Blue moon

We just learned about the Lunar Phase.

When people talk about a blue moon they don't mean that the moon actually turns blue!
A full moon comes around every 29 days, so there is usually only one full moon per month.

If there are two full moons in the same month, the second one is called a blue moon.
This doesn't happen very much, so there is a saying "once in a blue moon" that means not very often.

(from: wikipedia - blue moon)


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Spanish - horse, sheep, duck

We've learned now that in Spanish dog is perro, cat is gato, cow is vaca, chicken is pollo and pig is cerdo.

Let's learn about some more animals!

horse - caballo - sounds like kah-bah-yo /?/
sheep - oveja - sounds like oh-vay-hah /?/
duck - pato - sounds like pah-toh /?/

Also in Spanish horses say jiii (sounds like heee), sheep say bee (sounds like bay), and ducks say cuac cuac!

(from: wikipedia - Association of Spanish Language Academies)

Do you remember how to say it in French?
French - cheval, mouton, canard

et's learn a few more farm animals!

Metamorphic rock

There are three main types of rocks in our world.

We've learned about two types of rock now:
Igneous rock which is made from cooled lava.
Sedimentary rock which is made from water flowing over and leaving tiny pieces of dirt over thousands of years.

The third type of rock is metamorphic rock.
The word metamorphism means change in form.

These kinds of rocks are formed when two other rocks are squished together very hard for many many years.
Scientists can even look at the insides of the rock to figure out which types of rocks were squished together.


(from: wikipedia - metamorphic rock)

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Oryx

We just learned about the Wildebeest.

Another type of antelope is the oryx.

It's horns are so dangerous that it has even been known to kill lions with them.
Sometimes it is called the sabre antelope. Sabre is another word for a sword.

(from: wikipedia - oryx)


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Lungs

The lungs are the part of your respiratory system that holds the air you breathe in.

When you breathe in deeply, you can feel your lungs get bigger and fill up with air.
The air we breathe has something called Oxygen that our body needs to live.

(from: wikipedia - human lung)


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Saudi Arabia

We just learned about Afghanistan.

Saudi Arabia is a country in Asia South of Israel.
It is also in an area known as the Middle East along with Israel and Turkey.
(from: wikipedia - saudi arabia)

For a meal in Saudi Arabia, you may have Kabsa, which is spices with rice, meat and vegetables.

(from: wikipedia - kabsa)

A famous woman scientist in Saudi Arabia is Hayat Sindi.
It is very difficult for girls in that country to go to college or be scientists.
Many people there think that women should only stay home and cook and watch children.
Hayat Sindi has made many successes and helps teach little girls in her country that they can be anything they want to be.

(from: wikipedia - hayat sindi)

In the town of Mada'in Saleh, there are some giant tombs carved into the side of mountains.

(from: wikipedia - mada'in saleh)

In Saudi Arabia, women have to wear something called a hijab, which covers their head and chest.

(from: wikipedia - hijab)

Men wear something called a thawb which is like a long robe.

(from: wikipedia - thawb)

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Jesus' Miracles - Healing in the synagogue

We've learned about Jesus' Miracles healing lepers, healing the blind, healing the paralyzed, healing women and healing on the sabbath.

Another time Jesus healed on the sabbath, he did it in a place that is like a church, called a synagogue. He healed a man whose hand was very hurt. The people of the synagogue were very upset because they didn't think he should be healing on the sabbath in a synagogue.

(from: wikipedia - healing the man with a withered hand)


Kid Facts - Blast from the past: Apostle's Creed Part 11

Lunar Phase

We just learned about the Solar Eclipse.

A full moon is when you can see the whole moon bright in the night sky.

What about when the moon isn't full and only part of it is showing?
Or when you can't see the moon at all in the sky?

The changing of the moon in the sky is called the lunar phase.
The light on the moon changes because it orbits the earth, and when the part we can see does not have sunlight shining on it, it is dark.
When the sunlight is shining on it all the way, it's bright.


(from: wikipedia - lunar phase)


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Spanish - Cow, chicken, pig

We already know that in Spanish, dog is perro and cat is gato.

Now let's learn about some farm animals!

cow - vaca - sounds like vah-kah /?/
chicken - pollo - sounds like poh-yo /?/
pig - cerdo - sounds like s-air-doh /?/

Also in Spanish cows say mu, chickens say kara-kara, and pigs say oinc-oinc!

(from: wikipedia - Association of Spanish Language Academies)

Do you remember how to say it in French?
French - Cow, chicken, pig

Sedimentary Rock

We just learned a lot about lava, like the Lava Lake.

