Contents: Quick Reference Sheets:

• Intro: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .page2• ExperimentIntro: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .page2• Experiment:Exploding Film Cans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .page3• Demo:Tennis Ball Cannon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .page3• EquipmentList . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .page4• Story,Part1:The Kick-Mes Agains the Minions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .page5• Story,Ending . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .page6

Video Transcript:• Intro: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .page7• Story,Part1:The Kick-Mes Agains the Minions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .page8• Experiment:Make Film Cans Explode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page11• Demo:Tennis Ball Cannon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .page13• StoryEnding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .page14

Teacher’s Guide for:

Exploding Film CansNote: All activities in this document should be performed with adult supervision. Likewise, common sense and care are essential to the conduct of any and all activities, whether described in this document or otherwise. Parents or guardians should supervise children. Rock-it Science assumes no responsibility for any injuries or damages arising from any activities.

Note: All activities in this document should be performed with adult supervision. Likewise, common sense and care are essential to the conduct of any and all activities, whether described in this document or otherwise. Parents or guardians should supervise children. Rock-it Science assumes no responsibility for any injuries or damages arising from any activities.

ExplodingFilmCansARock-itScienceLessonFilmedJune,2009

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NOTE: This is the transcript of a lesson that was videotaped during an actual Rock-it Science class with real students, not actors. The students’ brainstorming comments are included on the video but are not transcribed here because they’re not part of the lesson presentation.

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Intro Quick Recap:Lesson Intro:

• Ifthere’sagasleakinyourhomeandyoulightamatch,whatwillhappen?

• Ifthere’sjustalittlebitofgas,nothingwillhappen .Ifthere’samediumamount,thehousewillblowup .Ifthere’salargeamount,nothingwillhappen .

• Afireneedsthreethingstostayalive:oxygenfromtheair,somethingtoburn,andsomeheattokeepitgoing .

• Ifyouhavesomeoxygenandjusttherightamountofgas,you’llgetanexplosion .Ifthere’stoomuchgas,itpushesouttheoxygen,soitcan’tburn .

Experiment/Demo Quick Recap:Experiment Intro:

• Onewaytodoourexperimentiswithbreathspray .• Puffbreathsprayoveracigarettelightersoitignites .• Thecigarettelighterhasgasinit,becauseitmadeaflame .Thebreathsprayhasgasinit,too,whichiswhyitignited .Ifyouuseditwhilesmokingacigarette,itwouldblowup .

• Demonstratethefilmcanlauncher .Ifyoupressthebutton,itmakesasmallsparkjumpbetweenthemetalpiecesontheotherside,wherethefilmcanwillbeat-tached .Turnofflightstomakeiteasiertoseethespark .

• Pressthebuttononthesideacigarettelighter(notthestriker)andholditinsidethefilmcanforseveralsecondstogetsomegasintothefilmcan .Countthesecondswhileyoudoit .

• Putthefilmcanontothelid,pressthebutton,andseeifthecanpopsoff .Ifnot,takeitoff,waveitaroundtogetairintoit,andtryaddingmoreorlessgasthanbefore .

Breath spray ignites over cigarette lighter.

Film can launcher.

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Experiment/Demo Quick Recap (cont.):Experiment: Making Film Cans Explode

• Studentsworkinpairs .Eachpairgetsafilmcanlauncher,aplasticfilmcan,andacigarettelighter .

• Allstudentsmustweargoggles;earmuffsareoptional,butrecom-mended .

• Studentstaketurnsputtingvari-ousamountsofgasintothefilmcanandlaunchingittoseewhichamountworksbest .

Demo: Tennis Ball Cannon

• Teacherusesalargepvctube,largeenoughtoholdaten-nisballsnugly .Thebottomofthetubeiscapped,andithasasmallholenearthebottom,largeenoughtoinsertabarbequelighter .

• Teacherspraysabout6squirtsofbreathsprayintothetube,insertsthetennisballintotheopenend,insertsthelighterintothesmallhole,andlightsit .Iftherightamountofbreathsprayhasbeenused,thetennisballwillshootoutofthecannon .

