[THEME SONG BEGINS]

>> RACHEL: Good morning, and welcome to Chompers! Your morning and night tooth brushing show.

Start brushing on the top of your mouth on one side, and make little circles with your brush around each tooth.

>> KIDS: 3, 2, 1 BRUSH!

[THEME SONG ENDS]

>> RACHEL: This week is Body Systems week, and we’re going to be talking about all of the types of ways your body COOPERATES -- or works together -- to keep on moving. So, up first, a QUIZ!

[QUIZ THEME]

>> RACHEL: Which one of the following is NOT a body system?

Is it:

The Nervous system?

[TEETH CHATTER]

>> RACHEL: The Digestive System?

[CHOMP CHOMP]

>> RACHEL: Or the air conditioning system?

[GUST OF WIND]

>> RACHEL: To help you answer this question, we’ll have to learn a little bit about our bodies. But first, switch your brushing to the other side of the top of your mouth...

[SWITCH BELL]

>> RACHEL: and brush those front teeth, too.

[MUSIC BEGINS]

>> RACHEL: So what is a “body system”? Well, you know what your body is. You’re taking care of yours right now by brushing your teeth.

[TOOTH BRUSHING SOUNDS]

>> RACHEL: A system is a set of things that all work together. Like a bike!

[BIKE BELL]

>> RACHEL: When you’re riding a bike, you spin the pedals with your feet…

[PEDAL SOUNDS]

>> RACHEL: which moves a gear…

[GEAR SOUNDS]

>> RACHEL: which makes the wheels turn…

[WHEEL SPINNING SOUNDS]

>> RACHEL: which moves you forward! When all those things do work together, it’s a system!

[MUSIC ENDS]

>> RACHEL: Switch to the bottom of your mouth, and give your tongue a brush too.

[MUSIC IN]

>> RACHEL: We have a bunch of systems inside our bodies, and they all work together to keep us alive and healthy! Like, if we don’t eat, we don’t just become hungry…

[STOMACH GROWL]

>> RACHEL: we also get cranky and tired! Just ask my mom!

[SAD TROMBONE]

>> RACHEL: But the point is, what we EAT affects how we FEEL. That’s because our body and its systems are all connected.  

Switch to the other side of the bottom of your mouth...

[SWITCH BELL]

and spit if you need to.

[MUSIC ENDS]

>> RACHEL: Great, so now that we know what a system is, let’s take a look at our quiz again.

Which one of the following is NOT a body system?

Is it:

The Nervous system?

[TEETH CHATTER]

>> RACHEL: The Digestive System?

[CHOMP CHOMP]

>> RACHEL: Or the air conditioning system?

[GUST OF WIND]

[THEME MUSIC BEGINS]

>> RACHEL: Come back to Chompers tonight to find out the answer, and don’t forget to rinse with water before you...

>> KIDS: 3, 2, 1 spit!

[THEME SONG ENDS]

>> RACHEL: Chompers is a production of Gimlet Media.