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Fantastic Flag Fish

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The American Flagfish gets its name from its cool colorr pattern. The males have alternating stripes that look like ourr American flag. Females are not as brightly colored, they are more brown and look like a checkerboard with a big black circle in the middle. The females have lighterr colors to blend in with theirr surroundings while guarding eggs. Theirr coloring even changes iff they are startled.

American Flag fish are interesting fish to add to any tank. They like to be in pairs, and the male and female will even nuzzle each other! They hang out nearr the bottom and will spend theirr days munching on algae.

The flagfish is not just an American fish, they are found in Florida all the way down into Mexico. They like warm waterr and lots off sunlight, but can handle less. They spawn by laying eggs one at a time on nearby plants. The eggs are sticky and attach to the plants until they hatch. Iff you look closely at the eggs, you can see the young fish, orr fry, inside the eggs and some will even show theirr stripes while inside the egg!

Sometimes shy, American Flagfish can be pretty aggressive at times. They like to live in pairs with no other flagfish in the tank. Theirr nearby neighbors should eitherr be fast, orr bigger, because the flagfish will pick on them!

That is not a good way to make friends...

Flagfish will eat almost anything. While they love munching on algae off all kinds, they will eat worms, and shrimp.

In a tank you can feed them flake food, boiled spinach and even peas! With a wide variety off food, the American Flagfish is an omnivore, meaning they eat both meat and plants.

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3. Colorr both sides and then yourr can hang him from a window. 4. Iff you make several, you can have a whole school off Flag Fish!

Flagfish are a type off killifish. Theirr cousins can also be found in the south, the coolest are mummichogs and pupfish. Pupfish get theirr names because they play like puppies.

While the mummichogs are famous forr being great at cleaning out a pond off mosquito larvae. Who wouldn’t want a fish that takes care off all those pesky mosquitoes that botherr you in summer?

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Hungary Hungarian Republic • Hungary is located in Europe and is land-locked, which means it is bordered on all sides by land. The countries bordering Hungary are Romania, Austria, Slovakia, Ukraine, Slovenia, Croatia, and Serbia.

• Hungary has several rivers of which the major two are Danube and Tisza.

• Hungary is a little bit smaller than Indiana.

• The government is a Parliamentary democracy.

• The official language in Hungary is Hungarian.

• Famous inventions like the noiseless match, Rubik's cube, ballpoint pen, holography, the theory of the hydrogen bomb, BASIC programming language and the krypton electric bulb were invented by Hungarians.

• The currency in Hungary is the Hungarian Forint.

• The population is estimated to be about 10 million people! The life expectancy for men is 71, and 78 for women.

• Major industries include mining, motor vehicles, textiles, and processed foods.

• Major agricultural industries include wheat, corn, sunflower seeds, potatoes, sugar beets, pigs, cattle, poultry, and dairy products.

• The capital and largest city of Hungary is Budapest. Budapest once was two different cities, Buda and Pest, both on opposite sides of the Danube river. A bridge between the two was built, and the two cities became one.

• Hungary has a continental weather: hot in summer and cold humid in winter.

• As of 2007, 13 Hungarians have received a Nobel prize.

• Budapest had more thermal springs underground than any other capital in the world.

• The Dohány Street Synagogue is the second largest synagogue in the world and is located in Budapest. It is the largest synagogue in Europe and can hold about 3000 seated and 2000 standing people.

• Hungary is a member of the European Union.

• Lake Balaton, a popular tourist spot, is the largest lake in central Europe.

• Hungary has 169 towns and 2,904 villages!

• The most popular religion in Hungary is Roman Catholic.

• The Hungarian language is one of the hardest to learn in the world. It only shares distant roots with Finnish and Estonian. The Hungarian alphabet is different from the English alphabet, so many letter combinations sound a lot different than the ones English speakers are used to!

• Hungary is one of the oldest countries in Europe! It was founded in 896 AD. • Approximately 18% of Hungary is forested with beech, lime, oak and other deciduous trees.

• Ducks, storks and herons are indigenous to this country.

• Hungary has one of the most important thermal spring cultures in the entire Europe. There are as many as 1,500 spas in the country, adorned with Roman, Greek and Turkish architecture. Hungary also boasts of 450 public baths.

• Numerous established composers, like Béla Bartók, Zoltán Kodály and Franz Liszt, belonged to Hungary.

• The Great Hungarian Plain is the breeding ground and haven for a large number of migratory birds from around the world.

• In 1989, Hungary became the first communist-bloc country to open its borders with Western Europe

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Sunburns Don’t Mix With Fun! During the summer months, the days are longer and everyone spends more time outdoors. Besides making the plants grow, the sun gives us Vitamin D for stronger bones by sending down light, which includes ultraviolet rays. You can’t see ultraviolet rays! But, these are also the rays that can cause sunburn when you are exposed to too much sun! The ultraviolet rays pass through the air and clouds and penetrate your skin.