• Afterdemonstratingthecannonindoors,takethestudentsoutdoorsandhavethemstandatadistancefromthecan-nonandtrytocatchtheballwhenitfliestowardthem .

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Equipment List: “Exploding Film Cans”Items needed for Instructor:

• BreathSpray• CigaretteLighter• TennisBallCannon• TennisBalls(3or4)• ButaneLighter

Items needed for Students:

Consumables (per 2 students):

• BreathSpray(mustbethekindthatcon-tainsbutane)

• ORCigaretteLighterOther:

• FilmCan(1per2students)• LaunchPad(1per2students)• Goggles• Earmuffs(optional,butrecommended)

Prep Work:

• Constructfilmcanlaunchers .

Story Recap: “The Kick-Mes Agains the Minions”

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Part 1:

• EvilMisterFredisflyingaroundonhisvacuumcleaner .• Jack&Jillandotherpeoplearelivingincardboardboxesintheredwoodforest .• Togetfood,theydigholesinthegroundandcoverthemwithsticksandleaves .• Somekindsoffoodthatroamaroundtheforestincludeicecreamcones,picklepizzas,andpine-apples .

• Thesefoodsfallintotheholes,andpeoplecometotheholeswhentheywanttoeat .• JackandJillhavetheirfriendstheKick-Meswiththem .Kick-Mesareonlyhappywhenthey’rebeingkicked,ordroppedoffcliffs,orsmashed,orblownup .Afterwards,theyreturntotheiroriginalshape .JackandJilldropKick-Mesintotheholestogetfoodforthem .

• EvilMisterFred,flyingonhisvacuumcleaner,hasavacuumbagfullofminions .Hedropsmin-ionsintotheholestostealthefood .

• JackandJilldropKick-Mesintotheholes,hopingthey’llkickouttheminions .Buttheydon’tknowhowmanyKick-Mestouse .

Story Recap (cont.)

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Ending:

• Jack&JillthrowtheKick-Mesdownintothepitswiththeminions .TheminionshittheKick-Meswiththeirbaseballbats,andtheKick-Meslikedthis .

• ThenJackandJillorderacaseofbreathsprayfromtheAcmeStoreofEverything• Theysquirtbreathsprayintothepits,thentossinalightedmatch .• MinionsandKick-Mesblastoutofthepits .• OneoftheminionshitsEvilMisterFred,knockinghimoffhisvacuum .Ashefalls,hekeepsget-tinghitbyotherminionsandgetsknockedclearoverthemountains .

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Transcript: Introduction Supposeyou’reinyourhouse--here’syoureyes--you’relookingoutthewindow .Andyousmellsomethingnasty--yechh!Andlet’ssupposethatinyourhousethere’sagasstove,andthegasstoveisleakinggas .Andyousay,“Wow,Iwonderwhatthatbadsmellis .”Andthentheelectricitygoesout--poof--andit’sdarkinyourhouse .Andyousay,“I’mgoingtofindthatbadsmell,evenifit’sdark .”Soyoulightamatch .Whathappens?Doesyourhouseexplode?

[Student: No, the match gets on fire.]Thematchcatchesonfire .

Well,ifthere’sjustalittlebitofgasinthere,andyoulightamatch,nothinghappens,justlikehesaid .Ifthere’samediumamountofgas,itgoeska-boom!Andifthere’sawholelotofgas,itdoesnothing .Isn’tthatweird?You’dthinkwithawholelotofgasitwouldmakeanevenbiggerka-boom .Butinordertomakeaka-boom,thegashastohavesomethingtoburnwith .

There’sthreethingsitneedstostayalive .Canyouthinkofonethingitneedstostayalive?[Student: Air.]Air,yeah .There’soxygenintheair .Whatelsedoesitneedtostayalive?[Student: Something to burn?]Okay,somethingtoburn .Anditalsoneedssomeheattokeepitgoing .

