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Have Fun Learning Golf! Playing golf is a great way to stay healthy, get some exercise, enjoy the outdoors, spend time with your family, and have fun all at the same time! Golf is not an easy game to master, but children are never too young to begin playing. The earlier you start there is a better chance that bad habits will not develop. Learning golf the proper way, not only leads to better play but a more enjoyable experience. It’s good idea is to take some lessons. Many golf courses offer instruction for kids. Also, some driving ranges will have a professional on staff that will give lessons for children. For older children, golf is a recognized sport in school and many high schools have golf teams. Learning the basics of golfing includes having a good grip, the importance of alignment, good posture and the rules of golf itself. Golf takes a lot of dedication and practice to continue to improve your game.
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► The first game of golf was played at Bruntsfield links in Edinburgh, Scotland in 1456 AD. ► Golf is played within the area of land that is designated by a golf course. The course is between 5000 to 7000 yards in length. ► Each hole has a guideline for how many times it should take a golfer to hit the ball (known as stroke) to get it in the hole. This is called par. At the end of the course, golfers compare their scores on each hole. ► Players carry many types of golf clubs during the game. There are three types of clubs that are called irons, woods and putters.
► At the end of the game the golfer who has the least number of strokes or is the closest to or under par overall wins. ► Each hole is divided into three primary areas; a tee box (where you begin), a fairway and a putting green. ► A round basically consists of 9 or 18 holes that are played in the order which is determined by the course layout.
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Be the Number Detective! Find the unknown number for each statement. 1. This number increased by three is sixty-two.
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2. This number increased by ten is fifteen.
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3. This number decreased by eighty is eighty.
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4. This number decreased by three is fifty-one.
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6. This number decreased by two is twenty.
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Read and Solve These Problems 1. Sarah needed eleven apples to make an apple pie. She counted the apples she had in her fruit basket. She then went to the orchard and picked seven apples. Now Sarah had enough apples to make a pie. How many apples were in her basket? ________
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Growing Cherries in Michigan! Many centuries ago, European and Asian peoples enjoyed eating cherries. They are believed to have come from China around 4000 B.C. Cherries were brought to America by early settlers in the 1600s. Cherry trees, in fact, were part of the gardens of French settlers when they established Detroit. In Michigan, Peter Dougherty, a Presbyterian missionary, planted the first cherry orchard in 1852 in the Grand Traverse Bay area on Old Mission Peninsula. These trees produced well and soon other orchards were planted all over Northern Michigan. Grand Traverse area possesses the conditions that cherries need to grow to their full potential. Orchards there are usually planted on rolling hills and sandy soil where there is water drainage and air flow. The first cherry processing facility was built just south of Traverse City called the Traverse City Canning Company. Soon cherries were being shipped all over the country. Today, Traverse City is known nationally as the “Cherry Capital of the World”. In fact, the National Cherry Festival is held there each year which began in 1924. This year it’s July 2nd thru 9th when the sweet and tart cherries begin to ripen.
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The five counties around Traverse City produce 40% of the annual tart cherry crop in the United States. Cherries used to be picked by hand, but now a mechanical shaker which looks like an upside down umbrella is used. Today most sweet cherries are still picked by hand. • The major variety of tart cherry grown in the United States is the Montmorency. It has been cultivated in the United States for more than a century because the fruit is excellent for pies, preserves, jellies, juice and other products. • Tart cherries have high levels of antioxidants when compared to other fruits. Some studies show that eating about 20 cherries a day could reduce inflammatory pain and headache pain among many other uses. • The United States produces more than 650 million pounds of tart and sweet cherries. Michigan grows about 75 percent of the U.S. crop of tart cherries and about 20 percent of the U.S. crop of sweet cherries. • It takes about 250 cherries to make a cherry pie. • The most famous sweet cherry variety is the Bing cherry. However, there are more than 1,000 varieties of sweet cherries. Bing cherries are a dark red/burgundy color. There also are light sweet cherry varieties, such as Rainier and Queen Anne.
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Off the southeastern coast of Africa, surrounded by the Indian Ocean, lies the fourth largest island in the worldâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Madagascar. Sometimes called the Great Red Island because of its red soil, Madagascar stretches 224,533 square miles; thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s over twice the size of Michigan! Traveling to this distant island takes over 23 hours by plane when Ă&#x20AC;\LQJ IURP 6DQ )UDQFLVFR 7KLV FRORVVDO LVland is home to some pretty amazing wild-
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movie by DreamWorks Animation called MadDJDVFDU ZKHUH ¿FWLRQDO FKDUDFWHU .LQJ -XOLHQ stars as a ring-tailed lemur. However, even with all of this fame, Madagascar remains one of the poorest countries in the world with 70% of its people living below the world poverty line. The lemur population is faring no better with scientists speculating that the lemur is traveling down a path toward extinction in the wild. Despite the fact that the lemur is a protected species by national and international law, their populations are still at great risk from illegal poaching and from being captured to keep as pets. Their habitat is also diminishing as greater demand is placed on the resources that the island can use to export to JDLQ ¿QDQFLDO VWDELOLW\²ZRRG KDUYHVWLQJ IRU charcoal and vanilla bean for exportation. At Binder Park Zoo we have three different species of lemurs: the ring-tailed lemur, black and white ruffed lemur and the collared brown lemur. All of these species are listed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources as endangered in the
wild, with the black and white ruffed lemur being listed as critically endangered. Here at the Zoo we work alongside zoos across the United States through a Species Survival Plan (SSP) managed by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) to help protect these species of lemurs. Through the SSP we are helping to ensure that these species remain for many generations to come. In fact,
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Can You Unscramble These Animal Names?
