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: t b o ( ; e m o u P < J b ~ i O n & L i c J . 2010 2011 2012 A I r ~ ~P -


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CONTENTSMAO MAGNETISMFreak-y ForteCrazyCar Cru,herMight) ~ l u t u r . ;Choco DynamoLights & FnghtsPuulcoCRAZY CHEMISTRYBubble, Bubble. Toil and TroubkComical ChemicalsLab Lunill')Whitt'' Coking'!~ f a k e Your 01\ n SlimeP u n l e ~

FREAKYFLAPPERSF e a t h ~ r 1-unAwc'mc haglcBird BonkersMake a Squawky Bird Ci!llPuzzle>Bad Bat Cctvc

GRUESOME GREENERYWildWoodFreak) ThreeGreedy GardenGro" Potllto Tongues'Orrid OrchdPuzzlesCRAZ.YCOSMOSStaggcrtng SpaceSuper Star 'Scope'Creepy ContilctPuzzlesMilke a Brilliam Astro Box

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FREAKY FORCEFinding this Issue hard to put dawn? Maybe it's the invisible magnetic force

coming from the pages! Dlscoverino how to use this mysterious force has madthe world the amaz ino ly motorised place we live in today.Eeclttc motor., generator., s c a n ~ ~ > . 'The 'plane' f a c ~n, and computer') >terns.. the) ull u-.e 01\, -.o C\CT) atom ; , magnetic and u""magneti>m' But \\hat IS tl 1 metal, "oth lhc mo'l a ~ " l l c t i c atom, of aeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeseeeeeeee ha' helped u' make am:ving machinet youooukt u"t twVflfal

All VOtJ do isl 'k.ry car.fu ly push methrU\Igh The paper soh lool'ke a ~ t l e plane (the p>pebeing 111e Wing)

mapts: in a tinfl} 2 lie the thread 10 the h a p;oce of th,..ad of 111e pin.L_3_a..n ...'_&__ "'-' 5 Tape the Md of lhe 1h1o the side of 1h !able.4! Question S..r If aoms are magnetic and oc>ms :e """ywhere. how COm! e.otyrhlng Isn't lfognertcl eG How come you''" not stuck to your bed n he e 4 Move rile magneT ~ ~ e a r 10 l11e plane and rry roh fly wit hout 1ouchng iT

e morning' lNo. yoo reno! - I t lust llf!S lll.eiiU ee . -- .........._.... .e e e e I " "' ee ee , . N , . . I t ~ Ughtly' magnerle lbu only nolee e

Vilta do YOU O O T ~a) I YllU moeti>o mogner aNay from TheJ:la'le 11 !.teos on fit, g.bJ The closer The maqne is TO he D1>ne he


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e inside stor14m do ) ou hnc up all tho'

ou d need a tin) pair of tweezer; and loads of11 "ould >tiU take for .,,cr!

TtOE S G01 TO l 'fNJ EASIEP. wAt

}ou'H be pleased to kno" rhar nbldc ahnmg up i> done narurall) b) tho>emom,.

11nSIJc ol magnet the atoms line up 10 formliulc i'>OUth l al"ays repel - the) push

other. r"o unlike poles (northai\\U)' aurae! pulllo\\.arJs cad other

....... .._......... botBet y01..1 heVer knew!

lbu can ck>.lrov 1te power of a magnet by l.tllnQh matlfte t' word sciemistSlJIII tO do.soi>e the, . . , . . .of clt:ro3qretbtlg It such as by ho.ttn;

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DARE YOU DISCOVER...if masnetism works underwater?~ -_, No you dort need a dlv r>q $Uh

You Wl11 need: for this experiment!lt of 1118ftt

0 -enet Al1you do Is P"f>"'clip I Pluptheclipinlothewater! . . . - ~ - - - ' 2 C.ref\JIIy place tile magnet upagainst rhe outside of the qt1s3 Now try to usa the maq0&1to bring 1he paper eli!>to1he top of the ;'ss wtthou101Jehjng the p.- dlpard ..tthoor getrtn; rhe magnet ~ ! t

