FoRCURI oUS KIDS

You really enjoyed making the Greek theatre from Issue 91.

Even robots like me can’t predict the distant future! However, some future tech will use smaller, faster computers to do the work of humans. Artificial intelligence (AI) can already answer questions, write poems and make art… but it needs humans to give the starting ideas and information. As computers get faster, AI will become cleverer, and robots will get better at chatting and caring like a human. But do we want them to look like humans – or is that too spooky? Future tech will definitely help us do more things, more quickly,

Isaac’s drawing futurepossibleof tech!

Dear Y, If the Earth is round, why do we always feel that we are the right way up, wherever we are on Earth?

Isaac, aged 5

When you were very young, you learned that the sky is UP and the ground is DOWN – something which is true wherever you are on Earth. You feel the right way up when your head is UP and your feet are DOWN because your body works best with gravity pulling down towards your feet. No matter where on Earth you are, gravity always pulls you towards the centre of the Earth (towards the ground), so you always feel the right way up. Likewise, if you do a handstand anywhere on Earth, you’ll also feel strange as your body works against gravity to push the blood from your head to your feet.

We loved seeing the results of your strawberry DNA experiments from Issue 92.

Finley, aged 8, extracted strawberry DNA and then looked at it with his microscope.

Aariz, aged 7

Hi Y, Why does licking our lips make them dry if saliva is wet?

Serena, aged 10

You made loads of amazing marble mazes from Emmi’s Eco Club in Issue 91… Send your experiments,

Ted, aged 7

Licking your lips makes them feel better for a while, but as the water part of saliva (spit) dries, it leaves behind lipase. This enzyme normally helps to start breaking down fats when you chew your food, but it can also damage the layer of protective oils on your lips. Saliva also contains salt, which helps to draw more moisture out of your lips, making them even drier. Dry lips are made worse by windy, cold and dry weather, but also by sunlight, so don’t forget to use a lip balm with sunscreen!

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Why did the crab cross the beach?

To get to the other tide!

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