Kudu

The kudu is another type of antelope.

It has spiral horns!

(from: wikipedia - kudu)

The kudu's horn is sometimes used as a loud noisemaker called the kuduzela.

Kid Facts - Blast from the past: Komodo Dragon

Ear muscles

We just learned about Eyelid Muscles.

Can you wiggle your ears?

We all have ear muscles, but not everyone uses them.
There are two different ear muscles.

One is the auricular.
Auris means ear, and cula means little.

(from: wikipedia - auricular muscles)

The other is the temporoparietalis.
tempus means time and paries means wall.

(from: wikipedia - temporoparietalis muscles)


Kid Facts - Blast from the past: Femur

Nepal

We just learned about the country of Burma.

Nepal is a small country located in the Himalayan mountains, between India and China.


(from: wikipedia - nepal)

In Nepal you might have some momo to eat, which is a steamed bun, sort of like a donut!

(from: wikipedia - nepal)

If you want to climb one of the mountains in Nepal, you may need to bring a yak!

(from: wikipedia - nepal)

The highest mountain peak in the world is at the top of Mount Everest in Nepal.

(from: wikipedia - mount everest)


Kid Facts - Blast from the past: Arctic Ocean

Jesus' Miracles - Healing Lepers

We already learned about Jesus healing the blind.

Another miracle Jesus performed was healing lepers.

A leper was someone who had a disease called leprosy.
It was a really horrible disease, and if you had it no one would touch you and you had to live all by yourself away from other people.
There was no cure for this disease!

Jesus healed people with leprosy, and people were amazed!

(from: wikipedia - jesus cleansing a leper)

Kid Facts - Blast from the past: Apostle's Creed - Part 7

Lunar rocks

We just learned about the Lunar Lava Tube.

When the Apollo missions visited the moon, they brought back over 800 pounds of rock!

Those lunar rocks (or moon rocks) have helped us to study what the moon is made of.

(from: wikipedia - geology of the moon)


Kid Facts - Blast from the past: ISS - International Space Station

Spanish Alphabet - V W X Y Z

We've know learned Spanish A B C D E F G, H I J K L LL M N Ñ and O P Q R RR S T U.
Now let's learn about V W X Y Z.

V - is called vay. The word venir sounds like ven-ear
W - is called doh-blay-vay. It makes the same sound as it does in English.
X - is called eh-key-ss. It can make a sound like an S, or like KS, or like an H.
Y - is called ee-gree-ay-gah-ss. The word yo sounds like yo.
Z - is called zoh-tah. The word zapatos sounds like zah-pah-toe-ss.


(from: wikipedia - Association of Spanish Language Academies)

Do you remember how to say it in French?
French Alphabet - V W X Y Z

Submarine Volcano

We just learned about the Volcanic Crater.

Sometimes volcanoes are underwater!

An underwater volcano is called a submarine volcano.


(from: wikipedia - submarine volcano)


Kid Facts - Blast from the past: Boolean True False