Saturday, October 6, 2012

Planet Names


An easy way to remember the planet's names is to remember a funny thing to say:
My Very Educated Mother Just Served Us Nachos

The first letter from each of those words matches up with the first letter of a planet!
My - M - Mercury
Very - V - Venus
Educated - E - Earth
Mother - M - Mars
Just - J - Jupiter
Served - S - Saturn
Us - U - Uranus
Nachos - N - Neptune

This is also the right order for the planets too, from the closest to the sun (Mercury) to the farthest away (Neptune)
planets
(From: Wikipedia - Solar System)

Remember that Pluto is still out there, but it's not a planet anymore!

Thursday, October 4, 2012

Hardware & Software


For computers, the word hardware means all of the hard parts of the computer, like the screen, buttons, keyboards, all the bits and pieces inside a phone or laptop or desktop computer.

computer hardware
(From: Wikipedia - Personal Computer Hardware)

The word software means all of the things that the computers do, like games and programs that run and make the computer work.

Angry Birds

(From: Wikipedia - Angry Birds)

Wednesday, October 3, 2012

Inside Bees


A bee's heart runs all along the heart of it's body.
anatomy of a bee
(from: wikipedia - insect morphology)

They have holes in their bodies called spiracles that are openings where they take in air to breathe.
spiracles
(from: wikipedia - spiracle)

Tuesday, October 2, 2012

Thoracic Vertebrae


We just learned about the Cervical Vertebrae.

The middle part of your spine is called the Thoracic Vertebrae.
Remember that your ribs are called the Thoracic Cage, and your Spine is made up of vertebrae.

(from: wikipedia - thoracic vertebrae)

Monday, October 1, 2012

Peninsulas

A peninsula is some place where land is sticking out and is surrounded by water.

Lake Michigan has an upper peninsula and lower peninsula surrounded by the lakes.
michigan
(from: wikipedia - michigan)

And Florida is a peninsula sticking out into the ocean.
florida
(from: wikipedia - florida)

Sunday, September 30, 2012

First commandment

God gave Moses ten very important rules to live by, called the commandments.

The first one is:
Thou shalt have no other gods.
(from: wikisource - Luther's Small Catechism)

This means we should make God the most important thing in our lives, above anything else.
first commandment
(from: wikipedia - ten commandments)

Saturday, September 29, 2012

Saturn's Rings


Saturn has 12 rings, made up mostly of chunks of rock and ice.

saturn's rings
(From: Wikipedia - rings of saturn)