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Crazy Cleaner Shrimp Have you ever seen a shrimp that wasn't on your plate? Most people have never seen these cool little creatures alive. There are many species of shrimp that live all over the world, and many are way to small too to eat! eat! Cleaner shrimp are very special. They are helpful in the coral reefs where they live. A cleaner shrimp is only a few inches long, but can help protect huge fish and even sea turtles! Each cleaner shrimp will set up a "station" and fish and turtles will visit them to be cleaned. The shrimp will pick away all the dead scales, bits of old food and parasites. The shrimp eats these for dinner, while the fish lives healthy and happy. Try This!
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Even in a small tank, the cleaner shrimp will set up their own station and clean the fish when they line up. These fun critters always put on a show.
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The Highest Mountain On Earth, Mt. Everest Not only is Mount Everest the highest mountain on earth at 29,035 feet, it is close to 60 million years old! The mountain is located on the border of Nepal and Tibet in Asia. Mount Everest is still growing! Shifting tectonic plates continue to push Everest upward, along with the whole Himalaya mountain range. It continues to grow an average of two inches per year. In 1999, an American implanted a GPS device on the highest rock point under the ice and snow in order to establish the elevation. Another interesting fact is that it isn’t always called Mount Everest. The people of Tibet call it Chomolangma which means “Goddess Mother of Snows”, while the Nepalese called it Sagarmatha meaning “Mother of the Universe”. Mount Everest remains a scared mountain to the native people in Tibet and Nepal. In the mid 19th century British surveyors named this great mountain after the Surveyor General of India, George Everest. He first recorded the location and height of Everest. The climate of Mount Everest is extreme. The summit temperature never rises above freezing and can drop to -76 degrees F. In July, the
average summit temperature is -2 degrees F. The Jet Stream blasts the rocky, icy summit of Everest nearly all year long. The Jet Stream is a constant wind force at four to six miles above the earth. The winds have reached the strength of a hurricane at 118 miles per hour at times. The air is very thin on Everest. As the altitude increases, the oxygen content of the air decreases dramatically. At 29,035 feet, at the summit of Everest, there is only a third of the oxygen in the air. The best time to attempt the climb is said to be in early May. The reason is that early May is before the difficult monsoon season. The two most common climbing routes are the South Col Route which is the southeast ridge from Nepal and the North Col Route which is the northeast ridge from Tibet. Here are some Mount Everest facts: • On May 29, 1953, Tenzing Norgay Sherpa of Nepal & Edmund Percival Hillary of New Zealand climbed to the summit of Everest via the Southeast Ridge Route. They were the first to climb Everest. • First Ascent by an American was made by James Whittaker via the Southeast Ridge Route on May 1, 1963. Whittaker summitted with Sherpa Nawang Gombu. • The first woman to climb Everest was Junko Tabei of Japan. She climbed via the Southeast Ridge on May 16, 1975. Stacey Allison from Portland, Oregon made the first ascent by an American woman on September 29, 1988.
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Red Panda
The Snow Leopard The red panda typically grows to the size of a house cat, though their bushy tails add on an additional 18 inches. They use their ringed tails as wrap around blankets in the chilly mountain heights. Their tails are also used to keep balance when they are in trees. Red pandas weight between 7 and 14 pounds. Their dense fur covers their entire body including the soles of their feet. These pandas live in the cool temperate forests of Nepal, northern Myanmar and central China. Forest of ancient trees called “old-growth” forests are very important to the red panda. They provide dens and hiding places for the small cubs. They share part of their range with giant pandas. The red panda spend most of their lives in trees and even sleep there. The adults are shy and solidary except when mating. When they are foraging they are most active at night, dusk and dawn. Their diet consists of bamboo, fruit, acorns, roots and eggs. Like the larger giant pandas, they have an extended wrist bone that functions like a thumb and aids their grip. Their broad teeth and strong jaws allow them to chew through the tough leaves and stalks of the bamboo. They are endangered as they are victims of deforestation. Their natural space is shrinking as more forest are being destroyed by logging and agriculture.
