Wednesday, August 31, 2022

South American Coati


We just learned about the Northern Olingo.

Another animal in the same family is the South American Coati, also called the ring-tailed coati or the nasua nasua.

This animal is about 10 pounds, and has about 40 inches long.
It can be in a few different colors like black or brown, with rings on its tail and some white marks on its face.

These coati live in South America, mostly in the forests.


(from: wikipedia - south american coati)


Kid Facts - Blast from the past: Tufted Capuchin

Tuesday, August 30, 2022

Sleep


We just learned about the Renal Pyramids and other things about the kidneys.

Let's learn a little about Sleep!

Even though we aren't really in control of our bodies while we sleep, there is a lot of science to why we sleep, and how we sleep.
The body lets out some chemicals into the brain that helps us sleep, the eyeballs move around, our breathing changes, and then eventually we wake up.

We don't know all the secrets of sleeping, but there is a lot of science that we do know about sleep!


(from: wikipedia - sleep)


Kid Facts - Blast from the past: Vestibule of the Ear

Monday, August 29, 2022

Paraguay


We just learned about the country of Guyana

Let's learn a little about the country of Paraguay!

ered by Argentina to the south and southwest, Brazil to the east and northeast, and Bolivia to the north This country is in South America, and borders Argentina, Brazil and Bolivia.
It is about 406,000 square kilometers square kilometers, and about 7 million people live there.
The people in this country speak Spanish and Guarani.


(from: wikipedia - paraguay)

The flag of Paraguay is red white and blue, with the coat of arms on one side and the treasury sign on the other.
The coat of arms says Republica del Paraguay, which means Republic of Paraguay.
The treasury sign says Paz y Justicia, which means Peace and Justice.
The colors are for independence and liberty.


(from: wikipedia - flag of paraguay)

To eat in this country you might have asado, which is barbecued beef, pork, chicken or sausage.


(from: wikipedia - asado)

Visiting this country you might go see Salto Ñacunday, a waterfall in the country that is 40 meters high.


(from: wikipedia - nacunday national park)

In Paraguay there is a place called the Pantanal, which is the world's largest tropical wetland and flooded grasslands.

(from: wikipedia - pantanal)


Kid Facts - Blast from the past: Tajikistan

Sunday, August 28, 2022

Genesis, Chapter 1


We just learned about the last of the twelve tribes of Israel, Benjamin.

Let's learn a little about what is in the Bible, from the beginning to the end.

The Bible starts with the book of Genesis, Chapter 1 tells about how God made the world.
It tells how God made the stars and the earth and all the animals and plants.


(from: wikipedia - book of genesis)


Kid Facts - Blast from the past: Lift High the Cross

Saturday, August 27, 2022

Van Gogh's Chair - Van Gogh


We just learned about the The Yellow House.

Another of his famous works of art is Van Gogh's Chair, painted in 1888 in Arles France.

It is a painting of a simple chair made of woven straw over a tile floor.
In the background is a box of onions, with the name "Vincent" on the box.


(from: wikipedia - van gogh's chair)


Kid Facts - Blast from the past: Codex Atlanticus

Friday, August 26, 2022

Hindi - Counting to Eighty Nine


We counted to 79 in Hindi, let's keep going!

80 अस्सी (assee) - sounds like ah-see - 文A

81 इक्यासी (ikyaasee) - sounds like ih-k-yah-see - 文A

82 बयासी (bayaasee) - sounds like bah-yah-see - 文A

83 तिरासी (tiraasee) - sounds like tee-dah-see - 文A

84 चौरासी (chauraasee) - sounds like cho-dah-see - 文A

85 पचासी (pachaasee) - sounds like pah-chah-see - 文A

86 छियासी (chhiyaasee) - sounds like chee-yah-see - 文A

87 सतासी (sataasee) - sounds like suh-tah-see - 文A

88 अट्ठासी (atthaasee) - sounds like ah-tah-see - 文A

89 नवासी (navaasee) - sounds like nuh-vah-see - 文A


hindi devanagari
(from: wikipedia - devanagari)

