Language & Culture
Japan
Bottle Rockets!
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Profile:
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Official Name: Japan
Continent: Asia
Area: 145,883 sq mi (377,835 sq km)
Capital: Tokyo
Official Language: Japanese
Population: 127,463,611
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Japan is an archipelago, or string of islands, on the eastern edge of Asia.
There are four main islands: Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, and Kyushu.
There are also nearly 4,000 smaller islands!
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Almost four-fifths of Japan is covered with mountains. The highest peak is
Mount Fuji, a cone-shaped volcano considered sacred by many Japanese.
Talking the Talk!
Some Common Phrases:
Hello
Konnichiwa. (kon-nee-chee-WAH)
How are you?
Genki desu. (GEN-kee dess)
make it look as
Decorate your bottle with the cone and fins, to
much like a rocket as possible!
the cork in
Fill the bottle one quarter full of water and push
tightly.
to the needle
Take the bottle outside and connect the pump
up, if not you
adaptor. Your fins should help your rocket stand
might need something to lightly rest it on.
Ask an adult to
Be warned, you may be about to get very wet!
you stand back at a safe
pump air into the bottle, making sure
a few seconds.
distance - the bottle will lift off with force after
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Cover 2 paper plates in tin foil.
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Staple the two plates together, one
right
side up, one right side down to mak
e your
spaceship shape.
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Now cover your bowl in foil and atta
ch it
to the top of your plates, upside dow
n with
glue.
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You can now decorate your space ship
with
stickers, glitter – whatever you wou
ld like!
You could even add crepe paper or
tissue
paper to make a trail of flames beh
ind the
spaceship
Attach your googly eyes to your pom
pom –
you now have an alien for your spa
ceship!
Place your alien underneath a clear
plastic cup on top of the
bowl of your space ship. You can eith
er tape the plastic cup
down, or glue it.
What is your
name?
O-namae wa nan desu ka? Oh-NAH-mah-eh
wah NAHN dess-KAH?)
My name is ____ .
Watashi no namae wa ____ desu. (wah-TAHshee no nah-mah-eh wa ____ dess)
Nice to meet you
Hajimemashite. (hah-jee-meh-MOSH-teh)
Please
Onegai shimasu. (oh-neh-gigh shee-moss)
Thank you
D?mo arigat?. (doh-moh ah-ree-GAH-toh)
You're welcome
D? itashi mashite. (doh EE-tah-shee moshthe)
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Yes
Hai. (HIGH)
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No
Iie. (EE-eh)
Excuse me
Sumimasen. (soo-mee-mah-sen)
I'm sorry
Gomen-nasai. (goh-men-nah-sigh)
Goodbye
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?? An empty
plastic bottle
?? Cardboard
made into a co
ne
and 4 fins
?? A cork that
fits your bottle
?? A pump w
ith a needle ad
aptor
?? Water
Paper Plate Spaceships
O-genki desu ka? (oh-GEN-kee dess-KAH?)
Fine, thank you.
Ask an adult for some help finding a
pump with a needle adaptor.
Push the needle adaptor of the pump
up through the cork. It needs to go all
the way through so you might have to
trim the cork until it fits.
Checklist!
Checklist!
?? 2 paper pl
ates
?? 1 paper bo
wl
?? 1 clear plas
tic cup
?? Tin foil
?? Stapler
?? Glue
?? Stickers to
decorate
?? A pom pom
?? Self-adhe
sive googly eyes
Say?nara. (sa-YOH-nah-rah)
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Now you have a finished spaceship!
Take it on a tour of the
galaxy!
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