Sodium

We just learned about the metal element called Aluminum

Another important element is Sodium.

The salt that we put in our food is sometimes called sodium.

Sodium is one of the main chemical elements, the building blocks that make up our world.
It is on the Periodic Table under the name "Cl".

But the salt we eat is actually sodium mixed up with chlorine.

Sodium by itself is a solid shiny metal.

(from: wikipedia - sodium)

And chlorine by itself is a yellow gas.

(from: wikipedia - chlorine)

When they are combined together, they make sodium chloride the salt we eat.

(from: wikipedia - sodium chloride)


Kid Facts - Blast from the past: Periodic Table

Spanish - January, February

Let's learn the months of the year in Spanish!

We'll start with January and February.

January - Enero - sounds like ay-nay-doh /?/

February - Febrero - sounds like fay-bday-doh /?/


(from: wikipedia - Association of Spanish Language Academies)

Do you remember how to say it in French?
French - Janvier, Février

Sea Anemone

We just learned about the Rosy maple moth.

A sea anemone is a type of animal that lives in the ocean, and looks like a plant.
It is really an animal, and eats animals like small fish and shrimp.

They look like plants, with long flowing stems that wave in the water, but if a small fish bumps into them they will release a sting that will kill the fish.

Sometimes a type of plant called algea will grow on the anemone, and it will help give oxygen and food to the anemone, while the algea is protected from getting eaten by fish.

(from: wikipedia - sea anemone)


Kid Facts - Blast from the past: Cow stomachs

Stomach - Peristalsis

In the stomach body where digestion happens, your food is rolled around, squished and smushed.

This is done by something called peristalsis.

The outside parts of your stomach are called the walls, and the walls of your stomach squeeze and push the food around your stomach so that it gets smushed up into smaller pieces.


(from: wikipedia - stomach)


Kid Facts - Blast from the past: Inferior Nasal Concha

Uganda

We just learned about the African country of Algeria.

Uganda is a small country in the middle of Southern Africa, just West of Kenya.

(from: wikipedia - uganda)

The Ugandan country motto is For God and My Country.

Uganda's flag is has six stripes, in a black yellow red pattern.
The black color represents the African people, the yellow is Africa's sunshine, and the red is the blood through which all Africans are connected.
In the middle of the flag is the grey crowned crane, which is a bird famous for its gentle nature.

(from: wikipedia - flag of uganda)

To eat in Uganda you might have Nsenene, which is cooked fried katydids, or maybe Nswaa which is fried termites!

(from: wikipedia - tettigoniidae)

(from: wikipedia - termite)


The Rwenzori Mountain range in Uganda is the highest mountain range in Africa.

(from: wikipedia - rwenzori mountains)

One type of music in Uganda is called Kadongo Kamu, which means little guitar.

(from: wikipedia - barnard kabanda)


Kid Facts - Blast from the past: Ireland

Blessed are the peacemakers

Let's keep learning about the Sermon on the Mount.

We've learned about these Beautitudes:
Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven,
Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted,
Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth,
Blessed are those who hunger and thirst, for they will be filled,
Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy and
Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.

The seventh and last one is:

Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called the children of God.

(from: wikipedia - matthew 5:9)


Kid Facts - Blast from the past: Other Kings

Solar - Radiation Zone

We've just learned about the solar core's energy, and how it's the source for the sun's light and heat.

The next part of the sun going out from the core is the radiation zone.

In this part of the sun, the energy is passed between atoms in particles called photons, over and over and it takes around 170,000 years to leave this zone!

When the sun's energy enters the radiation zone it is about 27 million degrees,
and when it leaves the zone it is about 3 thousand degrees.

(from: wikipedia - radiation zone)


Kid Facts - Blast from the past: Alpha Centauri