Wednesday, October 31, 2012

Bald Eagle - nest & plumage


The bald eagle's next is over 8 feet wide.
That's longer than any grownup person is tall!

bald eagle
(From: Wikipedia - bald eagle)

The "bald" part of the name, comes from an old word that actually means "white".

The size and color of the feathers of a bird is called "plumage".

Tuesday, October 30, 2012

Pectoral Girdle


The clavicle and scapula together make up what is called the pectoral girdle.

pectoral girdle
(From: Wikipedia - pectoral girdle)

Monday, October 29, 2012

Cardinal Directions


We just learned a little about the North America Continent.

On a map, if you see the letters N, E, S, W they stand for North, East, South, West.
Those are called the cardinal directions, and they are used to tell where something is at on a map.
cardinal
(From: Wikipedia - cardinal direction)

So if you are in Michigan, you might say that it's very cold up North and very warm down South.
New York is to the East, and California is to the West.

A fun way to remember the letters is the sentence: Never Eat Soggy Waffles!

world map

(From: Wikipedia - world map)

You can use a special tool called a compass to figure out which way is North, no matter where you are!

compass
(From: Wikipedia - compass)

Fifth Commandment


We just learned the Fourth Commandment about honoring your father and mother.

The fifth commandment that God gave to Moses is:

Thou shalt not kill.

This means not to kill another person.

(from: wikisource - Luther's Small Catechism)


(from: wikipedia - thou shalt not kill)

Saturday, October 27, 2012

Earth's Seasons


The earth's seasons, spring, summer, fall and winter, are all different temperatures because of the way the earth is tilted and how the sunlight shines on it.

When the top of the earth (where North America is) is tilted at the sun, that's when it is summer, the hottest time of the year.

When the top of the earth is tilted away from the sun, that's winter, the coldest time of the year.

earth tilt
(from: wikipedia - season)

Friday, October 26, 2012

French - How are you?


In French, to say How are you? you say Comment allez-vous?.

The way you say it is different than the way it looks though, it sounds more like como tah lay voo.

So the next time you see your Mom or Grandma, you could say:
Bonjour Madame, comment allez-vous?

And it sounds like:
Bohzhoor mahdahm, como tah lay voo?

Thursday, October 25, 2012

Spark Plug


We just learned about a car's Muffler

Inside a car engine, when the pistons go up to push on the gas and make it ready to explode, the spark plug is the thing that lets out a little spark like a match lighting a fire, and BOOM the gas explodes and pushes the piston back down.

spark plug
(From: Wikipedia - spark plug)

The spark plug gets it's electricity from the car's battery, which looks like a big square block.

car battery
(From: Wikipedia - lead acid battery)