WARNING: This message should be read by 100% official Hay-wire Club members only!
Here’s what’s coming up in issue 2:
Have you visited the Planet Science website lately? If not then make sure you enter the Autumn Quiz before it's too late. We have three skateboards for the lucky winners. Here’s the link:
Now on to other Planet Science news:
We want to thank you for being a Hay-Wire member. But we don’t say thank you with a bunch of pretty flowers. At Hay-Wire, we send you a fantastic Frisbee instead!
It’s still not too late to claim your FREE Frisbee. Just send your name and address to: with ‘FREE FRISBEE PLEASE’ as the subject and we’ll pop one in the post!
If you’ve already sent your name and address then we have your details and a Frisbee will be with you shortly.
Do you always get told off for doodling in class? Want to know a place where you can actually win a prize for doodling? Well, here it is:
The website is called Robodoodle. It’s been put together by The Open University. They want children to use the website to doodle a REALLY USEFUL robot.
A really useful robot could be a robot that brushes your teeth in the mornings. How about a robot that does your homework? It doesn’t matter what sort of robot you doodle – just make it a useful robot. You could even design a robot that helps out in school. It could wash the paintbrushes!
When you visit the website you’ll find a sketching tool. This is what you use to doodle your robot. You can even erase any mistakes you make. There are prizes to be won for the best ideas, but get doodling now as the competition ends soon!
Most of our Hay-Wire Club members love doing experiments at home. So we’re giving away SIX DYNAMIC REACTION TUBES. Inside the tubes you’ll find the kit for completing these cool experiments, and many more:
To win a tube, send an email with your name and address to:
Hay-Wire.Clubhouse@nesta.org
Write ‘I WANT A TUBE’ in the subject box and your details will go into the draw. Look out for the winners in next Friday’s Hay-Wire.
Talking of reactions, you’ll erupt with excitement at this experiment, but you must ask an adult to help you.
The bicarbonate of soda falls into the vinegar and begins to fizz. Next, the balloon starts to blow up (inflate). Mixing vinegar with bicarbonate of soda causes a chemical reaction, giving off a gas called carbon dioxide. The gas causes the balloon to inflate.
Have a giggle at these animal jokes sent in by Hay-Wire Club member, Chris Summit...
Q) What’s grey and zooms through the forest at 20 mph?
A) An elephant on a moped.
Q) What do you call a hen with bad sunburn?
A) A fried chicken.
Q) What does a cow read every morning?
A) A moospaper.
Q) What does a baby snake play with?
A) A rattlesnake.
Q) What goes zzub zzub zzub?
A) A bee flying backwards.
Do you think you can do better? Then email your favourite jokes to this address:
Hay-Wire.Clubhouse@nesta.org
The best Tummy Tickers will be featured in a future issue of Hay-Wire so get emailing now!
INFORMATION OVERLOAD
Planet Science has gone Hay-Wire and now you have too! Look out for the next issue of Hay-Wire next Friday. In the meantime if any of your friends want to join the Hay-Wire Club then tell them to visit:
http://www.planet-science.com/wired/hay-wire/clubhouse
Bye for now!