- Big news in the world
of science.
Four new elements have been
added to the periodic table,
so I thought we should bring in
our expert, Brielle,
to explain what
all of this means.
From Salinas, California,
please welcome back
Brielle and her mom, Carrie.
Hello, Brielle,
how are you?
- Good.
- You look adorable.
I love this dress.
Is this a special
birthday dress?
It's your birthday today.
- Yes.
- Happy birthday to Brielle.
[cheers and applause]
You're four years old today.
- Yeah.
- Four years old.
Do you feel different?
Do you feel older?
- No.
- Okay, so let's talk about
the elements.
These are already--
we already have these, right?
- Yeah.
- What is this one?
- Carbon.
- That's carbon.
And tell me something
about carbon.
- It has the highest melting
point of all the other elements.
- It does.
The highest melting point
of all the elements.
And then what about
this one?
Oh, sorry.
I had a puppy.
- Lead.
- That's lead.
Tell me something
anout lead.
- The ancient Romans used lead
to make their water pipes.
- They did. The Romans made
water pipes out of it.
Okay, and what's this?
- Flourine.
- Flourine, exactly.
What is this?
- It's added to drinking water
to help protect our teeth.
- That is right.
Now if there was
four new elements
which were just found,
and they're synthetic, right?
- Yeah.
- Okay.
And are they named yet or no?
- No.
- And do you think that you
could name the elements?
Do we have any pictures
of the elements to show?
- What is--so there's no name
for that one?
- Do you have an idea
of what we should name it?
Here, well this--
this might help you.
Tell Ellen you have that
for her.
- I have something for you.
- Oh, okay.
- Why did you bring that
for Ellen?
- It's a mug,
and did you draw this?
- I did.
- Wow. That's wonderful.
What does this mean
right here?
- A new element.
- Oh, it is a new element?
- That's what she said that
she wanted to name her element.
Can you tell her
what the name of it is?
- Briellen.
That's on the bottom.
- Briellen.
- Oh, it's our names together.
Briellen.
Oh, that's ad--
[applause]
- And then that's your drawing.
- And then you did one
like that where--
is that you and I
together?
- Yes.
- Oh, I want that one, too.
I want both of these.
I love these.
- Show the back.
- There it is.
- She didn't see it
back there.
- I have a puppy.
I love this so very much.
And did you do anything
for New Years?
- We had a game night.
- A game night?
Oh, I heard about this.
You played Head's Up,
didn't you?
- Yes.
- You played Head's Up
with the animal noises?
- Yes.
And what animal noises
did you--
oh, you're acting out
the animal--
look at your doggie right--
your dog's like,
"What are you all doing?"
- Can you tell Ellen what your
favorite animals to do were?
- The sea gull and the--
- What's the first one?
- The sea gull and the cow.
Show Ellen your cow.
- I want to hear the--
- Moo.
- Ooh.
And what does a sea gull
sound like?
- I'm a bird and I say,
"Mine, mine."
[laughter]
- Is that from "Finding Nemo"?
- Yes.
