Antarctica

We just learned about the country of Australia.

The big frozen chunk of ice at the bottom of planet earth is called Antarctica.

(From: Wikipedia - antarctica)

It's another continent, just like North America and Australia.

Not many things can live in the frozen cold of Antarctica!
Living on the land are penguins and seals.


And living under the water are blue whales, orcas and colossal squid!

Seventh Commandment

We just learned the Sixth Commandment about not committing adultery.

The seventh commandment that God gave to Moses is:

Thou shalt not steal.

(from: wikisource - Luther's Small Catechism)



(from: wikipedia - ten commandments)

North Star

We just learned about the Milky Way

Let's learn about the North Star.

The North star is one of the brightest stars in the sky at night, and if you point toward the direction where the North star is, you will be pointing North!

Many people through the years have used the North star to find their way while traveling on land or sailing on ships at night.

It's also known as Polaris.


(from: wikipedia - polaris)

French - Please, You're welcome

Remember that to say thank you in French, you say merci.

To say please in French is s'il vous plait but it doesn't sound like it looks!
To say it right, it sounds like see voo play.

And to say you're welcome, you say de rien and it sounds like duh ree en.

Text Messages

We just learned a little about Car Ignition

Text messages are simple messages that you can send to your friends over your mobile phones.

After you type out a message on your phone, you click a send button and off it goes!

(From: Wikipedia - iphone)

The phone then connects through the air using something special called radio waves.
They are invisible energy, kind of like how you can't see what is pulling two magnets together, you can't see the gravity that is keeping your feet on the ground, and you can't see the light coming from a remote control talking to the TV.

The radio waves from the phone connect to something called a cell phone tower.
If you keep your eyes open and look around up high you might be able to find a cell phone tower.
They're usually big white towers with something on the very top.


(From: Wikipedia - cellular network)

The cell phone tower then talks to other cell phone towers until it finds out which one is closest to the mobile phone of the person you're trying to send your message to.
Once it finds them, it sends the message to their phone using those radio waves and BEEP they get your message!

Deer

We just learned a little about Bald Eagles.

A male deer is called a buck, a female deer is a doe, and a baby deer is a fawn.



(From: Wikipedia - deer)

Male deer grow new antlers every year, and at the end of the season they fall off.

False Ribs

We just learned about the Pectoral Girdle

The lower five ribs are called the false ribs.


(From: Wikipedia - false ribs)

The upper three false ribs are called the vertebro-chondral ribs, because they connect from the vertebrae to the rib above them.

The lower two false ribs are called the floating ribs or vertebral ribs because they only connect to your vertebrae, and the other end is just floating out there.