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Transcript: Machines
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
Zoey plays with clay pyramids and sand.
A clip shows images from an construction site.
Zoey says IT'S BEEN SO NOISY HERE.
THEY'RE BUILDING A WRECK CENTRE
DOWN THE STREET AND I CAN'T
CONCENTRATE BUT ONCE IT'S DONE
IT'S GONNA BE SO COOL.
IT'S GONNA HAVE A BIG POOL AND A
BASKETBALL COURT AND A... .
THEY ARE SURE ARE USING BIG LOUD
MACHINES.
IT MADE ME WONDER THE SAME THING
OWEN IS WONDERING.
A boy with puffy brown hair named Owen says HOW COULD THEY BUILD THOSE HUGE
PYRAMIDS WITHOUT USING ANY
MACHINES?
Zoey says I DON'T KNOW OWEN.
IT MUST HAVE BEEN REALLY HARD TO
BUILD THE PYRAMIDS WITHOUT THEM
BUT BY THE END OF THE SHOW I'LL
FIND OUT HOW THEY DID IT.
THE GREAT PYRAMIDS OF GIZA ARE
HUMONGOUS.
A clip shows how small a horse looks compared to the pyramids.
Zoey says IF THEY DIDN'T HAVE BIG
CONSTRUCTION MACHINES 4,000
YEARS AGO THEY MUST HAVE HAD
SOMETHING.
MAYBE FINDING OUT HOW WE BUILD
PYRAMIDS TODAY WITH BIG MACHINES
WILL HELP ME FIND THE ANSWER.
Zoey visits the construction site.
Andy says HEY ZOEY, YOU MADE IT.
Andy is in his forties, with short red hair and a goatee. He wears glasses, beige trousers, a blue shirt, a hard hat and a safety vest.
Zoey says HEY ANDY.
I FOUND OUT IT
TOOK ANCIENT
EGYPTIANS
20 YEARS TO
BUILD THEIR
BIGGEST
PYRAMIDS.
HOW MUCH FASTER
DO YOU THINK IT
COULD BE DONE
WITH THE
MACHINES LIKE
THE ONES HERE?
Andy says I'M NOT QUITE SURE ZOEY BUT IT
WOULD TAKE A LOT LESS TIME AND
FEWER PEOPLE WITH MACHINES LIKE
THIS.
THIS IS A BACKHOE.
THIS IS A GREAT MACHINE.
DO YOU WANNA TRY IT?
Zoey says YEAH.
Andy says GREAT.
OKAY ZOEY,
SO THIS IS THE
KEY TOSTART IT.
TO START THE MOTOR.
THIS HERE IS YOUR STEERING
WHEEL.
Zoey says THERE ARE LOTS OF CONTROLS
FOR ANDY TO SHOW ME IN THE
BACKHOE.
SO FORWARD AND THEN REVERSE.
Andy says THIS OVER HERE IF YOU PULL
BACK LIFTS THE BUCKET.
Zoey says THEY'RE NOT HARD TO
UNDERSTAND BUT MASTERING THEM IS
ANOTHER STORY.
Andy says JUST TURN THE KEY.
Zoey says LIKE THAT?
Andy says OKAY.
SO NOW TO MOVE
YOU WANT TO RAISE
THE BUCKET A LITTLE
BIT BECAUSE
IT'S ON THE
GROUND.
A LITTLE BIT MORE, GOOD.
THAT'S GOOD.
NOW WE WANT
TO GO IN
FORWARD.
Zoey says OKAY.
Andy says PRESS ON THE BREAK PEDAL.
THERE'S A LITTLE BIT OF GAS.
Zoey says WOW, I'M ACTUALLY DRIVING A
BACKHOE.
OKAY.
Andy says STOP THERE.
USE YOUR BRAKES.
GOOD.
NOW PUT YOUR
BUCKET DOWN.
PUSH DOWN.
NOW DRIVE
AHEAD A
LITTLE BIT.
Zoey says I GOTTA TRY TO GET
UNDER IT.
Andy says OKAY, NOW START CURLING
YOUR BUCKET UP OFF THE GAS.
Zoey says AND SCOOP IT UP.
Andy says CURL YOUR BUCKET UP.
NOW GO FORWARD
A BIT MORE.
Zoey says CAREFUL.
Andy says NOW CURL YOUR
BUCKET ALL THE
WAY UP.
OFF THE GAS, OFF THE GAS.
GOOD GIRL.
PICK IT UP.
BACK HER UP.
YOU DID IT.
YOU PICKED UP THE ROCK.
Zoey says THIS MAKES IT A LOT EASIER THAN
DOING IT ALL BY HAND LIKE THE
ANCIENT EGYPTIANS.
Andy says IT SURE DOES.
FOR EXAMPLE, THIS MACHINES ARMS
ARE MADE OF LEVERS THAT MAKE IT
EASY TO LIFT SOMETHING HEAVY.
THE DIGGING BUCKET HAS TEETH OR
WEDGES TO HELP IT CUT INTO THE
EARTH.
Zoey says HEY, THIS MACHINE DOESN'T
HAVE WHEELS LIKE THE BACKHOE.
I GOT A QUESTION ABOUT THAT FROM
JANA.
A girl with a hijab says WHY DO SOME MACHINES HAVE TREADS
INSTEAD OF WHEELS?
Zoey says ARE THESE
THE TREADS?
Andy says YES.
I CALL THEM
TRACKS.
Zoey says HOW ARE THEY USEFUL?
Andy says WELL, THEY'RE MUCH WIDER
AND LONGER THAN WHEELS SO IT
HELPS YOU MOVE BETTER OVER
UNEVEN GROUND.
Zoey says SO IF THIS WAS SAND IN THE
DESERT LIKE WHERE THE PYRAMIDS
ARE THE BULLDOZER WOULD MOVE
EASIER THAN A MACHINE ON WHEELS?
Andy says YEAH THE WEIGHT OF THE MACHINE
IS SPREAD OVER A LARGER AREA.
SO IN SANDY OR MUDDY GROUND IT
WON'T SINK.
IT CAN PUSH REALLY HEAVY OBJECTS
TOO.
Zoey says ALRIGHT, LET'S TRY IT.
TURN IT ON.
PILE OF DIRT HERE I COME.
Andy says BUCKET UP A BIT.
Zoey says LIFTING BUCKET.
Andy says GOOD.
THERE YOU GO.
GOOD, KEEP GOING.
Zoey says NOTHING CAN STOP ME.
Andy says GOOD, KEEP GOING.
GOOD JOB.
THAT'S HOW A
DOZER WORKS.
Zoey says NEXT QUESTION.
A girl named Maya says WHAT MAKES THE ARMS ON BIG
MACHINES MOVE?
Andy says TO MAKE THESE
ARMS MOVE IT
REQUIRES A
HYDRAULIC PUMP.
THE ENGINE PUMPS HYDRAULIC OIL
THROUGH SMALL PARTS CALLED
PISTONS AND THAT IS WHAT MAKES
THE ARM AND BUCKET MOVE.
A HYDRAULIC SYSTEM USES LIQUID
LIKE WATER OR OIL TO MAKE THINGS
MOVE.
Zoey says HMM?
THE ANCIENT EGYPTIANS DIDN'T
HAVE THOSE THINGS BUT THEY DID
HAVE WATER.
THEY COULD HAVE USED THE WATER
TO HELP THEM BUILD THE PYRAMIDS.
Andy says IT'S POSSIBLE.
WATER CAN CREATE A LOT OF
PRESSURE WHICH CAN BE USED AS
ENERGY.
WHEN YOU PUSH
ON THE PLUNGER ON
THIS LARGE SYRINGE
YOU CAN SEE
HOW THE PLUNGER
ON THE SMALL ONE
MOVES UP EVEN
MORE THAN THE
AMOUNT YOU
MOVED IN THE
LARGE PLUNGER.
THAT'S WHAT THE PISTONS IN THE
BACKHOE DO BUT THEY USE OIL
INSTEAD OF WATER.
Zoey says COOL.
Andy says IT'S LIKE WHEN WATER SHOOTS
OUT OF A SYRINGE BUT WATER'S
HARD TO SQUEEZE.
IT MOVES THROUGH THE WIDE END OF
THE SYRINGE AND INTO THE NARROW
END.
THE WATER HAS TO GO THROUGH A
TINY OPENING SO IT MOVES FASTER
AND SHOOTS OUT.
THAT'S BASICALLY HOW HYDRAULIC
PUMPS WORK IN A BACKHOE.
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 YOU CAN TRY THIS WITH A SPRAY
BOTTLE.
JUST MAKE THE HOLE BIG.
SEE?
IT SHOOTS OUT A SOFT SPRAY.
