Moon Tides

We just learned about Gravity on the Moon.

The moon orbits the earth about every 27 days, and the earth spins around once every day.

Because the moon is so big, as it is spinning around the earth it affects the oceans and lakes.
This is called Tide.

When a part of the ocean is facing where the moon is, the water rises up.
Then when the earth spins and the moon orbits, the water goes down.
When the ocean is facing totally opposite of where the moon is, the water rises up again.
And when the earth spins again the water goes down.

If you live on an ocean or lake, you can see the water rise up to the beach for a few hours, then go back out for a few hours.


(from: wikipedia - tide)


Kid Facts - Blast from the past: Planet Venus

Spanish - Green, blue, purple, pink

Last time we learned red orange and yellow in Spanish is rojo naranja and amarillo, let's learn more colors!

Green - verde - sounds like vay-uh-day /?/
Blue - azul - sounds like ah-zool /?/
Purple - morado - sounds like moh-dah-doh /?/
Pink - rosa - sounds like doh-sah /?/


(from: wikipedia - Association of Spanish Language Academies)

Do you remember how to say it in French?
French - vert, bleu, violet, rose

Lava Fountain

A lava fountain is like a big fountain of lava erupting from a fissure vent.


(from: wikipedia - lava)


Kid Facts - Blast from the past: Binary

Gazelle

We just learned about the Kudu.

Another type of antelope is the gazelle.

It is known for it's speed, and also it's beauty.
In arabic, the word for love poetry is ghazal, and some people think that word came from the word gazelle.


(from: wikipedia - gazelle)


Kid Facts - Blast from the past: Coyote Yips

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)


Kid Facts - Blast from the past: Patella

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)


Kid Facts - Blast from the past: Prime Meridian

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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