Equator

The middle of the earth, half way between North and South is called the equator.

The north and south parts of the earth are called hemispheres.

(From: Wikipedia - Equator)

The weather is always hot on the equator because that is where the sun's rays shine most directly on the earth.

Ninth commandment

We just learned about the Eighth Commandment to not lie.

The ninth commandment that God gave to Moses is:

Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor’s house.

This means that if your friend or someone else has something that you would like to have,
don't sit and think about how much you want that thing, be happy with what you have.
(from: wikisource - Luther's Small Catechism)



(from: wikipedia - moses)

Hubble space telescope

We just learned about the first satellite in space called sputnik.

We use telescopes to look very far away into outer space at the stars and planets.
Just think how much farther we could see if we could put a telescope into outer space, and look from there!

That's exactly what the Hubble Telescope is:

(From: Wikipedia - hubble space telescope)

Using this telescope that's launched into outer space, we can see some beautiful things that we could never see before,
like this picture of a new star being created over 40 quadrillion miles away!

(From: Wikipedia - hubble space telescope)

French - Dog, cat

To say dog in French, you say chien and it sounds like shee-ah.
Listen at Google Translate

To say cat in French, you say chat just like the word chat.
Listen at Google Translate

Batteries - positive and negative

We just learned a little about USB.

If you look close on a battery, you'll see a plus + for positive on one end and a minus - for negative on the other end.

(From: Wikipedia - battery)

When you connect a wire or a light bulb to the positive and negative ends of the battery,
the electricity will flow through the loop or circuit from the negative end to the positive end and light up the light bulb!


(From: Wikipedia - electrical circuit, light bulb)

Polar bear skin

We just learned about Corgis.

Polar bears are the largest meat eating animal living on land.

Their fur is white of course, but their skin is black underneath, just like their nose!

(from: wikipedia - polar bear)

Radius & Ulna

We just learned about the Humerus.

The bones in your forearm are called the radius and ulna.

The radius is the one on the inside top, and the ulna is the one on the outside bottom.
When you turn your hand over, your radius bone moves, but the ulna stays in one place.



(From: Wikipedia - radius, ulna)