Wha1 do VOIJ not!eelaJ a's easybJ lbucanl move the POIN' dtt> ar AcJ lbe ~ ell!> only ""l> when VOtl hold lte rnagne1OYer the ""a'er - l)fmomq that magnetism worl!through wllar but nut tlvouqh gloss.Check wht you flrd OIJ' on page 60

A forceful tll leMagnet> ha\C a long hi,lol). According 1t1legend. in ~ b o u r 2.)00 nc a Chinese emperorused a mck conrammg magnetile (al>o calledlodestone. or l ~ a < l m g stone) 10 guide hharmy through thtck fog.

lie prob:lbl} used a ,Ji,er of the rock hungfrom a thread . lagnctllc " natur.!ll) m a ~ ' l l e l l C


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Magnets con lift cars! This marvellouslymagnetic recycling centre uses magnetismto move mangled motors.--. When a CCI' needs to be 1l-oshed, that e ......,. of em 11>e Clr!'enf'svoltQ9e. The electhe;ty can be tu-ned onen - fUCkJ - '*"'> the.Y9' ( I r o n ~ ) . . . . SIJCh OS il'>em rteel e ~ ' !Mf'(51>) fdl$ onto 0 slop' - ~ conll-og dso !tao 1:.'-tohen

~ Bela .. ~ sk-edp9 on to a c:orNeyCrbelt !Yal It f"*eer ~ ttroJ...;.ocn .,a., ... d tood


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MIGHTY MOTORSClean, powerful and fairly quiet... electric motors power all sorts

of things, from the washing machine that cleans the grime off yourfootball strip to the power drill used to fix the bed frame you broke

when you jumped up and down on it!T he only time anyone not ices e lectricmotors is when they don 't work or givetheir owners a nasty shock. But did youkn ow lhat electric motors depend onmagnetism and electricity working together?The force from an electr ic current can make a

a ~ ' l l e t move and this is exactly the principlehchind an e lectric motor. Wanna know rnore'!

Dare HOU discover .' howmasnetic forces work?~ w i l l ~ d , 1 ~TWO magr.ets I All you do Is.---- Put the magntts close togeth4 1, What happens..?)G t! , ~ ) aJ The magnets springr --, ' \ . apart or pull together.depending on which way round they ate.b) lhe magnet< are always drawn togetherc) rhe magnets canbe plced 1oge1h,.. and you dfeel any force between them.

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brainiJthe earh l'lth ccntur..the race was on to dectt!Ctl) nnd magnetism to make

workmg dea.si.: ide

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Welcome Dr Chocolato's amazing boutiqueof sickly treats! How does this cruel chocolatemaker use magnetlsm to power it all? Well,the Idea Is awful - but the science Is sweet!TtiC SHOP1. Dr Chocclloto'g hondih!l out tree ~ ) ' l e g 09111e kldi flock to his gl,op. tie's cle


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LIGHTS & FRIGHTSMagnets are great for sticking notes on the fridge, but they've got

other uses, too, from creating theme pork rides and woeful wartimeweapons - but the biggest magnet is up In the sky!

Criss-cross Cra-zy0. >1r h m f:loelic ~ isl1'3de"" ofII>ad of charqedptldes all ru.hinqill.-r.und This movement creares anth ..,..:tro,mltl'el.. in the me way thatan Iron bar e c o m e ~ magnetic when wl,.

t w 1 ~ t e d around h ha< electrlclty a s ~ dtlvough 11 (as you saw onpage 9)Ihe $Urfoce of the Sun Is CflssC f O s ~ d by magnellc l"nes. S o mthe" line< pul' matter out of the Sunand high Into !'Pce In speCO IONar!k f.arth llhich can disrupt our r11dlooommunlcllon, power supplles and eleCitonlc equl!>,.,ntThll01 " ' ' ' a masslve solar stnrm fll.e thisln Match lOllThe cnloured lights that appear In the s ~ l e s over hrrhS

. ----- - , magnellc polesSUSI 100 called the Aurom ~ t . X : CAIISA(r[FOt< lEA 8oreatls and Auror.1

