Nose muscles

We just learned about the Ear Muscles.

There are two main muscles that you can use for your nose.

When you flare your nostrils, that means your nostrils are open more.
The muscle you use to flare your nostrils is your nasalis muscle.


(from: wikipedia - nasalis muscle)

The other nose muscle helps you raise your nose up like a snarl.
It is called the levator labii superioris alaeque nasi muscle, and it is the longest muscle name of any animal.


(from: wikipedia - levator labii superioris alaeque nasi muscle)


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Malaysia

We just learned about the country of Nepal.

Maylasia is a small country in Asia that is made up of two peninsulas.

One is just North of Indonesia and the other is just south of Thailand.


(from: wikipedia - malaysia)

For dinner in Malaysia you maight have nasi lemak,
which is cookied rice with anchovies, peanuts, egg, lamb curry, vegetables, and sambal tumis.

(from: wikipedia - nasi lemak)

The Petronas Twin Towers in the city of Kuala Lumpur are the tallest twin towers in the world.

(from: wikipedia - petronas twin towers)

Michelle Yeoh is a famous actress from Malaysia.

(from: wikipedia - michelle yeoh)

A special type of dance in Malaysia is called Joget.

(from: wikipedia - Joget)


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Jesus' Miracles - Healing the Paralyzed

We've learned about Jesus' Miracles healing lepers and healing the blind.

Jesus also healed people that couldn't walk, also known as being paralyzed.

(from: wikipedia - healing the paralytic at capernaum)

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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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