bit confused…?

Question by ohlisto: bit confused…?

i drive a honda civic hatchback 1995, 1.6LSi car.
the engine still runs like new as always, however it seems to be licking up engine oil. i have to top it up quite often.
my confusion is that i would have expected the car to be smoking if the engine had gone bad or at least the engine should give me another hint that it is now “tired”. On contrary it keeps running like there ain’t a problem.
would tuning fix the fact that the engine consumes a lot of oil, or would i have to replace the engine.
i don’t wanna part with the car.
thanks

Best answer:

Answer by dodge man
if you have already checked for leaks ,and it has none it could be the valve stem seals causing some of this ,if it smokes when you start it that’s a good indication that the seals need replaced,if its using that much oil id also try and change the weight of it,go to a heavier oil that may slow it down some,good luck on it.

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Fun Science Activity for Your Homeschool Kid

 

Bubblology Experiments

to Share with Your Kids

By Aurora Lipper

 

This article teaches kids about the science of bubblology and gives a handful of totally fun activities to experiment with for their homeschool science learning (including bubble castles, light shows, and a kid-in-a-bubble). It’s also good for boy scouts working on a badge, or for any kids that love science experiments. These experiments are part of a homeschool science program that I teach, and I promise your kids will love it.

If you pour a few droplets of water onto a sweater or fabric, you’ll notice the water will just sit there on the surface in a ball (or oval, if the drop is large enough). If you touch the ball of water with a soapy finger, the ball disappears into the fibers of the fabric! What happened?

Soap makes water “wetter” by breaking down the water’s surface tension by about two-thirds. The force that keeps the water droplet in a sphere shape is called surface tension. It’s the reason you can fill a cup of water past the brim without it spilling over. Water becomes “wetter” because without soap, it can’t get into the fibers of your clothes to get them clean. That’s why you need soap in the washing machine.

Soap also makes water stretchy. If you’ve ever tried making bubbles with your mouth just using spit, you know that you can’t get the larger, fist-sized spit-bubbles to form completely and detach to float away in the air. Water by itself has too much surface tension, too many forces holding the molecules together. When you add soap to it, they relax a bit and stretch out. Soap makes water stretch and form into a bubble.

The soap molecule looks a lot like a snake – it’s a long chain that has two very different ends. The head of the snake loves water, and the tail end loves dirt. When the soap molecule find a dirt particle, it will wrap its tail around the dirt and hold it there.

To make the best bubbles for teaching homeschool science, you’ll first need to make the best bubble solution. Gently mix together 12 cups cold water in a shallow tub with one cup green Dawn (or clear Ivory) dish soap. If it’s a hot dry day, add a few tablespoons of glycerin. (Glycerin can be found at the drug store.) You can add all sorts of things to find the perfect soap solution: lemon juice, corn syrup, maple syrup, glycerin… to name a few. Each will add its own properties to the bubble solution. (When I teach this class, I have buckets of each variation along with plain dish soap and water so we can compare.)

The absolute best time to make gigantic bubbles is on an overcast day, right after it rains. Bubbles have a thin cell wall that evaporates quickly in direct sun, especially on a low-humidity day. The glycerin adds moisture and deters this rapid thinning of the bubble’s cell wall.

Tip for Teaching Homeschool Science: Keep a box handy with these items inside: paper clips (in two different sizes), rubber bands, dish soap (clear Ivory and green or blue Dawn), straws, string, plastic berry baskets, plastic water bottles, and wire coathangers. Label your box “Bubblology Experiments”. Pull the box out, add kids, and stand back.

Zillions of Tiny Bubbles can be made with strawberry baskets. Simply dip the basket into the bubble solution and twirl around. You can also use plastic six-pack soda can holders.

Trumpet Bubbles are created by using a modified a water bottle. Cut off the bottom of the bottle, dip the large end in the soap solution, put the small end to your lips and blow. You can separate the bubble away from the trumpet by rolling the large end up and away from your bubble.

Bubble Castles are built with a straw and a plate. First, spread bubble solution all over a smooth surface (such as a clean cookie sheet, plate, or table top). Dip one end of a straw in the bubble solution and blow bubbles all over the surface. Make larger domes with smaller ones inside. Notice the bubble changes shape and size when it connects with another.

Stretch and Squish! Get one hand-sized bubble in each hand. Slap them together (so they join, not pop!). What if you join them together s l o w l y?

Light Show is one of the favorites when I teach this class. Find a BIG flashlight and stand it on end (or use a thin one with three clothespins). Rub soap solution all other the bottom of an uncolored plastic lid (like from a coffee can). Balance the lid, soapy side up, on the flashlight (or on the spring-type clothespins). Blow a hemisphere bubble on top of the lid. Find a dark room, turn on the flashlight, and blow gently along the side of the bubble and watch the colors swirl.

