Mars

The first planet on the other side of Earth further from the sun is Mars.

Mars is sometimes called the red planet, and you can see why!

(from: wikipedia - mars)

Mars is the second smallest planet in our solar system,
the temperatures are as cold as −225°F and hot as 95°F.
but it's possible that astronauts could survive in space suits on the planet's surface.

Scientists have been very curious about Mars, since it's so close.

There are two robotic machines on Mars right now:

NASA's Opportunity rover, which landed on January 25, 2004

(from: wikipedia - opportunity rover)

NASA's Curiosity rover, which landed on August 6, 2012

(from: wikipedia - curiosity rover)

French - I am happy

Let's learn how to say I am happy in French!

We can break it up into the three words:
I - Je - sounds like zhu /?/
am - suis - sounds like soo-ee /?/
happy - heureux - Sounds like oo-uh-oo /?/

Together Je suis heureux sounds like zhu soo-ee oo-uh-oo.

Neutrons Protons & Electrons

We learned before about how small atoms are,
but there are even things smaller that that!

An atom is really made up of two parts.
The nucleus in the middle, and the electrons that spin around the nucleus.

(from: wikipedia - atom)


The nucleus can be made up of two types of things, protons and neutrons.

Remember we've talked about positive and negative?

The electrons have negative charges, the protons have positive charges,
and the neutrons have no charge at all.

Anteater

We just learned about Shark Teeth.

How would you like to eat ants for dinner every day?

Ants and termites are the favorite meal of the anteater!

(from: wikipedia - anteater)

Anteaters use their large claws to dig through dirt or tree bark looking for ants,
and when they find them they use their big long tongue to lick up the ants.

They have to lick fast before the ants get away, and they can lick 150 times a minute.
Once the ants get in their mouth, they go right down to their belly because the anteaters don't have any teeth!

Tarsus

The tarsus is the name used for the bones in your ankle
that connect from your tibia and fibula to your main foot bones.

(from: wikipedia - tarsus (skeleton)

The seven bones are:
A - Calcaneus
B - Talus
C - Cuboid
D - Navicular
E, F, G - Cuneiform bones

The calcaneus bone is the large bone that makes up the heel of your foot.

Canada

We just learned about Lattitude and Longitude.

Canada is a country located in the North American continent.


(from: wikipedia - canada)

It is the second largest country in the world at over 3.8 million square miles,
and it has the longest coastline in the world at over 125,000 miles!

There are ten provinces and three territories in Canada.
Provinces: Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Manitoba, British Columbia, Prince Edward Island, Saskatchewan, Alberta, Newfoundland and Labrador
Territories: Northwest Territories, Yukon, Nunavut

There are two official languages in Canada: English and French.

Apostle's Creed - Part 10

Apostle's Creed - we're getting there!

We just learned up through Part 9.

I believe in God, the Father Almighty, maker of heaven and earth.
And in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord
who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, and born of the virgin Mary,
suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died and was buried.
He descended into hell. On the third day He rose again from the dead.
He ascended into heaven and sits at the right hand of God the Father Almighty.
From thence He will come to judge the living and the dead.
I believe in the Holy Spirit,
the holy Christian Church, the communion of saints,

Here's part 10:

the forgiveness of sins,


(from: wikipedia - apostle's creed)

This means you believe that Jesus died on the cross to save us from our sins.