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Low-key Loaches Loaches are cool bottom feeding fish. Some types are from Malaysia, Borneo and Create a dough loach! Sumatra. While other “true” loaches are from Eurasia and Morocco. Most loaches like What you will need: freshwater streams or muddy ponds. Some loaches have sucking discs that they can 1 cup salt Try This! use to hang on to rocks, and eat food. They have downward facing mouths with barbels 4 cups flour 11/2 cups water to suit their benthic lifestyle. food coloring
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Loaches are mostly scavengers and omnivores. They will eat algae, detritus and anything else they find on the bottom. Their barbels help them search out food. Many loaches like to eat small worms and insects as well. Loaches come in all sizes, shapes and colors. Many are only a few inches long, but some can get quite big! Their shapes range from almost snake like, to very much like a long pyramid. Each type of loach has its own color pattern to help them blend in with their surroundings. This camouflage keeps them safe from predators. The names of loaches are just as unique as the fish themselves. There are clown loaches, dojo loaches... then there are horseface, skunk, kuhlii, yoyo, zebra, Bengal, hillstream, weather loaches and even more! Pollution can really harm these loaches, so it is important that we protect the ponds where they live. This page proudly sponsored by:
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Emperor Penguins of Antarctica Antarctica is abundant with Emperor Penguins. Most species of penguins live in the Southern hemisphere and most of them live on the coasts of Antarctica. Penguins are described as flightless birds because they don’t fly through air - they can “fly” through water. In the water they search for prey like fish, crustaceans, squid and krill. In the water, they are graceful swimmers. They have been observed swimming up to 8 miles per hour though normally they don’t go over 6.7 miles per hour. Most penguins have “tuxedo” coloring with their black back, head, flippers and white front. The emperors have a pale yellow breast and bright yellow ear patches. They grow to about four feet tall and are the heaviest, weighing anywhere between 49 and 99 pounds. They live and breed during the Antarctic winter months. Winter starts in March in the Antarctic. During this time, the winds may reach up to 124 miles per hour. They survive breeding, raising young, and eating by relying on a number of clever adaptations. Emperors clump together in huge, huddled masses. They take turns moving to the inside of the group, where they're protected from the icy cold temperatures and wind. Once they've had a chance to warm up, they take their turns back on the circle's edges, giving fellow penguins time in the warmer center. The total population is estimated to be about 200,000 breeding pairs. They can live to
be 20 years of age. The Emperor Penguin is known best for the sequence of journeys the adults make each year in order to breed and feed their offspring. The Emperor penguin walk slowly. They are also known to “toboggan” - slide across the ice on their bellies! All mature Emperor penguins travel to breeding colonies which may include thousands of penguins. Emperor penguins do not build nests. The male stands upright for about 65 days and incubates the egg on top of its feet under a loose fold of abdominal skin called a brood patch. At this time, the male doesn’t eat or fasts throughout the courtship, nesting and incubation period. He lives off his body fat and loses up to 45% of his body weight, plus stands through icy temperatures, cruel winds and blinding storms. After the female lays her egg, she goes to sea (at times that’s well over fifty miles away) to feed while the male is incubating the egg. She returns just before the egg is ready to hatch, bringing food which they regurgitate, (or bring up) to feed the hatched chicks. The males then eagerly leave for their own fishing session at sea. The mother’s take over care of the chicks.
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Hopscotch Is Fun and Great Exercise Too! Hopscotch is a simple game that children from all over the world play. It is also a great low-impact exercise. Hopscotch is a way to work on balance because you jump on one foot and then two so it also strengthens your leg muscles. Plus - you bend down on one leg to pick up your markers! The other things it helps you to do is develop different skills such as concentration, focus and hand-eye coordination. Hopscotch can be played with several players or alone. The first element you need is a course. Traditionally you draw the
course in the dirt with a stick, or you can draw it on pavement with chalk. Designs vary, but it’s usually composed of a series of single squares and double squares. There is also a home base at the end of the course in which a player will hop and turn around in before completing the reverse trip. Sometimes this home base is a semi-circle but it can also be a square. The squares are numbered in the sequence they need to be hopped. Every player then receives a marker such as a stone, beanbag, shell or something else that’s small that can be used to mark an area. Stand at the beginning and toss your marker in the first square. Hope over square 1 (you always skip any square that has a marker in it) to square 2. You hop through the course with one foot unless there are two squares that are side by side. Then you jump landing with one foot in each square at the same time. Hop to the end (home base), jump and turn around without leaving your square, then hop back to the beginning square. Stop in square 2 to pick up the marker while you are balancing on one foot, then jump out! The next person tosses the marker in square 2 with the same rules, then square 3 and so on. Your turn ends if you do any of the following things: If your marker fails to land in the right square, you hop on a space that has a marker in it, you step on a line, you lose your balance, you hop outside the grid or on a single space with both feet. If your turn ends, you then begin your next turn where you left off. The first one to complete one course for every numbered square on the course, wins the game.