Soinyourhousethere’sacertainamountofair,acertainamountofoxy-gen .Ifyouputjusttherightamountofgas,it’llgoka-boom!Ifyouputtoomuch,andshoveoutalloftheair,thenitcan’tburn--there’snoairthere .Andifthere’stoolittle,there’snotenoughgastogetitstarted .Sotodaywe’regoingtobegoofingaroundwithwaystofindouthowmuchisjusttherightamountofair .

Doyouguyslikeloudnoisesornot?Ifyoulikeloudnoises,youcanlistentoloudnoises .Ifyoudon’tlikeloudnoises,wehaveearmuffs .Wehavelotsofearmuffs .Whenwedotheexperiment,youcanputonanearmuffsoyoudon’thearanyloudnoises .Nowweneedacrazystory .

A certain amount of gas is needed to make an explosion.

Inourstories,wealwayshaveJackandJillandTheEvilMisterFred .Andlet’ssupposethatEvilMisterFredfliesaroundonavacuumcleaner .Here’shisvacuumcleaner .It’sgotwheels .Andthere’shissombrero,andthere’shismustache .There’sEvilMisterFred,andhe’sflyingaround .Now,healwaystriestomakeeverybodyelsemiserable .It’shisjob .Somebodyhastomakeeverybodymiserable .

Anddownbelowwehavesomeland,andthere’sariverbytheland,andthere’speoplelivingthereincardboardboxesbecausetheycan’taffordhouses .Yep,there’ssomenicecardboardboxes,theycutholesforwindowsandjustleavethefrontopen .Theylivehereandthereintheforest .Weneedaforest--let’sputinaforestofredwoodtrees .

Andthepeoplearelookingforwaystogetfood .Andtheydiscoveredthatifyoudigadeepholeintheground,foodwillfallintothehole .Butiftheyseetheholefirst,thefoodwon’tfallintothehole .Soyoudisguisetheopeningoftheholebyputtingsomesticksoveritandsomeleavesandsomedirt,soitjustlooksliketheground .Andifthere’sfoodcomingby--supposethere’sagiantorange-flavoredicecreamconecomingby .He’sjustwalkingby,mindinghisownbusiness--boing,bo-ing,boing,boing,boing--andhedoesn’tseethehole .Nextthingyouknow,crash!--theicecreamconefallsdownintothehole .Andthenwhenyou’rehun-gry,yougolook--thereitis,foodtoeat .

Nowthere’swildicecreamconeswanderingaroundtheforest,there’sgrapepizzapies . . . .What,youguysdon’teatgrapepizzapies?Well,maybethisisapicklepizzapierunningaround .Itcouldbeapineapplepizzapie .Let’sjustputsomepineapplesherethattheycouldeat .Pineapplesrunningaround .

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Story: “The Kick-Mes Agains the Minions”

Evil Mister Fred on his flying vacuum cleaner.

The people lived in cardboard boxes.

They covered the holes with sticks and leaves.

Food roaming the forest included Pickle Pizzas, Pineapples, and Orange Ice Cream Cones.

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There’sapineapple .There’sapicklepizza .Andhereisanicecream .Andthere’sholes--let’sputabunchofholes,becausetherearelotsofhungrypeople .

Now,acoupleofpeoplethatliveoutthereareJack--he’sgotshorthair--andJill--shedoesn’thaveshorthair .ThisisJill .She’sgotlonghair .Jill’shairisinfinitelylong,anditcangrowinfinitelyfastifyoutrytocutitoff .

Andtheyhavesomefriendswiththem .TheyhavetheirfriendstheKick-Mes .Kick-Mesarelittleguysthatlooklikethis,andtheyhaveatargetontheirstomach,andthey’realwayssad .They’reonlyhappyifyoukickthem .Ifyoukickthemrightonthetarget,thentheyyellandsay,“Yayyy!”Theylovebeingkickedontheirtargets .Ifyoukickthemoveracliff,andtheygocrash,crash,crash,crashdownthecliff,theylaughandgigglethewholeway .Ifyoukicktheminfrontofabigoldtank,andtheygetrunoverandsquishedoutflat,oh,theylovethat!Orifyoukickthemintoafire,theyburnupintosmoke,andthenthesmokecomesbacktogether,andtheyjustlaugh,theythinkthisisgreat .

