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Imagination 4 Making Fire and Cracking Coconuts

Activities:

6 Noah's Wild Morning

Puzzles: 2, 10, 11

8 Imagine If I Were a Butterfly

Cartoon: 16

12 What's on Your Coat of Arms?

Science: 21

14 Use Your Imagination

Workshop: 22

20 Imagine If I Were a Spider

Drawing Lesson: 29

25 Max & Gracie

Puzzle Solutions: 30

26 Imagination Celebration 28 Imagine If I Were a Bear

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by Diane Winebar Imagine your home is on an island in Polynesia, an area of more than 1000 islands in the Pacific Ocean.

What would your life be like? There would be palm trees, sandy beaches, and small villages. And because your imagination has taken you back to long ago, your family would use coconut oil lamps at night.

At the Polynesian Cultural Center in Hawaii, you can do more than imagine island life – you can experience it! You'll see recreated villages that represent several South Pacific island nations. Natives welcome you into their homes, where you can see how their ancestors lived and what they ate. You can hear their music, see their art, and participate in their customs. It's time to go to exciting Polynesia!

The Aotearoa (ow-tee-a-ROW-a) village is a great place to begin our imaginary journey. The Maori people are famous for their fantastic woodcarvings and tattoos. Once you get your own temporary tattoo, you'll feel like a real Maori. When you watch the inspiring haka war dance, you'll learn why fierce Maori warriors stick out their tongues and bulge out their eyes. Well, what would you do to intimidate your enemies?

It's on to Fiji. You mustn't insult the chief, so take off your hat when you enter the village. And your shoes come off when you go into someone's home. These are important customs. The drum made from a hallowed out log is called a lali. What important message would you pound out to other islands across the water?

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In the Hawaiian village, you'll learn the hula. This dance is more than grass skirts and gentle swaying.

The dancer's hands, feet, and even facial expressions are all used to tell stories about Hawaii's people, places, and events. You can learn ancient Hawaiian games that are a lot like bowling and checkers. Now put on your lei (a wreath made of leaves and flowers), take one last bite of poi (food made from taro root), and get ready to go to the next island.

Welcome to Samoa! You can help build a fire here, but forget about using matches. The natives will teach you the traditional way to get a spark by rubbing two sticks together. Now learn how to crack open a coconut with a pebble. Impossible, you say? You just have to know where to strike the coconut. When the coconut is ready, add bananas and breadfruit, and cook it in an outdoor oven called an umu. Dinner is ready!

Tahiti is next. Here's your chance to hook a big one as you fish off the pier. For something more energetic, imagine you're a Tahitian athlete. Natives still compete in surf riding, canoe races, and heavy stone lifting. Maybe spear throwing is your sport. See that coconut on top of a pole? Do you think you can hit it with your spear?

In the Tonga village, the natives share their love of music and dance with a loud, lively concert featuring the rhythms of very large drums. If all that dancing wears you out, you can learn a sitting dance.

Afterwards you can play a kind of shuffleboard game called lafo. Once, this game could only be played by members of the royal family.

Your Polynesian adventure doesn't end here. You can paddle a canoe and imagine you are a villager traveling from one island to another. Or you can pretend it's a day of celebration in your island village when you enjoy a luau, a traditional Hawaiian feast with lots of entertainment. When you see the fire knife dance, you'll get the same excited feeling that Samoans did long ago as they watched their warriors prepare for war.

Now that you've had a glimpse of these fascinating island cultures, which island nation can you imagine yourself living in?

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by Anita Nahta Amin • illustrated by Dwane Cude Noah put down his storybook and sighed. He wanted an adventure, like the kind in his book. But nothing ever happened in his neighborhood.

He hopped out of bed and peered out his window. His pulse quickened. The morning fog had rolled in. Mysterious, shadowy figures were sneaking around. Noah focused on a shadow. He rubbed his eyes. Was he imagining things? He leaned closer for a better look.

Then he raced downstairs.

He bumped into Mom, who was carrying a mop. “Mom, there’s an elephant in our driveway!”

“Mmhmm,” Mom said, mopping the foyer. “And what is this elephant doing, exactly?”

“It’s taking a bath in a puddle,” Noah answered.

“That’s nice,” Mom mumbled. “Maybe it’ll wash the cars too.” She carried her mop away.

