Chesapeake Bay Retriever

We just learned about the type of dog the Powderpuff Chinese Crested Dog.

Another type of dog is the Chesapeake Bay Retriever.

This type of dog is known for their love of water.
They have been used for hunting, especially for going into very cold water.
Their fur is double thick and has an oily coat to keep them warm, they have a strong chest they can use to break ice to go retrieve ducks when hunting.

This dog is also the official dog of the state of Maryland.


(from: wikipedia - chesapeake bay retriever)


Kid Facts - Blast from the past: Spider Cephalothorax & Abdomen

Axillary, Cephalic, Brachial veins

We just learned about how the subclavian veins bring deoxygenated blood back toward the heart.

Those veins are connected to three smaller veins from the upper arm and shoulder area.
The axillary vein, cephalic vein, and brachial veins.

The cephalic vein goes up over the top of your deltoid shoulder muscle.
The axillary vein goes under your arm in your armpit.
The brachial veins are smaller veins connected to the axillary vein, that go off toward your bicep muscle.

(from: wikipedia - axillary vein)


Kid Facts - Blast from the past: Appendix

Northern Mariana Islands

We just learned about the US Territory of Guam.

Another US territory is the Northern Mariana Islands, which are north of Australia.


(from: wikipedia - northern mariana islands)

Their flag has a blue background, with a white star, a latte stone and a decorative wreath.

(from: wikipedia - flag of northern mariana islands)

Latte stones are large cut stone pillars that are from very old times.
Many people believe they were used to hold up large houses for the important people on the island.

(from: wikipedia - latte stone)

Pagan island is one of the islands in the territory, and people used to live there until the volcano erupted.
Now it is an empty island with a volcano.

(from: wikipedia - pagan island)

Anatahan is another island in the territory that is empty because of the volcanic eruptions.

(from: wikipedia - anatahan)


Kid Facts - Blast from the past: Alaska

Paul's Letter to the Hebrews

We just learned about Paul's second letter to the Thessalonians.

Another letter Paul wrote was to the Hebrew people who thought that Jesus was not the Messiah because he did not come as a king conquering the world for his Hebrew followers.

Paul told them that Jesus came as a priest to atone for everyone's sins, and that he would come again another time as a king to conquer the world.


(from: wikipedia - epistle to the hebrews)


Kid Facts - Blast from the past: Parable of the Good Samaritan

Woman with a Fan - Metzinger

We just learned about the painting Portrait of Jacques Nayral by French artist Albert Gleizes.

Another famous work of art is the painting Woman with a Fan by French artist Jean Metzinger in 1912.

This is another painting in the abstract art style of cubism.
You can see in the painting that there is a woman with a fan, sitting on a bench.
The different shapes and colors are there to show the many different sides and different shapes in the world, and the wild shapes almost make it look like the painting is moving.


(from: wikipedia - femme à l'éventail)


Kid Facts - Blast from the past: Neptune - Voyager 2

German - Vegetables

We just learned how to say some fruits in German.

Let's learn how to say some vegetables.


carrot Karotte - sounds like kah-ah-oh-tuh /?/
corn Mais - sounds like mice /?/
pea Erbse - sounds like ay-up-suh /?/

(from: wikipedia - Goethe Institute)

To say it in Spanish?
carrot zanahoria - sah-nah-oh-dee-ah
corn maíz - mah-ee-ss
pea guisante - gee-sahn-tay

To say it in French?
carrot carotte - ka-uh-oh-t
corn maïs - mah-ee-ss
pea pois - poh-ah

Landspout Tornado

We just learned that a funnel cloud is a type of cloud that is almost a tornado but does not touch the ground.

Another type of tornado is called a landspout.
This type looks like a long tube coming up from the ground, and then connecting to the funnel cloud at the top.


(from: wikipedia - landspout)


Kid Facts - Blast from the past: Troposphere