Swahili: themanini, themanini na moja, themanini na mbili, themanini na tatu, themanini na nne, themanini na tano, themanini na sita, themanini na saba, themanini na nane, themanini na tisa

Russian: восемьдесят (vosem'desyat), восемьдесят один (vosem'desyat odin), восемьдесят два (vosem'desyat dva), восемьдесят три (vosem'desyat tri), восемьдесят четыре (vosem'desyat chetyre), восемьдесят пять (vosem'desyat pyat'), восемьдесят шесть (vosem'desyat shest'), восемьдесят семь (vosem'desyat sem'), восемьдесят восемь (vosem'desyat vosem'), восемьдесят девять (vosem'desyat devyat')

Norwegian: åtti, åttiett, åttito, åttitre, åttifire, åttifem, åttiseks, åttisyv, åtti οκτώ, åttini

Greek: ογδόντα (ogdónta), ογδόντα ένα (ogdónta éna), ογδόντα δύο (ogdónta dýo), ογδόντα τρεις (ogdónta treis), ογδόντα τέσσερις (ogdónta tésseris), ογδόντα πέντε (ogdónta pénte), ογδόντα έξι (ogdónta éxi), ογδόντα επτά (ogdónta eptá), ογδόντα οκτώ (ogdónta októ), ογδόντα εννέα (ogdónta ennéa)

ASL: eighty, eighty one, eighty two, eighty three, eighty four, eighty five, eighty six, eighty seven, eighty eight, eighty nine

Italian: ottanta, unottanta, ottantadue, ottantatre, ottantaquattro, ottantacinque, ottantasei, ottantasette, ottantotto, ottantanove

German: achtzig, einundachtzig, zweiundachtzig, dreiundachtzig, vierundachtzig, fünfundachtzig, sechsundachtzig, siebenundachtzig, achtundachtzig, neunundachtzig

Spanish: ochenta, ochenta y uno, ochenta y dos, ochenta y tres, ochenta y cuatro, ochenta y cinco, ochenta y seis, ochenta y siete, ochenta y ocho, ochenta y nueve

French: quatre-vingts, quatre-vingts-un, quatre vingt deux, quatre vingt trois, quatre vingt quatre, quatre vingt cinq, quatre vingt six, quatre vingt sept, quatre vingt huit, quatre vingt neuf

Thursday, August 25, 2022

Jet Fuel


We just learned about the Diesel Fuel.

Another thing that is made from oil is Jet Fuel, also called aviation turbine fuel, ATF, or avtur.

Jet fuel is a lot like diesel fuel, but because it has to be used for jet planes flighing high up in the air it has to be a little different.
When the jet goes up very high, it gets very cold so there can't be any water in the fuel or it could freeze.
It also has a very high flash point, which is the temperature that the air fumes start on fire.


(from: wikipedia - jet fuel)


Kid Facts - Blast from the past: Tire Tread

Wednesday, August 24, 2022

Northern Olingo


We just learned about the Ringtail.

Another type of animal in the same family is the Northern Olingo, also called the bushy-tailed olingo or the bassaricyon gabbii.

This small animal only grows to be about 40 centimeters, and weighs a little over 1 kilogram.

They live mostly in the trees of Central America area in countries like Nicaragua and Panama.


(from: wikipedia - northern olingo)


Kid Facts - Blast from the past: Wedge Capped Capuchin

Tuesday, August 23, 2022

Renal Pyramids


We just learned about the Renal Hilum.

Another part of the kidney is the Renal Pyramid.

When the blood comes into the kidneys from the arteries it gets split up into one of these pyramids to get filtered and cleaned up.

People can have anywhere from 10 to 18 pyramids in their kidney.


(from: wikipedia - renal medulla)


Kid Facts - Blast from the past: Bony Labryinth

Monday, August 22, 2022

Guyana


We just learned about the country of

Let's learn a little about the country of Guyana!

This country is in South America, and borders Brazil, Venezuela, Suriname and the Atlantic Ocean.
It is about 215,000 square kilometers, and about 800,000 people live there.
The people in this country speak either English or Guaynese Creole.


