Hairless Chinese Crested Dog

We just learned about the type of dog the Portuguese Water Dog

Another type of dog is the Hairless Chinese Crested Dog.

This dog only has a little bit of fur on it's head, and the rest is just bare skin like a person.
Because they don't have fur, they can get sunburned and sometimes even need lotion for dry skin.
Their skin can be light or dark.


(from: wikipedia - chinese crested dog)

One of the most famous types of hairless dogs was the dog Sam, who was blind and hairless and was the winner of the ugliest dog competition for 3 years in a row.

(from: wikipedia - sam (ugly dog))


Kid Facts - Blast from the past: Spider bodies

Superior Vena Cava

We just learned that the inferior vena cava vein brings deoxygenated blood back from the lower part of the body to the heart.

There is another large vein called the superior vena cava that brings deoxygenated blood down from the head area toward the heart.

When you're talking about the human body, superior means above, and inferior means below.


(from: wikipedia - superior vena cava)


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American Samoa

We've looked at the 50 states in the US, and Washington D.C..

There are also places called US territories, that are kind of like states except some of them can't do things like vote for president or some other laws.

One of the territories is called American Samoa.
It is out in the Pacific ocean, between Hawaii and Australia.

Their motto is "Samoa, Muamua Le Atua" which means Samoa, Let God Be First.


(from: wikipedia - american samoa)

The flag of American Samoa is red white and blue with a bald eagle on it.
The bald eagle is holding a Samoan uatogi war club for the power of the government, and a Samoan fue fly-whisk for the wisdom of the Samoan leaders.

(from: wikipedia - flag of american samoa)

The seal of American Samoa has the fue fly switch, the To'oto'o staff for the chiefs, and the Tanoa bowl for service to the chief.

(from: wikipedia - seal of american samoa)

There are tattoos there called pe'a for boys and malu for girls.
The boys get tattoos all the way from their back down to their knees.
The girls get tattoos from their thighs to their knees.


(from: wikipedia - pe'a)

There is a special fire dance in American Samoa called the siva afi, or fire knife.

(from: wikipedia - fire knife)


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Paul's First Letter to the Thessalonians

We just learned about Paul's letter to the Collossians.

Another letter Paul wrote was to a church in a town called Thessalonica in Greece.

In this letter Paul talked to the people and told them about how he had come to them like a normal person and worked hard to earn his keep there, even though he could have come to them expecting that they take care of him because he was an apostle.

He did this to show them how to treat other people.

He also explained how the dead will be resurrected to heaven some day.


(from: wikipedia - first epistle to the thessalonians)


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Simultaneous Windows on the City - Delaunay

We just learned about the famous painting Woman in Blue by artist Fernard Léger.

Another famous work of art is the painting Simultaneous Windows on the City by French artist Robert Delaunay in 1912.

Delaunay was another artist who was part of the abstract art and cubism movement.

His paintings used strong colors and shapes to try and show a different artistic side to something real, like his painting of windows looking out on the city.


(from: wikipedia - robert delaunay)


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German - Drinks

We counted to 900 in German! Wow!

Let's learn how to say some things to drink.


water Wasser - sounds like vah-sah /?/
milk Milch - sounds like mee-l-hh-k /?/
juice Saft - sounds like zah-ft /?/

(from: wikipedia - Goethe Institute)

To say it in Spanish?
water agua - ah-goo-ah
milk leche - lay-chay
juice jugo - hoo-goh

To say it in French?
water eau - oh
milk lait - lay
juice jus - zh-oo

Tornado

We just learned about the type of weather the snow roller.

Another type of weather is a tornado.

Tornadoes are a column of air that is spinning violently, and is touching both the ground and the clouds.

They are very dangerous, and have nicknames like twisters and cyclones.


(from: wikipedia - tornado)


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