Au:.rratrs - .jf'ecaused by the Sunssol"' w nd hlllloop...rlcle$ t ~ by !he...rlls magnetic ~

At the slotI of World War I. German novJI mines ktptblowtng up ! ~ . I r i s h and Allied ships Some of these rrlnes "'edmJq,..,llc f u < ~ J S . which were trlgg. So the lrllhh Admlt:ll!ylool.!d ln!O W>'/5 of avoidinq these,. .OM ""thodNOS 10 try and ....U thei' shills IJillklec101>1e by p.IS!Inganelectric cornnr rt.ouo;il eelsW!3lll*l thelUI C t U ~ r q rug. electFO"'agnel 8ut accoodlrq to

A Bit" 14ftrains . . . . . been "'nilltose trU1s .. ed t

pje ra by miQI\01 they hovel' No frlctiOIIslowthemdownmuns hev anqo. ._ artlleru how thev w o r ~ As he rail\ g des orwap o ~ u l onboard magnet male electron! movereaction ran underneath tlte train. lhls creales anelectric current wh hgives off a magnetl Ioree

pu ho tran for wordMag to ogyh a been used 1 mal.eand some theme park whl e knucl.Wl!v I per ldlrq /001' P"""'' 1one ~ - k

True or false?1 The Cna.;f! n l.el eotn m a g n e ~l ~ 11'1 I PU!I Rl'!!lll span "'f, mPS'renr eves at er ear accidmt

~ nSR>etb people I sh Whh magnetAr. - 0 pago 60.

the Odrldge, nd"'" crew became Invisible! Wh"'they r e a p p e ~ d some of I e crew were on tire. oth"'had gone mad some wo.re njs;Jog. ""'"'to "'"'n. o1uck In the "'al!s or floor of !he


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THE CASE OF THEMUI\I)El\EDMAGNET . . .CASE FILESOf OFFICER LODESTONE. NYPO

J'()!lowtng alfp off from some klds, we busted the tlatof a top :!nee eocher. Judging byrhe stlll wm CYP of coffee. h! hadonly gone f... m'nu1ts Thofla1 ""'a mess ond I felt d'll'ly justbelng thereThe magnet wa> bee down on'""tJblo !Mre ..,,.. no marks of D

iolence on the bodv. but a quick 'showed that the magne1 hadbeen killed - II had no m a g r ~ e t l s m l)l>(Ctwhatsoevet laking care nor 10 '" ' llbur mllon Is to find out how the magnet waskJI'ed (l(nn 10 page ]] TO refro.,sh your brain cellsaboul kmtng magr:'Sl WasH by.d) ....... M.,.--

in t of these methods NWd IUrronge the otom.lnthe doll'o!m 10 tho maonetlc forces no lotlqer paintedIn $lnq'e on 1his Would the

Magic NeedleA .,fly science rea.""' (what other klnd Is rhere11) ISshoWing so,. lid< abarmy eperimem using asewing needle. a magnet some tlnad. Stu-lack, stickytape, kHchen tollond a lb volt battery. Readcarefully what he does and try to guess whathappens


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COMICALCHEMICALSChemcol chaos comes In many forms, from diSastrous dissolving tospooky sponging, beastly burning to outrooeous explodlno. Here ore

some really weird rotten reactions...

LEAf IT ALONE111m 1111 plenty of na>ty Mmlcals knoc:kinq " und 'natute. tram bee stlng>, which are acid. to ""'P stingswhich are alkaline Bees' acid slings can be trut ed whh'kaOner:. such as bicarbonate of soda, but dont trythl> wllh a wasp sting Jr II hurt more than ever!One e v l ! l ' y d a ~ na>ty polsOn can be foond In thubabIt o. It I; caedd'otboxy!lc (d'rc:v-box 111 lcl oetdIt1 there ro polsOn any hui\9'Y caterpillar who h,.....nlbbqng It luckfty, Its not In the sl3 k.. which I thewe eal with custard as a pudding!