(from: wikipedia - guyana)

The flag of Guyana is green with red and yellow triangles on it.
There is a black line on the red triangle and a white line on the yellow triangle.
Green is for the forests, red is for the good energy, yellow is for minerals like gold, black is for endurance and white is for the water.


(from: wikipedia - flag of guyana)

To eat in this country you might have dal bhat, which is rice with some types of stews to mix in with it like lentils.


(from: wikipedia - dal bhat)

Visiting this country you might go see Kaieteur Falls, which is the largest single drop waterfall in the world.


(from: wikipedia - kaieteur falls)

There are two mountain groups next to each other called Mount Roraima and Kukenan Tepui.
Long ago when the famous author Arthur Conan Doyle visited there, he wrote a story about a lost world of dinosaurs living in between them.

(from: wikipedia - mount roraima)

(from: wikipedia - Kukenán-tepui)

Kid Facts - Blast from the past: Qatar

Sunday, August 21, 2022

Benjamin


We just learned about Manessah from the Twelve Tribes of Israel.

The last of the Twelve Tribes is Benjami.

Benjamin was the second son of Jacob and Rachel, and the twelfth son of Jacob.

The story of Benjamin was that he was a good young boy who was one of the favorites of his father Jacob.


(from: wikipedia - benjamin)


Kid Facts - Blast from the past: Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus

Saturday, August 20, 2022

The Yellow House - Van Gogh


We just learned about the Portrait of Pere Tanguy.

Another of Van Gogh's paintings was The Yellow House made in 1888.

This house was a place that Van Gogh lived and painted in France, and worked with one of his friends Paul Gauguin for a while.


(from: wikipedia - the yellow house)


Kid Facts - Blast from the past: Virgin and Child with Saint Anne - Leonardo da Vinci

Friday, August 19, 2022

Hindi - Counting to Seventy Nine


We counted to 69 in Hindi, let's keep going!

70 सत्तर (sattar) - sounds like sah-ter - 文A

71 इकहत्तर (ikahattar) - sounds like ih-kah-ter - 文A

72 बहत्तर (bahattar) - sounds like bah-hah-ter - 文A

73 तिहत्तर (tihattar) - sounds like tay-hah-ter - 文A

74 चौहत्तर (chauhattar) - sounds like chow-hah-ter - 文A

75 पचहत्तर (pachahattar) - sounds like pah-chah-ter - 文A

76 छिहत्तर (chhihattar) - sounds like chee-hah-ter - 文A

77 सतहत्तर (satahattar) - sounds like sah-tah-ter - 文A

78 अठहत्तर (athahattar) - sounds like ah-tah-ter - 文A

79 उनासी (unaasee) - sounds like oo-nah-see - 文A


hindi devanagari
(from: wikipedia - devanagari)

Swahili: sabini, sabini na moja, sabini na mbili, sabini na tatu, sabini na nne, sabini na tano, sabini na sita, sabini na saba, sabini na nane, sabini na tisa

Russian: семьдесят (sem'desyat), семьдесят один (sem'desyat odin), семьдесят два (sem'desyat dva), семьдесят три (sem'desyat tri), семьдесят четыре (sem'desyat chetyre), семьдесят пять (sem'desyat pyat'), семьдесят шесть (sem'desyat shest'), семьдесят семь (sem'desyat sem'), семьдесят восемь (sem'desyat vosem'), семьдесят девять (sem'desyat devyat')

Norwegian: sytti, sytti en, syttito, syttitre, sytti-fire, syttifem, syttiseks, sytti syv, syttiåtte, syttini

Greek: εβδομήντα (evdomínta), εβδομήντα ένα (evdomínta éna), εβδομήντα δύο (evdomínta dýo), εβδομήντα τρεις (evdomínta treis), εβδομήντα τέσσερις (evdomínta tésseris), εβδομήντα πέντε (evdomínta pénte), εβδομήντα έξι (evdomínta éxi), εβδομήντα επτά (evdomínta eptá), εβδομήντα οκτώ (evdomínta októ), εβδομήντα εννέα (evdomínta ennéa)

ASL: seventy, seventy one, seventy two, seventy three, seventy four, seventy five, seventy six, seventy seven, seventy eight, seventy nine

