May/June 2010

Zippers are quick now, but they took a long time to get right. Find out how just long, discover the moldy secret of a modern miracle drug, and ponder the unlikely origins of Play-Doh and TNT in this month's exciting issue of Ask!

Invention Studio

Can You Find It in the Try, Try Again Issue?
GAMES - Find these things in this month's issue of Ask Magazine!
Great!-But What Is It?
PUZZLES & GAMES - Can you match these inventions to their origins?
What do you know about the zipper?
GAMES - Now that you've read this month's issue of Ask, can you answer these questions about the zipper?

The Clubhouse

Design a Flying Machine
CONTEST - See our Ask Magazine contest winners for "Design a Flying Machine"!
Is it OK to be messy?
ASK & TELL - What do you think?
Try, Try Again
AVERY'S OPINION POLL - Avery wants to know your opinion about some important questions!

Book Recommendations

Mistakes That Worked
Oops! No, wait, Eureka!
The Kid Who Named Pluto
Sometimes what science needs is a clear-thinking kid.
The Story of Inventions
So many clever inventions!
Toys
The secret history of toys!