Ta-da!
-Answer Time -Answer Time!
-It's StoryBots: Answer Time -Answer Time!
They live in your computer And they've got a job to do
They're all about learning And they make it fun too
-And when you have a question -They'll answer it for you
It's StoryBots: Answer Time
Answer Time!
-Hey, there! -How's it going?
Answer Department. Bing here.
Hi, Bing. How old is the planet Earth?
I don't know. Let's ask her.
Hiya, Bing! Why, I'm 4.5 billion years old.
Whoa, that's as old as my grandpa.
Hey, Clark. What's your question?
I forgot!
I totally feel you, dude.
Yo, Boop! Can I borrow a pencil? I broke mine again.
Oh, yeah!
-Can I borrow another one? -Boop.
Gang, we've got a Level Three coming in.
One, two, three, four, five, six.
StoryBots! I'm so glad I got through to ya.
Oh, hi, Mr. Pizza Dude. What's your name?
My name is Giuseppe, and I got a huge problem!
I need your help.
What's your problem, Giuseppe?
Giuseppe doesn't know how many pizza pies to make for the birthday party.
This doesn't exactly sound like an emergency,
but since you're here, how many kids are going to be there?
Kids? It's not for kids, Beep!
It's for grizzly bears!
Whoa! Are you telling us that you're making pizza
for a grizzly bear birthday party?
-And you don't know how many to make? -You're right.
And if Giuseppe doesn't make enough pizzas,
the bears may decide to eat Giuseppe!
What am I gonna do? I don't--
Just a second, please.
Hello, Giuseppe's.
Yeah. Of course, Giuseppe will definitely bring enough pizza for all the bears.
Thank you. Thank you very much. Okay. Bye-bye.
You see, StoryBots? What am I gonna do? You gotta help me.
All right. Let's think. How many bears are going to be at this birthday party?
There's gonna be nine bears at the birthday party!
And how much pizza will each bear eat?
How should I know?
Does Giuseppe look like a grizzly bear to you?
Okay. We've got to start by finding a grizzly bear.
And asking how many pizza pies it can eat.
I bet there's a grizzly bear in the Archive Department.
Great idea, Bo!
Please hurry, StoryBots! I don't have a lot of time!
Don't worry, Giuseppe. We are on the job.
Answer time!
Hi, StoryBots. How does a fan work?
How does a fan work? It's quite an ingenious invention.
A fan has blades shaped in a specific way
so that when they move, they scoop up air and push it forward,
creating a breeze.
Observe.
A fan does not cool the air itself,
but when the breeze hits your skin, it causes your sweat to evaporate,
and that cools you down.
The faster the blades spin…
the faster the air moves, and the cooler you feel!
Let's just turn that down a smidge, shall we?
Oh, dear!
Well!
It appears that the blades are moving faster,
instead of… slower!
Hey. Why do you have to wear shoes every day?
Stick.
Rock.
Shoes.
Me like shoes. Yeah!
Ah, shoes.
Boulder.
Next stop, the Archive Department.
You got any 30s, Goob?
Go fish.
You got any 99s?
Go fish.
Gob? Goob? Shouldn't at least one of you be working?
We're working.
Yeah. We're working hard.
Got any sevens?
Goob, I'm in a really big rush. Where can I find a grizzly bear?
-Grizzly bear? Never heard of it. -Is that like some kind of dog?
No.
A grizzly bear is just a kind of bear.
A bear?
Here. Go to Things That Are Hairy.
Great, thanks! Bye, Gob. Bye, Goob.
Hey, Fred, hurry up!
Yeah. It's your turn.
This must be the Things That Are Hairy section.
But I don't see any bears.
Bears got moved.
Go to Things We Think Are a Dog.
Sit! Roll over! Lie down!
I'm just looking for a bear!
No bears here.
Check Things We Thought Were a Dog, But Weren't.
"For bears, go to… Things That Like Honey?"
Finally, a bear!
Could you please tell me how many pizza pies a bear eats?