Noah opened the front door so he could watch the elephant. Then he saw another shadow and blinked with surprise.

Noah turned and ran toward the sound of clanging pans.

Dad was in the kitchen. “Dad, there’s a monkey climbing our tree!”

“Mmhmm,” Dad said, ladling pancake batter into a sizzling pan. “And which tree is this monkey climbing, exactly?”

“Our orange tree,” Noah answered.

“That’s nice,” Dad mumbled, flipping the pancakes over.

“Maybe it’ll pick some oranges for us. Then I can make fresh orange juice for breakfast.”

“Don’t you want to see it?” Noah asked.

“Sure. Later, OK?” Dad asked.

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“OK . . .” Frowning, Noah headed back to the front door.

He took one look, then ran to Grandpa’s room. “Grandpa, there’s a giraffe in our yard! Really!”

“Mmhmm,” Grandpa smiled, pruning his plants. “And what is this giraffe doing, exactly?”

“It’s eating our bushes and trees,” Noah answered.

“That’s nice,” Grandpa mumbled, plucking some leaves off a plant. “Maybe it’ll trim the grass too.”

Noah shook his head. We’ll never see this again, he thought. And nobody believes me!

He hurried to his room to get his digital camera. From his window, he snapped several photos. As he reviewed them, an idea came to him.

Smiling, he headed to the breakfast table. He overheard Grandpa saying, “Noah has some imagination . . .”

“Look!” Noah showed them the photos.

Mom, Dad, and Grandpa stared at the photos. Their eyes grew wide. They raced to the front door.

“There’s an elephant in our driveway!” Mom cried.

“There’s a monkey in our tree!” Dad cried.

“There’s a giraffe in our yard!” Grandpa cried.

“See?” Noah said.

“Call the sheriff!” Dad cried.

“Call the zoo!” Mom cried.

“Call the news!” Grandpa cried.

So they called all three. “We’re on our way!” all three said.

When the sheriff arrived, he said, “We’ve been looking for these animals all night! They escaped from the zoo.” He gave Noah an honorary badge. “Good job, son.”

The zookeeper thanked Noah. “From now on, your trips to our zoo are free. You’ll be our guest of honor.”

He led the animals away.

“Well, Noah,” the news reporter said, “you’re a hero. Any comments?”

“Yes.” Noah grinned. “There’s a kangaroo behind you.”

And sure enough, there was.

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by Shirley Anne Ramaley If I were a butterfly, just think of all the places I could go!

I’d fly away and land on beautiful flowers. Children would see me and smile with delight. People might take pictures and call friends to come and see me. My beautiful wings would shine in the sun.

But wait. There are three stages I have to go through before becoming a butterfly that can fly. First is the egg, carefully laid on just the right leaf by the mother butterfly.

Why does the right plant matter? Because the next stage, the caterpillar (or larva), will eat only certain kinds of leaves.

A caterpillar is very small and can’t move to a new location. It needs to hatch on exactly the right plant. Each caterpillar species likes different kinds of plants. What happens during this second stage? The caterpillar eats and eats and eats, and that’s all it does. The job of a caterpillar is to eat as much as it can.

Caterpillars grow quickly and expand in size. Their exoskeleton (skin) doesn’t grow, so caterpillars shed the outgrown skin for a new one, and they do this more than once.

The third stage in the life of a butterfly is the pupa (or chrysalis), sometimes referred to as the “resting stage.”

But while it may look like it's resting, it’s really very busy.

Once a caterpillar is done growing, it forms itself into a pupa. First it finds a safe place, away from where it has been eating. A nice, quiet, safe spot is what

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is needed. Then the caterpillar will spin a silk pad and hang in the shape of a “C” or “J,” depending on the species. This pupa is a protective shell that keeps the new caterpillar safe while it goes through a huge transformation.

Each species is different. Some hang upside down, some right-side up, and others make what looks like a hammock out of silk to lie in. All the time, the shell protects the changing caterpillar. Everything changes during this period. How long does all this take? Usually about two to three weeks, depending on the species.

Finally, the day comes when the butterfly emerges from the pupa. This is what people are waiting for. But it doesn’t just fly away. The wings are soft and lie against the body, so the butterfly can’t fly. And the butterfly needs to rest. It’s a lot of work getting out of that pupa! After resting, the butterfly pumps blood into its wings. As the wings begin to work and flap about, the butterfly is ready to fly. It might take a few hours, but the butterfly soon figures out how to fly and takes off.

