KidZine 40

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EDITOR Dear Kids, This month, you can learn all about the 'Floating City' of Venice.

Wherever you decide to travel, you will need plenty of energy.

That's something else you can learn about - the six different forms of energy.

For animal lovers, we have a special feature on goats. You can also learn which twelve animals.

Our featured vegetable this month is the versatile, starchy potato - one of the largest food crops in the world! Remember that next time you're feasting on a packet of crisps, a plate of creamy mash, a portion of chips.....

Inside, you'll also find your usual favourites including the latest movies, books and apps and plenty of games to enjoy.

See you next month.

Gill Sherry

Group Editor

@my.kidzine @kidzine /kidzine +965 66973003 /kidzine @kidzine kidzine.net mykidzine@gmail.com

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Extra care has been used to ensure the accuracy of the information contained in this magazine. However, the publisher will not accept responsibility for errors and omissions in the publication. In addition, the views expressed in this magazine are not necessarily those of the publisher. Photos have been altered to comply with the Laws of Kuwait.

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Issue No. 40, August 2021

6. Check This Out! 8. Cover Star Of The Month 10. Riddles Time 12. Amazing Facts 14. Science Club 16. Music Charts 18. Math Time 20. Fun Time!

22. Counting Money 24. Potatoes Facts 28. KidsLife Clinic 30. Mask 32. KidZine Kitchen 34. Kids Fashion 36. Say Cheeze 38. Animal Kingdom - Goats 42. Great Minds 48. Book Club 50. New Apps We Love...

52. Maths Club 56. Movies Night 58. Travel Diaries - Venice 62. Energy recycle Please recycle this magazine when you have finished reading it.

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Glow In The Dark Rock Painting Kit The rocks get painted however your kids want to pain them. And then, they glow in the dark, instantly elevating any sleepover or outdoor gathering. A picture perfect art kit that includes 10 rocks.

B. POPPIN PADDLES This paddle ball set comes with two hand trampolines and two balls. Pop the balls from paddle to paddle, toss the paddles, play versions of tennis or volleyball, and more. The paddles are also waterproof and can float.

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BEYBLADE BURST SURGE SPEEDSTORM SPINNING TOP SINGLE PACKS Launch into a high-speed, head-to-head battle with the specialized Speedstorm spinning tops. They are designed to harness the power of the inescapable Power Vortex, an energy zone at the center of the Speedstorm Beystadium (sold separately) that is designed to pull tops in and give them the ultimate speed boost.

ADVENTURE FORCE TSUNAMI DRENCHER With this long-distance water blaster, kids can blast water at targets from more than 51 feet away. Kids fill the tank with water and pump the handle to soak the competition.

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CHALK ALIVE Create drawings that come alive! This sidewalk chalk transforms into an exciting augmented reality experience.

Use the six included chalks to color in the three character stencils. Then, download the free, interactive Chalk Alive mobile app (Android and iPhone compatible), scan the art, snap a photo using the app, and watch the drawings come alive in 4D! Explore each characters - animations and interactions by following the on-screen prompts. Available in three themes: Dino, Rocket, and Racecar; Unicorn, Mermaid, and Butterfly; and Lion, Tiger, and Dolphin.

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CIRCUIT BLOX BUILD YOUR OWN BUBBLE MACHINE Kids can create their own bubble-generating machine complete with 3D circuits using E-Blox brick parts. Kids will build a circuit with a geared motor that spins a fan to blow bubbles using the included solution.

STUDIO CREATOR VIDEO MAKER this set includes everything they'll need to start recording wacky videos of their own, bar a phone at least. There's a LED ring light which fits onto a phonecradling tripod mount, a green screen backdrop to help spice things up, and a guidebook giving them tips on how to make excellent videos while staying safe online.

