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TV Week, August 1-7, 1999 Reno Unglued From the Tube Discovery Kids soak up a physics lesson with Sci Squad is for everyone. -What's your favorite way of coding off when you're hot? j. -What's the funniest thing you'te ever seen happen with water under pressure? Why is it used in comedy? the summer drenched and hiding in his tree house. The kids accept the mission to build their own squirt gun to provide Donovan with an awesome defense. After a few false starts, they determine that a Super Soaker works when air pressure builds up behind the water and forces it through a small opening.

And the smaller the opening, the farther the water will shoot. One of the detectives, a boy named Durnsford (Mpho Koaho), mistakenly assumes that only a boy could design such a gadget. This infuriates female detective Riley (Tamar Kozlov), and she sets out to solve the problem on her own. By Diana Dawson TVData Features Syndicate Your children will discover science in the most down-to-earth backyard antics this week as Discovery Kids' Sci Squad investigates The Case of the Super Soaker." The water-drenched episode airs just in time to cool off your children during the dog days of summer. Watch for it Saturday, Aug.

7, on Discovery Channel. The young science detectives get a soggy message from a viewer named Donovan. He's the only one in his neighborhood without a Super Soaker, and he's spending most of After competition is set aside and teamwork realized, the squad creates a Super Soaker Donovan can use to survive summer in his neighborhood. Water fun -Help your children build their own Super Soaker from materials you have around the house. Be sure that air pressure builds behind the water to push it through a small opening.

-Hold a "Water Olympics" with water toys your family designs at home. You might create your own Super Soaker, sprinkler, plastic slide and water balloon target game. Mpho Koaho and Tamar Kozlov Hfflr.nriruiniiniin Sunday 11:00 A.M. (TEE) Pappyland Doodlebug doodles over PappylandJR) 911650 11:30 A.M. (TLCj Skinnama-rink TV C.C.

CopyCat hits the button. (R) 929679 (TLC Big Garage London's the fastest taxi in town. 209424 (hbo) Inventors' Specials Marie Curie assists in the war effort with her X-ray machine. (R) A SB 435956 11:00 A.M. (TLC Pappyland Pappy forgets how to draw.

(R) 239260 Friday 9:30 A.M. (DSY) Out of the Box Vivian's pet mouse visits. (R) S3 8386891 i tlc: Salty's Lighthouse Salty's crayons are gone. (R) 908655 10:00 A.M. iDSYj Bear in the Big Blue House Photographs.

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