Presentation of AIT.
When you Look in the mirror you see your eyes,
mouth, teeth, hair, ears, and. Muscles and bones give
you a real good place for you to wear your
clothes. You got. And brain and
heart and what we think and feels a very
Together we do. Me and you
look like you. It's
What
This is the beginning of the show. This caterpillar is the
beginning of a butterfly. This is the beginning of the alphabet.
These seeds are the beginning of flowers. This
pinecone is the beginning.
These tadpoles are the beginning of frogs.
Are you beginning to get the idea? That's what we're going to talk
about on this show, beginnings, especially the beginnings of things that are
alive like animals and people, people like you
guys and you. And here's a good place to start. OK,
who knows what this is the beginning of? A bird.
Well, it's this one's not going to become breakfast, Christopher, because inside
it there's a chicken. An egg doesn't look like much on the outside,
but inside that chicken's waiting to be born. Now you guys already knew that,
right? And that's because we've been watching chicks hatch from their eggs in our
incubator. Let's have a look. The egg is like a little
house protecting the unborn bird. Inside of it, there's
enough food to help the chicken grow and grow until she's strong enough
to break through the shell. It takes her a little while,
but soon she's free and ready to see the world.
OK,
yeah, this guy's pretty tired. He just came out of the one that's quiet
quiet. OK, let's see if we can get this guy out for you here. Hold your hand up
trying to get out. This one's trying to get, yeah, there's one being hatched
right there. OK, hold on to him. Just hold him up here. I'll take this guy here.
What's it feel like? Yeah, they're warm, aren't they? They don't,
yeah, yours has got the feathers coming up. It's getting kind of fluffy, isn't it? He's looking more like a chicken. Mine's still kind
of wet, just came out of the egg. Isn't this amazing? These
chicks are only a few minutes old. Just a little while ago they were
inside an egg. Well, let's put them back inside the incubator so that they'll stay
warm and their feathers will fluff up and they'll turn into
chickens. Can you name any other? Birds besides
chickens, robins, eagles, eagles, yeah,
ducks, ducks, yeah, go, goose, that's a big one, yeah, Joey,
Joey, Joey, who's Joey? Ah,
your parakeet, another bird, and all of those birds are really different, aren't they?
Some are really big like eagles and geese, and some are really small, like robins,
but they all had their beginnings in an egg. OK, here's another
question for you. Here's somebody you might recognize.
Gertie. This is Gertrude the guinea pig. Hi Gertie.
She's talking to us too. Say hello to G. Sure.
Hi Gertrude. Now where do you think Gertrude came from?
This store. Well, yeah, she may have. We did get her at the pet store,
yes, but where do you think she was born? Do you think she came out of an egg?
I don't know. Well, some animals aren't born
from eggs. They're born by coming directly out of their mother's body, and it's
an amazing thing to watch. Would you guys like to see an animal actually being
born? Here's a film of a
baby whale being born. It came directly out of its mother's
body. Her mother's name is Shamu, and she was born at SeaWorld. Let's watch.
Wonderful, and it's amazing how that baby whale was born
right out of its mother's body. You know something else? That is
how you and you were born as well. I
Hi guys, you got anything to eat? Hi Monica, come on
in. I'm already in, Bob. Oh yeah, right. Well
then, uh, have a seat. I asked Monica to
come here today because, well, she's a lot of fun, but also because today she's got
something to tell us. Great news, guys, I'm gonna have a baby. No, you're
not. Pardon me, you're not going to have a baby.
That's funny. I was sure I was. Why don't you think Monica's gonna have a baby, Joy?
Because when my mom was going to have a baby, she had a really big
tummy. Oh, I see. You don't think my tummy's big enough to have
a baby inside, right? Yes, I think I
can explain, but, um, could I have an apple first? An apple? Uh,
yeah, sure. Joy, do you know how a baby begins?
No, well, it's really cool. A baby begins
as a special cell that's made by a mom and a dad, and it
lives inside the mother's body, and it's really little,
just like that freckle on your nose, and that's how
you began as a special tiny little cell inside your mother's body.
What happens to it? Well, Christopher, it begins to grow. It becomes
2 cells and then 4 cells, and pretty soon, well, here, let me show
you. I went to my doctor today and he gave me these really neat pictures.
See, after a few weeks, that tiny cell grows into this.
That's an embryo, and that's what's inside of me right now, Joy,
an embryo, and I haven't gotten big yet because the
embryo is still really small. See, it's only about as big as my thumb and it's
right here inside me. And it keeps growing and getting bigger and bigger
every day. Well, you get a big tummy. Don't worry, I'll get
enormous. Oh Monica, here's your apple. Thanks. Um,
could I have some peanut butter on that peanut butter on the
apple. OK.