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Animals of Dominican Republic The Hispaniolan Hutia is an extremely shy animal that looks like a mix between a large guinea pig, a small ground hog and a rat. Many of its species is listed as endangered because of deforestation and hunting by people. Their body length is about 12 inches and its tail around 6 inches. Hutias weigh around 2.5 pounds. Their fur is brown or gray on the upper parts and buff colored on the underparts. The hutia’s tail is scaly. The forefoot and the hind foot has 5 digits (toes), armed with claws. Their thumb has no claw - just a short blunt nail. Their claws help them with their excellent climbing skills. They walk with a wad-dle but when frightened, it turns into a fast high hop. Hutia are active at night so they are nocturnal. They are herbi-vores that feed mainly on roots and fruits. They also live in male/fe-male pairs. Hutia occupy rough hillsides and ravines from sea level to around 6,000 feet high. Some populations use burrows and feed near the ground, but other populations may den in tree cavities and move through the trees, rather than descend to ground level.
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The Hispaniola Boa is a native to the Dominican Republic part of Hispainola. The Boa de la Hispaniola also known as the Culebra Jabá has been seen on other Caribbean islands as well. This snake, like all snakes, plays an important roll in the environment by controlling pests such as rodents and birds that are bad for agriculture. The boa is the largest snake found in Dominican Republic measuring up to about 13 feet in length. They are nocturnal and like to hang out in tall grasses near water, in caves and hollow trees. Sometimes, they can be seen sunning themselves in tree branches, on a rock or maybe on a dirt road. They are also good swimmers. Their colors vary from shades of black, brown, gray and even red.
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Coloring Corner April Showers Bring May Flowers
Spring is Here Spring is here! Spring is here! Winter is gone and two flowers appear. Three little robins begin to sing. Four bicycle bells begin to ring. Five children come out and jump the rope. Spring is here now! I hope, I hope! ~ Author Unknown ~
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Pretty as a Peacock! At times the rain seems to dampen our day, but the beautiful peacock loves to dance in the rain 2. 4. 3. with its fab-ulous tail spread out behind it. The peacock is one of the most beautiful birds in the world and has been loved by many cultures over the last 3000 years. In recent times, the Step 1 - Draw a small arch peacock was shape. Add a triangle for anointed as the beak and a dot for the Step 3 - Add a crown to Step 4 - Draw “C” eye. the head. Draw legs and shapes around the body the national bird of India where it is thought to have come from. feet as shown. creating a flower effect. Have you ever heard the expression 'proud as a peacock’? We Step 2 - The body is a say this when we see a person who seems to be strutting around as long “U” shape. Draw as shown. a peacock does; arrogant and selfcentered. 5. 6. Although the word peacock is used for both the male and the female bird, 7. it is really only the name for the male peafowl. The peacock is recognized by his long, green iridescent tail that it spreads out like a fan. The female, in contrast, is a dull brown and white and is called a peahen. The cute baby peafowl is called a peachick. The peafowl are a very social bird and like to be with their families. In the wild they can live to be 20 years Step 7 - To finish the beautiful tail, add circles by old and up to 40 years old in captivity. tracing a small cap or hand draw them. The circles They can fly, but usually stay close to Step 6 - Add more “U” are stacked by two and three in a row. Draw a con- the ground which makes it easy to Step 5 - Draw “U” shape behind the first row necting line between the stacked circles to create a watch and enjoy the beautiful peashapes behind the bird to create a fuller tail. long feather. Add a smaller circle in each larger cirto build the tail. cle to make what is known as the “eyes” on the cock. 1.