IF YOU MAKE THE SPRAY HOLE
SMALLER IT SHOOTS OUT HARDER AND
FASTER BECAUSE YOU'RE FORCING IT
THROUGH A SMALL OPENING.
WHEN YOU PRESS DOWN HARD ON THE
TRIGGER IT'S LIKE YOU'RE THE
MOTOR IN THE BACKHOE GIVING THE
HYDRAULIC PUMP ALL ITS POWER TO
MOVE THE MACHINES ARMS.
A SQUIRT TOY IS THE SAME THING.
THE WATER IS PUSHED THROUGH A
SMALL OPENING WHEN YOU PUSH THE
PLUNGER.
Andy and Zoey play with squirt guns.
Zoey says THIS IS ONE OF THE COOLEST
MACHINES HERE.
IT'S CALLED AN EXCAVATOR AND
IT'S USED TO DIG REALLY DEEP
INTO THE GROUND AND MOVE BIG
PILES OF EARTH.
IT CAN SPIN 360 DEGREES AND IT
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 OKAY, JONNY AND SADIE.
ARE YOU READY TO CLIMB INTO THIS
MIGHT MACHINE AND GET TO WORK?
Jonny and Sadie says YEAH.
Jonny is around 12, with short blond hiar nad wears jeans, a blue T-shirt and protective gear.
Sadie is around 12, with curly brown hair and wears a blue romper and protective gear.
Zoey says EACH OF YOU HAVE TO MOVE A PILE
OF EARTH FROM ONE PLACE TO
ANOTHER.
THE EARTH YOU MOVE HAS TO BE AS
HIGH AS YOU CAN MAKE IT.
FOR EACH 10 CENTIMETRES YOU GET
A POINT.
THEN PICK UP A BASKETBALL WITH
YOUR EXCAVATOR BUCKET AND THAT'S
AN EXTRA 5 POINTS.
THE EXCAVATOR SPINS ALL THE WAY
AROUND SO IF YOU GET DIZZY DON'T
THROW UP IN THERE.
JUST KIDDING.
OKAY, READY?
LET'S DO IT.
Zoey says JONNY AND SADIE EACH HAVE
3 MINUTES.
Andy says GET SET, GO.
CURL YOUR BUCKET.
GOOD.
STOP RIGHT THERE, GOOD.
Zoey says LOOK AT THAT BUCKET OF
EARTH.
GOOD JOB.
WOW.
Andy says SWING OVER THIS WAY.
NICE AND SLOW.
GOOD, RIGHT THERE.
AND DUMP YOUR
BUCKET.
THERE YOU GO.
GOOD JOB.
Jonny says OH THAT'S A NICE ONE.
Andy says NICE EH?
Zoey says JONNY'S A NATURAL.
Andy says GOOD.
GOOD JOB.
Zoey says LOOKS LIKE SADIE'S A
NATURAL TOO.
Sadie says OH YEAH.
Andy says GOOD.
NICE JOB.
GOOD.
GOOD JOB.
Zoey says WOW.
SADIE SURE IS FOCUSED.
Andy says WOW, GOOD JOB.
OH YEAH, THAT'S GONNA BE A NICE
BIG PILE.
GOOD JOB.
THAT ONE'S GONNA BE HARD TO
BEAT.
Zoey says BOTH PILES ARE IDENTICAL.
CHALLENGERS ARE NECK AND NECK.
15 SECONDS LEFT.
Andy says HURRY UP GO GET IT OVER THERE.
DUMP YOUR BUCKET QUICK
QUICK QUICK.
NICE AND QUICK ALL THE WAY.
GOOD JOB.
Zoey says TIME'S UP.
Jonny says IT WAS FUN.
Sadie says I FEEL LIKE I DID A PRETTY GOOD
JOB.
Jonny says I THINK IT WOULD BE FUN IF
SOMEONE DID THIS FOR A JOB.
Zoey says JONNY'S PILE IS 121 CENTIMETRES
FOR 12 POINTS.
SADIE'S PILE IS 133 CENTIMETRES
FOR 13 POINTS.
Zoey says SADIE'S AHEAD.
Sadie says OH YEAH.
NOW FOR THE BASKETBALL
CHALLENGE.
Zoey says CHALLENGERS HAVE TO SCOOP
UP THE BASKETBALL AND DUMP IT ON
THEIR PILE.
FIRST ONE TO DO IT GETS 5
POINTS.
Andy says OKAY, LET'S GO.
CURL THE BUCKET A BIT AND MOVE
UP.
AH.
Zoey says AW, SADIE ALMOST HAD IT.
Now it’s Jonny’s turn.
Andy says MOVE IT UP A BIT.
AH.
Zoey says THAT WAS CLOSE.
Andy says WE'LL TRY AGAIN.
NOW STICK IN NICE AND FAST,
MAYBE WE'LL GET IT.
CURL.
Zoey says OOH, IT'S RIGHT ON THE
EDGE.
Andy says CURL.
AH, GOOD TRY, GOOD TRY.
Zoey says TOO BAD.
Andy says OKAY, SCOOP IT UP.
Zoey says LOOKING GOOD FOR JONNY.
Andy says SCOOP QUICK.
ALRIGHT GOOD, YOU GOT THE BALL.
Zoey says HE'S GOT IT.
Andy says OKAY, DUMP YOUR BUCKET.
Andy and Jonny say YEAH.
Zoey says HE'S A PRO.
SO TO RECAP: JONNY GOT 12
POINTS FOR HIS PILE AND 5 POINTS
FOR THE BASKETBALL AND SADIE GOT
13 POINTS FOR HER PILE.
THE WINNER IS... .JONNY.
Jonny says YEAH.
Sadie says GOOD JOB.
Jonny and Sadie high-five.
Zoey says DON'T YOU JUST LOVE THE POWER OF
HYDRAULICS?
Everyone start playing with squirt guns and spray bottles.
A caption reads "Ask a friend."
Zoey says HEY GUYS.
WHAT KIND OF BIG MACHINE WOULD
YOU WANT TO DRIVE?
A girl with straight light brown hair says EXCAVATOR BECAUSE I WOULD BE
ABLE TO DIG BIG HOLES.
A boy with straight brown hair says A WRECKING BALL BECAUSE I LIKE
BREAKING STUFF.
A girl with straight brown hair says A RECYCLING TRUCK BECAUSE I KNOW
I'M HELPING SAVE THE
ENVIRONMENT.
A girl with glasses says I WOULD LIKE TO DRIVE A
BULLDOZER BECAUSE YOU COULD
BREAK DOWN A BUILDING WITH THE
FLICK OF A HANDLE.
A boy with reddish blond hair says I WOULD LIKE TO CONTROL BIG
CRANES BECAUSE I LIKE HEIGHTS.
A girl with wavy brown hair in a ponytail says I WOULD LIKE TO DRIVE A TOE
TRUCK BECAUSE MY DAD WORKS FOR A
TOE TRUCK COMPANY AND I WANT TO
HELP PEOPLE.
A boy with curly brown hair says A MONSTER TRUCK BECAUSE I DO NOT
NEED TO WAIT IN TRAFFIC LIKE I'M
ALLOWED TO LIKE CRUSH CARS AND
KEEP ON ROLLING.
Zoey laughs and says AND SPEAKING OF BIG
MACHINES... HERE'S A QUESTION
FROM LEX.
A boy with straight brown hair says WHAT'S THE BIGGEST MACHINE IN
THE WORLD?
Zoey says I CHECKED AND THERE ARE SOME
GIGANTIC MACHINES OUT THERE.
THE WORLD'S BIGGEST BULLDOZER
WEIGHS JUST OVER 152,000
KILOGRAMS.
THAT'S ABOUT THE WEIGHT OF 11
BULLDOZERS JUST LIKE THE ONE I
DROVE.
THEN THERE'S SOMETHING CALLED A
CRAWLER-TRANSPORTER THAT NASA
USES TO MOVE SPACESHIPS.
IT WEIGHS ALMOST 3 MILLION
KILOGRAMS.
THAT'S MORE THAN 200 BULLDOZERS.
WAIT.
THERE'S SOMETHING BIGGER AND
HEAVIER THAN 3 MILLION
KILOGRAMS?
In animation, Zoe’s head explodes.
A caption reads "You’re gonna make my head explode."
Zoey says CHECK THIS OUT.
I FOUND OUT THE WORLD'S BIGGEST
LAND MACHINE IS AN EXCAVATOR
THEY USE FOR MINING.
IT'S 95 METERS TALL, 215 METERS
LONG AND WEIGHS OVER 40 MILLION
KILOGRAMS.
THAT'S THE WEIGHT OF ABOUT 3000
BULLDOZERS.
IT MUST TAKE A LOT OF ENERGY TO
MOVE IT.
