Nephron

We just learned about the Interlobular Arteries and Veins.

Another part of the kidney is the Nephron.

In the renal column that we learned about, the nephron is a very tiny microscopic part of the renal column that helps do the work of filtering and cleaning the blood.


(from: wikipedia - nephron)


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Saba

We just learned about the country of Saint Barthelmy

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

This country is in the Caribbean, near the island of Bonaire.
It is about 13 square kilometers, and about 2,000 people live there.
The people in this country speak Dutch or English.


(from: wikipedia - saba (islands))

The flag of Saba is white with red triangles and blue triangles and a yellow star in the middle.
Red is for courage, blue is for the sea white is for peace, and the yellow star is for the island.


(from: wikipedia - flag of saba (island))

Visiting this country you might go see Mount Scenery, an 887 kilometer tall volcano.

(from: wikipedia - mount scenery)


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Judah

We've now learned about Reuben, Simeon, and Ephraim from the Twelve Tribes of Israel.

Another of the twelve was Judah.

Judah was one of the sons of Jacob and Leah. When the sons of Jacob were jealous of his son Joseph and wanted to kill Joseph, Judah was the one who stopped them from killing him and said they should just sell Joseph instead of killing him.

Judah was the Great great great great great great great great grandfather of King David, and David was the Great (times 24) grandfather of Jesus.
So sometimes Jesus is called the "Lion of Judah" because he came from the tribe of Judah.


(from: wikipedia - judah (son of jacob))


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The Deposition - Michelangelo

We just learned about Michelangelo's sculpture of the Risen Christ.

Another famous work of art by Michelangelo is called The Deposition, made in Florence in 1555, also called The Florentine Pietà, The Bandini Pietà or The Lamentation over the Dead Christ.

This statue shows Jesus after he had died on the cross, Mary the mother of Jesus, Mary Magdalene, and Nicodemus who were both followers of Jesus.
Most people believe that the sculpted face of Nicodemus was made to look just like Michelangelo's face.

People think that Michelangelo meant to make this statue to e outside of his tomb after he died, so he worked on it very hard day and night for eight years.
Then he started getting angry and was breaking parts of the sculpture because he was frustrated that it was not perfect.

Later on after Michelangelo died, another sculptor named Tiberio Calcagni was hired to fix up the broken arms and legs that Michelangelo had damaged.


(from: wikipedia - the deposition (michelangelo))


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Hindi - September, October

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

We already learned that January, February is जनवरी (janavaree), फरवरी (pharavaree)
March, April is मार्च (maarch), अप्रैल (aprail), May, June is मई (maee), जून (joon), and July, August is जुलाई (julaee), अगस्त (agast).

Let's keep going!

September - सितंबर (sitambar) - sounds like sih-tah-m-bah-dr - 文A

October - अक्टूबर (aktoobar) - sounds like ah-k-too-bah-dr - 文A



(from: wikipedia - devanagari)

Swahili: Septemba, Oktoba

Russian: Сентябрь (Sentyabr'), Октябрь (Oktyabr')

Norwegian: September, Oktober

Greek: Σεπτέμβριος (Septémvrios), Οκτώβριος (Októvrios)

ASL: September, October

Italian: Settembre, Ottobre

German: September, Oktober

Spanish: Septiembre, Octubre

French: Septembre, Octobre

Drilling Rig

We just learned about the Oil Derrick.

Another part of how we get oil is a Drilling Rig.

We learned about oil wells and oil derricks.
A drilling rig is just a bigger bunch of machines and tools used to get oil that are all grouped together in one place called a "rig".


(from: wikipedia - drilling rig)


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Giant Otter

We just learned about the Smooth Coated Otter.

Another kind of animal in the same family is the Giant Otter, also called the water jaguar, river wolf, water dog, or pteronura brasiliensis.

Just like you would think from the name, this is the biggest kind of Otter in the world, growing to over 5 feet long and weighing over 60 pounds!
These animals live in South America, mostly right along the Amazon river.

Because they are so big, they will sometimes even be able to hunt things like snakes, turtles, camains (which are like small crocodiles) and even very dangerous fish like pirhanas!
With webbed feet and a tail so big it almost looks like a wing flapping in the water, they are great swimmers!

(from: wikipedia - giant otter)


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