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Soak It and SeeI W ~ (()me1hng 1ha1 would come in vetvhandvwhen you accldentolly 'llfll >Quash onthe kitchenfii)Or A ype of sponge called H sponwas lnvenledby chemlsl sIn 197 4 Its so qood at mnoplng upp'l that It can hold up to 1 lOO llrres .,, oNnN aht n rtl"iSI


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LAB LUNACYCrazy chemists love trying and testing substances to seehow badly they behave (which can be very trying andtesting), but sometimes it can get very messy!- I _,__r -- l

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f Cl>ioned, nondi9ital onoi - are .ode ut l'eOCflon;; welders useo """ o1 oxygen and acetylene ( ~ t ~ e e n lga;es l>eb < l ~ e n b


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WHAT'S COOKING?Anyone con be o chemist. In fact, you may be one without realising it.

And if that sounds incredible. consrder this: you use chemistryevery time you cook. Shocking. isn't it?H" can cookery possibly be chemical"!Actually, 11 would be imJl dtl m

0Qtr.411 ....11f)ifU U ~ l (lOW\)

S o m ~ m.tehine' m your kitchen aremysh:nously similar to bits of equipmentused hy scicntists in their labs. Just take thCooke!'l"his" 'imply ,, machine for beating foodcbemocals t


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FIVE MIXED-UP FOOD FACTS1hl! burnlnq MnSatlon youqet if you . , chll!i_.Isdue ro a chemical c a ~ e d capsactn lcp uv llnlto experts the best rmedv for fiery mouth

a generous helping of lcweam' h a r ~ 1rilqlct

h., 'U'IIell of a > ~ > b e r r l e s found In most yoghurrs Is duero n added chemical called ionoM (eye-on own> h< originally round In iolers. Aah!The bubbles In cooiedcale mixture oro made by garu>ltn ..t>ldlrhl! carbon hasbeen partlyburned The n-cle sometimes paurs from thetoasret whn you luve rhe bread in for too lonq Is m.ldefrom tiny bl!s of carbon

Bet you never kneW!In 191Q a big shortage of animal fat led to .egtableoils and smelly fish oil being used to make margarine

Thi' r n a k ~ ' the te" l.I'IC of boiled milk.That's \\h)' chemrsls m the know add teato milk and not the other way round'

..DEAD DISGUSTINGOurtng the Second .,..'orld War. Germanchemlsrs dl


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MAKE YOUR OWNSLIMESlime can't make up its mind - one minute It'soozing like a liquid, the next it's acting like a stodgy solid...........

IAt' I *"........... Now, let's get going with this gootastlc gunk .. !IOOml . . - ...+--=......................

1'bur some cornfiOIJ1' inlo rhe bowl doni gtl IIeverywllere or el;e 111< grown ups get narly!

2 Stir som. >e "'


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'SLURP!

5Grah a handful or 911nl Watch It 001e out of yoorh>nd 1 floNsllh a dlPI>etV liquid 6\llen give the gunk good SQueue. Wow!Now II wantS to be a solid

DARE YOU DISCOVER ... CHEMICAL CooKERY?t Y o u ~ : ; W i l hry creoung o little bit of chemical chaos In uour krtchenw ith these expenmentol recipes. AMAllW 10 Hfi 26t butfw

YUCKY YEASTl\oast I no , . , . chemic tl 1\ Al!Vll ~ yeasr I> atiny fungus like the mould that grows on stale breadAll you do Is

--I Mix rwo re.,poonful< of driedyeast with two table'l)oonfu's ofw.""' water In rtle bowl7 Add a tablll-OOnful of sugarand f r un1 if 11 dissolves3 luve rho bo,yt somewht:rew"'m fOt on hourNlwt ~ 1 t ! m e to chod whats

ro 'fOOJitmtUI't ltl n .3 Hear 10 160'C Stir It Q!IDtly Notice how he sugarTurns Into brtl Nn gungy ma ,s.4 Oip 10me PI>Ie n the rrlxrure CareM Irs H rlllen d p the lllll Into the cold water for ZO seconds.!> !at II And arrer that theres nothing else for lr but rowash up Never mind. even qreat scientists have to do thl\.0UH AIOAIIIJ, \lllllfSTAAt lJ..tiSJ

