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Cold, snowy weather, jingle bells, twinkling lights and candy canes are all signs that December has arrived! It’s the last month of this year and there is certainly a feeling of anticipation in the air. People are busy making plans and preparing for the holidays, also known as the “hustle and bustle” of the holiday season! Christmas, Hanukkah and Kwanzaa are all holidays celebrated in December, where songs, decorations, candles and giving gifts are part of their beautiful traditions. Kids and teachers are especially excited to have time off from school this month. What are you going to do over your break? Our Sports and Fitness page talks about two fun winter activities you can try - skiing and snowboarding. Also, with enough snow, you can always find a hill to go sledding with your friends. Kids’ World News wishes you the happiest of holidays this December and a wonderful time sharing the joy of the season with your family and friends! Happy Holidays to all! Chris
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Here are a few special gifts you can make for the holidays! Snowman Soup Assemble in a small zipper food storage bag the following ingredients: • 1 individual pack hot chocolate mix • 3 chocolate kisses • 10-15 mini-marshmallows • 1 small candy cane Print the poem below. Cut it out and staple the tag to the top of the Snowman Soup baggie. Another idea you can do is to fit the baggie into a mug to add to this gift. Snowman Soup Was told you’ve been real good this year, always glad to hear it! With freezing weather drawing near, you’ll need to warm the spirit. So here’s a little Snowman Soup, complete with stirring stick. Add hot water, sip it slow, it’s sure to do the trick!
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Gingerbread Cookies In A Jar This is a great gift you can make for the holidays! Get a clear wide mouth canning jar and make sure it’s clean! It must have a lid with a ring around it. Cut a ribbon and tie it directly under the lid when you close it and if you want - tie a gingerbread cookie cutter onto the jar with a ribbon and your message! Ingredients you will need: • 2 cups all-purpose flour • 1 teaspoon baking powder • 1 teaspoon baking soda • 2 cup packed brown sugar • 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour • 2 teaspoons ground ginger • 1 teaspoon ground cloves • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon • 1 teaspoon ground allspice Instructions: Mix 2 cups of the flour with the baking soda and baking powder. Mix the remaining 1/1/2 cups of flour with the spices. In a one quart, wide-mouth canning jar layer the ingredients starting with the flour/baking powder mixture, then the brown sugar and finally the flour and spice mixture. Close the jar tightly. Attach a card to the jar with the following directions: 1. Empty the contents of this jar into a large mixing bowl. Blend together thoroughly. 2. Add 1/2 cup softened butter or margarine, 3/4 cup of molasses and 1 slightly beaten egg. Mix until completely blended. Dough will be very stiff, so you may need to use your clean hands. Cover and refrigerate for one hour. 3. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. 4. Roll dough to 1/4 inch thickness on a lightly floured surface. Cut into shape with a gingerbread cookie cutter. 5. Place cookies on a lightly greased cookie sheet about 2 inches apart. 6. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes. 7. Decorate as desired.
