United States of America

We just learned about the country of Canada.

The United States of America is located in the North American continent.
It's often referred to as US, USA or America.


(from: wikipedia - united states)

The US makes the most money in the world, and in 2012 made over $15 trillion dollars!

There are 50 different states in the US, which is why the flag has 50 stars.


Over 300 million people live in the US, and it is one of the most diverse nations in the world.
That means that there are all types of different people from different places, like England, Russia, China, India, Japan, Mexico and many other countries!

Apostle's Creed - Part 11

Apostle's Creed - just two more lines!

We've learned up to Part 10 so far.

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,
the forgiveness of sins,

Here's part 11:

the resurrection of the body,


(from: wikipedia - apostle's creed)

This means you believe that some day after we die, Jesus will come again and bring us into eternal life.

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.