Innholdsfortegnelse for September 2017 i Click Science and Discovery Magazine for Preschoolers and Young Children

Ben loved bubbles. He took a bath in them every night. He blew them in his milk whenever Mom wasn’t looking. And he used up so many bottles of bubble mix that Mom finally said, “I’m not buying any more. We’re going to make our own.” She found tons of bubble mix recipes in books and on the Internet. “Which recipe is best?” asked Ben. “I don’t know,” said Mom. “They all start with dishwashing liquid and water but then add different ingredients.” “Let’s experiment. We’ll be bubble scientists!” Ben said, excitedly. Mom gently mixed half a cup of dishwashing soap with two cups of water, then divided the mixture into eight small bowls. “Most recipes add glycerin or corn syrup or sugar. We’ll add a different one of those…

Dr. Erin P. Riley is an anthropologist, a scientist who studies the ways that humans, apes, and monkeys live, act, and learn, both long ago and now. Lately, she’s been studying monkeys called moor macaques on the island of Sulawesi in Indonesia. Here’s what she told Click about her work. Click: Why did you start studying monkeys, Erin? Was it because they’re so cute? Erin: It was more because they’re so active and interesting! In school, I was very curious about ancient people and civilizations. I thought I would become an archaeologist, digging up old cities. But when I went on my first archaeological dig, I could tell right away it wasn’t for me. Click: Why not? Erin: Archaeologists work very slowly. They stay in the same spot all day,…

“There’s smoke pouring out of the oven!” Lucas yelled. “Aaaa!” Grandma grabbed potholders and pulled out a smoking tray of blackened cookies. “I got distracted and forgot to set the timer again.” “We can’t eat these!” squealed Samia. “You’re right,” Grandma agreed as she scraped the burnt cookies into the trash. “But don’t look so sad. We can make another batch of chocolate chip cookies. It won’t take long!” “Yum! Will they be puffy and soft and gooey in the middle? That’s my favorite,” said Samia. “I like mine flatter and crisper,” said Lucas. “Well, I’m never sure how my cookies will turn out, especially when I get distracted,” said Grandma. “I guess we’ll just have to take our chances.” Lucas thought for a moment. “Do we have to leave…

All around North America, kids and adults are looking for ladybugs. When they find a ladybug, they take its picture. Then they send the picture to scientists. Why? For the Lost Ladybug Project. There are thousands of different kinds of ladybugs. Some have many spots; others have just a few. They can be big or small, round or oval-shaped, and any color from red to orange to yellow to cream. The ladybugs the scientists are looking for are very hard to find. One kind is called the nine-spotted ladybug. It has—you guessed it!—nine spots on its back. Nine-spotted ladybugs once lived all across North America and were easy to find. But by 1990, they had started disappearing. Now they’re almost gone. Another type of ladybug, the two-spotted lady beetle, has…

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