HERE'S A QUESTION ABOUT THAT
FROM ADRIANA.
Adriana says INSTEAD OF GAS WHY CAN'T WE USE
ELECTRICITY FOR BIG MACHINES?
Zoey says I FOUND OUT THAT SOMETIMES BIG
MACHINES DO USE ELECTRICITY.
WE SEE LOTS OF ELECTRIC CARS ON
THE ROAD TODAY BUT NOT MANY
ELECTRIC CONSTRUCTION MACHINES
BUT THAT'S CHANGING NOW.
USING ELECTRICITY TO POWER
CONSTRUCTION MACHINES MAKES LESS
POLLUTION AND NOW THERE ARE SOME
THAT USE FUEL AND ELECTRICITY.
THEY'RE CALLED HYBRID MACHINES.
SOME ARE NOW TOTALLY ELECTRIC.
IN THE FUTURE WE'LL PROBABLY
HAVE MORE AND MORE ELECTRIC
CONSTRUCTION MACHINES.
SPEAKING OF WHICH MY FRIENDS
MADE THEIR OWN ELECTRIC MOTOR.
In animation, Zoey rubs a balloon on her head with the caption "The Experiment."
Zoey says HI LEX AND LOGANNE.
They say HI ZOEY.
Lex is around 12, with straight brown hair in a side part and wears a red T-shirt.
Loganne is around 12, with wavy light brown hair in a ponytail and wears a white shirt with an ice-cream print on the front.
Zoey says SO WHAT STUFF DO YOU NEED TO
BUILD YOUR MOTOR?
Loganne says WELL, WE NEED
A BATTERY, A
MAGNET AND SOME
COPPER WIRE.
Lex says WE ALSO NEED
A HIGHLIGHTER AND
SOME PLIERS TO
HELP US SHAPE
THE WIRE.
Zoey says GO FOR IT.
Lex wraps wire around a highlighter and says THE TOP OF THE CABLE HAS TO
TOUCH THE MIDDLE OF THE BATTERY
AND THE BOTTOM HAS TO TOUCH THE
MAGNET.
SO NOW I'M TAKING THE
MAGNET AND PUTTING IT AT THE
BOTTOM OF THE BATTERY.
Zoey says WHAT'S NEXT?
Loganne says I TOOK THE PLIERS
TO BEND THE
COPPER WIRE AND
THEN THE COPPER
WIRE IS NOW BENT
SO THAT IT CAN
TOUCH THE TOP OF
THE BATTERY.
THE OTHER END
OF THE WIRE IS
AROUND THE MAGNET.
Lex says WE'RE READY.
Loganne says GET READY TO
BE AMAZED ZOEY.
Zoey says I'M READY.
The wire starts spinning around the batteries.
Zoey says WOW.
VERY COOL.
YOU CAN EVEN MAKE DIFFERENT
SHAPES WITH THE WIRE.
AMAZING.
THE ELECTRICITY FLOWS FROM THE
BATTERY THROUGH THE WIRE.
THAT CREATES A MAGNETIC FIELD.
WHEN THAT CONNECTS TO THE MAGNET
THERE ARE 2 MAGNETIC FIELDS
WORKING TOGETHER.
THE MAGNET MAKES THE ELECTRICITY
CHANGE DIRECTION WHICH MAKES THE
WIRE SPIN.
THANKS LOGANNE AND LEX.
BYE.
Loganne says BYE.
Lex says BYE.
Zoey says WHEN THEY BUILT THE PYRAMIDS IN
ANCIENT EGYPT THEY DIDN'T HAVE
BIG MACHINES OR ELECTRICITY SO I
STILL HAVEN'T ANSWERED OWEN'S
QUESTION YET BUT MADDY HAS AN
INTERESTING IDEA.
A girl with blond hair in a ponytail says DID ALIENS HELP BUILD THE
PYRAMIDS?
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."
Alien Zoey says GREETINGS EARTHLINGS.
I AM ZEE-BO 10 FROM PLANET
ZOEYTOPOLIS.
KNOCK KNOCK.
WHO'S THERE?
I DARE.
I DARE WHO?
I DARE YOU TO BUILD A PYRAMID
WITHOUT OUR HELP.
MUAHAHAHA.
THE CITIZENS OF MY PLANET BUILT
YOUR PYRAMIDS ON A WEEKEND.
WE WERE BORED.
Aliens say MORE, MORE.
Alien Zoey says WE WANTED TO MAKE OUR GIANT TOY
ON TINY PLANET EARTH.
WE NEED NO SUCH THING AS
MACHINES BUT PLEASE SEND MORE OF
THAT STRANGE ROUND FOOD CALLED
PIZZA.
The aliens say MMM.
PEPPERONI.
SO GOOD.
YUM, YUM, YUM, YUM, YUM.
Back in the attic, Zoey laughs and says SOME PEOPLE ACTUALLY BELIEVE
ALIENS BUILT THE PYRAMIDS
BECAUSE THEY DON'T THINK ANCIENT
EGYPTIANS COULD HAVE POSSIBLY
DONE IT 4000 YEARS AGO BUT CAN
THE ANSWER REALLY BE ALIENS?
I THINK I KNOW WHO CAN ANSWER
THIS.
Zoey plays the ukulele and sings SHE CAN BUILD ALL KIND OF
THINGS.
OH MY GOSH LOOK AT THOSE
WINGS.
PLEASE WELCOME SCIENCE TEACHER
MEGAN MUELLER.
Megan is in her twenties, with light brown hair in pigtail braids and wears denim shorts, a pink top and mechanic wings.
Zoey says WOW.
THOSE ARE AMAZING.
DID YOU BUILD THEM YOURSELF?
Megan says YES I DID.
I WANTED TO MAKE A REALLY COOL
COSTUME SO I USED MY ENGINEERING
SKILLS TO BUILD THESE WINGS.
DO YOU WANNA SEE HOW THEY WORK?
Zoey says OF COURSE.
Megan says GO FOR IT.
Zoey says OKAY.
THAT'S SO COOL.
HOW DOES IT DO THAT?
Megan says IT'S PRETTY SIMPLE ACTUALLY.
THIS BAR PUSHES AND PULLS THESE
CABLES WHICH MAKES THE WINGS
OPEN AND CLOSE.
Zoey says WOW.
WHEN YOU CAME IN HERE WITH THE
WINGS ON YOU LOOKED LIKE AN
ALIEN.
MADDY WANTED TO KNOW IF ALIENS
HELPED BUILD THE PYRAMIDS IN
ANCIENT EGYPT.
Megan says WELL, WE DON'T KNOW THAT ALIENS
ACTUALLY EXIST.
The animated aliens say HUH.
Megan says SO, I DON'T THINK THE ALIENS
BUILT THE PYRAMIDS.
IN FACT NOBODY REALLY KNOWS HOW
THEY BUILT THE PYRAMIDS.
SCIENTISTS HAVE MANY IDEAS BUT
WE CAN'T PROVE THEM.
HOWEVER WE DO KNOW THAT THE BIG
CATHEDRALS AND THE BIG CASTLES
WERE BUILT USING SIMPLE
MACHINES.
Zoey says WHAT ARE SIMPLE MACHINES?
Megan says SIMPLE MACHINES ARE THINGS THAT
WE HUMANS CAN USE TO LIFT AND
MOVE OBJECTS WITHOUT PUTTING IN
A LOT OF EFFORT.
Zoey says COOL.
Megan says LIKE THIS LEVER HERE.
I CAN LIFT THIS USING MY OWN
FORCE AND I DON'T HAVE TO BREAK
A SWEAT.
YOU TRY.
Zoey says SURE.
OH YEAH, IT IS REALLY EASY.
OH, THE BIG MACHINES I USED
TODAY LIKE THE BACKHOE HAD
LEVERS.
Megan says WELL, BIG MACHINES ARE
COMPOSED OF LOTS OF SIMPLE
MACHINES BUT THEY HAVE A MOTOR
WITH IT.
Megan and Zoey play on the see-saw.
Zoey says WHAT DOES THIS
HAVE TO DO WITH
SIMPLE MACHINES?
I MEAN, I LOVE SEE-SAWS.
Megan says WELL, ACTUALLY,
IT IS A SIMPLE
MACHINE.
YOU SEE THIS BOARD?
THIS IS A LEVER AND IT ROTATES
AROUND THE TURNING POINT OR THE
FULCRUM.
A LEVER MULTIPLIES THE FORCE
THAT I APPLY TO IT WHICH MAKES
LIFTING YOU ON THIS MUCH EASIER.
Zoey says YEAH.
MORE.
Now Zoey rides a bike around the attic.
