EXPERIMENT.
LET'S FIND OUT
IF THE CAKE IS
DELICIOUS.

Everyone says YEAH.

Zoey says THIS IS GOOD.

Amber says I LOVE EXPERIMENTS.

Zoey says MMM-HMM.

(music plays)

Captions appear that read "Thanks to everyone who helped me out, Zoey Siewert."

The end credits roll as the "Cook-baker" song plays again.

An Apartment 11 Productions.

Produced in association with TVO Kids.

Logo: TVO Kids.

Copyright 2018, 9117-3112 Québec Inc.

The song goes I'M A COOK .
I'M A BAKER.
SECRET SPICES IN MY SHAKER.
I CAN BAKE AN AWESOME CAKER.
A PINCH OF PEPPER A
DASH OF SALT.
I MUST MEASURE
WITHOUT A FAULT.
THEY SAY THAT COOKING
IS AN ART.
BAKING'S LIKE SCIENCE
JUST LOOK AT MY CHART.
I USE ANY INGREDIENTS
I HAVE ON HAND.
HEY I CAN DO THIS
COOL HAND STAND.
BUT TOGETHER WE
CAN MAKE A
DELICIOUS MEAL.
OKAY MY FRIEND YOU GOT A
DEAL.
YOU GOT A DEAL.