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Enjoy Skiing and Snowboarding! No matter which winter sport you choose, staying warm is important. The right clothing and equipment will help you do just that. Dressing in layers is important. Some of the newer fabrics for cold weather will give you the warmth of layers without all the bulk. Ask an adult if you're not sure what to wear outside. Staying warm isn't just about feeling comfortable. Your body needs to stay warm to work properly. When your body is at the right temperature, it won't need to spend as much energy getting warm. If you're dressed properly, it means you can stay outside longer without worrying about frostbite. Before you hit the slopes to ski or snowboard, make sure you have the right equipment — and that it fits you right. Many kids have problems because the equipment they use is too big for them. It may have belonged to an older brother or sister and were hoping that they could "grow into it." In reality, equipment that is too big will make it hard for you to keep control and could cause injury. The same goes for boots and bind-
ings — make sure these are the right size for your feet before getting on the slopes. Ski boots that are designed just for kids are good because they are more flexible than boots for adults, and they have buckles that are easier to manage, too — making it quicker for you to get ready! Helmets are a must for skiing and snowboarding. Goggles will protect your eyes from bright sunlight and objects that could get in the way and poke you in the eye (like tree branches). Snowboarders need kneepads and elbow pads. Some snowboarders who are just learning wear specially padded pants to cushion their falls! Speaking of learning a sport, it's a good idea to take some skiing or snowboarding lessons before you take off. This can keep you from getting frustrated or getting hurt before you have a chance to enjoy this new sport. For instance, your instructor can teach you how to stop! Even after a lesson, it's good to have an adult nearby in case you need help. Grownups can help you choose the right trails and hills. Skiing and snowboarding can be a little like driving a car. You have to learn to share the trail! It also means watching out for others to avoid collisions, so keep your eyes open at all times! We serve well to serve again
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Spotlight On Health Help! I’m Loosing My Teeth! Teeth play an important role in your life. Not only do they help you eat, they help you talk. Some of you are starting to loose your “baby teeth” now that you’re in elementary school. What exactly are baby teeth? Baby teeth or primary teeth don’t become visible until babies are about six to twelve months old. After the first tooth comes through, the rest will follow. Kids have their first set of 20 teeth by the time they are three years old. When kids reach around six, these teeth begin to come out. Primary teeth loosen and fall out because they are being pushed to make room for permanent teeth. Baby teeth usually fall out in the order in which they came in. By the time kids are 12 or 13, they have a full set of permanent teeth. There are 28 of these. By age 17-21, four more teeth grow in the back of the mouth, called Wisdom teeth. You will notice when looking in your mouth, that you have different types of teeth. Each type has its own function. The two front teeth and the teeth on both sides of them are called incisors. There are four on the top and four on the bottom. These teeth are used for cutting food. The pointed teeth beside them are called canine teeth. There are two on the top and two on the bottom. These teeth help to tear food. Next to them are premolars or bicuspid teeth. There are four on the top and four on the bottom. These are larger teeth, stonger teeth and have ridges. They are used for
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crushing and grinding food. In the very back of your mouth are your six and twelve year molars. There are eight of them in total. They are called six and twelve year molars because that is the time that they usually come in. These molars are wider and stronger than premolars and have more ridges. Molars help your tongue swallow the food you eat when the tongue gathers your food in the back of your mouth. The Wisdom teeth come in last. There is one in each corner of your mouth. Most often they have to be removed as they are not used for anything and can create problems. Your teeth work with your tongue to help you form sounds. Try saying the word “mouth” slowly. You will notice that your tongue hits your incisors to help you say that word. Try other words slowly and pay attention to how your tongue and teeth work together. As teeth perform an important function for you, you must learn to properly take care of them. It is important to regularly visit your dentist. Brush your teeth with a toothbrush with soft bristles after breakfast and before bedtime. Make sure you brush all of your teeth, not just the ones in the front. Have your parent or dentist show you how to floss. Flossing gets rid of the food that’s hidden between your teeth. Remember, taking care of your teeth now will insure that they will grow old with you and help you the rest of your life.
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Cookin’ Fun Snowball Cookies 1 Cup butter or margarine 1/2 Cup sugar, powdered - sifted 1 Teaspoon vanilla 2 1/2 Cups flour - sifted 1/4 Teaspoon salt 3/4 Cup pecans, chopped Preheat oven at 350 degrees F. Cream butter in large bowl. Add the sugar, cream until light. Stir in vanilla. Sift the flour and salt - mix it in. Stir in nuts. Shape into balls. Place on ungreased cookie sheet. Bake 15 minutes. Roll in powdered sugar straight out of the oven. Remember - they will be hot and you need to have a parent’s help. Roll again when they are cool.
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2 Cups semisweet chocolate chips 2 Tablespoons of butter 2 Cups Chow Mein Noodles Line a baking sheet with waxed paper. Place chocolate chips and butter in a microwave safe container. Heat on 50% power for one minute. Stir and repeat if necessary until chocolate is melted. Add chow mein noodles to chocolate mixture and stir until well covered. Spoon tablespoons full of the mixture onto prepared baking sheet. Refrigerate one hour until firm.
