Elephant Toothpaste
A class arrives at school to find their room transformed into a laboratory and their teacher transformed into an animal dental hygiene scientist. The zoo asks them to invent a recipe for elephant toothpaste. The class observes the chemical reaction when they mix the ingredients together. Are they successful? And what do the elephants think of their new toothpaste?
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Series: Connected 2014 level 3 - Why Is That?
Category: Non-fiction
Strand: Nature of science
Elephant Toothpaste
Words by Nikki Reid and Rex Bartholomew
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Connected 2014 Level 3 - Why Is That?
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2 of 5Counting Kākahi
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3 of 5Rebuilding Christchurch with Amazing Ideas
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4 of 5The Tsunami That Washed Time Away
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