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Antarctica • Antarctica, the fifth largest continent in size and about half the size of America. It is located on the underside of the globe. No continent is further south than Antarctica. Near the center of the land mass is the South Pole. • This continent is almost completely covered in layers of ice and snow. The average thickness is approximately one mile. Only 2% of the land is not covered in ice. The ice often looks bluish. • Antarctica has no countries and no portions of the continent are owned by any country. There is no government like other countries or continents in the world. Several countries do claim sovereignty on different parts though. The Antarctic Treaty System regulates the relationship between these nations. • Antarctica has no trees and no reptiles.
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• 11% of the land that is part of Antarctica is composed of floating ice shelves. These shelves are formed when ice piled on mountains and terrain slide down the coast and into the water. The continental ice sheet contains about 7 million miles of ice, 90% of the world’s total. In fact, there is as much ice on Antarctica as there is water in the Atlantic Ocean. Antarctica has the highest average elevation of any continent which is due to all the ice on it! • The weather is extreme. Antarctica has high winds and the temperatures are between -40 and -90 degrees Fahrenheit. Air humidity is near zero. The warmest temperature ever recorded on the continent is 58.3 degrees F, which was recorded on January 5, 1974 at the Vanda Station. • Antarctica has little rainfall, so it is considered a desert! • Flora and fauna do live on the continent. The most well known fauna are the King and Emperor Penguins, seals and a bird, the Snow Petrel. • Captain James Cook and his expedition ships are the first Europeans in recorded history to cross the Antarctic Circle in January 1773. The first recorded landing on the continent was a seal hunter named John Davis in February 1821. • Churches have been established on COLOR the Antarctic. One is Catholic, one ME! non-denominational Christian, one Bulgarian Orthodox and one Russian Orthodox. There are up to 5,000 temporary residents in the summer. They are mainly researchers and explorers. During the winter, the population is only around 1,000 researchers. There are no permanent residents. • During the South Pole winter, which is late March to late September, it is dark all the time. In the summer, it is light 24 hours a day, even though the sun is very low in the sky.
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Coloring Corner Celebrate Earth Day on April 22nd! Earth Day is the name used for two observances both held worldwide every year! Some people celebrate Earth Day around the time of the March equinox and others observe it on April 22nd. The April 22nd Earth Day was founded by Senator Gaylord Nelson in 1970 to promote ecology and respect for life on the planet. It was to also encourage awareness of the growing problems of air, water and soil polution. Today Earth Day is observed in more than 140 countries around the world.
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Instructions: 1. Find the answers to each of the problems in the top square. 2. Write your answer in the middle square. 3. Find the letter that corresponds to your answer in the key above and write it in the bottom square. 4. If you get the correct answers, your secret code will tell you an interesting fact about turtles! 6 +5
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Cookin’ Fun Hummingbird Nests 1 cup milk chocolate chips 1 cup shredded coconut 1 bag of jelly bean eggs Melt the chocolate chips, following the directions on the bag. When the chocolate is smooth, stir in the coconut, then drop the mixture by the heaping tablespoon onto waxed-paper-lined cookie sheets. While the nests are still warm, use your thumbs to poke an impression into the middle of each. Cool them, then fill with jelly bean eggs. Makes about 1 dozen.
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.
Easter Shortbread Cookies Nonstick cooking spray 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter 3/4 cup confectioners' sugar, sifted 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract 2 cups cake flour (not self-rising), sifted 2 tablespoons coarse sanding sugar
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Play The Trumpet! The trumpet is a musical instrument in the brass family. Of all brass instruments, the trumpet is highest in register, above the French horn, trombone, baritone, euphonium, and tuba. A musician who plays the trumpet is called a trumpet player or trumpeter. As with all brass instruments, the sound is produced by buzzing the lips into a mouthpiece. The oldest trumpets date back to 1500 B.C.E. and earlier. The bronze and silver trumpets from Tutankhamun's grave in Egypt, bronze lurs from Scandinavia, and metal trumpets from China date back to this period. The earliest trumpets were signaling instruments used for military or religious purposes, rather than music in the modern sense. In ancient Rome, they were called “tubas”, Latin for “tubes”.
