Beaver Tails

We just learned about the Cheetah.

Beavers live in houses called dams that they build in the rivers out of mud and sticks.
They get the wood from chewing on it with their teeth,
which keep growing and growing for their whole life so they don't get worn out from all the wood chewing.

When a beaver is in danger they take their big flat tail and whack it loudly on the water as a warning to other beavers.

(from: wikipedia - north american beaver)

Proximal phalanges

We just learned about the Metacarpal bones in the hand.

The first bones in your fingers closest to the main part of your hand are called the proximal phalanges.

(from: wikipedia - proximal phalanges)

There are five of them numbered one through five, starting with your thumb bone and going toward your pinky.

Europe

We just learned about the African Continent.

Europe is a continent that is East of North America, across the Atlantic Ocean.

(from: wikipedia - europe)

It is one of the smaller continents, but it has more countries than the other continents, with 70 total countries!

Some of the more well known are: Germany, France, United Kingdom, Italy, Spain, Poland, Greece

Apostle's Creed - part 1

We just learned about the Tenth Commandment not to covet.

The Apostle's Creed is a something you say that helps explain what you believe in.

It's kind of a big thing to memorize all at once, so let's just start with the first line:

I believe in God, the Father Almighty, maker of heaven and earth.


(from: wikipedia - apostle's creed)

Explorer 1

We just learned about the Russian satellite sputnik.

The first satellite from the United States that made into outer space
was called Explorer 1

(from: wikipedia - explorer)
It was launched January 31, 1958.

French - Six seven eight nine ten

We counted to five, now let's count to ten in French!
6 six - sounds like see /?/
7 sept - sounds like set /?/
8 huit - sounds like oo-ee /?/
9 neuf - sounds like neff /?/
10 dix - sounds like dee /?/

Speed of Sound

We just learned about Sound Waves.

When sound travels through the air, it moves very very fast, about 760 miles per hour!
That's faster than you can see, faster than you can run, and faster than any normal car you drive on the street!

Jet airplanes can go faster than the speed of sound, and when they get past that speed they make a big noise called a sonic boom.
Going faster than the speed of sound is called breaking the sound barrier.

(from: wikipedia - sound barrier

The first person to break the sound barrier in a jet was Chuck Yeager in the Bell X-1 jet on October 14, 1947.

(from: wikipedia - chuck yeager)