Gravity on the Moon

We just learned about Lunar Rocks.

When the astronauts walked on the moon, it wasn't the same as walking here on earth.

The gravity on the moon is a lot less than earth.
That means if you dropped a ball to the ground, it would fall slowly like a balloon!

If you are on the moon and you jump up in the air, you won't come down fast like normal,
you'll float down slowly like a balloon too.

If you weigh 50 pounds on Earth, you would only weigh about 8 pounds on the moon.


(from: wikipedia - buzz aldrin)


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Spanish - Red, orange, yellow

We learned our Spanish alphabet, now let's learn some colors!

Red - rojo - sounds like ro-ho /?/

Orange - naranja - sounds like nah-dahn-hah /?/

Yellow - amarillo - sounds like ah-mah-dee-oh /?/


(from: wikipedia - Association of Spanish Language Academies)

Do you remember how to say it in French?
French - Red, orange, yellow

Mud Volcano

We just learned about the Submarine Volcano.

Mud volcanoes are not like other volcanoes because they do not erupt lava.

But they have similar shape, and they do erupt with hot muddy water!

(from: wikipedia - mud volcano)


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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.

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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)


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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)

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