Reindeer

We just learned about the Red Fox.

Reindeer are also known as caribou. (sounds like care ih boo)

They love the cold, so they only live in the frozen northern parts of the world, like the North Pole, Canada, Alaska and Russia.

(from: wikipedia - reindeer)

When a grown up reindeer walks, their knees make a clicking sound.
The bigger the reindeer, the louder the click.
Smaller reindeer know to watch out for bigger tougher reindeer when they hear loud clicks!

A reindeer's favorite food is a type of moss called lichen. (Sounds like like en)
They eat so much of it, the moss's nickname is reindeer moss.

Kid Facts - Blast from the past: Snail eye stalks, feet and shells

Depressor lip muscles

We learned that the muscles for the upper lip are the levator muscles.

There are three muscles in your face on the front of your chin that help push up your bottom lip:
depressor anguli oris, depressor labii inferioris, mentalis.


(from: wikipedia - depressor anguli oris)


(from: wikipedia - depressor labii inferioris)


(from: wikipedia - mentalis)

Kid Facts - Blast from the past: Distal Phalanges

South Korea

We just learned about Thailand.

South Korea is a small peninsula on the east part of China.

(from: wikipedia - south korea)

For dinner in South Korea you might have bibimbap, which is like rice with vegetables and meat.

(from: wikipedia - bibimbap)

In the city of Boryeong, there is a big mud festival where everyone gets dirty!

(from: wikipedia - boryeong mud festival)

Famous singer Psy who wrote the Gangnam Style song is from South Korea.

(from: wikipedia - psy (rapper))

Seoul is the largest city in South Korea with over 10 million people.

(from: wikipedia - seoul)


Kid Facts - Blast from the past: Atlantic Ocean

Jesus' Apostles - Judas Iscariot

We just learned about the apostles James son of Alphaeus, Simon the Zealot, Jude Thaddaeus

The twelfth apostle of Jesus was named Judas Iscariot.

When Jesus came along, he made some people mad because he said they weren't following God the way they should be.
They were so angry they wanted him to be killed!

The apostle named Judas made a deal with these people for some money, and betrayed Jesus so he would be captured.


(from: wikipedia - matthew 27:4)


Kid Facts - Blast from the past: Apostle's Creed - Part 3

Lunar Grabens

We just learned about the Lunar Wrinkle Ridges

Let's keep learning about the Moon!

Another thing you can see on the moon looks like a big long ditch.

This is called a Graben.

One of the grabens on the moon is called Rima Ariadaeus:

(from: wikipedia - geology of the moon)


Kid Facts - Blast from the past: First Americans in space - Alan Shepard, John Glenn

Spanish - six, seven, eight, nine, ten

We counted to five, now let's count to ten in Spanish!
6 seis - sounds like say-ee-ss /?/
7 siete - sounds like see-et-ay /?/
8 ocho - sounds like oh-cho /?/
9 nueve - sounds like new-ay-vay /?/
10 diez - sounds like dee-ace /?/


(from: wikipedia - Association of Spanish Language Academies)

Do you remember how to say it in French?
six, sept, huit, neuf, dix

Fissure vent

We just learned about the type of volcano called a Shield Volcano.

Sometimes lava erupts right out of the ground, not from a large volcano.

When it comes up from a big crack in the ground it is called a Fissure Vent.

(from: wikipedia - fissure vent)


Kid Facts - Blast from the past: Light Year