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)


Kid Facts - Blast from the past: Electrodes

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)


Kid Facts - Blast from the past: Manatee

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)


Kid Facts - Blast from the past: Trapezius

Zambia

We just learned about the country of Angola.

Zambia is a country in the southern part of the African continent.


(from: wikipedia - zambia)

The flag of Zambia is mostly green, with an orange eagle in the right corner above three smaller stripes of red, black and orange.

The green is for the country's natural beauty like trees and animals, the red is for the battle for freedom, the black is for the people of Zambia, the orange is for the minerals like gold in the land, and the orange eagle means the people can rise above the country's problems.

(from: wikipedia - flag of zambia)

To eat in Zambia you might have nshima, which is corn ground up into flour, then rolled into a paste kind of like mashed potatoes.

(from: wikipedia - nshima)

Victoria falls is one of the largest waterfalls in the whole world.

(from: wikipedia - victoria falls)


Kid Facts - Blast from the past: Denmark

Ask, Seek and Knock

We just learned about Jesus' telling people not to judge others

In Jesus' Sermon on the Mount, he told his followers to always ask God for help.

Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives; the one who seeks finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened.

He told his followers to think of us as God's children. Since people give food to their children and help them, God who is all powerful will give even more to us, his followers.

Which of you, if your son asks for bread, will give him a stone? Or if he asks for a fish, will give him a snake? If you, then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good gifts to those who ask him!


(from: wikipedia - kingdom of god)


Kid Facts - Blast from the past: Ezekiel

Venus - Mariner 2

We've learned about the Space Exploration of the moon, all the way up to the Apollo 11 moon landing.

We've also sent space crafts up to study other planets.
The first one was in 1962, called the Mariner 2.

It was launched on August 27, and on December 14 it got as close as 22,000 miles from Venus.

(from: wikipedia - mariner 2)

That might not seem very close, but the Earth is about 25,000,000 miles from Venus, so it got a lot closer than we are!

The last time the space craft sent data back to us was on January 3, 1963, then it stopped working and has just been floating in space, orbiting around Venus for over 50 years.

The Mariner 2 was used to try and measure the temperature and collect other information in the air near the planet.


(from: wikipedia - mariner 2)


Kid Facts - Blast from the past: Star Absolute Magnitude

Spanish - Counting to fifteen

We counted to 10 in Spanish, now let's learn some bigger numbers!

11 once - sounds like oh-n-say /?/
12 doce - sounds like doh-say /?/
13 trece - sounds like t-day-say /?/
14 catorce - sounds like cah-toh-d-say /?/
15 quince - sounds like kee-n-say /?/


(from: wikipedia - Association of Spanish Language Academies)

Do you remember how to say it in French?
French - onze, douze, treize, quatorze, quinze