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Spotlight Science Activities

Glorp - Mix up some cornstarch and water, and you've got a really weird gloppy substance that seems to defy physics. Is it a liquid or a solid? Try it and find out.

Bubble Rocket - You too can be a rocket scientist! All you need to make your own working model rocket is some paper and tape, scissors, water, a film canister, and a fizzy antacid tablet.

Science Stuff

Life in Space - Ever wonder what it's like to be an astronaut - how you eat, sleep, and get dressed in the morning? This NASA site will answer all your questions, with really funny web videos. (Did you know that astronauts can't eat crackers, because the crumbs can float up into their noses?)

Planet (?) X - Scientists have discovered a new object in our solar system, called Sedna - but is it a new planet? An asteroid? A really big potato? (OK, probably not a potato.) Check out this story for everything you ever wanted to know about this mysterious object!

Glowing Eye for the Butterfly - Butterflies are pretty to begin with, but this one stands out from the rest - scientists used genetic engineering to give the bug eyes that glow in ultraviolet light! Weird!

Attack of the Giant Snakes! - Having an exotic pet, like a pot-bellied pig or python, sounds like a cool idea - but what happens if it runs away or gets loose? Animals that don't belong in Florida are turning up everywhere, and it's a big problem. Most of them are escaped pets.