Italian: settanta, settantuno, settantadue, settantatre, settantaquattro, settantacinque, settantasei, settantasette, settantotto, settantanove

German: siebzig, einundsiebzig, zweiundsiebzig, dreiundsiebzig, vierundsiebzig, fünfundsiebzig, sechsundsiebzig, siebenundsiebzig, achtundsiebzig, neunundsiebzig

Spanish: setenta, setenta y uno, setenta y dos, setenta y tres, setenta y cuatro, setenta y cinco, setenta y seis, setenta y siete, setenta y ocho, setenta y nueve

French: soixante-dix, soixante et onze, soixante-douze, soixante-treize, soixante-quatorze, soixante-quinze, soixante-seize, soixante dix sept, soixante dix huit, soixante dix neuf

Thursday, August 18, 2022

Diesel Fuel


We just learned about Gasoline.

Another thing made from oil is Diesel Fuel.

Just like gasoline, diesel fuel can be used in cars and motors to make things go.
The big difference between gasoline and diesel is that diesel is thicker, and more like crude oil.

Gasoline is more easy to start on fire, so gasoline engines use a spark to light up the fuel,
but diesel engines use pressure to cause heat and make the diesel start on fire and run the engine.


(from: wikipedia - diesel fuel)


Kid Facts - Blast from the past: Car Tire

Wednesday, August 17, 2022

Ringtail


We just learned about the Raccoon.

Another animal in the same family is the Ringtail, also called ringtail cat, miner's cat, civet cat, mountain cat, cat squirrel, Pacific cat, band-tailed cat, raccoon fox, night monkey, cacomistle or bassariscus astutus.

These animals grow to be about 35 centimeters, and weigh about 1 kilogram.
Some people have kept these ringtails as pets, which is where it gets the nickname miner's cat because it was kept by miners who were exploring the west.


(from: wikipedia - ringtail)


Kid Facts - Blast from the past: Golden Lion Tamarin

Tuesday, August 16, 2022

Renal Hilum


We just learned about the Connecting Tubule.

Another part of the kidney is the Renal Hilum.

We know renal means something to do with the kidneys.
Hilum means something that sticks in like an indentation.
On the side of the kidneys, the part where oval shaped kidney sticks in a little is called the Renal Hilum.

This is where the arteries, veins and ureter go into the kidneys.


(from: wikipedia - renal hilum)


Kid Facts - Blast from the past: Inner Ear

Saturday, August 13, 2022

Portrait of Père Tanguy - Van Gogh


We just learned about Van Gogh's painting The Courtesan (after Eisen).

Another of his paintings was the Portrait of Père Tanguy, painted in 1887.

When Van Gogh moved from the Netherlands to France, he lived in Paris where he got to see a lot of different styles of paintings.
One of the art dealers that worked there was named Julien Tanguy. He was such a friendly person that people called him Pere Tanguy which means Father Tanguy.

Van Gogh made three different paintings of Tanguy, and his style changed a lot between each painting as he started to learn different types of art in Paris.

The first painting is mostly brown with just a little bit of color, making him look like a worker.
The second painting has a lot more colors, and other paintings in the background.
The third painting shows some of the impressionist and Japanese styles that he was learning in Paris.




(from: wikipedia - )


Kid Facts - Blast from the past: The Battle of Anghiari - Leonardo da Vinci

Friday, August 12, 2022

Hindi - Counting to Sixty Nine


We counted to 59 in Hindi, let's keep going!

60 साठ (saath) - sounds like sah-th - 文A

61 इकसठ (ikasath) - sounds like ih-k-sah-th - 文A

62 बासठ (basaath) - sounds like bah-seth - 文A

63 तिरसठ (tirasath) - sounds like tee-r-sah-th - 文A

64 चौंसठ (chaunsath) - sounds like ch-aw-n-seth - 文A

65 पैंसठ (painsath) - sounds like pay-n-seth - 文A

66 छियासठ (chhiyaasath) - sounds like chee-yah-seth - 文A

67 सड़सठ (sadasath) - sounds like sah-r-seth - 文A

68 अड़सठ (adasath) - sounds like ah-r-seth - 文A

69 उनहत्तर (unahattar) - sounds like oo-n-hah-ter - 文A


hindi devanagari
(from: wikipedia - devanagari)