What does the butterfly like to eat?

They all mostly feed on nectar from flowers, but can eat anything that will dissolve in water. They are attracted to sodium found in salt and sweat. If you visit a butterfly pavilion, a butterfly might land on you, hoping to find something good to eat! Just let it sit there – don’t brush it away. If you need help, ask an attendant to carefully brush the butterfly away. But why not just let it rest on your arm or leg? You might even feel the soft touch of its gentle feet.

Some butterflies can eat pollen, such as the Zebra Longwing. Because of this ability, the Longwing lives longer than most, up to six months. Others might live only a few weeks.

What is the adult butterfly now supposed to do? It has one purpose, to help make more butterflies by finding a mate. After a female butterfly has mated and is ready to lay eggs, she must find the right plant. And so the cycle begins again.

Imagining that I am a butterfly, my life may be short, but it is filled with wonder.

If you visit a butterfly place, just look at the smiles on everyone’s face. When a butterfly lands on your arm, or even your face, the smiles get bigger. Everyone seems to love butterflies. Unless you live in Antarctica or a very dry desert, you’ll see butterflies. You won’t see every species, but there will be some. I bet you’ll be smiling too.

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by Guy Belleranti Find your way through the maze by connecting letters to spell, in order, the following ways you can use your imagination: WRITE A STORY, POEM, OR SONG, PUT ON A SHOW OR PLAY, CREATE A NEW GAME, BUILD AN INDOOR FORT, MAKE THINGS OUT OF MUD OR CLAY. You may move forward, backward, up, or down, but no letter may be connected more than once. Write the unconnected letters in the blank spaces to spell out an imagination message.

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The terrific thing about your imagination is that there are never any limits to what you can imagine.

Fill in the squares so that each row, column, and 7-square section has the letters I-M-A-G-I-N-E (2 I’s in each).

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by Doris Fisher Imagination creates new ideas. Discover who uses imagination by using the code to solve this puzzle.

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Please read carefully. Find the letters described by the fraction given in each statement. Print the letters you select, in the order provided, into the boxes found below the puzzle.

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The last 1/4 of SOUP The first 2/7 of ELASTIC The middle 1/3 of STICKS The last 1/3 of TEA The middle 1/5 of BENDS

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by Evelyn B. Christensen

Abigail, Ethan, Katie, and Tyler each wrote a story about different imaginary creatures. Use the clues to match the people with the creatures: dragons, elves, Abigail trolls, and unicorns.

1. Somebody wrote about creatures that start with the same letter as his name.

2. The author of the dragon story had her creatures breathe lots of fire.

3. Abigail got ideas for her creatures from “The Three Billy Goats Gruff.”

If you'd like, use the grid to eliminate possibilities.

Put an "x" in a box if you know a creature doesn't go with a person. Put an "o" if you know it does.

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by Renee E. Heiss illustrated by Pamela Harden Use your imagination to take yourself back to the year 1300 A.D. You are in medieval times, with peasants, knights, and castles. Noble families design coats of arms, using symbols and pictures to tell the history of their important families. Coats of arms are everywhere, even on horses' saddle blankets. In an era when few can read or write, coats of arms make it easy for people to know who is who.

Coats of arms began when heralds took messages between princes and their armies.

It was hard to tell who was behind helmets and other armor, so men began decorating their shields. This way, heralds knew who should get the messages. Cloth coats were worn to protect metal armor from the sun or rain. The coats were decorated with the same symbols found on the shields and were called a "coat of arms." Soon coats of arms weren't just cloth coverings, and they weren't just for soldiers! Nobles and regular men and women wanted their own. When couples married, sometimes two coats of arms were combined sideby-side on one shield.

Today heraldry means the study or creation of coats of arms. It's a way of tracing and recording family histories. Here's how you can design your own coat of arms.

Basic Rules of Design 1. Shapes are traditional shields for men, but women use a diamond or oval.

2. The background of the shield is called the field. It can be any metal, color, or fur. Never put a metal on a metal or a color on a color. This rule began because it was difficult to see silver on gold or blue on green from a distance.

3. The field can be divided into two or four smaller fields. Use vertical, horizontal, or diagonal lines to divide the field. Lines can be wavy, zig-zag, or any pattern that repeats.

