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Bubble 

wand

Tub

Stirrer

YOU NEED ...

Turn your ship’s propeller  

into a bubble-blowing machine!

If you cover the tub, you can keep 

the solution for a couple of weeks. 

You can also label the tub using 

your own homemade sticker. On a piece of paper

, 

write out the words “Bubble-blowing solution

” 

and then stick it to the outside of the tub using 

adhesive tape. Keep the solution away from 

animals and small children.

Tip!

1

You will also need: tap water, tablespoon, sugar, 

dishwashing liquid (the “Dawn” brand works well), 

or bubble-blowing solution  

HERE’S HOW!  

1

   To make the bubble-blowing liquid:  

Fill half of your tub with water, add three 
level tablespoons of sugar and one 
tablespoon of dishwashing liquid.   

2

   Use your stirrer to mix the solution until all 

of the sugar has dissolved completely. Let 
the solution sit for a couple of hours.  

3

   Switch on your ship’s propeller, dip the 

bubble wand into the solution, then hold the 
wand in front of the propeller. 

You’ve now finished cr

eating 

your own underwat

er 

wonderland! Hav

e fun 

experimenting as you pl

ay!

31

Bubbles

AND THE

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Summary of Contents for Pepper Mint in The Fantastic Underwater Science Voyage

Page 1: ...rt Germany 49 0 711 2191 0 www kosmos de Thames Kosmos 301 Friendship St Providence RI 02903 USA 1 800 587 2872 www thamesandkosmos com Thames Kosmos UK LP 20 Stone Street Cranbrook Kent TN17 3HE UK 01580 713000 www thamesandkosmos co uk IN Underwater ScienceVOYAGE The FANTASTIC EXPERIMENT MANUAL ...

Page 2: ...sed batteries are not to be mixed Do not mix old and new batteries Do not mix alkaline standard carbon zinc or rechargeable nickel cadmium batteries Batteries are to be inserted with the correct polarity and pressed gently into the battery compartment Instructions for inserting and changing batteries are on page 29 Non rechargeable batteries are not to be recharged They could explode Rechargeable ...

Page 3: ...s Pockels ELECTROLYSIS OF WATER Using a voltaic pile the world s first working battery Volta performed electrolysis on water for the very first time in 1800 The electrolysis of water involves breaking down water molecules into their individual parts This produces oxygen and hydrogen gas This technique is used to split chemical compounds into their component parts Once said Only someone who is comp...

Page 4: ...t water is actually made of and how to safely build an electric circuit I m Pepper Mint I ve got lots of good ideas and I love building things and taking things apart to figure out how they work I m about to set sail on an expedition to the Bermuda Triangle Come along with me Here s what to do 1 Read the story or get someone to read it aloud 2 Carry out the experiment 3 Learn through playing Child...

Page 5: ... wand 1 720725 12 Axle short 6 720726 13 Axle long 1 720727 14 Stick 1 720728 15 Tub with cover 1 720572 16 Screw two piece 3 720723 17 Battery compartment with cables 1 720743 18 Spring 2 713882 19 Sandpaper 1 720574 You will also need ruler scissors craft glue tap water paper adhesive tape watercolor paint 2 x AA batteries 1 5 volt type LR6 mignon tablespoon sugar soap dish towel dishwashing liq...

Page 6: ...ages 13 14 Giant Snapper Pages 24 25 Ship s propeller Pages 28 30 The wonder of water Pages 9 10 3 Table of Contents Tip On pages 16 17 and 31 you ll find exciting experiments all about water and blowing bubbles For even more background knowledge go to the last double page spread ...

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Page 8: ...riangle which Mr Eisenbart had spent the last few weeks preparing for And Pepper who had volunteered to spend the past year cleaning every single pane of glass in the aquarium had been allowed to come along The empty tank in the aquarium had been prepared for the rare species of fish that Mr Eisenbart planned to catch on their expedition and then investigate in the city aquarium How about we take ...

Page 9: ...which has a small hole in it and fit it over the base panel of the ship by sliding it in from the front 3 Now complete the front of the ship the shorter side by adding the purple colored railing which you can slide into the corresponding slots from above Finally attach the back panel across the back of the ship 3 x plain wood sheets 2 x wood sheets with illustrations 1 3 tab Tip If the pieces snag...