Swahili: sitini, sitini na moja, sitini na mbili, sitini na tatu, sitini na nne, sitini na tano, sitini na sita, sitini na saba, sitini na nane, sitini na tisa

Russian: шестьдесят (shest'desyat), шестьдесят один (shest'desyat odin), шестьдесят два (shest'desyat dva), шестьдесят три (shest'desyat tri), шестьдесят четыре (shest'desyat chetyre), шестьдесят пять (shest'desyat pyat'), шестьдесят шесть (shest'desyat shest'), шестьдесят семь (shest'desyat sem'), шестьдесят восемь (shest'desyat vosem'), шестьдесят девять (shest'desyat devyat')

Norwegian: seksti, sekstien, seksti to, sekstitre, sekstifire, sekstifem, sekstiseks, sekstiju, seksti åtte, sekstini

Greek: εξήντα (exínta), εξήντα ένα (exínta éna), εξήντα δύο (exínta dýo), εξήντα τρεις (exínta treis), εξήντα τέσσερις (exínta tésseris), εξήντα πέντε (exínta pénte), εξήντα έξι (exínta éxi), εξήντα επτά (exínta eptá), εξήντα οκτώ (exínta októ), εξήντα εννέα (exínta ennéa)

ASL: fifty, fifty one, fifty two, fifty three, fifty four, fifty five, fifty six, fifty seven, fifty eight, fifty nine

Italian: sessanta, sessantuno, sessantadue, sessantatre, sessantaquattro, sessantacinque, sessantasei, sessantasette, sessantotto, sessantanove

German: sechzig, einundsechzig, zweiundsechzig, dreiundsechzig, vierundsechzig, fünfundsechzig, sechsundsechzig, siebenundsechzig, achtundsechzig, neunundsechzig

Spanish: sesenta, sesenta y uno, sesenta y dos, sesenta y tres, sesenta y cuatro, sesenta y cinco, sesenta y seis, sesenta y siete, sesenta y ocho, sesenta y nueve

French: soixante, soixante et un, soixante-deux, soixante-trois, soixante-quatre, soixante-cinq, soixante-six, soixante-sept, soixante-huit, soixante-neuf

Thursday, August 11, 2022

Gasoline


We just learned about the Fluid Catalytic Cracking.

Turning oil from the ground into something we an use takes a lot of work and uses a lot of heating, cooling and mixing with chemicals.
When it is all done, there are a lot of things that oil is used for.

One of the most well known things we make from oil is Gasoline.

This is the fuel used for cars, airplanes, lawnmowers or any kind of a motor that burns gas.

Burning gasoline for fuel causes a lot of pollution, so there are a lot of people making electric cars to help make that better!


(from: wikipedia - gasoline)


Kid Facts - Blast from the past: Brake Pad

Wednesday, August 10, 2022

Raccoon


We just learned about the Long-Tailed Weasel.

Another animal that is like the weasels is the Raccoon.

Raccoons are part of the procyonid family, which is like a cousin to the mustelid family of the other weasels.

They are usually about 60 centimeters long, and weigh about 20 kilograms.
These animals live in North America, with another type of raccoon also living in South America.

Raccoons are well known for having a black mask across their eyes, and a ringed tail.
The name raccoon came from the Powhatan word meaning "animal that scratches with its hands.

One interesting thing about raccoons is that they are very good with their hands, and can even open some doors and locks that are meant to keep other critters out.


(from: wikipedia - racoon)


Kid Facts - Blast from the past: Brown-Mantled Tamarin

Tuesday, August 9, 2022

Connecting Tubule


We just learned about the Distal Convoluted Tubule.

We've learned a lot about the renal tubule part of the nephron in the kidney that helps clean up the blood.

Another part of the renal tubule is the Connecting Tubule, also called the CNT, junctional tubule, or arcuate renal tubule.

This is the last part of the renale tubule, and helps control the amount of water and sodium in the blood.


(from: wikipedia - nephron)


Kid Facts - Blast from the past: Ear Canal

Monday, August 8, 2022

Ecuador


We just learned about the country of Colombia

Let's learn a little about the country of Ecuador!

