Japan

Japan is an island nation that is east of the big Asian continent.
It is made up of four large islands, and over 6,000 small ones!


(from: wikipedia - japan)

For dinner in Japan, you might have some sushi!

(from: wikipedia - sushi)

Mount Fuji is Japan's highest mountain, and it is also a volcano!

(from: wikipedia - mount fuji)

Ninjas and Samurais were ancient warriors from Japan.

(from: wikipedia - ninja)

(from: wikipedia - samurai)

Tokyo is the largest city in Japan, and the largest metropolitan area in the world with over 64 million people!

(from: wikipedia - tokyo)


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Jesus' Apostles - Philip and Bartholomew

After Jesus had called Andrew, Simon Peter, James and John Zebedee he called two more apostles, Philip and Bartholomew.

They were also from the town of Bethsaida, same as Andrew and Peter.


(from: wikipedia - commissioning of the twelve apostles)



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Moon - Maria

Let's keep learning about the Moon.

Last time we learned that the bright markings are called lunar highlands.

The dark markings are called the lunar maria.

The maria are darker because the ground there is made up of cooled lava from a long time ago.


(from: wikipedia - geology of the moon)


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Spanish - dog, cat

To say dog in Spanish, you say perro and it sounds like ped-er-oh /?/

To say cat in Spanish, you say gato and it sounds like gah-toe /?/


(from: wikipedia - Association of Spanish Language Academies)

Do you remember how to say it in French?
chien, chat

Igneous Rocks

We just learned about Volcanic Ash that comes out of volcanoes.

When hot lava cools down and turns into rock,
that type of rock is called igneous rock.


(from: wikipedia - igneous rock)



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Hyena

We just learned about the Aardvark.

Hyenas are known for living in the desert, and their laughing bark sound.

Many people think hyenas only eat dead animals and never hunt themselves,
but most hyenas really do go out and hunt their own prey!

(from: wikipedia - hyena)

When we see hyenas, we mostly think they act like dogs,
but in many ways they are actually more like cats.

They clean themselves with their tongues like cats do,
and they have a rough tongue like a cat does.


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Dorsal Foot Muscles

We just learned about the Palmar Interossei Hand Muscles.

There are a lot of muscles in the foot, just to help you walk and keep your balance!

The first group of foot muscles we'll talk about are the dorsal foot muscles.

They have really fancy names extensor digitorum brevis and extensor hallucis brevis,
but you can just call them dorsal muscles.

They are used to help you straighten your toes, or lift them up toward your face.

(from: wikipedia - extensor digitorum brevis muscle)


(from: wikipedia - extensor hallucis brevis muscle)



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