Image Scanner

We just learned about the Computer Printer.

Another part of a computer is an Image Scanner.

If you have a book, you might want to have a copy of some pages from the book on your computer.
A scanner is a machine where you can put a piece of paper or book on it, and then it will take a picture of the paper and put it onto your computer.

Some types of scanners are called flat bed scanners, because you put your paper or book flat on top of it.
Other types of scanners take a piece of paper, suck it in and then spit it back out after scanning.

Some fancy scanners have programs called "Optical Character Recognition" or OCR, which is a way to look at the book and actually read the words and letters instead of just making it a picture.


(from: wikipedia - image scanner)


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Greater Hog Badger

We just learned about the Honey Badger.

Another type of badger is the Greater Hog Badger, also called arctonyx collaris.

This type of badger lives in Southeast Asia, and grows to be about 100 centimeters long and weighs about 10 kilograms.
Greater Hog Badgers have mostly brown fur, and a white face with black stripes.

You just have to look at their pig like nose to figure out why they are called the hog badger!
They use their big claws and this big hog nose to help them dig into the dirt and find worms to eat.


(from: wikipedia - greater hog badger)


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Minor Alar Cartilage

We just learned about the Major Alar Cartilage.

Another part of the nose is the Minor Alar Cartilage.

This is a part of the nostril that touches back to the face, and helps shape the nostril.


(from: wikipedia - minor alar cartilage)


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Guadeloupe

We just learned about the country of Saint Kitts and Nevis

Let's learn a little about the country of Guadeloupe!

This is a group of islands in the Caribbean Sea, southeast of Cuba.
Even though the islands are part of North America, they are part of the country of France.
It is about 1,600 square kilometers, and about 400,000 people live there.
The people in this country speak French or Creole.


(from: wikipedia - guadeloupe)

The flag of Guadeloupe is blue, yellow and green with a picture of a sun and a bird.
Because it is a region to France, it says "Region Guadeloupe" on it.


(from: wikipedia - coat of arms of guadeloupe)

To eat in this country you might have Passion Fruit, which is a type of fruit that tastes kind of like a guava.


(from: wikipedia - passiflora edulis)

Visiting this country you might go see one of the many beautiful beaches, like Grande Anse Beach.

(from: wikipedia - guadeloupe)

There are volcanoes on the island, like La Soufrière Volcano crater.

(from: wikipedia - guadeloupe)


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What Child Is This?

We just learned about the Christmas song called The Christmas Song, also known as Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire.

Another famous Christmas song is What Child Is This?.

The words for this song were written in Great Britain in 1865 by William Chatterton Dix.
Long ago Chatteron got very sick for a long time and almost died.
While he was recovering he spent most of his time reading the Bible and writing poetry about Jesus.

Six years after he wrote it, someone put the poem to music.
The music for the song comes from an old tune called "Greensleeves", which was a song about a woman who wore a shirt with green sleeves.

In the lyrics for the song, it asks about who the child Jesus, and talks about the shepherds and wise men who came to see the baby Jesus.


(from: wikipedia - what child is this?)


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David Slaying Goliath - Sistine Chapel - Michelangelo

We just learned about Michelangelo's Sistine chapel painting of the Sibyls.

Another famous part of Michelangelo's painting on the Sistine chapel is David Slaying Goliath.

On the four corners of the ceiling are stories from the Bible about heroes that helped save Israel.

The painting of David shows him standing over Goliath holding a sword.
In the old testament story, Goliath was a giant that everyone was afraid of, and David was a small shepherd boy who wasn't afraid of Goliath because he had faith in God.
Even though he was just a young boy, he beat Goliath in battle.


(from: wikipedia - sistine chapel ceiling)


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Hindi - We are surprised

We just learned that in Hindi I am happy is म्हानै खुशी होई (mhaanai khushee hoee),
you are sad is आप दुखी हैं (aap dukhee hain),
he is angry is वह क्रोधित है (vah krodhit hai), and they are excited is वे उत्साहित हैं (ve utsaahit hain).

Let's learn how to say we are surprised.

We - हम (ham) - Sounds like hah-m - 文A


Surprised - हैरान (hairaan)- Sounds like hay-drah-n - 文A


Are - हैं (hain)- Sounds like hay - 文A


All together हम हैरान हैं (ham hairaan hain) - Sounds like hah-m hay-drah-n hay-n


(from: wikipedia - devanagari)

Swahili: Tunashangaa

Russian: Мы удивлены (My udivleny)

Norwegian: Vi er overrasket

Greek: Είναι έκπληκτοι (Eínai ékpliktoi)

ASL: We are surprised

German: Wir sind begeistert

Spanish: Estamos sorprendido

French: Nous sommes surpris