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A Really Cool Star We live in a world made up of three-dimensional things with shape and form. People, apples, trees, tables, balls are examples of threedimensional objects around us. When we use paper to write and draw on, the lines we create on the paper are flat, or two-dimensional. If an artist wants something to look “real” on paper, she/he will use many techniques or drawing tricks. For example, when we draw a circle on paper it looks flat. In order for the circle to appear to be a real ball or sphere, an artist has to shade the circle or use curved lines to create the illusion of a ball. Learning to create shapes on paper that look like they are three-dimensional shapes is fun! Try drawing the four pointed star by following the steps shown. To create the most interesting three-dimensional effect, chose two colors; one darker to create a shadow and the other color a lighter or brighter, to create contrast. Follow the samples shown as a guide to fill the star with the two colors. Have fun creating a really cool three-dimensional star. Contributed by |Rebecca Nechuta, KidzArt
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The Value Of Self Esteem Good self-esteem is very important. It helps you feel proud of yourself and what you can do. It makes you confident and gives you the courage to try new things and to believe in yourself. When you respect yourself, kids and adults will usually respect you too. Self-esteem is a term which means to be valued or important. Such as you were told by your friend, that your mother is a great person. Your friend therefore holds your mom in high esteem. Selfesteem is not bragging about how great you are or how perfect. It’s quietly knowing that you’re worth a lot, worthy of being loved and accepted. One benefit to having good self-esteem is that it helps you make better choices about your mind and body. If you think you are important, you’ll be less likely to follow the crowd if they’re doing something dumb or dangerous. Good self esteem means you value your safety, feelings, and health. You’ll protect yourself from bad decisions. You’ll have the courage to say no. Self esteem is not something we are born with, it is something developed. When we have achievements like a good grade or having a good sense of humor, or being a good friend - those things to be proud of. Coaches, teammates and classmates can also help each other by noticing each other’s qualities, encourage each other to keep trying, etc. Some kids have good self-esteem but then something happens to change that. For example: • If a kid moves and doesn't make friends right away at the new school, he or she might start to feel bad. • Kids whose parents divorce also may find that this can affect selfesteem. They may feel unlovable or to blame for the divorce. • A kid who feels too fat or too thin may start thinking that means he or she isn't good enough. • A kid who's dealing with an illness, such as cancer, diabetes, or asthma, might feel different and less confident than before. If your self-esteem needs a little boost - that’s normal. It’s alright to have ups and downs in your feelings, but having low self-esteem is not alright. If you think you have low self-esteem, try talking to an
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adult you trust. They may be able to help you with some good ideas for building your self-esteem. Here are also a few suggestions: • Give yourself at least three compliments every day. Be specific about something good about yourself. When you hear negative comments in your head - tell yourself to stop. • Make a list of the stuff you’re good at. Then add a few things you would like to be good at. Make a plan to work on those skills or talents. • Accept and love the things you cannot change about yourself, they are a part of you. • Remember that your body is yours and remind yourself of things about your body that are cool. By concentrating on the good things you do and your great qualities, you learn to love and accept yourself. Those are the main parts of self-esteem! Realizing you’re valuable and important helps you make your life much better.
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<RXWK 'HYHORSPHQW OUTDOOR SUMMER FUN Summer is coming and with warm weather we all want to enjoy being outside without being bored. Here are a few ideas to keep the kids (and moms) happy! Picture by: Steve Wilhelm
WATER BALLOON ACTIVITIES 1) Hot Potato Water Balloon - Have the kids sit in a circle and start passing around a water balloon while playing music. At random intervals, turn off the music. Whoever is left holding the water balloon or whoever pops it, is out. The last child left in the game is the winner! 2) Water Balloon Hula Hoop Toss – lay several hula hoop “targets” on the ground, farther “targets” earn more points. Each child gets to toss 5 water balloons and the one highest score wins.
3) Water Balloon Tag - Whoever is “it” carries the water balloon. If you get hit and the balloon breaks then, “Tag, you’re it!” 4) Water Balloon Toss - Everyone lines up and stands across from their partner. Partners start close together and each time they catch it they must take a step backwards. The team with the greatest distance between the partners wins!
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PLAYDOUGH AT THE PARK Playdough is a great activity to do outdoors. Kids get to enjoy creating and moms don’t have to worry about cleaning playdough out of the carpet. Make the simple recipe below and take it to the park with you. Kids can use rocks, grass, twigs and other items to make prints or 3D creations! FXS ÀRXU 1 cup water (add 4-6 drops of food coloring) ½ cup salt 2 TBSP oil 2 tsp. Cream of tarter Mix all ingredients together in a large pot. Heat and stir over medium heat until dough leaves the side of the pot. Cool on wax paper and knead well. Can be stored tightly in an uncovered container for several weeks and used repeatedly.
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