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2 Cups semisweet chocolate chips 1 Cup white chocolate chips 1 Teaspoon vegetable oil 1 Teaspoon peppermint extract 2 Drops of green food coloring Line a cookie sheet with waxed paper. Set it aside. Melt the semisweet chips in a microwave safe container. Heat on 50% power for one minute. Stir and repeat if necessary until the chocolate is melted and smooth. Pour the chocolate onto the cookie sheet and spread it to about a 1/4 inch thickness with the back of a spoon. Using the same method, melt the white chocolate chips with the oil. Add the peppermint extract and food coloring. Stir it well. Pour the mixture over the chocolate layer and spread to about 1/8 inch thickness with the back of a spoon. Draw the tip of a butter knife through the layers to create swirls. Refrigerate until firm - about 30 minutes. Remove the bark from the pan. Peel off the waxed paper. Set the bark on a cutting board and cut it into 2 dozen bars. Your parent will have to help with this part. Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator.
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Selecting Toys For Your Child Are you thinking of buying your child the most popular, TV advertised toy for Christmas? Here are a few things to consider when choosing toys for young children. First, consider your child’s age and development. Choosing toys that suit their developmental age will promote self-esteem and can often provide meaningful learning experiences. Choose games and toys that will actively involve the child. Children love to use their imagination, so pick toys that allow them to explore, manipulate, invent, or problem-solve. In this way, children learn for themselves. To foster creativity, find toys that are “open ended.” Some examples are blocks, Legos, paint and art supplies, and play dough. Open ended toys appeal to children and adults of all ages, and can provide a different experience each time they
At Morey, we are very respectful of our surroundings and realize how important the Earth is. Some students recently took a trip to the recycling center to learn all about it. They really enjoyed their time and learned a lot. We love to recycle here at Morey, many times we turn “garbage” into art!
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are played with. Finally, some toys to avoid include battery-powered toys or toys that represent aggression and violence. Children learn very little from these types of toys and research shows that aggressive behaviors increase when children play with violent action figures or weapon toys. If you are searching for ideas for this year’s gift-giving, ask your child’s teacher to recommend something. Often, there are simple, inexpensive toys to buy that offer hours of family entertainment and learning experiences. Marcia St. Denis Harrison Great Start Readiness Program
Hello, we want to introduce ourselves, we are the Morey Malamutes! We learn differently than most schools in the area because we learn with the learning style that Maria Montessori created. Our next publication will be more about Montessori from students perspective, but until then we wanted to show you what we have been doing this year!
Here at Morey all students have the opportunity to play basketball. We wrapped up a very successful season recently. All the players learned some new basketball skills and how to work together as a team. It was a lot of fun!
On Veteran’s Day some local Native Americans from the Tribe came in to drum for us. We learned some of the Natives language and how important the Natives are for our country. We also learned that what all their embellishments represented.
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Although it is getting cold outside, we still enjoy being able to get outside! Remeber to bundle up in order to have safe, warm fun! We really enjoy going down the slides with snowpants, you can go super fast!
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Cranberry Farming! Cranberries are traditionally a dish used at Thanksgiving and Christmas. They are however, a major crop in the United States! The states that are most known for their cranberry crops are Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Jersey, Oregon, Washington and Wisconsin. They are harvested generally to be made into sauce, juice, sweetened dried or sold as fresh fruit. Cranberries have high nutritional content and antioxidant qualities. Cranberries are low, creeping shrubs or vines that grow up to 8 inches in height. The flowers are dark pink and are pollinated by domestic honey bees. The fruit is a berry that is initially white but turns a deep red when fully ripe. Cranberries grow in beds which are surrounded by ditches, dikes and roads. They are not grown under water. But they are irrigated regularly to maintain soil moisture. The beds are flooded in the autumn to facilitate harvest and again during the winter to protect against the low temperatures. Harvesting generally takes place in late September or early October. To harvest cranberries, the beds are flooded with six to eight inches of water above the vines. There is a machine called a water reel harvester that is used to dislodge the berries from the vines by vibrating. The ripe berries break loose from the vines and then they float on the water. The berries are then corralled into a corner of the bed and conveyed from the bed for transport. They are then taken to receiving stations where they are cleaned, sorted and stored prior to packaging or processing. Dry picked cranberries take up to only 10% of the U.S. crop. They are mostly sold as fresh fruit
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and done with a walk-behind harvester that is small enough to go over the beds without damaging the vines.