4. Another way to divide the field is with a chevron. This is a single v-shaped pattern that can be a single color or have symbols placed on it.

5. Charges are the pictures that go on top of the fields. Here is where the fun begins! Anything from the farm to the zoo can be used as a charge. Symbols such as knots, stars, and crosses also are used.

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6. No two people may have the same coat of arms. In medieval times, if you used your father's design, you would have to change it slightly.

Create Your Own Start with your last name. Suppose it is Cannon. You could simply draw cannon on your shield. Or you could be more creative and draw a "can on" the shield. Now consider your first name. Perhaps you were named for the biblical Joseph. You might want to have a coat of many colors. Or maybe your name is Tangi. That's easy – a "G" that's painted tan.

Think about your hobbies. Are you a surfer? Certainly a surfboard would do, but again, you could get more creative. How about drawing ten nooses for "hang ten"?

Pick your favorite metals, colors, or furs. Divide your shield into sections using lines or chevrons.

Add designs that describe you. Now you have your own personal coat of arms!

Colors Used in Heraldry (Medieval terms are in parentheses.)

Metals Gold (or) – usually painted as yellow Silver (argent) – usually left as white Colors (tinctures) Blue (azure) – a royal blue Red (gules) – a bright red Green (vert) – a medium green Purple (purpure) – a deep purple Black (sable) – true black Tan (tenne) – medium tan and sometimes orange (This color isn't used much.)

Furs Ermine (ermine) – white background with black tails all over Reverse ermine (ermines) – black with white tails all over Gold ermine (erminois) – gold with black tails all over Squirrel (vair) – alternating blue and white squirrel skins

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It’s fun to imagine when you play, read a book, or even dream. Visiting a museum just for children is a super way to learn new things while using your imagination.

Almost every major city has some type of children’s museum. They offer special exhibits on many areas of interest. Using props, costumes, and exhibit areas, you can become almost anything you want. Interactive play and learning inspire us to care about and improve the world. Creative exhibits help spark our imagination.

The largest children’s museum in the world is in Indianapolis, Indiana. Its many floors provide areas of interest for everyone. As is the case with most museums, there are exhibits that don’t change. Some exhibits are only open for a few months and then others take its place.

In “Take Me There: China,” you board a modern Chinese airplane. During a pretend flight, you fly over the Great Wall, the Forbidden City, and other Chinese sites. After you leave the plane, your adventure begins.

You might find out your zodiac sign. Pretend you are a panda keeper. Your mission is to save these endangered animals. Try writing in Chinese. Discover what it would be like to live with a modern-day Chinese family. Learn the ins and outs of their daily lives. Perhaps while eating lunch, you’ll try using chopsticks. Later you might learn about Chinese festivities, the Dragon Dance, Kung Fu, and the Spring Festival. Listen to traditional and contemporary music and then try to play some real Chinese instruments.

If you are interested in flight, you will want to stop at “Flight Adventures.” A multimedia show in the Space Quest Planetarium explains flight through birds, kites, and airplanes. The visitor also learns how NASA is finding new and safer ways of travel. They are helped with future engineers and aviators like you. Also while at the exhibit, you have a chance to build your own flying model and give it a ride in the wind tunnel. Experiencing the history of flight through the eyes of the Wright brothers and NASA flight experts will answer any 14 questions you might have on aviation.

If your interest is in the stars, a visit to the Space Quest Planetarium is a must. You can become an astronomer. Watch galaxies form before your eyes. Look into space through the eyes of the orbiting Hubble Space Telescope. Explore constellations deep into space. Learn about the race to the moon through human stories of competition and collaboration.

There is an area in the museum called “Fireworks of Glass.” As you relax on a revolving platform, you can look up at, and all around, a huge 43-foot tower of blown glass. It is made of 3200 pieces of colored blown glass. You learn about glass blowing. You can blow glass virtually on a computer. Or you can create your own sculpture, using color plastic shapes that look like the pieces of glass in the tower.

Go back in time to the Cretaceous Period. In this area, you will hear the thundering footsteps of dinosaurs.

Check out the unusual plants, the brilliantly colored sky, and the changing weather patterns. Look at Tyrannosaurs, Triceratops, and Maiasaurs roaming nearby. Dig for dinosaur bones. Look at full-size dinosaur skeletons.

