Here comes William Whiskersonin his amazing travelling globe.
Greetings, adventurers!I am William Whiskerson,the famous mouse explorer.
Where has our intrepidmouse explorer landed today?
He's on a long sandy beachat the seaside.But which part ofthe United Kingdom is he in?
Cheesephone, reveal my location.
The cheesephone shows Williamwhere he is in the world.
Hi, William! Today, you're onthe south coast of England,in the seaside town of Weymouth.
Look! I've got a messagecoming through on my cheesephone!
Hello, William! I'm Charlie.Come visit me in my restaurant.
Lock their location, cheesephone.
The map shows Williamthe way to Charlie's restaurant.
Explorers away!
William sets off to meet Charlie,exploring Weymouth as he goes.There are lots of tourists walkingon the esplanade beside the beach.They're taking in the fresh sea airand looking at different shopsand stalls on the seafront.
William has found a telescope,which he can use to look out to sea.The telescope makes the boatlook much closer.
William carries on his journey.Look, adventurers! The cheesephonehas led us to a restaurant. Yummy!
Hello, William!
Pleased to squeak you, Charlie.
Pleased to squeak you too, William.
Charlie explains that his mumand dad work in the restaurantand he invites William to help out.
Right! That sounds likea real adventure!
BOTH: Explorers away!
This is the restaurant! Wow!
Charlie shows Williamthe dining area,where all the customers come to eat.He also points out the kitchen,where his dad prepares the food.
Charlie then shows William a menu.He tells him that it lists all thedifferent dishes available to eat.
There's an awful lot of fish on here.
Yes, becausewe're a fish restaurant. Oh!
William notices something missingat the top of the menu.
Fish of the day?
There's nothing written there.
Because it hasn't been caught yet.
Caught? From the sea? Yes!
I'd love to see how that happens.
OK, let's go and find out!
Charlie takes Williamdown to the harbour.
This is Brett, he catchesour fish for us. Hi, Brett!Can we come and find out how youcatch the fish? Of course you can.Come on down and maybeyou can have a go too. Fantastic!
BOTH: Explorers away!
William and Charlieput on their life jacketsand set off for the fishing tripwith Brett.
On their way, they see lots of boatsof different shapes and sizes.Lifeboats, fishing boats,old-fashioned sailing boats.Even huge ferry boats.
Brett navigates out of the harbourwalls and into the open sea.He uses a compass and a computerisedmap to help him find his way.
What time of day do you go fishing?
That depends on the tide normally.
Brett tells Williamthat sometimes he sets offas early as four in the morningto catch his fish.And sometimes he fishesin the middle of the afternoon.It all depends on the type of fishhe's trying to catch and the tides.
How do you find the fish?
Every time I catch a lot of fish,I put a mark on there,and then I'll go therethe following year.I build up a mapof where the fish visit.
The map shows William thefishing spot the boat is going to.
William and Charlieset out to find it.
There's some seagulls.You get a lot of seagullsnear fishing boatsbecause they like to eat fish.
Shall we start fishing, then?
Yes! Sounds good.
This is a fishing rod we use.And sometimes we use baitto catch different fish.Bait is what a fisherman puts at theend of his rod to attract the fish.Sometimes they use little fishas bait, like this one.But we're going to use feathersand see what we catch with those.
Today, William and Charlieare using feathers as bait.
What sort of fish like feathers?
Well, mackerel like feathersand so do pollock. Ooh. And gurnard.
Brett helps Charlie and Williamlower the feathers into the sea.
OK, let the line down.
That's it. Now lock it off.
You're a natural adventurer, Charlie!
Then they move the rod up and down.This makes the feathersdance in the water,helping the fish to find them.
I thought fishermen always fishedwith nets! A lot of them still do,but I prefer rod and line fishing,cos it's more sustainable.
Ooh. What does sustainable mean?With sustainable fishing, every fishthat is caught is measured.If the fish is too small,it's thrown back into the ocean.This way, the smaller fish can grow,and fishermen will still be able tofind plenty of fish in the future.
Let's fish sustainably, Charlie.
What sort of fish do you catch?
It depends on the time of year.We're in September, and we'recatching bass and flatfish,like turbot and brill.
Can you catch a shark? You can do.
Brett says there's a harmlesstype of shark, a dogfish,living in the watersaround Weymouth.They swim along the bottom,hoovering it up. Do they go, "Woof"?
They don't!
I think I've got a bite. Quick!
Charlie's got a bite on the endof his fishing line! I got one!
Really? Yes! Brilliant!
Quick! Wind it up.
Charlie turns the handle of his rodto pull the fishing lineout of the water.
Look, he's caught something!
It's wiggling like mad!
Oh, what an adventure!
Here's some mackerel!
Wow! Squeakalicious! Two of them!
That might be our fish of the day!
Brett measure Charlie's mackerelon his fish ruler.They can only keep the fish if theymeasure more than 20 centimetres.
How big is he, Charlie?
26 centimetres.
The legal limit is 20,so we can eat that one.
They've caught their fishof the day. Well done, Charlie!
Put it in the ice boxand let's fish again.
Back at the restaurant,Charlie and Williamhave put their mackerel on the menu.William says he can't waitto eat his fishy feast.Well, that's lucky, becauseyour lunch is here. Thank you!
We've got the fish of the day!
It's the mackerel we caught earlier!
Then tuck in!
HE CHOMPS
Oh! Oh, thanks, Charlie. I've had anamazing adventure in your restaurant!
I've had an amazing adventure too.
I brought you a present. Oh! Wow!
A fishing rod!
Now I can go fishing in the bath!
Hey, squeak you later, Charlie.
Squeak you later too, William.
Can you rememberwhere William went today?
William visitedthe seaside town of Weymouth.He met his friend Charlie,whose mum and dad own a restaurant.William and Charliewent on a fishing boat.
Can you rememberwhat sort of fish they caught?
That's right - mackerel!
Then Charlie's dadcooked William a fishy feast.It was squeakalicious!
Time to fly, explorers!We're off on another adventure!See you soon, William!
Video summary
William Whiskerson visits the seaside town of Weymouth.
He explores the beach and sees tourists on the esplanade.
He then visits a child whose dad owns a fish restaurant.
They look around the restaurant and then decide to collect some fish for today's menu.
They meet a fisherman and travel to sea in his boat.
William sees how maps are used to find the fish and learns about sustainable fishing.
They then use a pole and line to catch some mackerel to sell in the restaurant.
The clip also demonstrates the journey of a mackerel from ocean to plate.
This clip is from the series William Whiskerson.
Teacher Notes
Ask pupils to find Lyme Regis on a map of the UK.
With your help, they could use the scale on the map to find out how far they are from Lyme Regis.
Is there a closer beach? Encourage the children to find the nearest one on the map.
Arrange a visit, if possible.
Pupils could bring back any shells and fossils they discover, or sketch beach finds from a book or webpage.
The children could model how fossils were formed by pressing empty snail shells (or sea shells) into a tray of damp clay, to leave impressions.
Encourage them to fill the impressions with a sludgy mixture of PVA glue and sand.
When the sludge has set, pupils can peel off the clay, to reveal their model fossils.
This clip will be relevant for teaching Geography.
This topic appears in KS1/KS2 in England and Northern Ireland, Knowledge and Understanding of the World Foundation Phase in Wales and Early/1st/2nd levels in Scotland.
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