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I Want To Play The Flute! The flute is a musical instrument of the wood-wind family. Unlike other woodwind instru-ments, a flute is a reedless wind instrument that produces its sound from the flow of air against an edge, instead of using a reed. The instrument is played by blowing a stream of air over the embouchure hole (äm-bĂš-shÉ&#x2122;re). The flute has 16 circular finger holes closed by NH\V ZKLFK FDQ EH XVHG WR SURGXFH KLJK DQG ORZ VRXQGV GHSHQGLQJ RQ ZKLFK ILQJHU KROHV DUH RSHQHG RU FORVHG DV ZHOO DV WKH GLUHFWLRQ DQG LQWHQVLW\ RI WKH DLU VWUHDP 7KH VWDQGDUG FRQFHUW IOXWH LV SLWFKHG LQ & DQG KDV D UDQJH RI DERXW WKUHH DQG D KDOI RFWDYHV VWDUWLQJ IURP WKH PXVLFDO QRWH & FRUUHVSRQGLQJ WR PLGGOH & RQ WKH SLDQR
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Letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Learn About Paleontology Paleontology (pronounced pay-lee-uhn- tol -uh-jee) is the scientific study of life in the geologic path, escpecially through the exploration and study of animal and plant fossils. Fossils are the remains, or impression of ancient animals and plants. They can be mineralized bones, teeth, shells, wood or actual unaltered material from an organism. Eggs, nests, footprints, skeletons, leaf impressions are all examples of trace fossils. Fossils are all old. The oldest known fossils are 3.5 billion years old! They have also been found on every continent on Earth. The word fossil comes from the Latin word fossilis, which means â&#x20AC;&#x153;dug upâ&#x20AC;?. shows the fossilized remains of Most fossils are found in This Uintacrinus socialis crinoids. These sedimentary rock layers that creatures lived in the Cretaceous Period are formed from elements which was 144 to 65 million years ago. such as sand, mud and small pieces of rock. These small pieces are compressed or squeezed together and are buried under more and more layers of sediment as time goes on. Layers buried further down on Earth are older then the layers on the surface. A fossil of a bone doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have any bone in it! It has the same shape as the original, but is chemically more like a rock. For example: An animal is quickly buried after its death. Over time, more and more sediment covers its remains. The parts of the animal that didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t rot, like the bones and teeth are covered completely by newly formed sediment. After a long while, the chemicals in theEXULHG DQLPDOÂśV ERG\ JR WKURXJK D VHULHV RI FKDQJHV $V WKH ERQH VORZO\ GHFD\V ZDWHU FRPELQHG ZLWK PLQHUDOV VHHS LQWR WKH ERQH DQG ZLOO UHSODFH WKH FKHPLFDOV LQ WKH ERQH ZLWK URFN OLNH PLQHUDOV
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A fossil of a trilobite which are a well-known fossil group of extinct marine arthropods from about 525 million years ago.
This is called permineralization - which is the filling up of spaces in fossils with minerals, and for recrystallization in which a mineral changes its form. At the end, it becomes a heavy, rock-like copy of the original object called a fossil. There is another way a fossil can form. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s called petrification. To petrify, is to preserve hard and soft parts and slowly replace or-ganic material with silica, calcite or pyrite, forming a rock-like fos-sil. Wood is often petrified. Some tree saps can preserve insects or pieces of plants.
You Can Make Your Own Fossil Supplies Needed: Modeling Clay Optional materials: shells, leaves, twigs and sticks, bones, plastic dinosaurs, plastic insects, etc. Use your hands and flatten the modeling clay into the size you want. Press the various objects firmly into the modeling clay. Wait a few minutes and gently remove the objects from the clay. Once you see the impression of each object, then youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve just cre-ated a fossil!
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Cookin’ Fun Baked Macaroni and Cheese 1 package elbow macaroni, 8 ounces 1 package shredded sharp Cheddar cheese, 8 ounces 1 container small curd cottage cheese, 12 ounces 1 container sour cream, 8 ounces 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese salt and pepper to taste 1 cup dry bread crumbs 1/4 cup butter, melted Preheat oven to 350 degrees. With an adult’s help, bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add pasta, and cook according to package directions until done; drain. In 9x13 inch baking dish, stir together macaroni, shredded Cheddar cheese, cottage cheese, sour cream, Parmesan cheese, salt and pepper. In a small bowl, mix together bread crumbs and melted butter. Sprinkle topping over macaroni mixture. Bake 30 to 35 minutes, or until top is golden.
Sweet Potato Sticks 1 tablespoon olive oil 1/2 teaspoon paprika 8 sweet potatoes, sliced lengthwise into fry shape Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Lightly grease a baking sheet. In a large bowl, mix olive oil and paprika. Add potato sticks, and stir by hand to coat them. Place on the prepared baking sheet. Bake 20 minutes in the preheated oven. Turn them. Bake another 20 minutes until done. Lightly salt if desired.
No Bake Peanut Butter Pie
Rules For The Kitchen! 1. Always ask an adult if you can use the kitchen. 2. Have all the ingredients before you start. 3. Wash your hands before you touch food. 4. Wear an apron or towel to keep your clothes clean. 5. Always clean up when you are finished.
1 package cream cheese, 8 ounces 1 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar 1 cup peanut butter 1 cup milk 1 package frozen whipped topping 16 ounces, thawed 2 prepared graham cracker crusts, 9 inches Beat together cream cheese and confectioners' sugar. Mix in peanut butter and milk. Beat until smooth. Fold in whipped topping. Spoon into two 9 inch graham cracker pie shells; cover, and freeze until firm. Slice, serve cold and enjoy!
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