Sunburn can cause blisters on your skin as well as turning your skin very red. It also makes you feel sore and you have to get out of the sun and stay inside. No fun when everyone else is outside having fun!

Some people get a sunburn faster than others. It depends on your coloring. If you have blond or red hair, light eyes and light colored skin, you’ll sunburn more quickly than a person with dark eyes and skin.

That’s because lighter featured people have less melanin. Melanin is a chemical in the skin that protects the skin from the sun by reflecting and absorbing the ultraviolet rays. Darker featured people will still get sunburned, although it will take a little longer.

Over exposure to the sun will also increase your chance for getting wrinkly when you get older or worse than that - skin cancer. It’s important to protect yourself by using protection from the sun especially between 10 AM and 4 PM in the afternoon. The sun’s rays are the strongest then.

• Always wear sunscreen with an SPF rating of 15 or higher. Do you know what SPF stands for? It means “sun protection factor.” The number tells you how much longer you can stay in the sun without getting sunburned. So, if your skin burns after 20 minutes - and you have SPF 15, this sunscreen may give you 15 times the protection. So let’s do the math. 15 x 20 = 300 minutes or 5 hours. This doesn’t always work so, reapply the sunscreen every two hours to be safe. You will need to do it more if you’ve been swimming or sweating. Make sure you put sunscreen all over your body!

• Protect your eyes when your out in the sun by wearing sunglasses and make sure the label says that they will block UV rays. Also it’s a

great idea to wear a hat in the sun.

• Drink lots of water so you don’t get dehydrated. Even if you are out in the water - when it’s hot, your body needs you to drink!

• Take breaks from the sun by going indoors or go in the shade frequently. It’s important your body doesn’t get over-heated. If you start to get a headache or dizzy, or your stomach gets upset when your out in the sun - tell an adult.

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Coloring Corner Five Busy Honey Bees Five busy honey bees were resting in the sun.

The first one said, "Let us have some fun."

The second one said, "Where shall it be?"

The third one said, "In the honey tree."

The fourth one said, "Let's make some honey sweet."

The fifth one said, "With pollen on our feet."

The five little busy bees sang their buzzing tune, As they worked in the beehive all that afternoon.

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What Is A Crystal?

A crystal is a mineral that is a geometric solid and grows into specific shapes in a repeating pattern. No two crystals are the same. The outside shape of the crystal is smooth and symmetrically arranged which reflects the internal arrangement of the atoms it contains. The word crystal comes from the Greek word “krystallos” meaning clear ice as it was thought to be an especially solid form of water. The word once referred mostly to quartz or “rock crystals.”

Many types of crystals are found in nature. The shape of crystals which bring well-defined and often pleasing geometric shapes, are dependent on the conditions under which they are formed. Snowflakes, diamonds and table salt or halite are common examples of crystals.

Minerals usually crystalize into one of seven crystal patterns. The angles at which the axes intersect and the degree of symmetry shows which system they are in.

Grow Your Own Salt Crystals!

What you'll need: A jar Hot water About half a cup of salt A spoon for stirring String Scissors 2 toothpicks

Trigonal - In the cross-section of a Trigonal crystal, there will be three sides.

Example: Amethyst.

Instructions:

Isometric - This is also called the cubic crystal system. Example: Pyrite.

OrthorhombicThese crystals are short and stubby. Example: Topaz

Tetragonal - Typically, the crystals are shaped like foursided prisms and pyramids.

Example: Zircon.

Hexagonal - These crystals are usually shaped like six-sided prisms or pyramids.

Example: Beryl.

Monoclinic - Crystals are short and stubby with tilted faces at each end. Example: Glendonite.

Triclinic - Crystals are usually flat with sharp edges, but exhibit no right angles.

Example: Turquoise.

1. Fill the jar with water.

2. Add about half a cup of salt to the water.

3. Mix the solution together with a spoon.

4. Cut a piece of string with scissors and tie each end to a toothpick.

5. Place the string over the top of the jar so that the string dangles into the middle of the solution and the toothpicks hang over the edge.

6. Don’t forget to clean up when you’ve finished.

What next?

Leave the experiment and wait for salt crystals to form along the string. They are an excellent example of growing cubic crystals. You can do further research with them by examining them under a microscope!

When you look at various crystals under a microscope you can examine the differences between them: Are they perfectly formed?

What shape are they? What color? Can you see any microorganisms on the crystals?

Crystals can be found grouped together as lots of small crystals or as huge individual crystals. They vary in size from those at the microscopic level all they way up to crystals that are inches in length!

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Cookin’ Fun Soft Pretzels 2 (16 ounce) loaves frozen bread dough 1 egg white, slightly beaten 1 teaspoon water Coarse salt Separate thawed bread into 24 (1 1/2-inch) balls. Roll each ball into a rope 14 1/2-inches long. Plan and design pretzel shapes or make them in the shape of letters or numerals. Put pretzels one inch apart on a greased cookie sheet. Let stand for 20 minutes.