Touch an authentic T. rex bone. Draw or sculpt your own dinosaur art. Learn how paleontologists use fossil clues to learn what dinosaurs may have looked like. And be sure to check out Leonardo, the mummified dinosaur. When he was unearthed in the Montana Badlands, researchers learned new things for the first time. They had their first look at real skin, scales, and foot pads of the behemoth that roamed the planet 77 million years ago!

Use your imagination, and experience a real adventure when you visit a children’s museum. Whether you are blasting off into space, uncovering treasures in a shipwreck, or collecting clues to solve a mystery, your visit will be special. You will be using your curiosity and creativity to explore the world around you.

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If I were a spider, I would be an interesting animal. I would have eight eyes, although some of my spider cousins might have fewer.

Even with no wings, there wouldn't be a problem getting around. You see, I would have eight legs too.

All spiders can produce silk, but not all spiders make webs. If I were a spider, I would want to be the web-making kind and make amazing, elaborate creations. Glands on my abdomen, called spinnerets, would release liquid silk that looks like thread. Actually, it is made of many thin strands stuck together that harden when they hit the air. I would attach one end of my silk to a tree branch, hang on, and let the wind carry me away.

Wheee! What fun I would have traveling from place to place.

Spiders use their strong webs to trap insects. Sitting in the middle of their web, they wait for an insect to come by. When it does, the spider rushes over and wraps its prey in silk. Spiders can't chew or swallow, so to eat, they use their sharp fangs to inject poison into their prey. The insect's insides turn into watery goo, and the spider just sucks it up. Liquid lunch! Some spiders hunt without webs. They lie in wait, and when something good to eat passes by, they chase after it. These spiders also have fangs and use poison to liquefy their prey.

I could live almost anywhere in the world if I were a spider, even in water. Some are tiny, but others can be quite large. Many people are afraid of them, but what are spiders afraid of? They try to avoid wasps, birds, toads, monkeys, and even other spiders. They also have to watch out for people who step on them and use pesticides that harm them.

If I had to choose, I would be a goldenrod spider. Then I could change my color from white to yellow, to blend in with the flower I was sitting on. Yes, I'd be a very interesting animal!

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photos by Ken Tapp

I bet you have blown bubbles outdoors. I also bet that you blew those bubbles on a nice, warm, sunny day in summer.

But have you ever blown bubbles outdoors on a freezing, cold day in winter? If you haven’t, this will be a super, amazing experiment for you to try. You won’t believe what happens to bubbles when they meet the freezing cold of winter!

What You Need: • a piece of paper about 3 inches wide and 8 inches long • a rubber band • soap solution – Make this by mixing a tablespoon of water with half a cup of dish washing detergent.

• a winter day that is below freezing with no wind

What To Do Roll the paper into a tube 3 inches long, and slip the rubber band around it to hold it. Put the soap solution in a paper cup. Put on warm clothes and go outdoors. Practice blowing a bubble by dipping one end of the tube in the soap and blowing into the other end. You should be able to blow a bubble about the size of a small ball. If the bubble sticks to the end of the tube, shake the tube to set it free.

Two Science Experiments to Try 1. Warm air rises. Hot air balloons “fly” because they are full of warm air, which causes the balloon to rise. YOU are warm inside. Take a big breath of air and HOLD YOUR BREATH as long as you can. The air will warm up inside your lungs. Now use your warm breath to blow a bubble.

The bubble will be filled with warm air, and it will float UP in the cold winter air! Bubbles you blow in the summertime float down because the air inside and outside the bubble is warm. Bubbles ONLY float UP in the wintertime when the air is cold!

2. Your bubble will only float up a little way.

Then, the air inside will get cold, and it will float back down.

When you can reach the bubble, HIT IT GENTLY WITH YOUR FINGER. Guess what will happen? Because the soap solution is made with water, and the bubble is so thin, it will SHATTER as if it were made of glass!

In freezing weather, bubbles do not POP – they BREAK! Try it and see.

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One cold January morning, you look out your bedroom window. It snowed last night! Fresh, clean, beautiful, sparkling snow! Dreams of snowmen, snow forts, and yes, snowballs hurling through the air dance through your head. You run out before breakfast and are disappointed – big time! The snow doesn’t stick together.