Try This! Cranberry Crumble Ingredients: Cooking spray 2 cups fresh cranberries 1/3 cup plus 1/2 cup granulated sugar 1/2 cup chopped walnuts 1 egg 1/2 cup all-purpose flour 1/4 cup butter or margarine - melted 1 quart vanilla ice cream or frozen yogurt Heat the oven to 325 degrees F. Spray an 8 inch pie place with non-stick spray. Put the cranberries in the pie plate. Sprinkle with the 1/3 cup of sugar and nuts. Beat the egg well, adding the 1/2 cup of sugar gradually. Beat until it’s foamy. Add the flour and melted butter. Beat until thoroughly blended. Pour over the cranberries. Bake for 45 minutes. Crust should be golden brown. Serve warm with ice cream or frozen yogurt.
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I Love To Play The Piano! The piano is a very important part of music. Many musical notes do not seem possible without it and many notes sound better on the piano. The piano can play all types of music from classical to rock and roll. It can also be played solo or with other instruments, so it is very versatile. There is some disagreement on when the first modern style piano was built. Most say the modern style piano (or piano et forte, meaning soft and loud) was probably built by the Italian, Bartolomeo Cristofori in 1709. It was described as a harpsichord with both soft and loud! The difference between the harpsichord (that came before) and the piano, was the way the strings were sounded.
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Inside the piano the strings are tightened into tune. A grand piano, for instance, looks like a harp when on it’s side. Modern style pianos use hammers to pluck the string. So when you touch the keyboard, the hammer hits the string which affects the sound of the note. If you stroke the key gently, the sound will be soft. If you use a heavy touch on the key, the sound will be much louder! PIANO FACTS: • The average medium sized piano has about 230 strings. Each string has about 165 pounds of tension. With the combined pull of all the strings, that equals approximately eighteen tons! • There are over 10 million pianos in American homes, businesses and institutions. • Yamaha, established in 1887, was the first piano manufacturer in Japan. • The world’s largest piano is a Challen Concert Grand Piano. This piano is eleven feet long and has a total string tension of over 30 tons. This piano weighs more than a ton! • The working section of the piano is called the action. There are about 7500 parts in there. They all play a role in sending the hammers against the strings when the keys are struck.
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Ulysses S. Grant 18th President of the United States 1869-1877 Hiram Ulysses Grant was born in Point Pleasant, Ohio on April 27, 1822. He was raised in Georgetown, Ohio on a farm. He was the sun of a tanner and merchant. Grant was schooled locally, then attended the Presbyterian Academy before he was appointed to West Point. When he graduated from West Point in 1843, he was placed in the infantry and was stationed at Jefferson Barracks, Missouri. On August 22, 1848, he married the love of his life, Julia Dent. They had 4 children. He was a devoted father and husband. President Grant loved horses and was probably one of the greatest equestian in U.S. history. He was a fearless rider with phenomenal endurance and speed. He was also an accomplished painter and was known to pay attention to detail. MILITARY CAREER: • 1846-1847 - fought under General Zachary Taylor in the Mexican War. • 1861-1865 - fought in the American Civil War. In 1862, he captured Fort Donelson, Tennessee which was the first major Union victory. • 1863 - named Major General in the U.S. Army. Victories included Vicksburg, Lookout Mountain and Missionary Ridge. • 1865 - accepted the surrender of Confederate General Robert E. Lee at Appomattox, Virginia. • 1867-1868 - served as Secretary of War. • 1869-1877 - President of the United States. He was a Republican. SOME MAJOR EVENTS WHILE IN OFFICE • Reconstruction was one of the largest issues of his presidency. He continued having federal troops occupy the South. His administration fought hard against the states who denied blacks the right to vote. The Fifteenth Amendment was ratified in 1870, which provided that no one could be denied the right to vote based on race. • The Transcontinental Railroad was completed in 1869. • Black Friday Scandal involving James Fisk and Jay Gould (September 24, 1869). These two speculators tried to buy up enough gold to corner the market. They were driving the price of gold up very quickly. When President Grant realized their scheme to corner the market, he authorized the Secretary of the Treasure to sell enough gold into the market to wreck their plans and bring down the price of gold - but many businesses and investors were ruined because of this scheme. • President Grant settled claims against Britain in 1872 for damage done during the Civil War by British-built Confederate warships. • The Panic of 1873 was an economic depression that happened and