We've already learned that one type of rock is igneous rock, and it is made from cooled lava.

Another type of rock is sedimentary rock.
That type of rock is made when water flows along and leaves dirt and other parts in a pile over and over through thousands of years.

(from: wikipedia - sedimentary rock)


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Wildebeest

We just learned about the Impala.

Another type of antelope is the wildebeest.
Another name for the wildbeest is gnu, pronouced like new.

Wildebeests are very smart, and they travel in packs to help protect from other animals.
Sometimes they will even go out into fields where there are zebras, to help have a bigger group to watch out for lions.
They even have learned to understand sounds that baboons make when they are being attacked, so they know to run if danger is near.

(from: wikipedia - wildebeest)


Kid Facts - Blast from the past: Anteater

Respiratory System

We just learned about the Chewing Muscles.

Your respiratory system is the part of your body that helps you breathe in air.

The air we breathe has something called Oxygen which our body needs to survive.

There are many parts to your respiratory system, from your chest to your throat to your nose!


(from: wikipedia - respiratory system)


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Afghanistan

Afghanistan is country in Asia South of Uzbekistan.

(from: wikipedia - afghanistan)

For lunch in Afghanistan, you might have badenjan which is eggplant.

(from: wikipedia - afghan cuisine)

The baba mountain range goes through Afghanistan.

(from: wikipedia - koh i baba)

Women in Afghanistan have to fight to have equal rights, and one famous woman who is helping women be equal in their country is Anarkali Honaryar

(from: wikipedia - anarkali honaryar)

The country is also known for some of the best pomegranates!

(from: wikipedia - afghanistan)


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Jesus' Miracles - Healing on the Sabbath

We've learned about Jesus' Miracles healing lepers, healing the blind, healing the paralyzed and healing women

One time some of the people that didn't like Jesus tried to trick him into breaking one of God's commandments.
People believed that you should always rest on the Sabbath day, a holy day that you should set aside just to worship God and not do any work. This was one of Moses's ten commandments.

So the people brought Jesus to a man who was sick and asked if it was OK for him to heal someone on the holy day. Jesus knew it was a trick, and said that if one of those people had a child or an ox that fell into a well, they would rescue it, so it was OK for him to heal the sick man.


(from: wikipedia - healing a man with dropsy)


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Solar eclipse

Remember orbit means that one thing spins around the outside of another thing.

We know the moon orbits around the earth, and is kind of close to the earth.
We also know the earth orbits around the sun.

What happens when the moon spins around the earth, and is right between the earth and the sun?
That's called a solar eclipse.

The moon gets right between the earth and the sun, and blocks out the sun!

(from: wikipedia - solar eclipse)

When the moon is in just the right position, it blocks out pretty much the whole sun, and the earth gets dark light night time, even though it's day time!

(from: wikipedia - solar eclipse)


Kid Facts - Blast from the past: Earth

Spanish - Black, white, brown, gray

We've learned red orange and yellow in Spanish is rojo naranja and amarillo, and green blue purple pink is verde azul morado and rosa.

Let's learn more colors!

Black - negro - sounds like nay-gdoh /?/
White - blanco - sounds like blah-n-coh /?/
Brown - marrón - sounds like mah-dd-oh-n /?/
Gray - gris - sounds like gd-ee-ss /?/


(from: wikipedia - Association of Spanish Language Academies)

Do you remember how to say it in French?
noir, blanc, brun, gris

Lava lake

We just learned about a Lava Fountain.

A lava lake is a large crater or hole filled with lava.

Sometimes lava lakes happen after an eruption that just fills up a crater,
and sometimes they happen because lava flows along the ground and fills up a hole.

(from: wikipedia - lava lake)


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Impala

We just learned about the Gazelle.

Another type of antelope is the impala.

It is very good at jumping!
It can jump 9 feet in the air, taller than any person!
And it can jump more than 33 feet forward, about as long as two cars!

When a group of impalas gets scared by another animal that is attacking,
they will all start jumping around in the air to try and confuse their attacker.


(from: wikipedia - impala)


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Chewing muscles

We just learned about the Nose Muscles.

There's a fancy word for chewing, it's called masticating.

You have two main muscles you use for chewing.
One is your jaw muscle called the masseter muscle.


(from: wikipedia - masseter muscle)

The other is your temple muscle up on the side of your head, called the temporal muscle.


(from: wikipedia - temporal muscle)


If you bite down hard and feel your face and the side of your head, you can feel which muscles they are.

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Uzbekistan

We just learned about the country of Malaysia.