It’s powder snow, which is great for downhill skiing, but the pits for everything else. But, wait! As the sun climbs higher in the sky, the snow might turn into good snowball and snowmen snow! From the warmth and dryness of your room, find out if you have packing snow with this Good Packing Snow Alert. All you need to do is press its switch. If the red LED lights up, get ready to get your boots and coat on – fast!

What You Need: SNOW SENSOR • • • • • •

2 – Popsicle (or craft) sticks 2 – 3/4" 6-32 machine screws 2– 6-32 nuts 1 – small piece of sponge (about 1-1/2" X 1/2" X 3/4") 1 – small plastic snack bag tap water

MAIN CIRCUIT • 6" length of a 1x4 board • 1 – 400-Point Solderless Experimenter's Breadboard (Jameco part #20601) • 1 – transistor (Jameco part #178511) • 1 – red LED (Jameco part #333973) • 1 – 1k resistor (Jameco part #690865) • 1 – 470k resistor (Jameco part #691500CG) • 1 – Popsicle stick switch (See drawing 4.)

• 1 – 9V battery • 1 – 9V battery connector • foam mounting tape • several feet of #22 or #24 insulated solid copper hook-up wire – length depends upon several things. See text.

(Jameco part #2152876. Color doesn't matter.)

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Making the Snow Sensor Make two 1/8" holes centered about 2" apart in two different Popsicle sticks.

Three-fourths-inch long, 6-32 screws will be put through these holes. (See Drawing 1.) Cut a small piece of sponge (see the What You Need list), and sandwich it between the two Popsicle sticks within the hole spacings. As shown in Drawing 1, fasten the sticks together loosely, keeping the sponge in place, with the two screws and nuts. Soak the sponge and Popsicle stick assembly in a dish of water for at least an hour. Meanwhile, make sure the sensor wires are long enough to stretch from the Snow Sensor, which is put outside a window, to the Main Circuit, which you will probably want to put near your bed. When ready, attached the wires to each of the sensor screws as shown, and tighten them.

Put the Snow Sensor in a small plastic snack bag, and seal it without pinching the wires.

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Outdoor Sensor

Top View of Experimenter Breadboard

(Sensing unit is sealed in plastic bag.)

3/4" 6-32 bolts and nuts (1/8" holes must first be drilled in Popsicle sticks.)

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Hook-up wires connect the sensor to the breadboard.

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Note: Place transistor so its flat side is facing as shown.

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The Popsicle Stick Switch is mounted directly to the 1x4 board. Drawing 4 shows details for making this switch. Also look at Drawing 3 for the switch’s location.

The Indoor “Perfect Snow Detector” Popsicle stick switch

Wiring the Experimenter’s Breadboard Carefully follow Drawing 2. Make sure you place the LED and transistor as shown in the top view in Drawing 2 so you put the right wires in the right holes. The two resistors and two wires aren’t as tricky, although it's important you put all the wires in the right holes.

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Final Stuff Use foam mounting tape to attach both the breadboard and battery to the base. (See Drawing 3.) Connect the wires from the battery and the switch to the breadboard as shown. Also, connect the end of the Snow Sensor’s wires to the breadboard.

Put the Snow Sensor outside a window, and let the wires come between the window and the frame. Since the wires are so thin, you shouldn’t have a problem.

DRAWING 4 Side View of Our Famous Popsicle Stick Switch 1/2" long 6-32 machine screw and two nuts (Drill 1/8" hole in stick and put screw through hole.)

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Using It Once you see snow out your window, press the switch down. If the red LED lights, the snow should be good packing!

Since the battery is only used when you press the switch, it should last for years.

However, the water in the sensor will dry out unless the plastic bag is sealed perfectly. If you have a problem with the alert, simply open the bag a little, and put some water on the sponge!

Hint: If your sensor is in the shade and the LED won’t light, you still may be able to find good packing snow where the sun hits the snow!

Sources for Electronic Parts: Jameco Electronics 1-800-831-4242 www.jameco.com Magicland Electronics www.magiclandelectronics.com Radio Shack stores also carry most of the electronic parts.

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New Orleans, Louisiana 7:32 PM

Rainy, wet, windy, and unnecessarily unpleasant Max and Gracie and their owners, Linda, Craig, and their seven-year-old son, Ed, are driving the back roads of America. Perhaps you have seen Max and Gracie with their heads out the window. If not, here is a letter describing their most recent adventure.

“Max?” Gracie whined. tomorrow.” her. “It’s OK, Gracie. They’ll be back I put my paw over her shoulder to calm ed.