Well, there's eight different kinds of bears.
What kind are you looking for?
Right. A grizzly bear.
Grizzly! Everyone wants to talk to the grizzly bears.
Us sun bears are interesting too, you know. Look!
We have the longest tongues of any bear.
Wow. That is very impressive.
But I really need to talk to a grizzly bear.
Here.
"For grizzly bears, go to Things With Claws."
"For grizzly bears, go to Things That Live In a Cave!"
"For grizzly bears, go to Things That Roar"?
"For grizzly bears, go to Things That Are Large"?
"For grizzly bears, go to Things That Are Hairy"?
That's where I started!
Ow.
-Hey, Gob. -Yeah?
You got an eight?
Go fish.
What kind of organisational system are you two using there?
I checked Things That Were Hairy, Things That Look Like a Dog,
Things That We Thought Were a Dog But Weren't,
Things That Like Honey,
Things With Claws, Things That Live In a Cave,
Things That Roar, Things That Are Large, and on and on,
and I still haven't found a--
Huh?
A grizzly bear?
Where?
Right there!
Fred, you're a grizzly bear?
-Yep. -I thought you were a dog.
And I thought you were a really big mouse.
Mr. Grizzly Bear,
my friend Giuseppe needs to know how many pizza pies a grizzly bear eats.
Can you help?
How many pizza pies a grizzly bear eats? I love that cheese.
Five.
Hey, StoryBots. Why does fruit rot?
The Tales of Sir Foolhardy!
Onward, Prancey!
Whatever.
We must stay vigilant.
Evil may be lurking around every--
Huh? Look, Prancey.
An apple. A gift from the heavens.
I'm pretty sure that fell from the apple tree above you.
And what a heroic apple--
Tainted Tolkien!
This apple has been defiled!
It's just rotten.
And I know the only rotten fiend who would commit such an act!
Walda the Witch!
-I don't think that-- -We must stop her!
Fine.
And so the heroic duo travelled across the kingdom.
Charge!
Take that! And that! And this.
And a little bit of this. Spread it around.
Again? What do you want?
To stop you!
A rotten apple?
A-ha! You know what it is because you have cast one of your dastardly spells
on all the produce in the kingdom!
I fail to see the humour in sullied fruit.
Rotting is a normal process of nature!
Bite your tongue, swamp crone!
Nature would never besmirch its most delicious resource.
Listen, buddy. Rotting and decomposition are caused by microorganisms.
Ha! I laugh at your lies.
Actually, she's right, sir.
She is? What-- What are these microorganisms you speak of?
Moulds. Bacteria. Fungi.
All sorts of things that are so small, you can't see 'em with the naked eye.
There are invisible evil monsters destroying our fruit?
I will stop them!
They aren't evil.
Decomposition is just nature's way of recycling itself.
Silence! I must root out these wretched rotters!
Here. This potion will let you see them.
And get him out of my hair.
Brilliant! Microorganisms, prepare to meet your match!
Sir, I don't think you should dri-- Okay.
Great R.R. Martin!
Walda speaks true!
Back to where you came from, devils! Charge!
You beasts, take that! And that! Stand and…
-Want to go get banana splits? -That would be a yes.
To the ice cream shop!
Nom, nom, nom, nom, nom, nom, nom
There are tiny microorganisms everywhere
On every apple, every apricot Banana and pear
They're bacteria and fungi Too tiny to see
But they've gotta have their dinner Just like you and me
-Those itty-bitty creatures just -Eat, eat, eat
-Through a cherry or a berry -And it's totally sweet
It's a natural process, it happens a lot
It's called decomposition In other words, rot
Nom, nom, nom, nom, nom, nom, nom
When a ripe and juicy melon Looks delicious to you
A zillion tiny creatures Want a piece of it too
So if you put it out and leave it Sitting day after day
They'll just keep snacking Till it's rotting away
-Because the teeny tiny creatures just -Eat, eat, eat
-Through a peach or papaya -And it's really a treat
When the fruit goes soft Or has a mushy spot
That's decomposition In other words, rot
Decomposition
Nom nom!
