Medulla Oblongata

We just learned about the part of the brain called the pons.

Another part of the brain is called the medulla oblongata.

This part of the brain helps control your heart pumping, your body using up oxygen, and how you swallow, cough, sneeze or throwup.


(from: wikipedia - medulla oblongata)


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Dhaulagiri

We just learned about the mountain peak Cho Oyu.

The next highest mountain peak is dhaulagiri in Nepali, which means dazzling white beautiful mountain.

This mountain is next to a very deep gorge, which is a very low point, and it goes almost straight up from the gorge.


(from: wikipedia - dhaulagiri)


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Crucifix

We just learned about the Christian symbol of the Cross.

Another Christian symbol is the crucifix.

This is a cross that shows Jesus on the cross being crucified.
Many churches have these crucifixes as artwork by their altar, and some people carry around a crucifix instead of just a cross.


(from: wikipedia - christian symbolism)


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Jockey of Artemision

We just learned about the sculpture the Winged Victory of Samothrace.

Another sculpture from ancient Greece is the Jockey of Artemision.

This is a big bronze statue of a young boy riding a horse, made over 2000 years ago.
There are not a lot of statues from this time and place, because so many of the statues were melted down for the bronze.

This statue was not melted down because it was on a ship that crashed and sank, and was found around 100 years ago.

It is the size of an actual horse, over 6 feet tall and over 9 feet long.
The artist made it in pieces using the lost wax process and then the pieces were welded together.
They sculpted it to look like the horse is in the middle of galloping in a race.


(from: wikipedia - jockey of artemision)


(from: wikipedia - jockey of artemision)


Kid Facts - Blast from the past: First Abstract Watercolor - Kandinsky

Italian - July, August

Let's keep learning about the months of the year in Italian!

We already learned that January, February is Gennaio, Febbraio,
March, April is Marzo, Aprile
and May, June is Maggio, Giugno.

Let's keep going!

July - Luglio - sounds like loo-lee-oh /?/
August - Agosto - sounds like ah-goh-stoh /?/


(from: wikipedia - accademia della crusca)

In German:
Juli, August

In Spanish:
Julio, Agosto

In French:
Julliet, Août

Anvil

We just learned that a forge is a hot fire that blacksmiths use to heat up metal.

When the metal is heated up, blacksmiths pound it against an anvil, which is a large hard piece of metal.


(from: wikipedia - anvil)


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Puffing snake

We just learned about Pacific Gopher Snake.

Another snake is called the Puffing Snake, also known as psuestes poecilonotus.

It has a yellow belly and it puffs itself up if it is threatened.
It is not venomous and mostly eats small bird eggs.

(from: wikipedia - pseustes poecilonotus)


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