Megan says THE BICYCLE HAS A WHEEL AND AXLE
WHICH ARE ALSO A SIMPLE MACHINE.
THE AXLE PASSES THROUGH THE
CENTRE OF THE WHEEL AND IT HOLDS
THE WHEEL TO THE BIKE WHILE
ALLOWING THE WHEEL TO TURN.
Zoey says BUT THEY HADN'T
INVENTED WHEELS
BACK IN ANCIENT
EGYPT.
Megan says NO BUT THEY HAD A TRICK.
Megan makes a rock roll over parallel logs.
Megan says ANCIENT EGYPTIANS MIGHT
HAVE USED LOGS JUST TO MOVE
STONES LIKE THAT.
Zoey says WOW, THAT'S SUPER SMART.
Megan says HERE'S ANOTHER SIMPLE
MACHINE CALLED THE
INCLINED PLANE.
TRY IT.
Zoey says SURE.
Megan says WE USE INCLINED PLANES TO
HELP US MOVE OBJECTS FROM A LOW
SPOT TO A HIGH SPOT SO THAT WE
DON'T ACTUALLY HAVE TO LIFT
THEM.
Zoey says YEAH.
IT WAS A LOT EASIER THAN LIFTING
IT UP THE STAIRS.
HEY, MAYBE ANCIENT EGYPTIANS
USED THIS TO HELP THEM MOVE HUGE
STONES.
Megan says MAYBE.
THIS IS ANOTHER SIMPLE MACHINE.
WE CALL IT A SCREW.
IT'S BASICALLY AN INCLINED PLANE
THAT'S WRAPPED AROUND A
CYLINDER.
IT ALLOWS US TO MOVE SOMETHING
UP AND DOWN WITHOUT TAKING UP A
LOT OF HORIZONTAL SPACE AND WE
CAN ALSO USE IT TO HOLD THINGS
TOGETHER LIKE THE BOTTLE AND THE
CAP.
Zoey says COOL.
Megan says ANOTHER SIMPLE MACHINE IS THIS.
AN AXE.
Zoey says WHOA, WHOA, WHOA.
BE CAREFUL.
Megan says DON'T WORRY IT'S RUBBER
AND A WEDGE IS USED TO CUT OPEN
THINGS LIKE THIS.
Zoey says WOW.
THE BACKHOE I USED HAD TEETH AND
IT DUG INTO THE GROUND KINDA
LIKE A WEDGE.
Megan says YEAH THAT WOULD DO IT.
THIS IS OUR LAST
SIMPLE MACHINE.
TRY IT.
Zoey says YOU JUST PULL IT?
Megan says YEAH.
ACTUALLY I THINK THAT'S WHY THEY
CALL IT A PULLEY.
A PULLEY ALLOWS US TO LIFT HEAVY
OBJECTS WITHOUT PUTTING IN SO
MUCH EFFORT.
Zoey lifts a bunch of logs with the pulley and says OH YEAH.
IT IS A LOT
EASIER THAN DOING
IT BY HAND.
Megan says YOU KNOW WHAT MAKES IT EVEN
EASIER?
Zoey says WHAT?
Megan says ADDING A
SECOND PULLEY.
Zoey says OH, WOW.
THIS IS A LOT EASIER.
Megan says IF YOU CAN ADD
MORE AND MORE
PULLEYS EVENTUALLY
YOU CAN LIFT
IT WITH JUST YOUR
LITTLE FINGER.
Zoey says REALLY?
Megan says DID YOU KNOW THAT
CONSTRUCTION CRANES ALSO USE
PULLEYS?
Zoey says I GOT A QUESTION ABOUT THAT
FROM CHAORAN.
A boy with straight black hair says WHY DON'T THOSE BIG CRANES FALL
ON ME?
He grabs his head and says OW.
Megan says LET'S TAKE A
LOOK AT THIS
MODEL CRANE.
IF I WERE TO
PULL ON THIS IT
WOULD JUST FALL OVER.
Zoey says YEAH.
Megan says SO, I NEED TO
PUT SOME
COUNTER WEIGHTS.
I PUT ONE ON THE
BOTTOM AND YOU
PUT ONE RIGHT HERE.
NOW YOU TRY.
Zoey pulls the string and says HEY IT'S NOT FALLING.
Megan says YEAH.
DID YOU KNOW THAT THE CRANE GOT
ITS NAME FROM THE BIRD?
Zoey says OH YEAH, BECAUSE IT'S SO
TALL.
Megan says EXACTLY.
SPEAKING OF BIRDS I'VE GOT TO
FLY.
She puts her wings back on and says BYE ZOEY.
Zoey says BYE.
Megan flies away.
Zoey says WOW.
THAT WAS SO COOL AND I THINK I
FINALLY KNOW THE ANSWER TO
OWEN'S BIG QUESTION.
Owen says HOW COULD THEY BUILD THOSE HUGE
PYRAMIDS WITHOUT USING ANY
MACHINES?
Zoey says THE BIG ANSWER IS...
She plays the keyboards and says WITH SIMPLE
MACHINES.
IF WE WERE BUILDING PYRAMIDS
TODAY WE'D USE POWERFUL BIG
MACHINES LIKE BULLDOZERS AND
EXCAVATORS.
THEY'D MAKE IT A LOT FASTER.
IT WOULD TAKE A LOT LESS PEOPLE
TO DO THE JOB TOO.
BUT EXPERTS AND SCIENTISTS THINK
THE EGYPTIANS USED SIMPLE
MACHINES LIKE LEVERS, INCLINED
PLANES AND WEDGES TO HELP THEM
BUILD THE MASSIVE PYRAMIDS.
SIMPLE MACHINES HAVE BEEN AROUND
ALMOST FOREVER.
SO IT MAKES SENSE THE EGYPTIANS
WOULD HAVE USED THEM BUT BECAUSE
SIMPLE MACHINES DON'T HAVE
MOTORS OR ELECTRICITY IT TOOK
THE EGYPTIANS A REALLY LONG TIME
TO BUILD THE PYRAMIDS.
In animation, elder Egyptians cheer and say WE'RE DONE.
WOOHOO.
YAY.
YAY.
WOO.
YAY.
WE'RE DONE.
Zoey says I ALSO FOUND OUT THAT THE BIG
MACHINES WE USE TODAY ARE MADE
UP OF A BUNCH OF SIMPLE MACHINES
AND GUESS WHAT?
EVEN OUR BODIES ARE LIKE SIMPLE
MACHINES.
(music plays)
Zoey sings a song that says MACHINE MACHINE.
MY BODIES A MACHINE.
SIMPLE MACHINES MAKE MY BODY
RUN SO CLEAN.
MY KNEE IS A PULLEY.
IT HELPS ME RUN.
MY TEETH ARE THE WEDGES THAT
CHOP UP THIS BURGER BUN.
MY ELBOW'S A LEVER.
JUST WATCH IT LIFT.
A WHEEL AND AXLE.
A SHOULDER IS SUCH A GIFT.
AN INCLINED PLANE IS KIND OF
LIKE MY BACK.
JUST WATCH MY KITTEN RUN UP TO
GET HER SNACK.
SIMPLE MACHINES.
MY BODY HAS A FEW.
YOU MIGHT EVEN SAY THIS TWISTY
HAIR IS LIKE A SCREW.
MACHINE MACHINE.
MY BODY'S A MACHINE.
MACHINE MACHINE MACHINE.
I'M A MACHINE.
The song ends.
Zoey says WOW THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE
WRECK CENTRE IS REALLY COMING
ALONG.
Alien Zoey says I ZEE-BO 10, COULD BUILD THAT
FASTER THAN YOU CAN SAY KNOCK
KNOCK.
MEEP MEEP.
SEE YOU NEXT TIME FOR MORE
FINDING STUFF OUT.
(music plays)
Captions appear that read "Thanks to everyone who helped me out, Zoey Siewert."
The caption changes to "Kids operating machinery were properly equipped and supervised. Do not attempt."
The end credits roll as the "I’m a machine" song plays again.
An Apartment 11 Productions.
Produced in association with TVO Kids.
Logo: TVO Kids.
Copyright 2018, 9117-3112 Québec Inc.
The song says MACHINE MACHINE.
MY BODIES A MACHINE.
SIMPLE MACHINES MAKE MY BODY
RUN SO CLEAN.
MY KNEE IS A PULLEY.
IT HELPS ME RUN.
MY TEETH ARE THE WEDGES THAT
CHOP UP THIS BURGER BUN.
MY ELBOW'S A LEVER.
JUST WATCH IT LIFT.
A WHEEL AND AXLE.
A SHOULDER IS SUCH A GIFT.
MACHINE MACHINE.
MY BODY'S A MACHINE.
MACHINE MACHINE MACHINE.
I'M A MACHINE.