In other words, rot
Next stop, the Maths Department.
Faster, Pythagoras. We need to keep this machine moving.
You think it's so easy? Why don't you take the wheel for a minute?
Salutations, Beep.
Hey, Ada.
What brings you to the Maths Department today?
My friend needs to make pizza for a grizzly bear birthday party,
but he doesn't know how many pies to make.
Well, you've come to the right place.
Our Mathamatron 3000 is the most precise piece of technology
in the entire department.
Anyway…
Just sign this release form,
wash your hands,
put on a helmet,
and some gloves,
and we'll be ready for multiplication.
Multipli-what-tion?
Multiplication!
Whoa!
Think of it as repeated addition.
Where you just add the same number over and over again
a given number of times.
Uh, I don't get it, Ada.
Okay, look. Imagine you have four boxes.
And inside each box are three balls.
To find out how many balls there are in total,
you can just add the number three four times.
So three
plus three
equals 12!
That's the same thing as saying four times three equals 12.
That little x means multiplication!
I think I'm starting to get it.
Okay, then. Let's answer your question.
How many grizzly bears will be at this party?
Nine grizzly bears.
And how many pizza pies will each bear eat?
Five pizza pies.
Perfect!
Now all the Mathamatron 3000 needs to do is the multiplication,
and we'll have our answer.
Let's see here, nine bears
multiplied by five pizza pies equals…
Pythagoras! Why did you stop?
Union-mandated coffee break. Sorry!
I'm not sorry.
That's okay, Ada.
You said before that multiplication is just a shortcut for repeated addition.
If the Mathamatron can't multiply,
we can just add the number five nine times to get the answer.
That's right, Beep. We can!
Let's see, five plus five equals ten,
plus five equals 15, plus five, 20, 25, 30, 35--
Forty-five pizza pies!
Break's over!
Multiplication complete.
Nine multiplied by five equals…
forty-five.
Whoa, that's amazing! Forty-five pizza pies!
I've got to go tell my friend. He'll be so happy.
Thanks so much for your help, Ada! Thank you, bye!
Bye-bye, Beep! See you next time!
Pythagoras!
Oh, sorry!
When you see five happy apes And each one has four yummy grapes
How can you tell How many grapes there are in all?
You can add up four plus four plus four Plus four plus four, like so
The sum is 20 grapes But there's another way to go
You can use multiplication It's a different way to add
What a handy calculation When you learn it, you'll be glad
And so it's five times four You still get 20, my oh my
Instead of adding repeatedly You multiply
There are six eggs in each carton And suppose you're buying three
Well, three times six is 18 eggs Just count 'em and you'll see
And four times three makes 12 big pigs Inside a farmer's pen
You've got five fingers on each hand And two times five makes ten
Yes, it's multiplication That little x means times
Three times five makes 15 ice cream cones Or basketballs or limes
You could add up five plus five plus five But here's a thing to try
Instead of adding repeatedly You multiply
It's an awesome thing to learn How you can multiply
Hello? Giuseppe? Are you there?
Beep! I'm so glad you're back!
It's almost time for the party.
Did you find out how many pizza pies Giuseppe has to make?
Yes! Each of the nine grizzly bears at the party will eat five pizza pies,
so to figure out how many pizza pies you need in total,
you can use multiplication.
Nine bears times five pies each equals 45 pizza pies!
Forty-five pizza pies?
That's a huge amount of pizza! I don't know if I got enough dough!
Just a second.
Hello, Giuseppe's Pizza.
I know. Don't worry, I promise. Giuseppe's gonna make all the pizzas.
Forty-five pies. No bear will leave hungry.
Thank you, StoryBots.
Thank you, multiplication.
Now the bears won't eat Giuseppe.
Good luck, Giuseppe!
Thanks, StoryBots. Thank you very much.
I'm gonna make some pizza now the bears are not gonna eat me!
Multiplication, thank you. StoryBots, thank you. Bye!