Atom

We just learned about Binary.

What's the smallest thing you can think of?
A grain of sand?
A drop of water?

Well even smaller than any of those is something called an atom.

An atom is so small, that in one single grain of sand there aren't just millions,
billions or trillions of atoms, but quadrillions or quintillions of them!

A quintillion is a 1 with 18 zeroes after it: 1,000,000,000,000,000,000

Atoms are the building blocks of our world, they make up every part of our bodies,
and every thing around us from the ground we stand on to the air we breathe.


(from: wikipedia - atom)

Shark Teeth

We just learned about Coyote Yips.

Ever wonder why sharks have so many big sharp teeth?

Sharks don't get teeth like humans, they develop row after row of new teeth.

So when the teeth right at the edge of their mouth break off
from chomping on too many tasty fish, a whole new set pushes forward to replace them!

(from: wikipedia - great white shark)

Tibia & Fibula

We just learned about the femur and patella.

The bones attached below those two are called the tibia and fibula.

(from: wikipedia - fibula)

The tibia is the big one in front, also known as the shin bone.
It's the big flat bone you can feel in the front of your lower leg.
If you feel down around the outside of your ankle you can feel the smaller tibia bone.

Lattitude & longitude

Could you imagine if there were a bunch of lines all over the Earth,
that people could use to make maps and figure out where things were at on the planet?

Well there aren't really lines, but people have made up imaginary lines called latitude and longitude.

(from: wikipedia - latitude)

latitude is the word we use for the lines that go side to side,
and longitude is for the lines that go up and down.

Using those lines you can tell exactly where a place is on the map!

For latitude, the equator is in the middle so it is at 0° latitude.
The North pole is at 90° (or 90°N), and the South pole is at -90° (or 90°S).

For longitude, the 0° mark is at the prime meridian.
You can go East all the way to 180° (or 180°E) and West all the way to -180° (or 180°W).

For example, Detroit, MI is located at: 42.35, -83.05

Apostle's Creed - Part 9

Apostle's Creed - we're getting there!

We've learned through Part 8 now.

I believe in God, the Father Almighty, maker of heaven and earth.
And in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord
who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, and born of the virgin Mary,
suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died and was buried.
He descended into hell. On the third day He rose again from the dead.
He ascended into heaven and sits at the right hand of God the Father Almighty.
From thence He will come to judge the living and the dead.
I believe in the Holy Spirit,

Here's part 9:

the holy Christian Church, the communion of saints,


(from: wikipedia - apostle's creed)

This means you believe in Christian people getting together and worshiping God together.

Planet Venus

We've already learned about the planet Mercury,
so let's move on to the next planet in our solar system: Venus!

(from: wikipedia - venus)

Venus is the second closest planet to the sun, right between Earth and Mercury.

It's the hottest planet in our solar system, at over 850 °F!

Even though it's close to the same size as Earth, you wouldn't want to live there.
The clouds around the planet are made of sulfuric acid which would burn your skin if you touched them.

Besides the moon, Venus is the brightest planet in our sky at night.

French - Cow, chicken, pig

We already know that in French, dog is chien and cat is chat.

Now let's learn about some farm animals!

cow - vache - sounds like vash /?/
chicken - poulet - sounds like pooh-lay /?/
pig - porc - sounds like pah-uh /?/

Also in French cows say meuh, chickens say coco-rico (co-co-uhee-co), and pigs say groin (guh-oo-ah)!