The snow leopard, has a white, yellowish or soft gray coat with ringed spots of black on brown. These markings help camouflage it from prey. With their thick coats, heavy fur lined tails and paws covered with fur they have adapted to the cold and dry habitats in which they live. Their large paws also act as snowshoes and keep them from sinking into the snow. The snow leopard uses its thick tail to aid in balancing and they use their tail to wrap around their body and face for warmth when resting. Standing about two feet at the shoulders and 6 to 7.5 feet long including their tail, they weigh 77 to 120 pounds. The males are larger than the females. Snow leopards have light green or gray eyes. Unlike other cats, snow leopards are unable to roar. The adults are also solitary, except during mating season. Snow leopards primarly hunt wild sheep and goats but are also known to eat smaller animals like rodents, hares and game birds. They stalk their prey and usually spring from a distance of 20 to 50 feet. They are most active at dawn and dusk. The leopards live at high rugged altitudes of 9800 to 17,000 feet in the mountains of Central Asia. Their typical habitat range is where the tree line stops and the snow line begins on the mountains. Snow leopards prefer the steep, broken terrain of cliffs, rocky outcrops and ravines. This type of habitat provides good cover and clear views to help them sneak up on their prey. The snow leopard was placed on the endangered list.
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How did we represent the Thanksgiving spirit here at NCCS? We showed that we are thankful for what we have through giving! This month, NCCS had the opportunity to partner with Samaritan’s Purse (Operation Christmas Child). Students and their
families gathered hundreds of items to donate to needy children all over the world, and spent an afternoon packaging and wrapping the 72 gifts! It was an inspiring and fun act for the holiday season that is just beginning!
They had a fun ride around the park on the safari truck, which was enjoyed by all. One of their favorite events at the park was to be able to feed the birds and watch them perch on their hands. They learned many interesting facts about all of the wild animals at the park during their visit.
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1. How many groups of 4 can you make? _____ 2. How many groups of 5 can you make? _____ 3. How many groups of 8 can you make? _____ 4. How many groups of 10 can you make? _____ 5. How many presents will you have to add to make a total of 50? _____ 6. How many presents will you have to add to make a total of 73? _____ 7. How many presents will you have to add to make a total of 85? _____
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Cookin’ Fun Christmas Tree Sandwiches For the dough: 1 cup unsalted butter, softened 2 cups flour 1/4 teaspoon salt 1/3 cup milk 3/4 cup sugar
For the filling: 1/4 cup Crisco shortening 1/4 cup unsalted butter, softened 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract 2 cups powdered sugar 1 1/2 tablespoons milk Green food coloring
In large bowl with an electric mixer, beat the butter until creamy. With the mixer on low, alternately add the flour, salt, and milk and beat until well blended. Wrap dough in plastic wrap and refrigerate until firm which will take about 1 1/2 hours. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Spread the sugar on a plate. On a floured surface, roll one third of the dough to 1/8" thick. Cut out tree shapes with a 2" cookie cutter. Press cookies into sugar to coat on both sides then place on ungreased cookie sheets. Prick each cookie all over with a fork, for decoration. Bake cookies 9 to 11 minutes until very lightly browned. Cool on sheets 2 minutes then transfer to wire racks to cool completely. While cookies are baking, prepare the filling. In a large bowl, beat the shortening and butter until creamy with an electric mixer. Beat in vanilla. Gradually add powdered sugar and milk. Add food coloring to tint the filling pale green. Beat on high until the filling is light and fluffy; approximately 3 minutes. Spread the filling on half of the cookies and sandwich with the remaining halves.