This country is in South America, and borders Colombia, Peru, and the Pacific Ocean.
It is about 250,000 square kilometers, and about 17 million people live there.
The people in this country speak mostly Spanish.


(from: wikipedia - ecuador)

The flag of Ecuador is yellow, blue and red with the coat of arms in the middle.
Yellow is for the crops growing, blue is for the sea and sky, and red is for the blood of the people who fought for freedom.
The coat of arms has a lot of things on it, like a condor on top, the zodiac signs for March, April, May and June, the mountain Chimorazo, a steamboat on a river, palm and laurel branches.


(from: wikipedia - flag of ecuador)

To eat in this country you might have fanesca, which is a soup made of gourd, pumpkin, beans, and grains cooked in milk.


(from: wikipedia - fanesca)

Visiting this country you might go see Ingapirca, an ancient temple built long ago by the Incan people.

(from: wikipedia - ingapirca)

There is a mountain in Ecuador called Chimborazo, which is the point on the earth farthest from the center of the earth.
It isn't the tallest mountain from sea level, but the earth is wider at the equator and this mountain is by the equator so it is the farthest from the middle.

(from: wikipedia - chimborazo)


Kid Facts - Blast from the past: Pakistan

Sunday, August 7, 2022

Manessah


We just learned about Asher from the Twelve Tribes of Israel.

Another of the tribes was Manessah.

Manessah was the grandson of Jacob, and his father was Joseph.
Joseph liked Manessah so much that he treated him like one of his other sons, not just a grandson.


(from: wikipedia - manessah (tribal patriarch))


Kid Facts - Blast from the past: What a Friend We Have in Jesus

Saturday, August 6, 2022

The Courtesan (after Eisen) - Van Gogh


We just learned about Van Gogh's painting Still Life with Straw Hat.

Another of Van Gogh's paintings is The Courtesan (after Eisen) made in 1885.

For a while Van Gogh got really interested in art from Japan, and started trying to copy it and make some of his own painting in Japanese style. He called the paintings Japonaiserie, which means like Japanesery.

The most famous of his paintings was the Courtesan, that he made after copying a magazine cover that had the same person on the front cover.


(from: wikipedia - japonaiserie (van gogh))


Kid Facts - Blast from the past: Virgin of the Rocks - Leonardo da Vinci

Friday, August 5, 2022

Hindi - Counting to Fifty Nine


We counted to 49 in Hindi, let's keep going!

50 पचास (pachaa) - sounds like pah-chah - 文A

51 इक्यावन (ikyaavan) - sounds like ih-k-yah-vah-n - 文A

52 बावन (baavan) - sounds like bah-vah-n - 文A

53 तिरपन (tirapan) - sounds like tee-r-pah-n - 文A

54 चौवन (chauvan) - sounds like chah-oo-vant - 文A

55 पचपन (pachapan) - sounds like pah-ch-pah-n - 文A

56 छप्पन (chhappan) - sounds like chah-pah-n - 文A

57 सत्तावन (sattaavan) - sounds like sah-tah-vah-n - 文A

58 अट्ठावन (atthaavan) - sounds like ah-tah-vah-n - 文A

59 उनसठ (oo-n-sah-th) - sounds like oo-n-sah-th - 文A


hindi devanagari
(from: wikipedia - devanagari)

Swahili: Hamsini, hamsini na moja, hamsini na mbili, hamsini na tatu, hamsini na nne, hamsini na tano, hamsini na sita, hamsini na saba, hamsini na nane, hamsini na tisa

Russian: пятьдесят (pyat'desyat), пятьдесят один (pyat'desyat odin), пятьдесят два (pyat'desyat dva), пятьдесят три, пятьдесят четыре (pyat'desyat chetyre), пятьдесят пять (pyat'desyat pyat'), пятьдесят шесть (pyat'desyat shest'), пятьдесят семь (pyat'desyat sem'), пятьдесят восемь (pyat'desyat vosem'), пятьдесят девять (pyat'desyat devyat')