Weird Shapes are the simplest way to show how soap makes water stretchy. Dip a rubber band completely in the soap solution and pull it up. Stretch the rubber band using your fingers. Twist and tweak into all sorts of shapes. Note that the bubble always finds a way of filling the shape with the minimum amount of surface area. Make a Moebius Bubble by cutting open a thick rubber band or ½” thick ribbon, give one end a half-twist, and reattach it together.

Polygon Shapes allow you to make square and tetrahedral bubbles. Create different 3D shapes by bending pipe cleaners made into cubes, tetrahedrons, or whatever you wish. Alternatively you can use straws threaded onto string made into 3D triangular shapes. Notice how the film always finds its minimum surface area. Can you make square bubbles?

Gigantic Bubbles Using the straws and string, thread two straws on three feet of string and tie off. Grasp one straw in each hand and dip in soap solution. Use a gentle wind as you walk to make BIG bubbles. Find air thermals (warm pockets of air) to take your bubbles up, up, UP!

Kid-In-A-Bubble In a child’s plastic swimming pool, pour your best bubble solution. Lay a hula hoop down, making sure there is enough bubble solution to just cover the hoop. Have your child stand in the pool (use a stool if you don’t want to get your feet wet), and lift the hoop! For a more permanent project, use an old car tire sliced in half lengthwise (the hard way) to hold the bubble solution.

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Want More Cool Homeschool Science Experiments and Activities?

 

Rocket-launch your kid’s education by downloading your FREE copy of the Homeschool Science Experiment Activity Guide from the Supercharged Science website: www.SuperchargedScience.com/freestuff.htm

 

 

 

Home Improvements Solve Problems

 

Bubblology Experiments

to Share with Your Kids

By Aurora Lipper

 

This article teaches kids about the science of bubblology and gives a handful of totally fun activities to experiment with for their homeschool science learning (including bubble castles, light shows, and a kid-in-a-bubble). It’s also good for boy scouts working on a badge, or for any kids that love science experiments. These experiments are part of a homeschool science program that I teach, and I promise your kids will love it.

If you pour a few droplets of water onto a sweater or fabric, you’ll notice the water will just sit there on the surface in a ball (or oval, if the drop is large enough). If you touch the ball of water with a soapy finger, the ball disappears into the fibers of the fabric! What happened?

Soap makes water “wetter” by breaking down the water’s surface tension by about two-thirds. The force that keeps the water droplet in a sphere shape is called surface tension. It’s the reason you can fill a cup of water past the brim without it spilling over. Water becomes “wetter” because without soap, it can’t get into the fibers of your clothes to get them clean. That’s why you need soap in the washing machine.

Soap also makes water stretchy. If you’ve ever tried making bubbles with your mouth just using spit, you know that you can’t get the larger, fist-sized spit-bubbles to form completely and detach to float away in the air. Water by itself has too much surface tension, too many forces holding the molecules together. When you add soap to it, they relax a bit and stretch out. Soap makes water stretch and form into a bubble.

The soap molecule looks a lot like a snake – it’s a long chain that has two very different ends. The head of the snake loves water, and the tail end loves dirt. When the soap molecule find a dirt particle, it will wrap its tail around the dirt and hold it there.

To make the best bubbles for teaching homeschool science, you’ll first need to make the best bubble solution. Gently mix together 12 cups cold water in a shallow tub with one cup green Dawn (or clear Ivory) dish soap. If it’s a hot dry day, add a few tablespoons of glycerin. (Glycerin can be found at the drug store.) You can add all sorts of things to find the perfect soap solution: lemon juice, corn syrup, maple syrup, glycerin… to name a few. Each will add its own properties to the bubble solution. (When I teach this class, I have buckets of each variation along with plain dish soap and water so we can compare.)

The absolute best time to make gigantic bubbles is on an overcast day, right after it rains. Bubbles have a thin cell wall that evaporates quickly in direct sun, especially on a low-humidity day. The glycerin adds moisture and deters this rapid thinning of the bubble’s cell wall.

Tip for Teaching Homeschool Science: Keep a box handy with these items inside: paper clips (in two different sizes), rubber bands, dish soap (clear Ivory and green or blue Dawn), straws, string, plastic berry baskets, plastic water bottles, and wire coathangers. Label your box “Bubblology Experiments”. Pull the box out, add kids, and stand back.

Zillions of Tiny Bubbles can be made with strawberry baskets. Simply dip the basket into the bubble solution and twirl around. You can also use plastic six-pack soda can holders.

Trumpet Bubbles are created by using a modified a water bottle. Cut off the bottom of the bottle, dip the large end in the soap solution, put the small end to your lips and blow. You can separate the bubble away from the trumpet by rolling the large end up and away from your bubble.