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AWESOIY\E EAGLWith o wingspan of up to 2.5 metres, the bold eagle ison Impressive sight when it soors through the skies.But how con such o Iorge creatu re stay up In the olr?1. The l>r01ione9 o


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BIRD BONKERSThey're oil feathery. floppy, beoky ond bonny, loy eggs, mokestronoe noises, ond most of them fly. But birds hove plenty ofdifferences too. Their onotomy vorles In colour. size ond shope.Bn.Is arc a colourful and crazy part of lifeon Eanh Amazongly adaptable. theirfeathery bodies and wings help most olthem nse ,,bovc man} other creatures. But

flymg isn' t "'easy as it looks. and learninghow can he a trkky pnx:c" . Guillemots. fore\ample.learn to swom and fly the bard way.Thcor parents h u ~ k them ofT a cliff! If the) 0)

Barmy birds make ma.ny bizarre sounds. from b11 likwarbling 10 raiCMI rifle noises. and do all kind< of d10 allrJtl a mle. Some birds up to 2000 t i m e : ~

Ifnot they'd hcucr team t o " ' m!

fX)l T FOP.Gtl10 FVJ' 111'1,DEAR'

Meanwhile, mother 'wallows take food totheir chacks hut hover just out of reach. If thechicks want to grab their grub then they'dhcttcr lc.m to 11) liN!

flyins ducks'he doNnN trdmotiOn of ducksw-inq'> pul " themforward. mosfPOWt!r coming Iromlh


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PLUMED POSERSV.'hlle felhet ~ ldt f,. i ~ Q ! > t vrn c:ololl-ful plumageisg f>om SouthAn.,.lca. Africa andAu oan 'so e ~bur almosr ~ i c a l l ylong this Ah1can p>radlseflycalct.rs is 20cm andcer!alnly att>aers femares.

or bill< come In a rlery or shapes and SiLesall kinds of 1asks Check rhese ourpointy beak of !he sword blnedIs good for poking inronowtt s for nec:1ar Some...,...., .. en ha rubu!or or

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MAKE ASQUAWK'/BIRD CALLAnyone con moke this simple bird coli. Use It to squawk to the birds!

a ~ o f p e p t r 1u s1rlp ot pape.- 5cm x0.5cm to make a reed. ratherlike rile one foond In awindIMtrumMt c;uch ar. a clarine1 ~

2 Slo>N lnro 1heedge of 1lle paperV b1ween vour 1t.Jmbs o make a

bird can [JnCl) you've maNo 1humb.and

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'd -btdinet nelrd't f < ~ ~ ~ e food. Match 1be . . . . .. . 11 o tad Q'ld 1he food rt ~ -

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BAD BAT CAVEOf course, birds aren't the only beasts that can fly plenty of insectsdo it too, but when It comes to being foul flappers.these bats ore the stinky stars. Enter this poopacked home...1. Goon> (Wf e - -- nol t.m (ffley'r-e tlCI>oed after poo - coiledguano, but...,.. ol thcrl' 9Mt In a - .n t ! l have very bl-ood t-pitched ~ ~ ' Tho ~ 'bounce ol wolli end ~ I I ' pr-ey - lffls, fly;rog a n ~ and t>eettesThe bats' bfg luoles pick 14> all ~ ~ l e < : t l a n s ol ~ 0 \ t o d . ~ Y" ' -exactly. . ._. ev..-ytj>ih9 IS in the dcrk. Ut's a ~ k i l lC


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FREAKY THREEFrom freaky flowering plants around the world. we've picked

{not literally) the top three craziest and creepiest ..

