German - Their car is tall

We just learned in German your food is hot is Ihr Essen ist heiß.

To say their car is tall you would say Ihr Auto ist groß.
We can break it up into four words:
Their - Ihr - sounds like Ee-uh /?/
car - Auto - sounds like ah-oo-toh /?/
is - ist - Sounds like isst /?/
tall - groß - Sounds like guh-oh-ss /?/


So all together Ihr Autoist groß sounds like mine Ee-uh ah-oo-toh isst guh-oh-ss.


(from: wikipedia - Goethe Institute)

Do you remember how to say it in Spanish?
Su coche es alto

Do you remember how to say it in French?
Leur voiture est haut

Anemometer

We just learned about the huge storm clouds called Roll Clouds.
Many people have jobs where they work to try and predict the weather and different types of storms.
A very important thing to measure is wind speed.

The tool used to measure wind speed is called the Anemometer.
The first anemometers that were invented were small cups on a stick that spun around, and counted how many times it spun around per minute.
Some later anemometers look more like an airplane with a propeller and a tail, and they can tell wind direction and speed.

(from: wikipedia - wind speed)


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Afghan Hound

We just learned about the Saluki.

Another type of dog is the Afghan Hound.

These dogs have long silky fur and a tail with a curl.

This dog got it's name because it was very common in the cold mountains of the country of Afghanistan.
Just like the Saluki, they have very good eyes and are known as sight hounds.

Because of their fancy fur, they are very popular dogs for pets and for dog shows that are like dog beauty pageants.

(from: wikipedia - afghan hound)


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Thoracic Aorta

We've learned how the oxygenated blood comes down the descending aorta.

Next up is the thoracic aorta, which is behind your chest area.

(from: wikipedia - thoracic aorta)


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Montana

We just learned about the US state of Missouri.

Montana is a state in the north west part of the US, bordering Canada to the North.
It's nicknames are Big Sky Country and The Treasure State.
It's motto is Oro y Plata, which is Spanish for Gold and Silver.

(from: wikipedia - montana)

The flag of Montana is a dark blue color with the word MONTANA in yellow, above the state seal.
The seal says The Great Seal of the State of Montana and Oro y Plata on it. There are pictures of mountains, plains and forests.
It has the Great Falls on the Missouri River, and a plow, pick and shovel.

(from: wikipedia - flag of montana)

The Great Falls are waterfalls on the Missouri River in Montana.

(from: wikipedia - great falls (missouri river waterfall))

Glacier National Park is a place in Montana with lots of great wildlife and glaciers.

(from: wikipedia - glacier national park (u.s.))

About 50 years ago, there was an earthquake in Montana that caused an 80 million ton landslide.
The landslide blocked a river, and the earthquake caused cracks in other rocks and dams, and it created a lake which is known as Quake Lake, or Earthquake Lake.

(from: wikipedia - quake lake)


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Jesus Crucifixion - It is finished

When Jesus was being crucified on the cross, he said "I am thirsty" to get a last drink, then said "It is finished" and "Father, into your hands I commit my spirit".

After he said that, he died on the cross.

When he died, the curtain in the temple was torn from top to bottom, and the earth shook.

(from: wikipedia - sayings of jesus on the cross)


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The Thinker - Auguste Rodin

We just learned about the famous painting Charles IV of Spain and His Family by Spanish painter Francisco Goya.

Another famous work of art is The Thinker sculpture by French artist François-Auguste-René Rodin in 1904.

It is a bronze sculpture, usually on a stone pedestal.
About 28 copies of the sculpture were made, some in plaster and some in bronze.

The artwork was first called The Poet, and it was made as part of a bigger group of sculptures that were all characters from a book called The Divine Comedy.
Many people think the Thinker statue was the author and main character named Dante.


(from: wikipedia - the thinker)


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