Brush with combined egg white and water. Sprinkle with coarse salt. Place a shallow pan containing 1 inch of boiling water on bottom rack of oven; then bake pretzels at 350 degrees on rack above water for 20 minutes or until golden brown.

Frozen S’Mores 8 graham cracker squares (2 1/2 x 2 1/2 inches) 2 tablespoons peanut butter 2 tablespoons marshmallow topping 1 cup chocolate ice cream Spread all the crackers with peanut butter and then spread with marshmallow topping. Top 4 crackers with 1/4 cup ice cream each.

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Creating Sculpture with Carving People have been carving objects out of wood, stone, elephant tusks, and sea shells since the beginning of time. The sculptures that are carved can be quite beautiful and detailed or simple and rough. There is no wrong or right way. Since I was a child, I have watched my Dad carve animals and people out of the wood he would find as he walked around his land. To him, he is “letting out” what he sees in a special twisted log. I was always interested in watching him carefully spend hour after hour creating beautiful carvings. After many years of carving wood sculpture, he has become a well known artist in his state. It takes a long time and a lot of practice to become a professional wood carver. A great way to start learning how to carve is by creating carvings using bars of soap. Because soap is soft, inexpensive and easy to cut, it is a wonderful way to begin learning the skills of carving sculpture. Give it a try and see what you can create!

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Let’s Create a Soap Sculpture!

Soap carving is a fun and creative project. Enjoy!

1. Gather the following items: • New bar of soap. (Any soap will work, however, “Ivory” soap is the softest and easiest to use.)

• Newspapers to catch the scraped off soap. (or a large plastic bowl to hold on your lap) • Carving tools: plastic knives, spoons, popsicle sticks, toothpicks. Some play dough tools work well. Since soap is quite soft, sharp knives and metal tools are not necessary.

2. Decide on what you would like to carve. A turtle or fish are great choices for a first carving because they are the same basic shape of most bars of soap.

Additional ideas: birds, hearts, boats, a car.

3. Open a new bar of soap. Begin by drawing an outline of your carving on one side of the soap by scraping with a toothpick or knife.

4. Slowly begin removing the soap that is outside of your outline. Make sure to scrape away only small portions at a time. Work slowly and carefully scraping off what you do not need. Don’t worry about any details yet because you are creating the basic shape of the object or animal.

5. Continue to scrape and shape your project. Remember to turn your sculpture as you slowly and gently carve away soap to add details. Keep looking at your carving carefully. Don’t worry whether you are doing it perfectly, just look to see what you can do to make your carving look interesting.

6. Keep adding detail and final touches to your carving. When your carved project is finished, wet your finger with water and gently rub the surface of the soap to create a smooth finish. Allow to dry and harden for a day.

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Carve outside of the outline to create a basic shape. Then, continue carving away excess soap to create more details.

Remember to carve on both sides - top, bottom and ends too!

Continue to add more details as you go!

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Have Fun Playing Tennis!

Tennis is a great workout for kids! Kids play tennis all over the world. Not only is it fun - tennis gives you a total body workout, builds motor skills, and hand-eye coordination! Tennis is a one on one sport or can also be played as a team competition sport.

This sport will help you meet others with the same interests if you join a team at school or at a local club. Tennis also helps you learn sportsmanship. It looks easy but like any other sport, it requires practice to become a great player.

Tennis used to be a little more difficult for the 10 and under crowd with the larger, heavy racquets and the large courts. But now, it has become easier to learn at the younger ages. The U.S. Tennis Association has modified the game, the equipment and the court to help you learn and enjoy it more. The program is called U.S.T.A. QuickStart. It is learned on a smaller court with a smaller racquet as well as slower balls.

What exactly is tennis? In tennis, opposing players, each holding a racquet, hit a ball back and fourth over a net.

one player or the other. The first player to get four points wins the game, the first player to win six games - wins the set, and the first player to win two sets - wins the match and is the final winner.

What equipment do I use?

• Racquet - has strings to make the ball move fast.

• Shoes - the player wears different types of shoes depending on whether the tennis court is hard court (made of asphalt), clay or grass.

• Ball - this is a rubber ball covered in felt.

How do I play? The tennis players hit a ball back and forth over a net until one player misses the ball or the ball falls outside the playing surface, (called a court) and then points are awarded.

How do I win? Every time the ball is in play, a point is won by

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What are some of the terms used in tennis?

• Grand Slam - this term is reserved for some of the most important events in professional tennis, including Wimbledon, the U.S. Open and the French Open.

• Serve - players put the ball in play for points by “serving” the ball, hitting it over the net into a special part of the court near their opponent.

• Rally - occurs when the players hit the ball back and forth several times before one player scores a point.

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