“Why did they leave us?” Gracie ask da, and Craig nel. I remember the first time Ed, Lin This was Gracie’s first time in a ken pen often. ed I had been. Thankfully, it didn’t hap hten frig how and nel, ken a in me left ’ll be here to you wake up tomorrow morning, they “We’re fine, Gracie. Just think, when over her paw her face when he sees us." Gracie threw pick us up. Imagine the look on Ed’s ning. et, or trying to imagine tomorrow mor eyes. I couldn’t tell if she was still ups all night long, smile. It’ll be as if he held his breath I continued. “Ed will be wearing a big waiting to see us.” s smile surround the question.

“His goofy grin?” I could hear Gracie’ “Yes. Now go to sleep.” g to us?”

“Will he trip over his shoelaces runnin Gracie snoring.

“Probably,” I chuckled. Soon I heard opened. Gracie by the screech of the cage door being The next morning we were awakened a big hug.

Craig went to their knees to give us and da Lin le whi s, arm Ed’s into t and I leap rs and landed him. He tripped on his unlaced sneake Ed ran ahead, calling for us to follow imagined last night! We jumped on on his rump, just as Gracie and I had hed uncontrollably. top of him, licking his face as he laug Yay! We’re all together again!

Max

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by Heather Klassen • illustrated by Jane Bodnar

“I can hardly wait for the Imagination Celebration “What’s that supposed to be, Manny?” Ramon at school on Friday,” Sarita said as she added another asked, turning to look at Manny’s creation. purple stripe to her painting. She had been working “It’s going to be the coolest robot ever when I’m on her project for a couple of weeks so far. Now she finished,” Manny answered. “Can’t you tell?” was putting the finishing touches on it.

“No,” Ramon admitted. “It just looks like a bunch “It’s going to be great,” her younger brother Manny agreed as he used duct tape to put two boxes of boxes to me.” together. “It will be fun to see all the imaginative “Well, use your imagination,” Manny said. things everyone at school comes up with.”

“Why don’t you go work on your own project, “What’s that supposed to be, Sarita?” Sarita’s Ramon?” Sarita suggested. “Do you need any help youngest brother, Ramon, who was just a with it? Manny and I could help you.” kindergartener, asked as he walked up behind her.

“No, thanks,” Ramon replied. “I’m already done.”

Then he just stood there, staring at her painting.

“You are?” Sarita asked, glancing around the room.

Sarita paused, her paintbrush in midair. "It’s a dragon, of course,” Sarita explained. “Can’t you tell?” Mom wanted them to work on all arts and crafts in the kitchen, but she didn’t see any materials for “No,” Ramon replied.

Ramon’s project in the room. “What is it? And where “Well, use your imagination,” Sarita said. “It’s is it?” like no dragon anyone ever imagined before.” Sarita “You’ll see,” Ramon said. He smiled, then he ran returned to her painting as Ramon wandered off. from the room.

“I don’t think he actually has a project,” Sarita told Manny.

“I don’t think so, either,” Manny agreed. “I haven’t seen him working on anything at all. And I haven’t heard him asking Mom for supplies or anything.”

“I don’t want him to be disappointed at the Imagination Celebration, when everyone else has a project and he doesn’t,” Sarita said. “Oh, well,” she added, shrugging. “We tried to help him.

Maybe he’ll come up with something next year, when he’s older.”

“Maybe,” Manny said. “And we can help him then too."

Finally, Friday arrived. Sarita and Manny set up their projects in the cafeteria after classes, along with most of the kids in the school. Soon Ramon joined them, dragging two chairs over. Then he sat on one of the chairs.

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I wonder what Ramon’s doing, Sarita thought. I guess he just wants to watch us, she decided.

“Here comes Mr. Lee,” Sarita said. The principal was choosing the most imaginative projects to win blue ribbons. I hope I win a blue ribbon, she thought as the principal approached. Of course, Manny’s project is really good too. I just hope Ramon won’t be too disappointed that he didn’t even try. But maybe that will motivate him to try next year.

“Fascinating, Sarita,” Mr. Lee said while examining her painting of a multi-colored dragon.

Mr. Lee turned to look at Manny’s project next.

“Quite imaginative, Manny,” Mr. Lee commented about Manny’s boxy robot, which glittered with silver paint.