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
Zoey plays with clay pyramids and sand.
A clip shows images from an construction site.
Zoey says IT'S BEEN SO NOISY HERE.
THEY'RE BUILDING A WRECK CENTRE
DOWN THE STREET AND I CAN'T
CONCENTRATE BUT ONCE IT'S DONE
IT'S GONNA BE SO COOL.
IT'S GONNA HAVE A BIG POOL AND A
BASKETBALL COURT AND A... .
THEY ARE SURE ARE USING BIG LOUD
MACHINES.
IT MADE ME WONDER THE SAME THING
OWEN IS WONDERING.
A boy with puffy brown hair named Owen says HOW COULD THEY BUILD THOSE HUGE
PYRAMIDS WITHOUT USING ANY
MACHINES?
Zoey says I DON'T KNOW OWEN.
IT MUST HAVE BEEN REALLY HARD TO
BUILD THE PYRAMIDS WITHOUT THEM
BUT BY THE END OF THE SHOW I'LL
FIND OUT HOW THEY DID IT.
THE GREAT PYRAMIDS OF GIZA ARE
HUMONGOUS.
A clip shows how small a horse looks compared to the pyramids.
Zoey says IF THEY DIDN'T HAVE BIG
CONSTRUCTION MACHINES 4,000
YEARS AGO THEY MUST HAVE HAD
SOMETHING.
MAYBE FINDING OUT HOW WE BUILD
PYRAMIDS TODAY WITH BIG MACHINES
WILL HELP ME FIND THE ANSWER.
Zoey visits the construction site.
Andy says HEY ZOEY, YOU MADE IT.
Andy is in his forties, with short red hair and a goatee. He wears glasses, beige trousers, a blue shirt, a hard hat and a safety vest.
Zoey says HEY ANDY.
I FOUND OUT IT
TOOK ANCIENT
EGYPTIANS
20 YEARS TO
BUILD THEIR
BIGGEST
PYRAMIDS.
HOW MUCH FASTER
DO YOU THINK IT
COULD BE DONE
WITH THE
MACHINES LIKE
THE ONES HERE?
Andy says I'M NOT QUITE SURE ZOEY BUT IT
WOULD TAKE A LOT LESS TIME AND
FEWER PEOPLE WITH MACHINES LIKE
THIS.
THIS IS A BACKHOE.
THIS IS A GREAT MACHINE.
DO YOU WANNA TRY IT?
Zoey says YEAH.
Andy says GREAT.
OKAY ZOEY,
SO THIS IS THE
KEY TOSTART IT.
TO START THE MOTOR.
THIS HERE IS YOUR STEERING
WHEEL.
Zoey says THERE ARE LOTS OF CONTROLS
FOR ANDY TO SHOW ME IN THE
BACKHOE.
SO FORWARD AND THEN REVERSE.
Andy says THIS OVER HERE IF YOU PULL
BACK LIFTS THE BUCKET.
Zoey says THEY'RE NOT HARD TO
UNDERSTAND BUT MASTERING THEM IS
ANOTHER STORY.
Andy says JUST TURN THE KEY.
Zoey says LIKE THAT?
Andy says OKAY.
SO NOW TO MOVE
YOU WANT TO RAISE
THE BUCKET A LITTLE
BIT BECAUSE
IT'S ON THE
GROUND.
A LITTLE BIT MORE, GOOD.
THAT'S GOOD.
NOW WE WANT
TO GO IN
FORWARD.
Zoey says OKAY.
Andy says PRESS ON THE BREAK PEDAL.
THERE'S A LITTLE BIT OF GAS.
Zoey says WOW, I'M ACTUALLY DRIVING A
BACKHOE.
OKAY.
Andy says STOP THERE.
USE YOUR BRAKES.
GOOD.
NOW PUT YOUR
BUCKET DOWN.
PUSH DOWN.
NOW DRIVE
AHEAD A
LITTLE BIT.
Zoey says I GOTTA TRY TO GET
UNDER IT.
Andy says OKAY, NOW START CURLING
YOUR BUCKET UP OFF THE GAS.
Zoey says AND SCOOP IT UP.
Andy says CURL YOUR BUCKET UP.
NOW GO FORWARD
A BIT MORE.
Zoey says CAREFUL.
Andy says NOW CURL YOUR
BUCKET ALL THE
WAY UP.
OFF THE GAS, OFF THE GAS.
GOOD GIRL.
PICK IT UP.
BACK HER UP.
YOU DID IT.
YOU PICKED UP THE ROCK.
Zoey says THIS MAKES IT A LOT EASIER THAN
DOING IT ALL BY HAND LIKE THE
ANCIENT EGYPTIANS.
Andy says IT SURE DOES.
FOR EXAMPLE, THIS MACHINES ARMS
ARE MADE OF LEVERS THAT MAKE IT
EASY TO LIFT SOMETHING HEAVY.
THE DIGGING BUCKET HAS TEETH OR
WEDGES TO HELP IT CUT INTO THE
EARTH.
Zoey says HEY, THIS MACHINE DOESN'T
HAVE WHEELS LIKE THE BACKHOE.
I GOT A QUESTION ABOUT THAT FROM
JANA.
A girl with a hijab says WHY DO SOME MACHINES HAVE TREADS
INSTEAD OF WHEELS?
Zoey says ARE THESE
THE TREADS?
Andy says YES.
I CALL THEM
TRACKS.
Zoey says HOW ARE THEY USEFUL?
Andy says WELL, THEY'RE MUCH WIDER
AND LONGER THAN WHEELS SO IT
HELPS YOU MOVE BETTER OVER
UNEVEN GROUND.
Zoey says SO IF THIS WAS SAND IN THE
DESERT LIKE WHERE THE PYRAMIDS
ARE THE BULLDOZER WOULD MOVE
EASIER THAN A MACHINE ON WHEELS?
Andy says YEAH THE WEIGHT OF THE MACHINE
IS SPREAD OVER A LARGER AREA.
SO IN SANDY OR MUDDY GROUND IT
WON'T SINK.
IT CAN PUSH REALLY HEAVY OBJECTS
TOO.
Zoey says ALRIGHT, LET'S TRY IT.
TURN IT ON.
PILE OF DIRT HERE I COME.
Andy says BUCKET UP A BIT.
Zoey says LIFTING BUCKET.
Andy says GOOD.
THERE YOU GO.
GOOD, KEEP GOING.
Zoey says NOTHING CAN STOP ME.
Andy says GOOD, KEEP GOING.
GOOD JOB.
THAT'S HOW A
DOZER WORKS.
Zoey says NEXT QUESTION.
A girl named Maya says WHAT MAKES THE ARMS ON BIG
MACHINES MOVE?
Andy says TO MAKE THESE
ARMS MOVE IT
REQUIRES A
HYDRAULIC PUMP.
THE ENGINE PUMPS HYDRAULIC OIL
THROUGH SMALL PARTS CALLED
PISTONS AND THAT IS WHAT MAKES
THE ARM AND BUCKET MOVE.
A HYDRAULIC SYSTEM USES LIQUID
LIKE WATER OR OIL TO MAKE THINGS
MOVE.
Zoey says HMM?
THE ANCIENT EGYPTIANS DIDN'T
HAVE THOSE THINGS BUT THEY DID
HAVE WATER.
THEY COULD HAVE USED THE WATER
TO HELP THEM BUILD THE PYRAMIDS.
Andy says IT'S POSSIBLE.
WATER CAN CREATE A LOT OF
PRESSURE WHICH CAN BE USED AS
ENERGY.
WHEN YOU PUSH
ON THE PLUNGER ON
THIS LARGE SYRINGE
YOU CAN SEE
HOW THE PLUNGER
ON THE SMALL ONE
MOVES UP EVEN
MORE THAN THE
AMOUNT YOU
MOVED IN THE
LARGE PLUNGER.
THAT'S WHAT THE PISTONS IN THE
BACKHOE DO BUT THEY USE OIL
INSTEAD OF WATER.
Zoey says COOL.
Andy says IT'S LIKE WHEN WATER SHOOTS
OUT OF A SYRINGE BUT WATER'S
HARD TO SQUEEZE.
IT MOVES THROUGH THE WIDE END OF
THE SYRINGE AND INTO THE NARROW
END.
THE WATER HAS TO GO THROUGH A
TINY OPENING SO IT MOVES FASTER
AND SHOOTS OUT.
THAT'S BASICALLY HOW HYDRAULIC
PUMPS WORK IN A BACKHOE.
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 YOU CAN TRY THIS WITH A SPRAY
BOTTLE.
JUST MAKE THE HOLE BIG.
SEE?
IT SHOOTS OUT A SOFT SPRAY.