lasted for five years. Many businesses failed and there were large amounts of unemployed persons. • The Whiskey Ring Scandal - 1875. Many distillers and federal agents were keeping money that was being paid as liquor taxes. Grand called for their punishment but protected his own personal secretary. After he retired from the Presidency, he and his wife traveled throughout Europe, Asia and Africa. In 1881, Grant bought a home in New York City. At the advice from his son, he invested money as a silent partner in an investment banking partnership with a man named Ferdinand Ward. Ward swindled Grant and others investors. They lost all their money and were forced to go bankrupt. Ward fled (later jailed) and President Grant lost all his money. Grant had forfeited his military pension when he assumed the office of President. So, he wrote his memoirs in a book for money to help his wife out financially as he had found out he had cancer. He finished his book July 19, 1885 just a few days before he died. His memoirs became a best seller. His body lies in New York City’s Riverside Park beside that of his wife in what is known as Grant’s Tomb.
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Caveman, Capital and Costumes!!
Caveman gets a haircut! The 7th and 8th grade band put on a fun and entertaining show for our 4th grade students. The band, along with a mysterious“caveman” introduced and demonstrated the various Instruments that 4th graders will be able to choose to play next year in band.
The annual Halloween parade was a huge success again this year. Over 500 spectators filled the high school gym as our elementary students paraded in their Halloween costumes. A pink flamingo hunter stalked the halls searching for the illusive birds.
First Graders are: READING • Using phonics (matching letters and sounds) and word analysis skills to figure out unfamiliar words when reading and writing. • Describing characters, settings, and major events in a story, using key details • Getting facts and information from different writings • Writing about a topic, supplying some facts, & providing some sense of opening and closing • Participating in shared research and writing projects (e.g., exploring a number of “how-to” books and using them to write a sequence of instructions) Mrs. Dennis with her First Grade Class • Taking part in conversations about topics and texts being studied by responding to the comments of others and asking questions to clear up any confusion • Describing people, places, things, and events with relevant details, expressing ideas and feelings clearly and with complete sentences • Producing and expanding complete simple and compound statements,
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Mrs. Foote’s Class of First Grade Students
The 3rd grade students went on an exciting field trip this month to Lansing. Their trip took them to the Capitol Building and the Michigan Historical Museum. The students walked through a copper mine, strolled down an old time street and viewed some of Michigan’s first automobiles.
questions, commands, and exclamations • Identifying the correct meaning for a word with multiple meanings, based on the sentence or paragraph in which the word is used (e.g., deciding whether the word bat means a flying mammal or a club used in baseball) • Learning to think about finer distinctions in the meanings of nearsynonyms (e.g., march
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Mrs. Sayer’s First Grade Class shown with Mr. Brohl, our Physical Education Teacher
• Solving addition and subtraction word problems in situations of adding to, taking from, putting together, taking apart, and comparing (e.g., a taking from situation would be: “Five apples were on the table. I ate some apples. Then there were three apples. How many apples did I eat?”) • Adding with a sum of 20 or less, and subtracting from a number 20 or less, for example by using strategies based around the number 10 (e.g., to solve 13 – 4, one can start with 13, subtract 3 to reach 10, and then subtract 1 more to reach 9) • Quickly and accurately adding with a sum of 10 or less, and quickly and accurately subtracting from a number 10 or less (e.g., 2 + 5, 7 – 5) • Understanding what the digits mean in two-digit numbers (place value) • Using understanding of place value to add & subtract (e.g., 38 + 5, 29 + 20, 64 + 27, 80 – 50) • Measuring lengths of objects by using a shorter object as a unit of length • Making composite shapes by joining shapes together, and dividing circles and rectangles into halves or fourths Ms. Matevich’s Class uses the computer lab to practice math lessons.