Titan Arum (Sumatra. lndone>ia)A p J l < ' < ~ r a n c c : Just we1rd. It grows to.l.7 metres hi!!h. l'hc sheath that,urround\ itshuge spike is

91cm wtde.r o o k ~ : ~ features;n 1 7 8 lwlian i>


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GREEDYGARDENMrs Twist has let her conservatory garden ~out of control. Check out the gruesomegrowers and super stranglers taking overr t ' ; ~ ~ ~ahd to e l r ~ b up 111 side at buddlng9. This Russianvine can ~ \IP to fiVe ~ M t t t ~ in .)Yst one

Iv y dongS USOi rootg along i l'g s t e ~ to strangleoffler plantg ahd enter crocked briCk""'"'- It alsoal1l-oc1nia algo spreads r-op;dly b e e ~ u s e i t eon ')'I'Oduee lllcng at seeds in a sho


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' H ~ H E A L TGR0W W H E N ~ 'ARNIN91ASK fOR : J ~ H I ! fYrtl;ot._ OM AN A9Ut.POTATO TONGUESVauwll reud:... i e l . ~ .................. ~

choe box thin cerd

Grab a monky old potato and make It grow through amaze' so that it looks like gross tonoues in a monster

face! Plus some celeru silliness .. t o ~ n o r c ctickv t ~ - plont pol....... ... polfiiC

oa f2 11 ~ p r : M I Q....1lrst you nood to'""V


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'ORRIDORCHIDIn a hot ond sweaty jungle In CentralAmerica. clinging to a branch high in atree, there's a fiendish little flower thathas a bit of a surprise In store for onespecies of busy bee ...1. ihe b 1T-ick


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PUZZLESVital Vesetable Products

In nclat can bio OOO !he p' tnt Harm In the cold"""' tain aircl lo make thr.m horrible ro , . t

4 lbu cut lmo the b>rk of an Australln bloodwoodte9 and it OOI! red juiCI! Aborglne< u


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STAGGERINGSPACEEarth Is o small blue boll Hooting in a brg b ack sea And the big blacksea Is as dark and dangerous as a bad tempered black bear in a coal

cellar! Let's lind out how dead ly dangerous space really is ..his p a g ~ IS 0111); to hurt your head .There ure lOil h rr< t h>< me\\here that'dark I no ht Irk.: a place m the

en nU). fa r U\\ .t)'from street huhtsIt looks like ahuge m1lk) drool

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T i l l ~ Til C 0 ~ 0 ! 1 1 0 N 5 Ml.IS1 ll tJUST ~ ! & H I r ~ llf TO S T A ~ T .

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PUZZLESCould You Face Space?

~ i k k h . . e , a dotty . , t t y f...,. the p l a ~ e t Splott,has focli9loly gcone an a space ..aik wil!oout 1>ers p a c ~ u . t IN\oicn af the foll.,..,ng tt. into spoce1. If you stayed in bed ot the Noo-th Pole,....,t - . ld hclppen1a) You'd be sucked into the torth's coreb) Your bed


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MAKE ABRILL IANTASTRO BOXImagine stars ore dots in lots of dottodot puzzles. The shapes

they make ore coiled constellations, and they're o handy helper forastronomers. Here's how to make your own constellation show!

will need:.............. rou. pleooo of blacl< JMII>O' panel 8 ru1tr- a brigl>t pan lllu-lacl


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5Now H's time to trip the light funtastic- close thecurtains, turn off me light and e ~ J o y ! When you'veseen enough of these oonstellatlons. visiT your locallibrary and find agood book on as!ronomy to find more

Crazy ConstellationsHere are four constellations to get you started. !racethemonto your black paper. using the grid as aguide

4Put four little strips of sticky tape oneach side of your constellation and stickIt Inside your shoebox lid. Now turn on thetorch (or two torches i f you have them) andplace It Inside the box.

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PUZZLE ANSWERSSo ore you a supercharged magnet mind or a bird-bra ined vile vegetable?Find out here... and learn why those potato roo ts are so revoltingly poleI

DARE YOU DISCOVER . . HoW TO MAKE AMAGNET IC PLANE? P6bJ [ h e - ~ - " ' " ' 0 them:>qW ,..., "" '""" ' h r o ~ The art:J 3fllWid am3gner Tila 1> at t .. ed by ns IOftel$c.r!ed a_.lc ifW !Mro he ' ~ l c r.t1 P"s!J

DARE YOUDISCOVER... IF MAGNETISMWORKS UNDERWATER? P7a ) l o ~ ~ ll'f> ~ "l""l'sm WOO'\c 1 ~ gt.l IJ'IJ W>TI!I

CHOCO DYNAMO Pl213

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