Niger

We just learned about the country of Zambia.

Niger (sounds like "nah-ee-jer") is a country in Southern part of Africa.


(from: wikipedia - niger)

The flag of Niger has an orange stripe at the top, then a white strip with an orange circle in the middle, and a green stripe at the bottom.

The orange stripe is for the desert, the white stripe is for purity, the green stripe is for hope and the plants and trees, and the orange circle is for the sun and freedom.

(from: wikipedia - flag of niger)

To eat in Niger, you might have jollof rice which is rice, tomatoes, onion, salt and red pepper, with some meat added.

(from: wikipedia - jollof rice)

The Erg of Bilma is a large desert in Niger.

(from: wikipedia - erg of bilma)

There is a festival in Niger called Guérewol, where men dress up in outfits, get their faces painted, dance and sing to try to get young women to marry them.

(from: wikipedia - guérewol)


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Do Unto Others

We just learned about Ask, Seek and Knock for his help.

In Jesus' Sermon on the Mount he told his followers to treat other people the way that they themselves want to be treated.

So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you, for this sums up the Law and the Prophets.

This is a very popular saying that is sometimes called the golden rule.


(from: wikipedia - golden rule)


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Venus - Venera 3-6, Mariner 5

After the Mariner 2 space craft got close to the planet Venus, scientists kept trying to get closer.

Starting in 1967, the Russians sent some spacecrafts to study the air around Venus (called the atmosphere).
The Venera 3 was first but it crashed on the planet and never sent back any information.
They sent 3 more spacecrafts, the Venera 4, Venera 5 and Venera 6.

The USA also sent the spacecraft Mariner 5 to Venus to study the sky.


(from: wikipedia - Mariner 5)


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Spanish - Counting to Twenty

We just learned how to count to 15 in Spanish, let's keep going!
16 dieciséis - sounds like dee-ay-ss-ee-say-ss/?/
17 diecisiete - sounds like dee-ay-ss-ee-see-eht-ay /?/
18 dieciocho - sounds like dee-ay-ss-ee-oh-choh /?/
19 diecinueve - sounds like dee-ay-ss-ee-noo-ay-vay /?/
20 veinte - sounds like bay-een-tay /?/


(from: wikipedia - Association of Spanish Language Academies)

Do you remember how to say it in French?
French - seize, dix-sept, dix-huit, dix-neuf, vingt

Obsidian

We just learned about the metalloid semiconductor called Silicon.

One type of rock found on the earth is Obsidian.

Obsidian is a dark black glassy igneous rock that is made from lava.

By itself it is not a chemical element on the Periodic Table, it is usually made up of other elements combined, like Silicon, Magnesiu, Iron and Oxygen.

(from: wikipedia - obsidian)


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Butterfly - Imago

After a butterfly has spent some time as a pupa in its chrysalis, it will come out as an adult.

An adult butterfly is called an imago, and when they first come out of their chrysalis their wings are all crumpled up. They have to spend a few hours waiting for them to dry and unfold before they can fly.


(from: wikipedia - butterfly)

Butterflies have four wings. The top left, bottom left, top right and bottom right are all different wings that just all flap together.

If you look very very close, you can see that the patterns on the wings are all made up of tiny scales, like you might see on a snake or a fish.


(from: wikipedia - butterfly)


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Gallbladder

We just learned about the Pancreas

The gallbladder is part of our digestive system, connected to the duodenum.

When food comes through the duodenum, it sends a message to the gallbladder.
The gall bladder lets out something called bile which is a chemical that takes fat from our food and breaks it up into smaller chunks.


(from: wikipedia - gallbladder)


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