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12 Days of Christmas 6 + (9x4) = ____
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What Is A Rafflesia? Rafflesia is a five petaled parasitic flowering plant! What does that mean? It means that they have no true roots, stems, or leaves of their own. They also lack chlorophyll so they are incapable of photosynthesis. They live off a plant in the grapevine family. Rafflesia grow entirely embedded within the host plant they parasitize. So, they are only visible when they erupt from the host plant as a flower bud. These flowers only last a few days before they decompose. There has been discussion over which family these gigantic plants belong to and Harvard professors, using DNA, have found that these plants are in the same family as poinsettias and castor beans. That was surprising as poinsettias have small flowers and the rafflesia arnoldii has HUGE flowers. In fact, one flower can weigh up to 22 pounds! They are also over 39 inches in diame-
ter! They were discovered in the Indonesian rain forest by Dr. Arnold’s guide in 1818. They were named after Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles, who was in charge of the expedition. They can be found in Southeastern Asia on the Malay Peninsula, Borneo, Sumatra, and the Philippines. In the tropical rainforests where they grow, the climate is continuously warm and humid. Rafflesias smell HORRIBLE! They smell like rotting flesh. That is how they got their nickname of the “corpse flower.” The rafflesia attracts insects such as flies and carrion beetles who transport pollen from make to female flowers. Because the rafflesias are so rare, they benefit the places they grow with tourism. Thousands of people go just to try and find them!
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Lets Visit Switzerland! Switzerland is multilingual and has four national languages: German, French, Italian and Romansh! • Switzerland is a landlocked country of 7.5 million people in Western Europe with an area of 15,940 sq mi. • Switzerland is a federal republic consisting of 26 states called cantons. Berne is the seat of the federal government and de facto capital, while the country's economic centers are its two global cities, Geneva and especially Zürich. • Switzerland is bordered by Germany, France, Italy, Austria and Liechtenstein. • Switzerland has a long history of neutrality – it has not been at war since 1815 – and hosts many international organizations, including the Red Cross, the WTO and one of the U.N.'s two European offices. • Switzerland comprises three basic topographical areas: the Swiss Alps, the Swiss plateau or "middleland", and the Jura mountains along the northThe Matterhorn! western border with France. The Alps are a high mountain range running across the central-south of Switzerland’s Most the country. Among the high peaks of the Swiss Alps, the highest of which is the Dufourspitze at 15,203 ft. The most famous mountain is the Matterhorn (4,478 m) in Valais and Pennine Alps bordering Italy. Famous Mountain The highest mountain, the Dufourspitze (4,634 m) or Monte Rosa, is close to the Matterhorn. • The more populous northern part of the country is called the Middle Land. It has greater open and hilly landscapes, partly forested, partly open meadow, usually with grazing herds, or vegetables and fruits growing, but it can still be somewhat mountainous. • Banking, tourism, pharmaceuticals, and chemicals are important industries in Switzerland. The manufacture of precision instruments for engineering is important, as is watch-making, and the biological sciences industries as well, enjoy a high place in the Swiss economy. • Electricity generated in Switzerland is 42% from nuclear and 53% from hydroelectricity with 5% of the electricity generated from conventional power sources (thermal etc.) resulting in a nearly CO2-free electricity-generating network. • Switzerland is heavily active in recycling and anti-littering regulations and is one of the top recyclers in the world with 66% to 96% of the different recyclable materials being recycled.
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