IF YOU MAKE THE SPRAY HOLE
SMALLER IT SHOOTS OUT HARDER AND
FASTER BECAUSE YOU'RE FORCING IT
THROUGH A SMALL OPENING.
WHEN YOU PRESS DOWN HARD ON THE
TRIGGER IT'S LIKE YOU'RE THE
MOTOR IN THE BACKHOE GIVING THE
HYDRAULIC PUMP ALL ITS POWER TO
MOVE THE MACHINES ARMS.
A SQUIRT TOY IS THE SAME THING.
THE WATER IS PUSHED THROUGH A
SMALL OPENING WHEN YOU PUSH THE
PLUNGER.
Andy and Zoey play with squirt guns.
Zoey says THIS IS ONE OF THE COOLEST
MACHINES HERE.
IT'S CALLED AN EXCAVATOR AND
IT'S USED TO DIG REALLY DEEP
INTO THE GROUND AND MOVE BIG
PILES OF EARTH.
IT CAN SPIN 360 DEGREES AND IT
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 OKAY, JONNY AND SADIE.
ARE YOU READY TO CLIMB INTO THIS
MIGHT MACHINE AND GET TO WORK?
Jonny and Sadie says YEAH.
Jonny is around 12, with short blond hiar nad wears jeans, a blue T-shirt and protective gear.
Sadie is around 12, with curly brown hair and wears a blue romper and protective gear.
Zoey says EACH OF YOU HAVE TO MOVE A PILE
OF EARTH FROM ONE PLACE TO
ANOTHER.
THE EARTH YOU MOVE HAS TO BE AS
HIGH AS YOU CAN MAKE IT.
FOR EACH 10 CENTIMETRES YOU GET
A POINT.
THEN PICK UP A BASKETBALL WITH
YOUR EXCAVATOR BUCKET AND THAT'S
AN EXTRA 5 POINTS.
THE EXCAVATOR SPINS ALL THE WAY
AROUND SO IF YOU GET DIZZY DON'T
THROW UP IN THERE.
JUST KIDDING.
OKAY, READY?
LET'S DO IT.
Zoey says JONNY AND SADIE EACH HAVE
3 MINUTES.
Andy says GET SET, GO.
CURL YOUR BUCKET.
GOOD.
STOP RIGHT THERE, GOOD.
Zoey says LOOK AT THAT BUCKET OF
EARTH.
GOOD JOB.
WOW.
Andy says SWING OVER THIS WAY.
NICE AND SLOW.
GOOD, RIGHT THERE.
AND DUMP YOUR
BUCKET.
THERE YOU GO.
GOOD JOB.
Jonny says OH THAT'S A NICE ONE.
Andy says NICE EH?
Zoey says JONNY'S A NATURAL.
Andy says GOOD.
GOOD JOB.
Zoey says LOOKS LIKE SADIE'S A
NATURAL TOO.
Sadie says OH YEAH.
Andy says GOOD.
NICE JOB.
GOOD.
GOOD JOB.
Zoey says WOW.
SADIE SURE IS FOCUSED.
Andy says WOW, GOOD JOB.
OH YEAH, THAT'S GONNA BE A NICE
BIG PILE.
GOOD JOB.
THAT ONE'S GONNA BE HARD TO
BEAT.
Zoey says BOTH PILES ARE IDENTICAL.
CHALLENGERS ARE NECK AND NECK.
15 SECONDS LEFT.
Andy says HURRY UP GO GET IT OVER THERE.
DUMP YOUR BUCKET QUICK
QUICK QUICK.
NICE AND QUICK ALL THE WAY.
GOOD JOB.
Zoey says TIME'S UP.
Jonny says IT WAS FUN.
Sadie says I FEEL LIKE I DID A PRETTY GOOD
JOB.
Jonny says I THINK IT WOULD BE FUN IF
SOMEONE DID THIS FOR A JOB.
Zoey says JONNY'S PILE IS 121 CENTIMETRES
FOR 12 POINTS.
SADIE'S PILE IS 133 CENTIMETRES
FOR 13 POINTS.
Zoey says SADIE'S AHEAD.
Sadie says OH YEAH.
NOW FOR THE BASKETBALL
CHALLENGE.
Zoey says CHALLENGERS HAVE TO SCOOP
UP THE BASKETBALL AND DUMP IT ON
THEIR PILE.
FIRST ONE TO DO IT GETS 5
POINTS.
Andy says OKAY, LET'S GO.
CURL THE BUCKET A BIT AND MOVE
UP.
AH.
Zoey says AW, SADIE ALMOST HAD IT.
Now it’s Jonny’s turn.
Andy says MOVE IT UP A BIT.
AH.
Zoey says THAT WAS CLOSE.
Andy says WE'LL TRY AGAIN.
NOW STICK IN NICE AND FAST,
MAYBE WE'LL GET IT.
CURL.
Zoey says OOH, IT'S RIGHT ON THE
EDGE.
Andy says CURL.
AH, GOOD TRY, GOOD TRY.
Zoey says TOO BAD.
Andy says OKAY, SCOOP IT UP.
Zoey says LOOKING GOOD FOR JONNY.
Andy says SCOOP QUICK.
ALRIGHT GOOD, YOU GOT THE BALL.
Zoey says HE'S GOT IT.
Andy says OKAY, DUMP YOUR BUCKET.
Andy and Jonny say YEAH.
Zoey says HE'S A PRO.
SO TO RECAP: JONNY GOT 12
POINTS FOR HIS PILE AND 5 POINTS
FOR THE BASKETBALL AND SADIE GOT
13 POINTS FOR HER PILE.
THE WINNER IS... .JONNY.
Jonny says YEAH.
Sadie says GOOD JOB.
Jonny and Sadie high-five.
Zoey says DON'T YOU JUST LOVE THE POWER OF
HYDRAULICS?
Everyone start playing with squirt guns and spray bottles.
A caption reads "Ask a friend."
Zoey says HEY GUYS.
WHAT KIND OF BIG MACHINE WOULD
YOU WANT TO DRIVE?
A girl with straight light brown hair says EXCAVATOR BECAUSE I WOULD BE
ABLE TO DIG BIG HOLES.
A boy with straight brown hair says A WRECKING BALL BECAUSE I LIKE
BREAKING STUFF.
A girl with straight brown hair says A RECYCLING TRUCK BECAUSE I KNOW
I'M HELPING SAVE THE
ENVIRONMENT.
A girl with glasses says I WOULD LIKE TO DRIVE A
BULLDOZER BECAUSE YOU COULD
BREAK DOWN A BUILDING WITH THE
FLICK OF A HANDLE.
A boy with reddish blond hair says I WOULD LIKE TO CONTROL BIG
CRANES BECAUSE I LIKE HEIGHTS.
A girl with wavy brown hair in a ponytail says I WOULD LIKE TO DRIVE A TOE
TRUCK BECAUSE MY DAD WORKS FOR A
TOE TRUCK COMPANY AND I WANT TO
HELP PEOPLE.
A boy with curly brown hair says A MONSTER TRUCK BECAUSE I DO NOT
NEED TO WAIT IN TRAFFIC LIKE I'M
ALLOWED TO LIKE CRUSH CARS AND
KEEP ON ROLLING.
Zoey laughs and says AND SPEAKING OF BIG
MACHINES... HERE'S A QUESTION
FROM LEX.
A boy with straight brown hair says WHAT'S THE BIGGEST MACHINE IN
THE WORLD?
Zoey says I CHECKED AND THERE ARE SOME
GIGANTIC MACHINES OUT THERE.
THE WORLD'S BIGGEST BULLDOZER
WEIGHS JUST OVER 152,000
KILOGRAMS.
THAT'S ABOUT THE WEIGHT OF 11
BULLDOZERS JUST LIKE THE ONE I
DROVE.
THEN THERE'S SOMETHING CALLED A
CRAWLER-TRANSPORTER THAT NASA
USES TO MOVE SPACESHIPS.
IT WEIGHS ALMOST 3 MILLION
KILOGRAMS.
THAT'S MORE THAN 200 BULLDOZERS.
WAIT.
THERE'S SOMETHING BIGGER AND
HEAVIER THAN 3 MILLION
KILOGRAMS?
In animation, Zoe’s head explodes.
A caption reads "You’re gonna make my head explode."
Zoey says CHECK THIS OUT.
I FOUND OUT THE WORLD'S BIGGEST
LAND MACHINE IS AN EXCAVATOR
THEY USE FOR MINING.
IT'S 95 METERS TALL, 215 METERS
LONG AND WEIGHS OVER 40 MILLION
KILOGRAMS.
THAT'S THE WEIGHT OF ABOUT 3000
BULLDOZERS.
IT MUST TAKE A LOT OF ENERGY TO
MOVE IT.