Uzbekistan is a country in Asia West of China.

(from: wikipedia - uzbekistan)

For dinner in Uzbekistan, you might have plov, which is rice, meat carrots and onions.

(from: wikipedia - uzbekistan)

One of the fastest bicycle racers in the world is from Uzbekistan, Djamolidine Abdoujaparov.

(from: wikipedia - djamolidine abdoujaparov)

Aral sea in Uzbekistan was once the fourth largest sea in the world.
Some people who needed drinking water took it from rivers that came out of that sea, and it drained it almost empty.

(from: wikipedia - aral sea)

The city of Bukhara has many wonderful buildings.

(from: wikipedia - bukhara)


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Jesus' Miracles - Healing Women

We've learned about Jesus' Miracles healing lepers, healing the blind, and healing the paralyzed.

Jesus healed other people as well, like three women that he healed.

One was sick and just had to touch his cloak to be healed.
One was the mother of the Apostle Simon Peter,
and another was a woman who had been crippled for eighteen years.


(from: wikipedia - healing the mother of peter's wife)


Kid Facts - Blast from the past: Apostle's Creed - Part 9

Moon Tides

We just learned about Gravity on the Moon.

The moon orbits the earth about every 27 days, and the earth spins around once every day.

Because the moon is so big, as it is spinning around the earth it affects the oceans and lakes.
This is called Tide.

When a part of the ocean is facing where the moon is, the water rises up.
Then when the earth spins and the moon orbits, the water goes down.
When the ocean is facing totally opposite of where the moon is, the water rises up again.
And when the earth spins again the water goes down.

If you live on an ocean or lake, you can see the water rise up to the beach for a few hours, then go back out for a few hours.


(from: wikipedia - tide)


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Spanish - Green, blue, purple, pink

Last time we learned red orange and yellow in Spanish is rojo naranja and amarillo, let's learn more colors!

Green - verde - sounds like vay-uh-day /?/
Blue - azul - sounds like ah-zool /?/
Purple - morado - sounds like moh-dah-doh /?/
Pink - rosa - sounds like doh-sah /?/


(from: wikipedia - Association of Spanish Language Academies)

Do you remember how to say it in French?
French - vert, bleu, violet, rose

Lava Fountain

A lava fountain is like a big fountain of lava erupting from a fissure vent.


(from: wikipedia - lava)


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Gazelle

We just learned about the Kudu.

Another type of antelope is the gazelle.

It is known for it's speed, and also it's beauty.
In arabic, the word for love poetry is ghazal, and some people think that word came from the word gazelle.


(from: wikipedia - gazelle)


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Nose muscles

We just learned about the Ear Muscles.

There are two main muscles that you can use for your nose.

When you flare your nostrils, that means your nostrils are open more.
The muscle you use to flare your nostrils is your nasalis muscle.


(from: wikipedia - nasalis muscle)

The other nose muscle helps you raise your nose up like a snarl.
It is called the levator labii superioris alaeque nasi muscle, and it is the longest muscle name of any animal.


(from: wikipedia - levator labii superioris alaeque nasi muscle)


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Malaysia

We just learned about the country of Nepal.

Maylasia is a small country in Asia that is made up of two peninsulas.

One is just North of Indonesia and the other is just south of Thailand.


(from: wikipedia - malaysia)

For dinner in Malaysia you maight have nasi lemak,
which is cookied rice with anchovies, peanuts, egg, lamb curry, vegetables, and sambal tumis.

(from: wikipedia - nasi lemak)

The Petronas Twin Towers in the city of Kuala Lumpur are the tallest twin towers in the world.

(from: wikipedia - petronas twin towers)

Michelle Yeoh is a famous actress from Malaysia.

(from: wikipedia - michelle yeoh)

A special type of dance in Malaysia is called Joget.

(from: wikipedia - Joget)


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Jesus' Miracles - Healing the Paralyzed

We've learned about Jesus' Miracles healing lepers and healing the blind.

Jesus also healed people that couldn't walk, also known as being paralyzed.

(from: wikipedia - healing the paralytic at capernaum)

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Gravity on the Moon

We just learned about Lunar Rocks.

When the astronauts walked on the moon, it wasn't the same as walking here on earth.

The gravity on the moon is a lot less than earth.
That means if you dropped a ball to the ground, it would fall slowly like a balloon!

If you are on the moon and you jump up in the air, you won't come down fast like normal,
you'll float down slowly like a balloon too.

If you weigh 50 pounds on Earth, you would only weigh about 8 pounds on the moon.


(from: wikipedia - buzz aldrin)


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