Luna 2 - First spacecraft on the moon

We've learned about the first satellite in outer space sputnik and the first American satellite Explorer 1.

Then we learned about the first human in space, Yuri Gagarin from Russia.
Followed by the Americans Alan Shepard and John Glenn.

The next big target in the space race was to get to the moon!

The first spacecraft to land on the moon was the Russian's Luna 2, on September 14, 1959.

(from: wikipedia - luna 2)

French Alphabet - O P Q R S T U

We already learned French A B C D E F G, and H I J K L M N
now let's learn the next letters:

O - Sounds like oh
P - Sounds like pay
Q - Sounds like coo
R - Sounds like ay-uh
S - Sounds like ess
T - Sounds like tay
U - Sounds like oo (like in pool)

To hear the letters, visit FrenchSpanish Online's alphabet page

Waves and wavelength

We just learned about the Light Year.

If you are standing in the water in the ocean or a big lake,
you can watch a wave going by you, something like this:

(from: wikipedia - wave)

If you stood in one place and watched a lot of waves going by, it might look something like this:


And if you took a picture of a wave while it was standing still it might look like this:

(from: wikipedia sine)

If you measured the distance from the start of the up wave, to the end of the down wave that is called the wavelength.

Snail eye stalks, feet and shells

We just learned about the Spectacled Cobra.

When you look at a snail's head, those two things sticking out are the snail's eye stalks
and their eyes are located right on the end of them.

(from: wikipedia - land snails)

The slimy bottom of a land snail that moves along the ground is called the snail's foot,
but it doesn't look or act much like our feet do!


Snail shells are always a part of the body, and the shell grows with the size of the snail.

Distal phalanges

The finger tip bones in your fingers are called the distal phalanges.

There are only four of them in your hand, because your thumb has one less bone than the rest of your fingers.

(from: wikipedia - distal phalanges)

Atlantic Ocean

We've already learned about the big pieces of land called continents,
such as Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America and South America.

But what about all that water in between?
Those are all the oceans of the world!

The ocean that's between North America and Europe,
and in between South America and Africa
is called the Atlantic Ocean.

It's the second biggest ocean in the world.

(from: wikipedia - atlantic ocean)

Apostle's Creed - part 3

We already learned the Apostle's Creed part 1 and part 2:

I believe in God, the Father Almighty, maker of heaven and earth.
And in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord

Now here's part 3:

who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, and born of the virgin Mary,


(from: wikipedia - apostle's creed)