HERE'S A QUESTION ABOUT THAT
FROM ADRIANA.
Adriana says INSTEAD OF GAS WHY CAN'T WE USE
ELECTRICITY FOR BIG MACHINES?
Zoey says I FOUND OUT THAT SOMETIMES BIG
MACHINES DO USE ELECTRICITY.
WE SEE LOTS OF ELECTRIC CARS ON
THE ROAD TODAY BUT NOT MANY
ELECTRIC CONSTRUCTION MACHINES
BUT THAT'S CHANGING NOW.
USING ELECTRICITY TO POWER
CONSTRUCTION MACHINES MAKES LESS
POLLUTION AND NOW THERE ARE SOME
THAT USE FUEL AND ELECTRICITY.
THEY'RE CALLED HYBRID MACHINES.
SOME ARE NOW TOTALLY ELECTRIC.
IN THE FUTURE WE'LL PROBABLY
HAVE MORE AND MORE ELECTRIC
CONSTRUCTION MACHINES.
SPEAKING OF WHICH MY FRIENDS
MADE THEIR OWN ELECTRIC MOTOR.
In animation, Zoey rubs a balloon on her head with the caption "The Experiment."
Zoey says HI LEX AND LOGANNE.
They say HI ZOEY.
Lex is around 12, with straight brown hair in a side part and wears a red T-shirt.
Loganne is around 12, with wavy light brown hair in a ponytail and wears a white shirt with an ice-cream print on the front.
Zoey says SO WHAT STUFF DO YOU NEED TO
BUILD YOUR MOTOR?
Loganne says WELL, WE NEED
A BATTERY, A
MAGNET AND SOME
COPPER WIRE.
Lex says WE ALSO NEED
A HIGHLIGHTER AND
SOME PLIERS TO
HELP US SHAPE
THE WIRE.
Zoey says GO FOR IT.
Lex wraps wire around a highlighter and says THE TOP OF THE CABLE HAS TO
TOUCH THE MIDDLE OF THE BATTERY
AND THE BOTTOM HAS TO TOUCH THE
MAGNET.
SO NOW I'M TAKING THE
MAGNET AND PUTTING IT AT THE
BOTTOM OF THE BATTERY.
Zoey says WHAT'S NEXT?
Loganne says I TOOK THE PLIERS
TO BEND THE
COPPER WIRE AND
THEN THE COPPER
WIRE IS NOW BENT
SO THAT IT CAN
TOUCH THE TOP OF
THE BATTERY.
THE OTHER END
OF THE WIRE IS
AROUND THE MAGNET.
Lex says WE'RE READY.
Loganne says GET READY TO
BE AMAZED ZOEY.
Zoey says I'M READY.
The wire starts spinning around the batteries.
Zoey says WOW.
VERY COOL.
YOU CAN EVEN MAKE DIFFERENT
SHAPES WITH THE WIRE.
AMAZING.
THE ELECTRICITY FLOWS FROM THE
BATTERY THROUGH THE WIRE.
THAT CREATES A MAGNETIC FIELD.
WHEN THAT CONNECTS TO THE MAGNET
THERE ARE 2 MAGNETIC FIELDS
WORKING TOGETHER.
THE MAGNET MAKES THE ELECTRICITY
CHANGE DIRECTION WHICH MAKES THE
WIRE SPIN.
THANKS LOGANNE AND LEX.
BYE.
Loganne says BYE.
Lex says BYE.
Zoey says WHEN THEY BUILT THE PYRAMIDS IN
ANCIENT EGYPT THEY DIDN'T HAVE
BIG MACHINES OR ELECTRICITY SO I
STILL HAVEN'T ANSWERED OWEN'S
QUESTION YET BUT MADDY HAS AN
INTERESTING IDEA.
A girl with blond hair in a ponytail says DID ALIENS HELP BUILD THE
PYRAMIDS?
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."
Alien Zoey says GREETINGS EARTHLINGS.
I AM ZEE-BO 10 FROM PLANET
ZOEYTOPOLIS.
KNOCK KNOCK.
WHO'S THERE?
I DARE.
I DARE WHO?
I DARE YOU TO BUILD A PYRAMID
WITHOUT OUR HELP.
MUAHAHAHA.
THE CITIZENS OF MY PLANET BUILT
YOUR PYRAMIDS ON A WEEKEND.
WE WERE BORED.
Aliens say MORE, MORE.
Alien Zoey says WE WANTED TO MAKE OUR GIANT TOY
ON TINY PLANET EARTH.
WE NEED NO SUCH THING AS
MACHINES BUT PLEASE SEND MORE OF
THAT STRANGE ROUND FOOD CALLED
PIZZA.
The aliens say MMM.
PEPPERONI.
SO GOOD.
YUM, YUM, YUM, YUM, YUM.
Back in the attic, Zoey laughs and says SOME PEOPLE ACTUALLY BELIEVE
ALIENS BUILT THE PYRAMIDS
BECAUSE THEY DON'T THINK ANCIENT
EGYPTIANS COULD HAVE POSSIBLY
DONE IT 4000 YEARS AGO BUT CAN
THE ANSWER REALLY BE ALIENS?
I THINK I KNOW WHO CAN ANSWER
THIS.
Zoey plays the ukulele and sings SHE CAN BUILD ALL KIND OF
THINGS.
OH MY GOSH LOOK AT THOSE
WINGS.
PLEASE WELCOME SCIENCE TEACHER
MEGAN MUELLER.
Megan is in her twenties, with light brown hair in pigtail braids and wears denim shorts, a pink top and mechanic wings.
Zoey says WOW.
THOSE ARE AMAZING.
DID YOU BUILD THEM YOURSELF?
Megan says YES I DID.
I WANTED TO MAKE A REALLY COOL
COSTUME SO I USED MY ENGINEERING
SKILLS TO BUILD THESE WINGS.
DO YOU WANNA SEE HOW THEY WORK?
Zoey says OF COURSE.
Megan says GO FOR IT.
Zoey says OKAY.
THAT'S SO COOL.
HOW DOES IT DO THAT?
Megan says IT'S PRETTY SIMPLE ACTUALLY.
THIS BAR PUSHES AND PULLS THESE
CABLES WHICH MAKES THE WINGS
OPEN AND CLOSE.
Zoey says WOW.
WHEN YOU CAME IN HERE WITH THE
WINGS ON YOU LOOKED LIKE AN
ALIEN.
MADDY WANTED TO KNOW IF ALIENS
HELPED BUILD THE PYRAMIDS IN
ANCIENT EGYPT.
Megan says WELL, WE DON'T KNOW THAT ALIENS
ACTUALLY EXIST.
The animated aliens say HUH.
Megan says SO, I DON'T THINK THE ALIENS
BUILT THE PYRAMIDS.
IN FACT NOBODY REALLY KNOWS HOW
THEY BUILT THE PYRAMIDS.
SCIENTISTS HAVE MANY IDEAS BUT
WE CAN'T PROVE THEM.
HOWEVER WE DO KNOW THAT THE BIG
CATHEDRALS AND THE BIG CASTLES
WERE BUILT USING SIMPLE
MACHINES.
Zoey says WHAT ARE SIMPLE MACHINES?
Megan says SIMPLE MACHINES ARE THINGS THAT
WE HUMANS CAN USE TO LIFT AND
MOVE OBJECTS WITHOUT PUTTING IN
A LOT OF EFFORT.
Zoey says COOL.
Megan says LIKE THIS LEVER HERE.
I CAN LIFT THIS USING MY OWN
FORCE AND I DON'T HAVE TO BREAK
A SWEAT.
YOU TRY.
Zoey says SURE.
OH YEAH, IT IS REALLY EASY.
OH, THE BIG MACHINES I USED
TODAY LIKE THE BACKHOE HAD
LEVERS.
Megan says WELL, BIG MACHINES ARE
COMPOSED OF LOTS OF SIMPLE
MACHINES BUT THEY HAVE A MOTOR
WITH IT.
Megan and Zoey play on the see-saw.
Zoey says WHAT DOES THIS
HAVE TO DO WITH
SIMPLE MACHINES?
I MEAN, I LOVE SEE-SAWS.
Megan says WELL, ACTUALLY,
IT IS A SIMPLE
MACHINE.
YOU SEE THIS BOARD?
THIS IS A LEVER AND IT ROTATES
AROUND THE TURNING POINT OR THE
FULCRUM.
A LEVER MULTIPLIES THE FORCE
THAT I APPLY TO IT WHICH MAKES
LIFTING YOU ON THIS MUCH EASIER.
Zoey says YEAH.
MORE.
Now Zoey rides a bike around the attic.
Megan says THE BICYCLE HAS A WHEEL AND AXLE
WHICH ARE ALSO A SIMPLE MACHINE.