Page 10: ...ts with a towel and let the wood dry overnight 4 To build the little cabin assemble the three teal colored wooden pieces by sliding the middle section down onto the two side walls The colored sides of the panels should be facing inward Next slide the top horizontal panel into the horizontal slots and push it in fully 5 You re almost finished Push the cabin down into the corresponding slots in the ...

Page 11: ...few objects on deck were secured The expedition could finally begin The ship rocked lightly up and down on the waves and after a while Pepper managed to ignore the queasy feeling in her stomach and went out to explore the ship The cabins that the expedition team would be sleeping in were located below deck Pepper was lucky enough to have been assigned a cabin with a porthole Under the cabins was t...

Page 12: ...t go any further If it s too tricky ask your parents for help 3 Fill the syringe with tap water as shown in the drawing below Fill the tub halfway with water Hang the end of the tube over the side of the tub and pull out the plunger The syringe is now filled half with air half with water Hold the syringe upright and push all the air out and out of the tube too Finally pull the plunger out fully 2 ...

Page 13: ...wn gently from above until the syringe is suspended from the holder Place an empty syringe with the plunger fully pushed in into a hole at the other side of the holder and connect the free end of the tube that s filled with water to the empty syringe 4 WHAT S HAPPENING When you carefully press the protruding plunger down water flows into the empty syringe at the other end of the tube and pushes th...

Page 14: ...ipping tie both ends of the string in a pretzel shape around the mast and tighten the knot 4 Take the mast with the flag attached and insert it through the precut hole in the upper deck at the front end of the ship then hoist the Pepper Mint flag Mast 20 cm string Flag from cardboard sheet You will also need Ruler scissors and craft glue 11 1 2 Flag andthe 11 4 3 WHAT S HAPPENING Thanks to the adj...

Page 15: ...k knocked briefly on the door to the control room and opened it A tall woman with an eye patch and a parrot on her shoulder turned to look at Pepper who at this unexpected sight completely forgot what she had wanted to ask After a long silence Pepper finally announced Hello I m Pepper Mint She didn t get to hear the name of the captain as some buttons suddenly began to flash red and a loud beeping...

Page 16: ...el then insert it down again through the hole in the base panel of the ship as shown Have a towel ready in case the tube leaks 2 Slide an empty syringe the plunger should be pushed all the way down into the big hole in the base panel of the ship The handles on either side of the syringe should be touching the underside of the base panel while the barrel of the syringe should be pushed down through...

Page 17: ...lowly push the plunger of the full syringe inward 4 WHAT ARE HYDRAULICS The word hydraulics comes from Greek and means water hydro and pipe aulos In science hydraulics is the study of the flow behavior of liquids That sounds pretty complicated but you ve actually already explored what it means using your model i e how a liquid is used to transfer a force The pressure that is exerted on a pump is t...

Page 18: ... had also stopped All she could hear was the sea outside and the various members of the expedition party calling out every now and then She pressed the light switch but her cabin remained in darkness Struggling to remain upright Pepper made her way down the swaying corridor to Mr Eisenbart s cabin If anyone understood what was going on here it was Mr Eisenbart the old deep sea researcher He was si...

Page 19: ...PENING The paper clip floats on the surface until you add soap and disturb the surface tension of the water Then it sinks to the bottom Water consists of a great number of molecules that attract and repel each other If a molecule is surrounded by other water molecules these interactions balance each other out If a water molecule comes in contact with air because it s at the surface the forces of a...

Page 20: ...that they re the ones responsible for the many mysterious occurrences in the Bermuda Triangle The most impressive case dates back to 1945 when five aircraft from the US Air Force disappeared from the radar without a trace The search and rescue aircraft that was sent out to find them also failed to return In the meantime calculations have shown that accidents are no more common in the Bermuda Trian...

Page 21: ...y do you all look so disappointed Well you see began Mr Eisenbart We can t go on a dive to find the fish The crane that was to lower the diving chamber into the sea and lift it out again has stopped working Just like every other electronic device on board Even our radio is dead added the captain Radiooooo deaaaad cawed the parrot on her shoulder in agreement Pepper didn t want to let the bad news ...