SoJackandJillkicktheirKick-Mesallaround,theplaysoccerwiththem,theyplaybasketballwiththem,andhaveagoodtimewithalltheirKick-Mes .Andwhenevertheyneedfood,they’llkickaKick-Medownthehole,andtheKick-MewillgatherthefoodupandthrowituptoJackandJill .

SoEvilMisterFredseesallthisgoingon,andhedecidestomaketheirlifemiserable .EvilMisterFredhasawholevacuumcleanerbagfullofminions .Minionsarelittleguyswithnoarms .Theyhavetodoeverythingwiththeirmustaches .Luckily,theyhaveverystrongmustaches .Andtheminionsarehisarmy .Hewantstotakeovertheworldwiththem .They’renottoosmart,buttheydowhathesays,oratleasttheytryto .

Sohe’sgotthiswholebagfullofminions .Andhesays,“I’vegotanidea .I’mgoingtoturnmyvacuumcleaneraroundbackwards .Insteadofsuckingstuffin,it’llblowitout .Sohedid .HepushedtheBack-wardsbutton,andnowitstartedshootingminionsout .Sonowit’srainingminionsonJackandJill,like

that .Minions,minions,minions,minions,bouncingallovertheplace .Andassoonastheminionshittheground,they’reeatingupallthefood,andhavingaterribletimetryingtofindenoughfood,untiltheyfindtheseholeswherethefoodis .Andminionsgodownintheholestoeatthefood .

AndJackandJillwanttogetridofthem .AndtheystartkickingKick-Mesdownintotheholeswiththeminions,hopingtheKick-Mewillkicktheminionsoutofthehole .TheydiscoveredthatifyouputtoomanyKick-Mesinthehole,itdoesn’tworktoowell .IfyouputtoofewKick-Mesin,itdoesn’tworktoowell .ButifyouwereJackandJill,anditwasrainingminions,andyouweretryingtostopthemfromeatingallyourfood,whatwouldyoudo?

Jack & Jill with their Kick-Me.

Evil Mister Fred blew his minions out of the vacuum cleaner bag.

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Imagination and Brainstorming Time[Students make suggestions](THEREARENOWRONGANSWERS!Whatevertheysay,youshouldreply:“That’sagoodidea,”“Theymightdothat,”etc .Afterbrainstorming,proceedwiththeexperi-ments,thenfinishthestory .)

Andwe’regoingtoleavethis“Tobecontinued . . .”

SometimesinourstoriesJackandJillmightcalltheAcmeStoreofEverything .TheAcmeStoreofEverythingexistsontopofMountEver-est .I’lldrawitheresoyoucanseewhatitlookslike .Here’sMountEverest .It’s29,000feettall .There’ssnowalloverit .Attheverytippy-top,there’sadoorthatfloatsinmid-airallbyitself .Well,youcanwalkaroundthedoorandseethefrontofthedoorandthesideofthedoorandthebackofthedoorandtheothersideofthedoor .Butifyougooverandgrabthedoorhandleandturnitandopenthedoor,insideyou’llseethishugewarehousethat’sfullofelves .Andtheelveshavereallygoodears .SoifJackandJillsay,“Wow,I’dliketohaveanF-4FighterPlanewithmachineguns,allofasudden,poof!--they’llhaveanF-4FighterPlanewithmachineguns .SoJackandJillcanaskforanythingtheywant .Inourstory,JackandJillhaven’tdecidedwhattheywantyet .Theydon’tknowhowtostoptheminionsfromeatingalltheirfood .

The Acme Store of Everything is a door at the top of

Mount Everest.