THE AXLE PASSES THROUGH THE
CENTRE OF THE WHEEL AND IT HOLDS
THE WHEEL TO THE BIKE WHILE
ALLOWING THE WHEEL TO TURN.
Zoey says BUT THEY HADN'T
INVENTED WHEELS
BACK IN ANCIENT
EGYPT.
Megan says NO BUT THEY HAD A TRICK.
Megan makes a rock roll over parallel logs.
Megan says ANCIENT EGYPTIANS MIGHT
HAVE USED LOGS JUST TO MOVE
STONES LIKE THAT.
Zoey says WOW, THAT'S SUPER SMART.
Megan says HERE'S ANOTHER SIMPLE
MACHINE CALLED THE
INCLINED PLANE.
TRY IT.
Zoey says SURE.
Megan says WE USE INCLINED PLANES TO
HELP US MOVE OBJECTS FROM A LOW
SPOT TO A HIGH SPOT SO THAT WE
DON'T ACTUALLY HAVE TO LIFT
THEM.
Zoey says YEAH.
IT WAS A LOT EASIER THAN LIFTING
IT UP THE STAIRS.
HEY, MAYBE ANCIENT EGYPTIANS
USED THIS TO HELP THEM MOVE HUGE
STONES.
Megan says MAYBE.
THIS IS ANOTHER SIMPLE MACHINE.
WE CALL IT A SCREW.
IT'S BASICALLY AN INCLINED PLANE
THAT'S WRAPPED AROUND A
CYLINDER.
IT ALLOWS US TO MOVE SOMETHING
UP AND DOWN WITHOUT TAKING UP A
LOT OF HORIZONTAL SPACE AND WE
CAN ALSO USE IT TO HOLD THINGS
TOGETHER LIKE THE BOTTLE AND THE
CAP.
Zoey says COOL.
Megan says ANOTHER SIMPLE MACHINE IS THIS.
AN AXE.
Zoey says WHOA, WHOA, WHOA.
BE CAREFUL.
Megan says DON'T WORRY IT'S RUBBER
AND A WEDGE IS USED TO CUT OPEN
THINGS LIKE THIS.
Zoey says WOW.
THE BACKHOE I USED HAD TEETH AND
IT DUG INTO THE GROUND KINDA
LIKE A WEDGE.
Megan says YEAH THAT WOULD DO IT.
THIS IS OUR LAST
SIMPLE MACHINE.
TRY IT.
Zoey says YOU JUST PULL IT?
Megan says YEAH.
ACTUALLY I THINK THAT'S WHY THEY
CALL IT A PULLEY.
A PULLEY ALLOWS US TO LIFT HEAVY
OBJECTS WITHOUT PUTTING IN SO
MUCH EFFORT.
Zoey lifts a bunch of logs with the pulley and says OH YEAH.
IT IS A LOT
EASIER THAN DOING
IT BY HAND.
Megan says YOU KNOW WHAT MAKES IT EVEN
EASIER?
Zoey says WHAT?
Megan says ADDING A
SECOND PULLEY.
Zoey says OH, WOW.
THIS IS A LOT EASIER.
Megan says IF YOU CAN ADD
MORE AND MORE
PULLEYS EVENTUALLY
YOU CAN LIFT
IT WITH JUST YOUR
LITTLE FINGER.
Zoey says REALLY?
Megan says DID YOU KNOW THAT
CONSTRUCTION CRANES ALSO USE
PULLEYS?
Zoey says I GOT A QUESTION ABOUT THAT
FROM CHAORAN.
A boy with straight black hair says WHY DON'T THOSE BIG CRANES FALL
ON ME?
He grabs his head and says OW.
Megan says LET'S TAKE A
LOOK AT THIS
MODEL CRANE.
IF I WERE TO
PULL ON THIS IT
WOULD JUST FALL OVER.
Zoey says YEAH.
Megan says SO, I NEED TO
PUT SOME
COUNTER WEIGHTS.
I PUT ONE ON THE
BOTTOM AND YOU
PUT ONE RIGHT HERE.
NOW YOU TRY.
Zoey pulls the string and says HEY IT'S NOT FALLING.
Megan says YEAH.
DID YOU KNOW THAT THE CRANE GOT
ITS NAME FROM THE BIRD?
Zoey says OH YEAH, BECAUSE IT'S SO
TALL.
Megan says EXACTLY.
SPEAKING OF BIRDS I'VE GOT TO
FLY.
She puts her wings back on and says BYE ZOEY.
Zoey says BYE.
Megan flies away.
Zoey says WOW.
THAT WAS SO COOL AND I THINK I
FINALLY KNOW THE ANSWER TO
OWEN'S BIG QUESTION.
Owen says HOW COULD THEY BUILD THOSE HUGE
PYRAMIDS WITHOUT USING ANY
MACHINES?
Zoey says THE BIG ANSWER IS...
She plays the keyboards and says WITH SIMPLE
MACHINES.
IF WE WERE BUILDING PYRAMIDS
TODAY WE'D USE POWERFUL BIG
MACHINES LIKE BULLDOZERS AND
EXCAVATORS.
THEY'D MAKE IT A LOT FASTER.
IT WOULD TAKE A LOT LESS PEOPLE
TO DO THE JOB TOO.
BUT EXPERTS AND SCIENTISTS THINK
THE EGYPTIANS USED SIMPLE
MACHINES LIKE LEVERS, INCLINED
PLANES AND WEDGES TO HELP THEM
BUILD THE MASSIVE PYRAMIDS.
SIMPLE MACHINES HAVE BEEN AROUND
ALMOST FOREVER.
SO IT MAKES SENSE THE EGYPTIANS
WOULD HAVE USED THEM BUT BECAUSE
SIMPLE MACHINES DON'T HAVE
MOTORS OR ELECTRICITY IT TOOK
THE EGYPTIANS A REALLY LONG TIME
TO BUILD THE PYRAMIDS.
In animation, elder Egyptians cheer and say WE'RE DONE.
WOOHOO.
YAY.
YAY.
WOO.
YAY.
WE'RE DONE.
Zoey says I ALSO FOUND OUT THAT THE BIG
MACHINES WE USE TODAY ARE MADE
UP OF A BUNCH OF SIMPLE MACHINES
AND GUESS WHAT?
EVEN OUR BODIES ARE LIKE SIMPLE
MACHINES.
(music plays)
Zoey sings a song that says MACHINE MACHINE.
MY BODIES A MACHINE.
SIMPLE MACHINES MAKE MY BODY
RUN SO CLEAN.
MY KNEE IS A PULLEY.
IT HELPS ME RUN.
MY TEETH ARE THE WEDGES THAT
CHOP UP THIS BURGER BUN.
MY ELBOW'S A LEVER.
JUST WATCH IT LIFT.
A WHEEL AND AXLE.
A SHOULDER IS SUCH A GIFT.
AN INCLINED PLANE IS KIND OF
LIKE MY BACK.
JUST WATCH MY KITTEN RUN UP TO
GET HER SNACK.
SIMPLE MACHINES.
MY BODY HAS A FEW.
YOU MIGHT EVEN SAY THIS TWISTY
HAIR IS LIKE A SCREW.
MACHINE MACHINE.
MY BODY'S A MACHINE.
MACHINE MACHINE MACHINE.
I'M A MACHINE.
The song ends.
Zoey says WOW THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE
WRECK CENTRE IS REALLY COMING
ALONG.
Alien Zoey says I ZEE-BO 10, COULD BUILD THAT
FASTER THAN YOU CAN SAY KNOCK
KNOCK.
MEEP MEEP.
SEE YOU NEXT TIME FOR MORE
FINDING STUFF OUT.
(music plays)
Captions appear that read "Thanks to everyone who helped me out, Zoey Siewert."
The caption changes to "Kids operating machinery were properly equipped and supervised. Do not attempt."
The end credits roll as the "I’m a machine" song plays again.
An Apartment 11 Productions.
Produced in association with TVO Kids.
Logo: TVO Kids.
Copyright 2018, 9117-3112 Québec Inc.
The song says MACHINE MACHINE.
MY BODIES A MACHINE.
SIMPLE MACHINES MAKE MY BODY
RUN SO CLEAN.
MY KNEE IS A PULLEY.
IT HELPS ME RUN.
MY TEETH ARE THE WEDGES THAT
CHOP UP THIS BURGER BUN.
MY ELBOW'S A LEVER.
JUST WATCH IT LIFT.
A WHEEL AND AXLE.
A SHOULDER IS SUCH A GIFT.
MACHINE MACHINE.
MY BODY'S A MACHINE.
MACHINE MACHINE MACHINE.
I'M A MACHINE.
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