Try This!How It WorksThe vinegar made its pennyshine. New pennies are shiny.But they become dull over timeas copper on the surfacereacts with oxygenfrom the air. The twoelements combine toform dark chemicalscalled copper oxides.The acetic acid invinegar dissolvesthese chemicals andleaves the coppersurface of the pennylooking shiny. Soap isgreat for cleaning many things,but it can’t dissolve copper oxides.What to DoTry to guess which liquid will make a penny shine!1 . Set one penny aside .2 . Place each of the other two pennies into its own paper cup .3 . Into one cup pour enough ,vinegar to cover the penny .4 . Into the other cup pour ,enough liquid soap to cover that penny as well .5 . Wait at least 10 minutes .6 . Remove the pennies rinse them ,in water and rub ,them with a paper towel .7 . Compare the two pennies with the one you set aside at the beginning.One Penny s ’ShineBy Carey KriegerArt by Andy J Smith.What You ll Need’• three dull pennies• two paper cups• vinegar• liquid soapTime toPhotos stack of pennies by Corbis Premium RF Alamy hand holding penny : ()/, ()Photodisc Alamy three pennies Brand X Pictures Jupiterimages Unlimited/, ()/.
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“Be proud of the work we did.”I chewed on my pencil as I paced back and forth across my bedroom. What was I going to do? It was bad enough that I was the new kid. But now I was sure to get laughed right out of fifth grade. How could my first homework assignment be such a disaster?I sat at my desk and stared at the computer screen. “My name is Anna Kincaid, and this summer I—” I stopped. How could I stand in front of my class and say that I’d spent the entire summer handling something that most people don’t even like to talk about? Manure. Otherwise known as poop. I’d spent three months shoveling, collecting, and analyzing cow manure on my grandparents’ farm in Oklahoma. I tried to think of a different adventure I could share. Maybe I could say I’d spent the summer on the Weather Control Team preventing tornadoes in the Midwest.“Time for dinner,” my mom called.I trudged down the stairs and slid into my chair.“You’ve been in your room since you came home from school,” Mom said. “What are you working on?”I groaned. “I have to tell the class what I did this summer.”My younger brother, Seymour, started giggling uncontrollably. “No one will want to sit next to you after they hear you were covered in cow poop all summer!”“OK, that’s enough, Seymour,” Dad said.“Anna,” said Mom, putting green beans in a bowl, “be proud of the work we did this summer. Our planet would be in sad shape without scientists like your grandfather.”It’s true that my grandfather does important work. Back in 2019, he developed an easy way to use manure as a source of fuel, and he’s spent the last couple of decades perfecting the method. Using the manure is now easy, economical, and environmentally safe.“I know, Mom,” I said, staring at my meatloaf. “But it’s not exactly something people want to hear about before lunch.”“Or during dinner,” Dad said, chuckling as he also studied his meatloaf.That night I dreamed about more glamorous adventures: scuba diving in Australia as I restored the Great Barrier Reef; I was sure to get laughed right out of fifth grade.By Lori Anastasia Art by Marcelo Baez•Summer VacationPlanet-Saving!
I took my classmates on a virtual tour.swinging from vines as I protected the rain forests in Brazil. I tossed and turned.At school the next day, I hunched over my desk, listening to each kid speak. My palms were sweaty, and the knot in my stomach grew tighter. I prepared myself for total humiliation.“And that was my voyage to the moon’s first Lunar Hotel and Day Spa,” Ember Adams said, finishing her report. She bowed and took her seat.“It’s your turn, Anna,” Ms. Hammond said.I breathed quickly. Clutching my micro-mobile computer, I stepped to the front of the room and cleared my throat. “This summer I—well, I . . .” I stared at the floor. This was my last chance to save my dignity with a tale of fake adventure.Then I thought about Grandpa and how hard he works to save our planet. “I spent the summer collecting cow manure,” I blurted.I looked around the room. No one seemed completely disgusted, although there were some confused faces.I went ahead and hit a few keys on my computer, and a three-dimensional image of a cow eating alfalfa appeared in the middle of the classroom. I proceeded to take my classmates on a virtual tour that started with the cow in the pasture and ended with a man fueling his car at the local methane-gas pump. To my amazement, my classmates were fascinated.Toward the end, I decided to throw in one of Grandpa’s corny jokes for good measure. “What did one gas pump say to the other gas pump after an exhausting day of fueling cars?” I paused, then said, “‘I’m totally pooped out.’ ”Laughter and a few good-natured groans filled the room.I finished by saying, “I guess my family’s work this summer helped fuel Ember’s trip to the moon and Max’s underground express train to the deep-sea adventure park.”The class applauded as I returned to my desk.The boy seated behind me tapped my shoulder. “Hey, I’m Josh,” he said. “I guess you’re responsible for my family’s agonizing eight-hour road trip to visit my great-aunt Ethel in Maine.” He laughed. “Anyway, some of us are playing kickball after school. Want to come?”Who would have thought that I’d make my first friends at this school thanks to Grandpa and my stinky summer vacation—I mean, my fabulous planet-saving adventure!Back in 2019 ,Grandpa developed an easy way to use cow manure as fuel.
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