Thanks, buddy. So anyway, this embryo begins
to grow and after a while it looks like this.
It looks like a little person, doesn't it? We can see it's itty bitty
feet and hands and head. See, now it's called a fetus. That's
spelled F E T U S. fetus, and that's what we
call a baby before it comes out of its mother. How does the
fetus get food? Well, it just orders out for pizza.
OK. OK, you're right, it doesn't order out for pizza. As a matter of fact, it
doesn't even eat with its mouth yet. See, the fetus has a very special way of
eating. How's that? Well, this may sound a little
strange, Joy, but uh, do you have a belly button?
Yes, well, that's how a fetus gets its food right through
its belly button. No,
it's true. Here, look, I have another picture to show you.
See, there's a tube that comes from the mother and
goes right into the belly button of the fetus,
and through that tube goes all the food and oxygen that the fetus needs
to grow. That's why I've been so hungry these days, you see, because
I'm not just eating for myself. I'm also eating for the baby
because everything I eat goes through the tube to the baby so
it can keep growing. Well, Monica. Here is
your apple and peanut butter. Great. You
know, I would really love a pickle, a pickle with the
peanut butter and apple. What's wrong with that?
Nothing, yeah. How long
does the fetus stay inside you? Well, from the time that special
cell begins to grow to the day the baby is born is about 9
months. But then when the fetus is big enough and
strong enough, it comes out. Ta da! The baby's born.
Oh gosh, listen guys, I'm sorry, I have to go. My husband and I decided that we would
go swimming every day so that I could stay healthy for the baby, but I'll see you guys again
real soon. OK, bye mom. OK,
Monica, here's your pickles. She left. Uh,
what, what did I miss? Sit down, I'll tell you.
You begin as a special cell. It's made by your mom and your
dad, and it lives inside of your mother's body.
The cell grows and grows and becomes an embryo.
And then a fetus with tiny feet and hands. In 9
months you're born. Every part of you is very
small except for your voice.
And that's how human life begins. But what happens
then? Can a baby take care of itself after it's born?
Well, not really. Babies actually need a lot of help, and you might know this if
you've ever watched animal babies after they're born.
You're brand new and you're pretty helpless
too, not too much that you can do cause you're the
baby. Oh, you can babble, you can
coo. People tell you, could you? Why do they
act the way they do? Cause you're the baby.
The middle of the night. Everyone gets up
tight when you tell them with no ifs, ands, buts,
or maybes. You're not crying to be
rude, but you really want some food.
That's the way it goes when you're the baby.
if you babble. And if you're
frightened of the dog. Remember this remark
and someday maybe. You might be a
proud mom or dad. It might be hard, but you'll be
glad. So don't forget the fun you had
just cause you're. The
baby.
Bob, we have a baby at our house now. Oh, that's neat. Is it a baby boy or
a baby girl? It's a girl and its name is Laura. Do you help take care
of Laura? Everybody does.
Laura sits in a swing and Mom straps her so she
won't fall out.
All of her toys are soft, so she won't get hurt when she plays
with you.
OK honey, I think it's time to feed the baby now. May I help?
Certainly. She's so cute.
Laura needs a lot of food and a lot of love.
Today we're going to Grandma's house.
When Laura rides in the car, she needs a lot of protection.
She's so little, she can't do much yet,
but soon she'll be old enough to ride bikes and play with me,
and I can't wait. And I'm sure you're gonna
have a great time with your little sister Laura as soon as she learns how to take care of herself, right?
Joy? Yeah, we all have families and we would like to
show you what our families look like. We've made some drawings. Would you like to see them,
Joy? Why don't you go first and show us your picture, OK.
This is my dad, my mom, my baby sister
Laura, my brother Arnel, and me. That's
great. Sarah, what's your family look like? Mom
and Dad and me and Mary Ellen and
and Peter and Kate, it's a pretty big family. Christopher, what's yours
like? My mom, me and my dog
Ralph. Ralph looks pretty big. And this is my
family. My parents, I've got 2 sisters, a brother,
and me. I'm the tallest. I think I'm also the best looking, don't you?
No,
OK, that's a good idea. Why don't you guys go do that?
And so we've seen how a baby begins, how a very
tiny but very special cell inside the mother's body becomes
an embryo. Then it grows into a fetus, and about 9 months later, the
baby's born right out of the mother's body. And Joyce showed us how
a newborn baby needs to be protected and cared for. I'm sure there's
someone who protects and cares for you too. Well, I
think it's time to put my picture up on the refrigerator.
You know, guys, I still think that I'm the best looking member of my family, you know, don't
you don't you think? Well, I'm gonna put it right
there. And so our program on beginnings has