“And what do we have here, Ramon?” Mr. Lee asked, smiling. Ramon sat on his chair, smiling back at the principal.

“But there’s nothing to see!” Manny blurted out.

“Well, Manny,” Ramon said, turning to face his brother, “you just have to use your imagination.”

Sarita couldn’t help but smile as Mr. Lee handed a blue ribbon to Ramon, and “shook hands” with Theodore. Ramon didn’t need our help after all, Sarita thought. It turns out my little brother just may have the best imagination in our entire family, she decided. And I’m actually glad that our old friend, Theodore, joined us today, even if only in all of our imaginations, thanks to Ramon.

“Oh, he doesn’t have . . .” Sarita started to say, but Ramon interrupted.

“I’d like for you to meet my imaginary friend, Theodore,” Ramon said, gesturing toward the empty chair. Mr. Lee turned, looked at the empty chair, and nodded.

Theodore! Sarita couldn’t believe it. Ramon had stopped talking about his imaginary friend last year, and Sarita had forgotten all about him. Theodore used to go everywhere and do everything with Ramon. At least, that’s what Ramon had always insisted. And the whole family had always played along. After all, it had been a pretty fun game.

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by Shirley Anne Ramaley

If I were a grizzly cub, I’d be born in the winter, in the den where my mother is sleeping. I’d be very small and weigh less than one pound. You could hold me in the palms of your hands. But you don’t want to hold me because a grizzly bear mother, called a sow, will attack anyone or anything that comes near her cubs. She has long claws. She is very big and weighs more than most adult men.

When the sow wakes up in spring and goes outside the den, her cubs follow her. They’ve been drinking her milk while she slept, so she’s very hungry! What does she eat? All kinds of things, including grass, seeds, roots, and even animals like elk and deer. Salmon is what the grizzles like the best. They gobble them up during the big salmon runs in the fall. But when cubs are born, it’s spring, so the mother grizzly has a wide choice of food to pick from. These bears are omnivores, meaning they eat both animals and plants.

A young grizzly cub will follow its mother across meadows and streams. It will see mountains and forests and other animals. The cubs stay with their mother for about two years. They learn what and where to eat and how to catch salmon. They also learn how to avoid danger and to stay away from other big bears. The cubs will probably never see their father because only the mother takes care of them and teaches them.

Grizzlies are an umbrella species. This means we need to protect them. Doing so helps the environment and many other animals.

Most grizzlies live in Alaska or Canada, but some are found in Yellowstone National Park, which is in the states of Wyoming, Montana, and Idaho. A few grizzlies are located in other areas.

Bigger than black bears, grizzlies are heavier, taller, and stronger.

The day comes when the cubs leave their mother.

But for two years, if I’m a cub, I’ll learn all about the world I live in from my mother.

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How to Draw

by Andrew Wales

Beginning artists might think that a “real artist” has a special ability to draw from memory. But most artists rely heavily upon skills of observation. Realistic drawings will turn out better when you have the actual object in front of you, or a photograph of it. And remember: Copying exercises are a good way to learn to draw, but your very own masterpiece is even better!

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Sketch out the basic shapes lightly in pencil. This is the time to compare size relationships. For instance, by using a ruler, I can see that the distance between the top of the bear’s head to the bottom of his chin is a little less than the distance from his chin to the bottom of his paws. And the distance from eye level to the center of the nose is about the same as the distance from the nose This drawing of a bear is based on a to the bottom of the jaw. By noticing photograph. I will explain each step of this, I can avoid mistakes like having the the process for you to follow along. head be too big for the body.

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Where the bear is in shadow, use two or more sets of lines closer together, and press with the pen more firmly.

When the basic shapes have been drawn, and you've made sure the sizes are correct, begin to pay closer attention to the details, such as the bear’s face. See how the lines around his eyes seem to When you're finished with your give the bear an aggressive expression?

His mouth is partly open, and his claws drawing, we'd like to see how you did! seem to have an upside-down, teardrop Send a copy of your bear drawing to us at shape. Draw lines to stress the bear's P.O. Box 227, Bluffton, OH 45817-0227. most prominent muscles.

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Picture Puzzle on page 2

Imaginary Creatures Logic on page 11

Imagination Creations on page 11 P O E T S

Abigail wrote about trolls.

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Ethan wrote about elves.

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Katie wrote about dragons.

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