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Michigan’s Pioneer,
Henry Ford Henry Ford was born July 30, 1863. He grew up on a farm in what is today Dearborn, Michigan. He was the oldest of six children. He went to a one room school house and did farm chores. At an early age he became interested in mechanical things and he didn’t like to do farm work. At the age of sixteen in 1879, he left home and went to Detroit to work as an apprentice machinist. He was an apprentice for three years before returning to Dearborn. Once back in Dearborn, he operated or repaired steam engines and over-hauled his father’s farm implements and occasionally worked in a Detroit factory. In 1888, he married Clara and made his living running a sawmill. In 1891, Ford became an engineer with the Edison Illuminating Company in Detroit. He was promoted to Chief Engineer in 1893 which gave him enough money and time to devote his attention to personal experiments on internal combustion engines. These experiments came to a head in 1896 when he completed his self-propelled vehicle called the Quadricycle commonly called the “gasoline buggy”. It had four wire wheels, was steered with a tiller and had only two forward speeds. Ford was not the first to built a self-propelled vehicle with a gas engine but one of several pioneers. He drove it around for two years and it drew a crowd everywhere he went. The Ford Motor Company was incorporated in 1903 with Ford as vice-president and chief engineer. They produced only a few cars a day at the factory on Mack Avenue in Detroit. Two or three men worked on each car from components made to order by other companies. Ford’s dream of producing an automobile that was reasonably priced, reliable and efficient came true with the introduction of the Model T in 1908. Some called it the “Tin Lizzie” and the “Flivver”.
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The Viola Is Great To Play! The viola is a string instrument. The four major instruments in the string family - the violin, the viola, the cello and the double bass are built the same way. The instruments are made of many pieces of wood which are glued - never nailed - together. The body of the instrument is hollow becoming a resonating box for the sound. Four strings (sometimes five for the double bass) are made of animal gut, nylon or steel. They are wrapped around pegs at one end of the instrument and attached to a tailpiece at the other. The strings are stretched tightly across a bridge to produce their assigned pitches. The viola is the alto voice of the string family. Like the violin, it is held under the chin, resting on the shoulder. Unlike the violin, the viola is slightly larger and is tuned five notes lower. It has a darker and warmer tone quality than the violin. A “full sized” viola’s body is between one and four inches longer than the body of a full sized violin. The viola has an average length of about 16 inches. A person who plays the viola is called a violist.
Johannes Brahms was a German composer and pianist. He was one of the leading musicians of the Romantic Period. Born in Hamburg, he spent much of his professional life in Vienna, Austria. There he was a leader in the music scene. He composed music for the piano, chamber ensembles, symphony orchestra and for voice. A pianist, he premiered many of his own works. Brahms was one of the few music composers who could devote his time completely to composing without having to accept other employment. In fact, he spent so much time with his composing that he sometimes neglected his appearance. In 1889, Thomas Edison, an American inventor, visited Brahms in Vienna and invited him to perform for an experimental recording. Brahms played a short version of Hungarian Dance No.1 on the piano. The performance is one of the earliest recordings ever made by a major composer. Johannes Brahms died on April 3, 1897. He wrote many musical pieces that featured the viola. His most notable works include his Double Concerto for Violin and Cello, Liebeslieder Waltzes, Academic Festival Overture and his Lullaby.
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• Reindeer are pets in some parts of the world. • Reindeer are excellent swimmers and have thick waterproof fur. • They live in cold areas and their hooves are like snowshoes. • Both male and female reindeer have antlers. • The first known story of Santa Claus having reindeer helpers was in 1821. • The reindeer who drive Santa's sleigh are Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner, Blitzen, and Rudolph. • You will have fun drawing your very own reindeer!
The Face
1. Draw a “v” shape in the center of your paper. 2. Enclose it on top with a curved line. 3. Above the nose, draw two ovals for eyes. Fill in the center with a solid circle. 4. Draw a small line at the bottom of the nose.
The Ears And Antlers
1. Draw a “c” shape on each side as shown to begin the ears. 2. Finish the ears with curved lines. Use a curved line to create the top of the head. 3. Begin creating the antlers using straight lines and “v” shapes. 4. Finish the second antler using same technique.
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The Front Legs
1. Draw two short lines to make the neck. 2. Draw two “c” shaped lines to make the body. 3. Draw a small “c” shaped line leaving a small opening on each side for the legs. 4. Draw thin, long legs using two straight lines. An upside down “V” creates a hoof at the end of each front leg.