Norwegian: femti, femtien, femtito, femtitre, femtifire, femtifem, femtiseks, femtisyv, femti, femti ni

Greek: πενήντα (penínta), πενήντα ένα (penínta éna), πενήντα δύο (penínta dýo), πενήντα τρεις (penínta treis), πενήντα τέσσερις (penínta tésseris), πενήντα πέντε (penínta pénte), πενήντα έξι (penínta éxi), πενήντα επτά (penínta eptá), πενήντα οκτώ (penínta októ), πενήντα εννέα (penínta ennéa)

ASL: Fifty, fifty one, fifty two, fifty three, fifty four, fifty five, fifty six, fifty seven, fifty eight, fifty nine

Italian: cinquanta, cinquantuno, cinquanta due, cinquanta tre, cinquantaquattro, cinquantacinque, cinquantasei, cinquantasette, cinquantotto, cinquantanove

German: fünfzig, einundfünfzig, zweiundfünfzig, dreiundfünfzig, vierundfünfzig, fünfundfünfzig, sechsundfünfzig, siebenundfünfzig, achtundfünfzig, neunundfünfzig

Spanish: cincuenta, cincuenta y uno, cincuenta y dos, cincuenta y tres, cincuenta y cuatro, cincuenta y cinco, cincuenta y seis, cincuenta y siete, cincuenta y ocho, cincuenta y nueve

French: cinquante, cinquante et un, cinquante-deux, cinquante-trois, cinquante-quatre, cinquante-cinq, cinquante-six, cinquante-sept, cinquante-huit, cinquante-deux

Thursday, August 4, 2022

Fluid Catalytic Cracking


We just learned about the Catalytic Reforming.

Another part of refining oil is called Fluid Catalytic Cracking.

This is a way that some of the heavy crude oils get turned into gasoline or other petroleum things by boiling and cooling the oil, mixing it with other chemicals, and separating out the parts it wants to keep.


(from: wikipedia - fluid catalytic cracking)


Kid Facts - Blast from the past: Brake Caliper

Wednesday, August 3, 2022

Long-Tailed Weasel


We just learned about the Haida Ermine.

Another animal in the same family is the Long-Tailed Weasel also called the bridled weasel, masked ermine, big stoat, or Neogale frenata.

These animals live in North and South America, weigh about 9 ounces and are about one foot long.

They grow a brown coat in the summer, and it turns white in the winter.

These weasels give off a strong smell to leave a mark in places sometimes, by dragging their smelly body across rocks or other things.



(from: wikipedia - long-tailed weasel)


Kid Facts - Blast from the past: Emperor Tamarin

Tuesday, August 2, 2022

Distal Convoluted Tubule


We just learned about the Loop of Henle.

Another part of the kidney is the Distal Convoluted Tubule, also called the DCT.

As the blood is cleaned up along from the Loop of Henle, it goes to the DCT where it helps control the amount of potassium, sodium, and calcium in the blood.


(from: wikipedia - distal convoluted tubule)


Kid Facts - Blast from the past: Concha

Monday, August 1, 2022

Colombia


We just learned about the country of Chile

Let's learn a little about the country of Colombia!

This country is in South America, and borders the Caribbean Sea, Venezuela, Brazil, Ecuador, Peru, Panama, and the Pacific Ocean.
It is about 1.14 million square kilometers, and about 52 million people live there.
The people in this country speak mostly Spanish.


(from: wikipedia - colombia)

The flag of Colombia is sideways stripes of yellow blue and red.
Yellow is for gold, and the sun. Blue is for the sky and water. Red is for the blood of the people who fought for freedom.


(from: wikipedia - flag of colombia)

To eat in this country you might have bandeja paisa, which is a very big meal made up of beans, pork, rice, bananas, sausage, corn bread, black pudding, avocado and lemon.


(from: wikipedia - bandeja paisa)

Visiting this country you might go see Las Lajas Shrine, which is a big church built over a canyon of the Guáitara River.


(from: wikipedia - las lajas shrine)

In the town of San Agustin, there is a park with some ancient sculptures that people believe come from as far back as the year 5 AD.


(from: wikipedia - san agustin archaeological park)


Kid Facts - Blast from the past: Oman