Zoomerang #206

How to Make Your ZOOMerang You can print out your ZOOMerang and make it into a little booklet.

Here’s how: • Print all the ZOOMerang pages. What You • Cut out each page along the dotted lines. Need • Tape pages 1–6 together from end to end so that you have • scissors a long row. • tape • Tape pages A–F together to make a second long row. • glue • Lay one row face down on a table and put some glue on the back of the pages. • Place the second row on top of the ﬁrst row. The printed part of the second row should face you. • Smooth out the glue with your hand. • Let it dry and then fold your ZOOMerang where the pages join together. Vo li a ! linker a F ? It’s t t’s so floa ha met oesn't W nk in wate hing that d r si r b o ut j e us t “ i flink ! k s le Fl n r ” in the midd Fill a clear container with water.Place a foam What You Need What peanut in the water. • foam peanut happens? What can you • washers or paper clips do to make the peanut flink • 12 inches of string (neither float nor sink)? • clear container that’s Here are some ideas: ﬁlled with water (like a Attach washers or paper soda bottle with the clips to your peanut with different top cut off) Try making string. Or change the objects flink, like a small TM Predict shape of the peanut. sponge or a penny. ! Keep sci Experiment what you think will happen, changing the design of your and test it. Then send your flinks for Flinker until it results to ZOOM, Box 350, 10 seconds. Boston, MA 02134 or pbskids.org/zoom 11 Sent in by Sarah P. of Maribel, WI

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Cut a face out of a photo. Search What kinds of funny combinations in old magazines for a body that looks did you make? Tell us by writing funny with the face. Cut out the or sending drawings or photos to body. Glue the face and body to the ZOOM, Box 350, Boston, MA cardboard. Let the glue dry.Then 02134 or pbskids.org/zoom trim the cardboard around the new body. Glue a magnet to the back of the cardboard. Now you have a funny magnet to stick on your fridge! Sent in by Amy M. of Ellicott City, MD Find more fun ways to decorate your house, and Lara & Jack W. of Wellesley, MA like Bulletin Board and Junk Picture Frame, at pbskids.org/zoom/zoomdo

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