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1. Draw a straight line to create the back of the reindeer. 2. At the end of this line, draw a tail using two curved lines that form a point. Use a curved line just under the tail for the top leg muscle. 3. Draw a thin, long leg using two straight lines. An upside down “V” creates a hoof at the end of the leg. 4. Before drawing the second back leg, use a curved line to make the reindeer tummy.
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What Is Lactose Intolerance? Between 30 and 50 million people in the United States have lactose intolerance. This huge number means at least one out of every ten Americans have the problem. To understand lactose intolerance, you first need to know what lactose is. Lactose is a type of sugar found in milk and other dairy foods, but lactose intolerance does not mean you are allergic to milk or milk products. As with everything you eat, your body also needs to digest lactose to be able to use it for fuel. The small intestine normally makes a special substance called lactase which is an enzyme that breaks lactose down into simpler sugars called glucose and galactose. These sugars are easy for your body to absorb and turn into energy. People with lactose intolerance do not make enough lactase in their small intestine and without lactase, the body can't properly digest food that has lactose in it. That means if you eat dairy foods, the lactose from these foods will pass into your intestine, which can cause gas and stomach pain. Many cases of lactose intolerance are genetic. This means that something in people’s genes makes them more likely to develop it. Another way people can develop lactose intolerance is that sometimes another illness may keep the intestine from producing enough lactase such as Crohn’s disease or other long term problems that affect the intestines. Lactose intolerance can also develop if people are taking
certain medicines. Happily, this type of lactose intolerance does not last long. At the age of two years, your body starts making less lactase. The older you get, the more likely it is to have trouble digesting dairy foods. If you are diagnosed with lactose intolerance, your doctor will talk to you about the best ways to treat it and help you feel your very best. You will have to watch what you eat. A good suggestion would be to talk with a dietitian (someone who specializes in food and nutrition) to help you decide what to eat and what not to eat. The doctor may also suggest a kind of medicine you can take when you eat dairy products and other foods that contain lactose. This medicine contains the lactase enzyme and comes in pills or drops. Some people with lactose intolerance must avoid all foods containing lactose, but others can eat certain dairy foods. Work with your doctor to see what works best for you. If you have lactose intolerance, make sure you still get enough calcium from foods like tofu, leafy green veggies (spinach is a great choice), lactosefree milk, and juices or soy milk that have added calcium. Eating a healthy diet includes many different choices. Keep on enjoying your snacks and meals, but choose your foods and drinks wisely so you'll feel good before you eat and after!
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Averill Students Visit Legoland
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The Beekman Bobcats participated in the 2016 Special Olympics Michigan State Poly Hockey Tournament on Saturday, November 12th and Sunday, November 13th. 7KH\ FRPSHWHG LQ 'LYLVLRQ RXW RI GLYLVLRQV 7KHLU ¿UVW JDPH ZDV against the Area 5 Bulldogs from Mecosta County and they won 15 to 7. Their second game was against the Area 14 Red Storm from Macomb County and they won the gold Medal with a score of 10 to 2. Way to go, Bobcats!
Nick Hilton to Represent TEAM USA Nick Hilton, a student in the Young Adult Program at the Beekman Center, has been chosen to represent TEAM USA at the Special Olympics World Winter Games in Austria in March. He will also participate in a National Training Camp in Vermont in December. Hilton’s
event will be snowshoeing. To honor Hilton, Beekman held an assembly with the whole student body. Staff and students alike made congratulatory signs to surprise Hilton.
Cooking With The Sun 5th grade students at Sheridan Rd. STEM studied the engineering behind solar ovens, testing different materials for insulating and different designs for their ovens. They tracked temperature changes while their oven sat in a sunny spot outside and then was moved into the shade. They compared the success of the PDWHULDOV WKH\ WULHG IRU LQVXODWLQJ WKHLU RYHQV 7KHLU ¿QDOH ZDV WR XVH WKH oven outside to prepare a tasty S’more treat using only the sun to do the cooking – success! Lansing Schools Sponsored by the Westside YMCA
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