Lunar Soil

We just learned about Lunar Impact Craters.

The dust, dirt and broken rocks on the moon are called lunar soil, or regolith.

When the Apollo 11 crew landed on the moon, their boots left footprints in the soil.

(from: wikipedia - lunar soil)

Kid Facts - Blast from the past: Ranger 4 - First American spacecraft on the moon

Spanish Alphabet - H I J K L LL M N Ñ

We already learned Spanish A B C D E F G, now let's do H I J K L LL M N Ñ.

H - Sounds like ah-chay. The word hola sounds like oh-la
I - Sounds like ee. The word dinero sounds like dee-n-air-oh
J - Sounds like #ho-tah. The #h part is the sound someone might make before they spit, like hk. The word jugar sounds like #hoo-gar.
K - Sounds like kah. The word kilo sounds like kee-low.
L - Sounds like el-ay. The word leche sounds like lay-chay.
LL - Sounds like ay-yay. The word pollo sounds like poh-yo.
M - Sounds like em-ay. The word mucho sounds like moo-cho.
N - Sounds like en-ay. The word no sounds like no.
Ñ - Sounds like en-yay. The word niño sounds like neen-yo.



(from: wikipedia - Association of Spanish Language Academies)

Do you remember how to say it in French?
French Alphabet - H I J K L M N

Lava Tube

After lava erupts from a volcano and is flowing in a lava channel, sometimes the top of the lava cools down and becomes hard, but there is still hot lava flowing underneath.

This makes a tunnel in the ground, called a lava tube.


(from: wikipedia - lava tube)


Kid Facts - Blast from the past: Frequency

Mink

We just learned a little about Reindeer.

The mink is a small furry animal with a long body, kind of like an otter.

Some of the mink's favorite meals is mice and rats, so long ago they were kept as pets to help hunt mice and rats that were eating people's food or carrying diseases.
They were even better than cats or terrier dogs because they were small enough to climb into places where the rats lived.


(from: wikipedia - mink)

A mink's fur is very soft and warm, so mink fur is sometimes used to make winter coats.

Kid Facts - Blast from the past: Otter Noses and Ears

Cheek muscles

We just learned about the Depressor Lip Muscles.

There are three muscles in your cheek area that help you do things like smile and whistle:

Orbicularis oris, risorius, and buccinator.


(from: wikipedia - Orbicularis oris muscle)


(from: wikipedia - risorius)


(from: wikipedia - buccinator muscle)


Kid Facts - Blast from the past: Sacrum

Bangladesh

We just learned about the Asian country of South Korea.

Bangladesh is a very small country with a lot of people, squeezed right between India and China.


(from: wikipedia - bangladesh)

For dinner in Bangladesh you might have biryani, which is rice with spices, chicken and vegetables.

(from: wikipedia - bangladeshi cuisine)

Fazlur Khan was a famous engineer from Bangladesh, he helped make the Sears Tower in Chicago, which was the tallest building in the world when it was made.


(from: wikipedia - fazlur khan)

There are many beautiful lakes and beaches in Bangladesh, one of them is Kaptai Lake.

(from: wikipedia - tourism in bangladesh)

For the new year in Bangladesh people dress up in colorful outfits and have celebrations.

(from: wikipedia - pohela boishakh)


Kid Facts - Blast from the past: Pacific Ocean

Jesus' Apostles - Matthias

After the Apostle Judas Iscariot betrayed Jesus, they replaced him with Matthias.


(from: wikipedia - saint matthias)


Kid Facts - Blast from the past: Apostle's Creed - Part 4