Double Trouble by Tina Wells

Author:Tina Wells
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: HarperCollins

Other partners also had equipment, charts, and books spread out across their tables. Seeing everyone else’s progress made Zee worry. They had done so much in just one day! Then Jasper came into the room, with Kathi by his side. Kathi talked quickly as she followed Jasper to his spot at the table next to Zee. “So Ms. Merriweather said we could freeze the balloons in the school’s kitchen freezer.”

Frozen balloons? Zee thought to herself. That doesn’t sound very scientific. “What’s your project?” Zee asked Kathi.

“Oh, hi, Zee,” Kathi said fake-sweetly. “It might be hard for you to understand.”

Zee just looked at Kathi, waiting for an answer.

Jasper turned to Zee. “Kathi and Jen are examining how a comet’s size affects how quickly it melts,” he explained. “Their experiment is really quite brilliant!”

“Do you know what a comet is, Zee?” Kathi asked.

Zee wasn’t sure what a comet was exactly. But she wasn’t going to admit it to Kathi.

Zee looked from Kathi to Jasper, then back to Kathi, when Jasper jumped in to save her. “Of course Zee knows that comets are frozen lumps of gas and rock that orbit the sun,” he said.

“Yup,” Zee said quickly.

“Mmmhmm,” Kathi said as she crossed her arms and looked from Jasper to Zee. Zee telepathically thanked Jasper, but she also wondered why she liked that he came to her defense. Was it because she was his partner? His friend? His crush?

“Hey! There’s Jen.” Zee pointed to the door.

Jen struggled to lift two heavy bags.

“So we filled balloons with water, rocks, and sand. Then we froze them,” Kathi went on.

“And Jen is carrying the frozen balloons now?” Zee asked.

“Uh-huh,” Kathi said, nodding.

“Should we help her?” Jasper asked, looking concerned.

Kathi flicked her hand. “Oh, she’s practically at the table. I’ll just wait until she puts all the stuff down there.”

“Well, Jasper and I need to get started on our project, so . . .”

Kathi looked down at Zee. “That’s a good idea. I heard you haven’t really gotten much done yet.” Then, to Zee’s relief, she walked away.

Swiveling around to face Jasper, Zee asked, “Where do we start?”

“Well, I suppose we should start by figuring out the sort of project we should do.”

“You mean, like astronomical or physical science?” Zee said, thinking about Chloe and Kathi’s projects.

“Precisely,” Jasper said.

Then they talked about their ideas. Jasper suggested something with soccer, but Zee didn’t think she knew enough about the sport to do that. “Besides, Chloe and Landon are doing something sporty.”

Zee suggested fashion, but when Jasper asked her how that could be scientific, her mind went blank.

They went back and forth a few times until Jasper said, “How about music?”

Zee thought about her guitar. “You mean, like how sound is created from vibrations?”

“Or how music affects people’s brains.”

“Cool beans!” Zee said. “I love that idea. Let’s do that.”

“I suppose we should start by thinking about ideas for specific experiments.”

Zee began clicking on the laptop keyboard, pleased that she had already found a website that organized ideas by topic.

Jasper peered over her shoulder.

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