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Experiment: Make Film Cans Explode

Now,forourexperiment,wehaveacoupleofwaystodoit .Onewayiswithbreathspray .Let’sseeifthishasanyinit .Yeah,that’sgotsomeinit .Didyouseethelittlepuff?Okay .Andthelittlepufferismadetopuffbecausethere’ssomegasinthere .We’llseeifthegaslights .[Sprays the breath spray over the flame on a cigarette lighter.]Didyouseethat?Sothisthinghasgasinit[cigarette lighter];yousawitmakeaflame .Andthishasgasinit[breath spray],butitdoesn’tusuallyflame .Imagineyouwanttofreshenyourbreath,andyouwanttopuffsomeofthisinyourmouth .Andyou’vegotacigaretteinyourmouth .Isthecigarettelit?Yeah .Andyougopoof!!--youcouldblowoffyourface!Ifyouhaveabeard,youcouldprobablycatchyourbeardonfire .Andyou’dgoarounddoingthe“ooh-ahooh-ahdance .”

Herewehaveanodd-lookingthing .Youcanseethroughit,andthere’swiresinthere .There’sapictureofEvilMisterFredonthisone .Andit’sgotthiswhitethingonthetop .Andthenthere’ssomemetalpieces .Whenyoupushhardontheredbutton,ifyoulookharddownhereatthebottom,youmightseealittlespark .Seethelittlespark?[We’ll turn off the lights]andyou’llprobablybeabletoseethespark .Thevideocamerawon’tseethespark .It’saverysmallspark .There--seethespark?Okay,it’snotabigspark,butyoumightbeabletoseeit .

Comeoverhereandgrabapairofearmuffs .Youcanwearthemifyoulikethem .

Firstwe’regoingtousethegasthat’sinthecigarettelighter .Andtouseit,there’salittlethingrightherethatyoupushdown .Gascomesout,butitdoesn’tmakeaflame .Rightthereiskindofalittlestep .Whenyoupushthelittlestep,invisiblegascomesout .We’regoingtotrytogetsomegastogointothis,soI’mgoingtostickitdowninside,pushthepaddle,I’mgoingtocounttosix .Onethousandone,onethousandtwo,onethousandthree,onethousandfour,onethousandfive,onethousandsix .Sothere’ssomegasinthere,wehope .Weputthelidon .Andwe’regoingtodothelittlesparkandseeifthegasdoesanything .[Nothing happens.]Now,eithertherewastoomuchortherewasnotenough .Nowwe’regoingtodolikethis[waves the can around].Thattakesthegasout .

NowI’mtryingwithbreathspray .We’llgosquirtwithbreathspray,putthaton,andwe’regoingtoclickit[film can pops off],andthatwasjusttherightamount .

Sointheexperiment,we’regoingtomakeitsoyouguyscanusethesethingsandtrytofigureoutwhetheryoushouldusetwoseconds’worth,threeseconds’worth,foursecond’sworth,fivesecond’s

Experiment/Demo:

When breath spray squirts across the lighter flame, it ignites.

Film can launcher.

Press the button to release the gas.

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worth,orsixsecond’sworthtomakeitgopop .Allright?Andwe’rego-ingtobejustshootingthemallovertheplace .Andifyoulikethenoise,youcanlistentothenoise .Ifyoudon’t,youcanputonyourearmuffs .Andweshouldprobalyuseeyeprotectionsoyoudon’tgetbonkedintheeye .Pickoutsomegogglesthatlookliketheyworkforyou .Andyou’regoingtoworkwithapartner,sochoosesomeonetoworkwith .

[Demonstrates lighter.]Wedon’twantyoujustlightingflamesandburningpeople’shairoff .Youcanmakeflameswiththemtoseeifitworks,butwhenyoudotheexperiment,youjustpushthelittlepaddleatthebottomandpointitintothefilmcan .Whenyoupushthelittlepaddle,itletsoutgas .Youcan’tseeit,Idon’tknowifyoucansmellit,andyouputitdownintothecupandcountonethousandone,onethousandtwo,onethousandthree,

onethousandfour,onethousandfive--youdecidehowmanysecondsyoucount .Ifyouhappentoguessright,whenyoufireit,it’llgooff .Andthenyougofindyourfilmcanandtryitagain .