Page 22: ...el of the ship From beneath twist the other screw piece up into the screw piece above Tighten the screw firmly using a flat head screwdriver if necessary Warning Make sure that the longer slots in the crane base point toward the front of the ship 2 Now with their tabs pointing downward insert the two sides of the crane into the crane base The crane side with the hook on its lower end must be inser...

Page 23: ...ore wooden supports into the sides of the crane one from the back and one from the front 7 Then attach a 30 cm piece of tube to a second syringe and fill them both with tap water as demonstrated on page 9 Pass the tube through one of the port holes in the side panel of the ship then pass it under the base panel and then up again and out through the hole at the back next to the crane From underneat...

Page 24: ...nge with a 20 cm length of tube attached see page 9 fill them both then pass the tube through the hole that is farthest forward in the side panel and onto where the empty syringe is Attach the full tube to the empty syringe and then secure the tube in place using a U shaped piece of wood Make sure that the tube is pulled taut 11 Turn your ship right side up again Finally remove the pieces for the ...

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Page 26: ...pth of 20 meters now 30 now 40 After an hour the chamber was 150 meters deep Pepper had to yawn and quickly covered her mouth with her hand Somehow she had imagined that this would be more exciting But wait Had the cable just jerked a bit The cable suddenly went taut and began to move to the right and left Pull it up right now shouted the captain over her shoulder Up up repeated the parrot and Pep...

Page 27: ...he hook are in the right places 2 Now place the remaining four wooden rectangles onto the free ends of the axles as shown in the picture 3 Push both pieces of the sea monster s head out of the cardboard sheet and attach them to the two wooden rectangles on the left 4 Cut a 20 cm length of tube connect it to a syringe and fill them both as described on page 9 Attach the free end of the tube to an e...

Page 28: ...that you set it up as shown in the close up pictures 9 Your Giant Snapper is now ready to be used Carefully press the plunger of the full syringe down and watch what happens Have a go at snapping at Pepper in the diving chamber Tip The connector must be in a vertical position You can gently turn the plunger in the syringe until it s pointing in the right direction If the connector isn t gripping p...

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Page 30: ...r of different things happened all at once From the engine room came the droning sound of the engine starting up again from the control room on the bridge came the sound of loud beeping and on the deck of the ship the lights came on They had electricity again And just in time for dinner too The ship s propeller began to rotate around the axle again whipping up the water and creating bubbles of all...

Page 31: ...sert the two springs into the precut holes narrow side down If you move the springs to one side with your finger to make a little gap you can insert the wire through the rings Connect the black wire to one spring and the red wire to the other spring To finish from above slide another panel downward in front of the motor 4 From behind push the whole structure back into the wooden piece printed with...

Page 32: ... everything is positioned correctly You can now turn on your ship s propeller by moving the switch to the ON position Please ask an adult to insert or replace the batteries Open the cover of the battery compartment Insert two new AA batteries 1 5 volt type LR6 Mignon or remove the old batteries and insert new ones Make sure you put the batteries in correctly by matching the and polarity markings T...

Page 33: ...as metals copper and silver for example are very conductive so we call them conductors Other materials such as wood rubber elastic and glass are non conductors or insulators Tip Don t forget to switch off the battery compartment when you re not using the propeller To do this just move the switch to the OFF position or remove the wires from the springs 30 WHAT IS VOLTAGE We measure the tension of a...

Page 34: ...eed tap water tablespoon sugar dishwashing liquid the Dawn brand works well or bubble blowing solution HERE S HOW 1 To make the bubble blowing liquid Fill half of your tub with water add three level tablespoons of sugar and one tablespoon of dishwashing liquid 2 Use your stirrer to mix the solution until all of the sugar has dissolved completely Let the solution sit for a couple of hours 3 Switch ...

Page 35: ...hat the goldsmith had deceived him He called on Archimedes and asked him to verify the purity of the crown without damaging it in any way Archimedes pondered this difficult task for a long time Then as he was taking a bath he was struck with a flash of inspiration Gold was the heaviest known metal at that time This meant that a piece of gold weighing exactly the same as a piece of another metal wo...

Page 36: ...evious Shutterstock com The publisher has made every effort to locate the holders of image rights for all of the photos used If in any individual cases any holders of image rights have not been acknowledged they are asked to provide evidence to the publisher of their image rights so that they may be paid an image fee in line with the industry standard 1st English Edition 2018 Thames Kosmos LLC Pro...

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