Fairy Tale Adventures

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Fairy Tale Adventures

• Welcome to the world of fairy tales. On your
  journey around this land you will discover many
  strange happenings. Each time you will need to
  use your science to help the characters with
  their difficulties.

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Goldilocks and the Three Bears

• Well, hopefully that is the last we will see of
  her! exclaimed Mother Bear as she watched
  Goldilocks flee over the hill.
• But Im still thirsty, complained Baby Bear.
• Oh well, said Daddy Bear. Mother can fix the
  chair, Ill fix the bed and you, Baby Bear, can
  make us all a nice cup of tea.
• After Mother Bear had fixed the chair and Daddy
  Bear had fixed the bed, the three bears sat down
  to drink their tea.

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• One sugar for me, said Mother Bear as she
  heaped two spoonfuls into her middle-sized mug,
  gave the spoon a quick stir and then lifted it
  straight to her mouth.
• Two for me, said Daddy Bear, pouring a large
  spoonful into his massive cup and stirring it so
  hard that tea flew around the room.
• Three for me, declared Baby Bear as he trickled
  three spoonfuls into the middle of his tiny cup.

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• Wow, what a lovely cup of tea, exclaimed Father
  Bear.
• Mine isnt very nice at all, complained Baby
  Bear. Can I have some of your tea?
• Dont be so silly, Baby Bear. It all came out
  the same pot, so it will taste exactly the same.
  Now go and get yourself ready for bed.

Can you help Baby Bear to find out which types of
things (factors) might make the tea taste
different?
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Jack and the Beanstalk

• You must be kidding, exclaimed Gina as she
  gazed up below the spreading leaves of Jacks
  beanstalk.
• How did he do that? I cant even make a plant
  grow by a centimetre! complained Tim.
• The two children continued to stand, staring at
  the giant plant with their hand stuffed in their
  pockets and their shoulders sagging towards the
  ground. All of a sudden, a man appeared from
  nowhere. Can I be of any help? he asked,
  smiling widely beneath his large red hat.

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• Not unless you know much about growing plants,
  replied Tim.
• Carefully, the strange-looking man pulled a
  small, shiny bag from his cloak. Funny you
  should say that, he said as he pulled from the
  bag an ordinary looking plant. Now, if you two
  clever children can just work out what this plant
  needs to have in order to grow really large, than
  I will let you have it. With that said, there
  was a puff of yellow smoke and the man had
  disappeared as quick as he had arrived.

Can you help the children make a plant that will
have all that it needs to grow as big as possible?
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The Princess and the Pea

• This is a real pain! exclaimed the Princess.
  Must I always sleep on this pea? It gives me
  such backache!
• Yes, I am afraid you must. If I were to remove
  the pea I am scared that we will be cursed with
  bad luck, replied her handsome Prince.
• If that is the case, then is there nothing that
  we can do to make it more comfortable? asked the
  Princess rubbing her back with her hand.
• Well I could go and ask the advice of the
  castles scientists. They are all ever-son
  clever. I am sure that they will have some
  ideas, announced the Prince who then turned
  swiftly on the spot and began to climb the steep,
  stone stairs to the highest room in the castle
  where the scientists had their laboratory.

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Little Red Riding Hood

• Are you ok? asked Grandma, pouring Little Red
  Riding Hood a nice, warm cup of tea.
• Ithink...so.., she replied, trying desperately
  to catch her breath. It was that horrible wolf
  again. Its lucky that I am such a quick runner or
  he would definitely gobble me up.
• Just then there was a bang at the window. It was
  the wolf. He was standing just a few inches from
  the pane, licking his lips and smiling a very
  large grin. Slowly, he licked his tongue across
  the length of his lips.

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• Right, I have had enough of this, declared
  Grandma. I will buy you a pet. But no ordinary
  pet. This animal will have everything it needs to
  survive in these woods and will guide you safely
  to my house when you come to visit.
• But where can you get such an animal? asked
  Little Red Riding Hood.
• From the scientists of course, she declared as
  she hobbled over to the pigeon which she kept in
  a cage in the corner of the room. I will send a
  message immediately!

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Cinderella

• Cinderella sat gazing down at her foot on which
  sat the shiny glass slipper. Please dont think
  me ungrateful or rude, but does it have to be
  glass? Yes it is pretty and shiny, but I am so
  scared that it will break. Could we at least ask
  the scientists to explore other types of
  materials and let us know which would be best?