Saturday, May 7, 2016

Block Statue of Pa-Ankh-Ra


We just learned about the Ka Statue of Hor.

Another ancient Egyptian statue is the Block Statue of Pa-Ankh-Ra.

Block statues were made of people that were important, but were not royalty like pharaohs.
This statue is of someone named Pa-Ankh-Ra who was a ship master, and he is sculpted holding a smaller statue of the mythical person Ptah.

These block statues were usually put in temples and were statues of the person sitting on a square block, with some words written on the square block.

(from: wikipedia - block statue)


Kid Facts - Blast from the past: Portrait of Adele Bloch Bauer I - Gustav Klimt

Friday, May 6, 2016

Italian - Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday


Let's learn the days of the week in Italian!

Monday - Lunedi - sounds like loo-nay-dee /?/
Tuesday - Martedì - sounds like mah-d-tay-dee /?/
Wednesday - Mercoledì - Sounds like may-d-koh-lay-dee /?/

academy of the bran
(from: wikipedia - accademia della crusca)

In German:
Montag, Dienstag, Mittwoch

In Spanish:
Lunes, Martes, Miercoles

In French:
Lundi, Mardi, Mercredi.

Thursday, May 5, 2016

Category 4 Hurricane


We just learned about a Category 3 Hurricane.

The next level is a Category 4 Hurricane - Catastrophic damage will occur.

These hurricanes have wind speeds between 130 and 156 mph.

This kind of hurricane can totally knock over a house, rip up and snap most trees, flood very far inland, and cause power and water losses for weeks.


(from: wikipedia - hurricane gustav)


Kid Facts - Blast from the past: Snowflake

Wednesday, May 4, 2016

Spiny Bush Viper


We just learned about Indian Cobra.

Another type of snake is the spiny bush viper, also called the atheris hispida.

This snake has scales that stick out, so it is very spiky looking, and can be green or red.

It is also sometimes called the rough-scaled bush viper, or hairy viper.


(from: wikipedia - atheris hispida)


Kid Facts - Blast from the past: Alaskan Malamute

Tuesday, May 3, 2016

Occipital Lobe


We just learned about Temporal Lobe.

Another part of the brain is the Occipital Lobe.

This part of the brain is used to take the things you see and turn them into pictures that your brain can understand.


(from: wikipedia - occipital lobe)


Kid Facts - Blast from the past: Tibial Arteries

Monday, May 2, 2016

Lake Vänern


We just learned about Lake Urmia in Iran.

The next biggest lake is Lake Vänern in Sweden.

This lake was made when the ice age melted, and is very old.

An old viking ship was found at the bottom of the lake.


(from: wikipedia - vänern)


Kid Facts - Blast from the past: New Jersey

Sunday, May 1, 2016

Easter Sunday


We just learned about Holy Saturday.

The next day of the church calendar is Easter Sunday.

This is the day when the church remembers Jesus Christ being resurrected from the dead.

There are many different ways that people celebrate this day, like decorating and finding Easter eggs to remember the tomb Jesus was in, or having parades.
Many churches have a sunrise service, where people greet each other by saying Christ is risen, he is risen indeed.
The decorations on the church are usually white, to show the purity of Christ after coming back from the dead.

(from: wikipedia - easter)


Kid Facts - Blast from the past: Jesus Appears to Mary