Irecommendearmuffsbecauseifit’srightnexttoyou,it’sprettyloud .

[Instructor passes out film can launchers and lighters, and students experiment with them for several minutes.]

Whatwe’regoingtodoisloadthemupwiththeamountyouthinkusuallyworksbest,andthenwe’regoingtoturnoffthelights,andI’mgoingtogofive,four,three,two,one,andyou’regoingtofirethemallatthesametimeinthedark .Let’sseehowmanycangooff .[Lights off.]Five,four,three,two,one .[Students fire all film cans at once.]Okay,nowwe’regoingtoputthefilmcansbackon,andwe’regoingtoputthembackinthebox .

Film can on top of launcher.

A student squirts gas from the lighter into the film can.

A student prepares to launch his film can.

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Demo: Tennis Ball Cannon

[After collecting the launchers, goggles, and earmuffs, the In-structor brings out a small pvc cannon.]

Thisisasmallcannonofsorts .Sometimesitworks,sometimesitdoesn’t .We’regoingtoputinaboutsixsquirtsofbreathspray--one,two,three,four,five,six--we’regoingtostickinatennisball .[Student:Andthenyoupressthatwhitething .]No,there’snowhitethingtopress,justahole .Andwehaveacigarettelighter,andwe’regoingtotryandhitourdragonupthereandtrynottobreakthelights .[Instructor places end of long butane lighter in hole in cannon.]Sowe’llputthishere .Okay,five,four,three,two,one .[Tennis ball shoots out of the cannon and bounces off the wall.]Wecantrythisoutsideandseehowhighitgoes .[Student: Can we make it?]No,yourparentsprobablywouldn’tbehappyifIgaveyouatennisballcannon .Let’sgooutside .

[Outside, Instructor stands at one end of the parking lot and the students at the other, waiting to catch the balls. Instructor swings the empty cannon back and forth a few times.]I’mputtingfreshairinit .Areyouready?[Instructor fires cannon and students try to catch the tennis balls. After shooting four or five balls, they go back inside.]

Usually,lessthanthreedoesn’twork,andmorethantendoesn’twork .Somewherebetweenfourandeightisusuallyaboutright .

Tennis ball cannon.

Cannon fires balls.

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End of Lesson

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Okay,EvilMisterFredisdroppingminionsonJackandJill,andtheminionsareeatingalltheirfooddowninthepits .AndJackandJillsaid,“We’vegottogetridofthem .”Sotheysaid,“Kick-Mes,gojumpdowninthepitswiththeminionsandplaygameswiththem .”TheKick-Messaid,“Oh,boy!”AndJackandJilljustthrewthemdownontheminions .Andminionshavebaseballbats,andtheywerebang-ingawayatthepoorlittleguys,whichtheyliked,andfightingwitheachother .

AndJackandJillsaid,“Okay,Ithinkwe’vegotthisfiguredout .”TheycalledtheAcmeStoreofEverythingandorderedawholecaseofbreathspray,likethesethings .Theysaid,“Hey,youguysdon’tsmellsogood!We’llfixyouup .”AndtheysquirteditinontheminionsandtheKick-Mesdowninthehole .AndJacksaid,“Jill,shouldwedothis?”AndJillsaid,“Oh,yeah,they’llloveit!”

SoJacklitamatchandthrewitinthehole .AnditwentKA-BOOM!AndoutcameawholebunchofKick-Mesandminions,flyinglikerocketsoutoftheseholes .Yeah,theymadeexplodingKick-Mesandminions .

AndoneoftheholeswasdirectlyunderEvilMisterFred .Andsomeofhisminionscameupandka-blam!--hithimrightoffofhisvacuumcleaner .Ashewastryingtofall,--boom,boom,boom--moreminionskepthit-tinghim,untilEvilMisterFredgotblastedclearoverthemountains .Andeverybodylivedhappilyeverafter,exceptEvilMisterFred .

End of Story * DO NOT * present this part of the lesson until after the experiments!

Minions and Kick-Mes came blasting out of the holes.

Evil Mister Fred got blasted clear over the mountains.