Matt loved science, and he wanted to be the Science Star of the week. Now he was presenting his experiment in Mrs. Perry's class.
"Let me show you 1 to keep an egg in the middle of the glass." Matt dropped an egg into salt water. But it fell to the bottom.
"Look, Matt's blushing!" Coco shouted. Matt, covered 2 red face with hands.
That evening he 3 The Book of Wonderful Science Experiments. When it came to the last page, he smiled. "This is the right experiment 4 me! It's impossible to fail this time."
The next day in front of his class, Matt spread small pieces of paper onto the desk and rubbed a spoon with cloth. "The spoon will lift up the paper." He raised the spoon, but 5 happened. The paper lay still.
"Matt's blushing again!" Emily pointed out. Matt was 6 and ran back to his seat with his red face.
"Becoming the Science Star seems so 7," Matt thought. That night he couldn't sleep, "I have to make it, but the only thing I could do right was blushing." … Suddenly, a 8 came to his mind.
The following morning, Matt appeared before the class again, 9 his Mickey Mouse ears.
"Mouse ears on the head are your 10?" Someone laughed and Matt's face burned.
"No, watch my 11! Blushing is my experiment," Matt answered. Everyone quieted down.
Matt continued, "When you feel stressed, your blood vessels in the face open wide and fill the skin with blood, 12 you blush." He showed a picture of blood vessels. "I've 13 many times to control blushing, but now I know it's a normal part of being human. So the best thing to do is to 14 it." The class cheered and Matt's red face lit up the whole classroom.
"Matt is the Science Star of the week," Mrs. Perry announced. Matt walked 15 back to his seat. What a perfect day!
