Oblique-Slip Fault

We just learned about the Dip-Slip Fault.

Another type of earthquake fault is the Oblique-Slip Fault.

This is when two the tectonic plates move, and the earth's crust bumps into each other in both a Strike-Slip and Dip-Slip way.

That means the earth went side to side, and up and down.


(from: wikipedia - fault (geology))


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Puerto Rican Crested Toad

We just learned about the Wyoming Toad.

Another type of frog is the Puerto Rican Crested Toad.
This is a true toad that only lives in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.

At one time scientists thought these frogs were extinct, but then in 1966 some were found, and so the zoos and aquariums worked to help bring the frogs back by releasing over 260,000 tadpoles in the last 20 years.


(from: wikipedia - puerto rican crested toad)


Kid Facts - Blast from the past: Great Pyrenees Mountain Dog

Cartilage

We just learned about the Dense Connective Tissue.

Another type of connective tissue is cartilage.

This is a type of tissue that covers and protects bones.

You can find cartilage in the rib cage, ear, nose, bronchial tubes, vertebral discs, and lots of other places in the body.

It is not as soft as muscle, but not as hard as bone.


(from: wikipedia - cartilage)


Kid Facts - Blast from the past: Cervical Nerves

Mexico City

We just learned about the State of Mexico.

The next largest state in Mexico is actually the city of Mexico City.
It is not actually a state, but it is counted as it's own district, kind of like Washington, D.C.

Mexico City has the most people of any city in North America.
It is the capital city of Mexico.


(from: wikipedia - mexico city)

The coat of arms of Mexico City is a castle with three bridges, and two golden lions on a blue background.
The lions are for the Spanish settlers in the country, and the blue background is for the water that was in Mexico City long ago.
There are 10 cacti around the flag because those nopal cacti grow in that area.


(from: wikipedia - mexico city)

Long ago Mexico City was an Aztec place full of temples called Tenochtitlan.
The Aztecs had a legend about finding the best city, that said they would see an eagle landing on a cactus while catching a snake.
They saw this happen on an island, and that is where they started building this city.


(from: wikipedia - tenochtitlan)

When the Spanish people came to Mexico, they took over the Aztec city of Tenochtitlan, destroyed the Aztec temples, and built the new buildings on top of it, like the Zocalo Cathedral.


(from: wikipedia - mexico city)

There is a castle called Chapultepec Castle in Mexico City, where royals or presidents have lived through the years.

(from: wikipedia - chapultepec castle)

The National Palace of Mexico City is the home for the rulers of Mexico, like the President.


(from: wikipedia - national palace (mexico))


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Desert Fathers

We just learned about the monk Macarius of Egypt.

The monks that lived in the desert, trying to survive on very little food, and studying God's wisdom were known as Desert Fathers.

Anthony the Great and Macarius of Egypt were both in the group, and people would write down some of the wise sayings that the Desert Fathers told people, and they made a book of them called "Sayings of the Fathers".


(from: wikipedia - desert fathers)


Kid Facts - Blast from the past: Paul's Letter to the Ephesians

Saint Andrew - Duquesnoy

We just learned about the Annunciantion of the Virgin by the Angel by Francesco Mochi.

Another baroque art sculpture is the statue of Saint Andrew by Belgian François Duquesnoy.

This sculpture shows the Apostle Andrew, holding the cross that he would be crucified on.
The story is that when Andrew was going to be crucified for being a Christian, he said he did not deserve to be on the same type of cross as Jesus had been crucified on, the one shaped like a T.
So he asked them to shape it like an X for him, and on flags, an X like that is known as Saint Andrew's Cross.


(from: wikipedia - françois duquesnoy)


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ASL - Counting to Ninety Nine

We counted to 89 in ASL, let's keep going!

To do the sign for 90, make the hand sign for 9, holding your pointer finger down with your thumb, and your other fingers up, with your palm facing away from you.
Then close your fingers together all pointed forward away from you, for zero.

For 91 through 99, just do the sign for 9, and then the sign for the number 1-9.

Here is a helpful video to show how these signs are done.


ASL Numbers 30-100 in Sign Language - My Smart Hands



(from: wikipedia - american sign language)

Italian: novanta, novantuno, novantadoue, novantatre, novantaquattro, novantacinque, novantasei, novantasette, novantotto, novantanove

German: neunzig, einundneunzig, zweiundneunzig, dreiundneunzig, vierundneunzig, fünfundneunzig, sechsundneunzig, siebenundneunzig, achtundneunzig, neunundneunzig

Spanish: noventa, noventa y uno, noventa y dos, noventa y tres, noventa y cuatro, noventa y cinco, noventa y seis, noventa y siete, noventa y ocho, noventa y nueve

French: quatre-vingts dix, quatre-vingt onze, quatre-vingt douze, quatre-vingt treize, quatre-vingt quatorze, quatre-vingt quinze, quatre-vingt seize, quatre-vingt dix sept, quatre-vingt dix huit, quatre-vingt dix neuf