Bubble Castles are built with a straw and a plate. First, spread bubble solution all over a smooth surface (such as a clean cookie sheet, plate, or table top). Dip one end of a straw in the bubble solution and blow bubbles all over the surface. Make larger domes with smaller ones inside. Notice the bubble changes shape and size when it connects with another.

Stretch and Squish! Get one hand-sized bubble in each hand. Slap them together (so they join, not pop!). What if you join them together s l o w l y?

Light Show is one of the favorites when I teach this class. Find a BIG flashlight and stand it on end (or use a thin one with three clothespins). Rub soap solution all other the bottom of an uncolored plastic lid (like from a coffee can). Balance the lid, soapy side up, on the flashlight (or on the spring-type clothespins). Blow a hemisphere bubble on top of the lid. Find a dark room, turn on the flashlight, and blow gently along the side of the bubble and watch the colors swirl.

Weird Shapes are the simplest way to show how soap makes water stretchy. Dip a rubber band completely in the soap solution and pull it up. Stretch the rubber band using your fingers. Twist and tweak into all sorts of shapes. Note that the bubble always finds a way of filling the shape with the minimum amount of surface area. Make a Moebius Bubble by cutting open a thick rubber band or ½” thick ribbon, give one end a half-twist, and reattach it together.

Polygon Shapes allow you to make square and tetrahedral bubbles. Create different 3D shapes by bending pipe cleaners made into cubes, tetrahedrons, or whatever you wish. Alternatively you can use straws threaded onto string made into 3D triangular shapes. Notice how the film always finds its minimum surface area. Can you make square bubbles?

Gigantic Bubbles Using the straws and string, thread two straws on three feet of string and tie off. Grasp one straw in each hand and dip in soap solution. Use a gentle wind as you walk to make BIG bubbles. Find air thermals (warm pockets of air) to take your bubbles up, up, UP!

Kid-In-A-Bubble In a child’s plastic swimming pool, pour your best bubble solution. Lay a hula hoop down, making sure there is enough bubble solution to just cover the hoop. Have your child stand in the pool (use a stool if you don’t want to get your feet wet), and lift the hoop! For a more permanent project, use an old car tire sliced in half lengthwise (the hard way) to hold the bubble solution.

__________________________________________________________

 

 

Want More Cool Homeschool Science Experiments and Activities?

 

Rocket-launch your kid’s education by downloading your FREE copy of the Homeschool Science Experiment Activity Guide from the Supercharged Science website: www.SuperchargedScience.com/freestuff.htm

 

 

 

Homeowners encounter many nagging problems around the home that will force them to take action. Creating home improvement projects to solve each problem might require them to list each problem and identify a solution. While home improvements solve problems, they can often cause money problems if a homeowner does not plan each project to be beneficial and cost effective.

Some home improvements solve pet problems by giving the homeowner an area to store pet foods, medicines, leashes, and toys. The unused space above a washer and dryer can be used to hold double cabinets to hold cans of pet food in orderly rows. Dry pet food can be stored in airtight containers with dispensers that slide open on the sides. The homeowner will no longer have to face clutter on the floors when pets are fed each day and they will be able to keep count of the foods for the pet to ensure that an ample supply is on hand at all times.

A few pieces of hardware and some storage cases could help solve a clutter problem under the kitchen sink. Parents often place cleaning solutions under the kitchen sink for quick access throughout the day. Small children like to go exploring and find these small hiding spaces very interesting. A few shelves or plastic boxes will help end the clutter under the kitchen sink. The cleaners used each day could be placed in a plastic caddy equipped with a handle. Installing decorative locks on the cabinet doors will keep small children away from chemicals that can do great harm.

Some home improvements can be accomplished without tearing holes in walls. Families can find many pieces of furniture very useful in solving problems throughout the home. Plans for a home improvement project might come from furniture designs already in the home. A homeowner will be able to create storage areas for compact disks and DVDs by copying the shelf spacing on a desk hutch in the home office. With further design changes, the homeowner might create a large storage caddy for groceries that allows them to reuse space that used to be the broom closet.

With simple adaptation to these storage designs, the homeowner might venture out into the garage and create a very detailed design to accommodate the storage of nuts, bolts, and nails that used to drop on the floor when hobby projects were in progress, only to be found later embedded in car tires. Old carts can be converted to good use when home improvements are made to create shelves. Then the homeowner will have no problem carrying the trash to the street or transporting potted plants in and out of the garage during the changing of the seasons.

Some home improvement projects not only solve problems but help to save lives too. Parents can create a safe environment throughout the home by installing a home security system. Surviving a home fire will be easy if parents do some home improvements that mount escape ladders to the window units in every upstairs bedroom. These stepladders can be stored in the bedroom closet until needed, and help so solve other problems. Children can use these stepladders throughout the year to remove clothes that are hanging out of reach in the bedroom closet.

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