ALEX SNAP-TO-IT PICNIC Kids snap, button, zip, and lace felt objects to the background to practice their fine motor skills. The set includes 16 different felt food and insect shapes, all of which store inside the picnic-basket-themed carrying case. www.kidzine.net

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My name is: Hesham I am: 4 years old My birthday is on: 16th December My favorite color is: Yellow My favorite sport is: Soccer My favorite cartoon is: Pocoyo I go to Arnott Charlton Public school and I am in year: 1 My favorite App on my ipad is: Tiles Hop When I grow up, I want to be Doctor

Find Me! I start with 'P' and end with 'E', but I have thousands of letters. Who am I? Post Office

What is a word comprise of 4 letters, stills is also made of 5.

Occasionally written with 12 letters and later with 5. Never written with 5 but happily with 7 What, Still, Occasionally, Later, Never, Happily

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I have all the knowledge you have. But I am small as your fist that your hands can hold me. Who am I? I'm your brain!

I am the biggest alphabet, as I contain the most water in the world. Who am I?

Find me who am I. I am the building with number stories.

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When you do know me about me, them I am definitely something.

You will always search for me. But when you know me, I am nothing. Who am I? I'm a Riddle!!

Everyone in the world break me when they speak every time. Who am I? Silence

I have 28 days in a month. Which month I am?

All months in a year have 28 days and many have more than 28 days.

What is the word that is spelled incorrectly in all dictionaries?

Incorrectly

Scientists are trying to find out what is between earth and heaven. Can you find me?

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Rabbits and parrots can see behind themselves without even moving their heads!

‫األرانب والببغاوات‬ ‫يمكنهم رؤية ما‬ ‫يوجد خلفهم دون أن‬ ‫يحركوا رؤوسهم‬

Wearing headphones for just an hour could increase the bacteria in your ear by 700 times.

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‫ارتداء سماعات الرأس لساعة‬ ‫واحدة فقط تزيد البكتيريا‬ ‫ مرة‬700 ‫في أذنك حوالي‬

A shrimp's heart is in its head.

‫قلب الروبيان في رأسه‬

Sneezing with your eyes open is impossible.

‫من المستحيل أن‬ ‫تعطس وعينيك‬ ‫مفتوحتين‬

‫ضخما‬ ‫قد يبدو فرس النهر‬ ً ‫لكن بالرغم من ذلك يمكنه‬ ‫الركض أسرع من اإلنسان‬ Humans get a little taller in space because there is no gravity pulling down on them.

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Most of the dust in your home is actually dead skin - Yuck!

Butterflies taste food by standing on top of it! Their taste receptors are in their feet, unlike humans who have most on their tongue.

‫معظم الغبار في منزلك‬ ! ‫هو في الواقع جلد ميت‬ ‫كم هذا مقزز‬

‫الفراشات تتذوق الغذاء من خالل‬ ‫الوقوف فوقه ! مستقبالت التذوق‬ ‫توجد في أقدامها على عكس البشر‬ ‫الذين توجد أغلب هذه المستقبالت‬ ‫لديهم على ألسنتهم‬ Because of the unusual shape of their legs, kangaroos and emus struggle to walk backwards.

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‫نظرا للشكل الغير معتاد ألرجل‬ ً ‫الكنغر والنعام فإنهم يواجهون‬ ‫صعوبه في السير إلى الخلف‬

A hippopotamus may seem huge but it can still run faster than a man.

‫ضخما لكن‬ ‫قد يبدو فرس النهر‬ ً ‫بالرغم من ذلك يمكنه الركض أسرع‬ ‫من اإلنسان‬

A shark is the only known fish that can blink with both eyes.

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SCIENCE CLUB

‫بناء منفاخ فوار‬

BUILD A FIZZ INFLATOR

What you need:

‫المواد المطلوبة‬

One small empty plastic soda or water bottle

1/2 cup of vinegar

‫زجاجة صودا أو زجاجة مياه بالستيكية صغيرة فارغة‬

‫نصف كوب من الخل‬

1.Carefully pour the vinegar into the bottle

.‫صب الخل بحرص في الزجاجة‬

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Small balloon

‫بالون صغير‬

Baking soda

Funnel or piece of paper

‫صودا الخبز‬

‫قمع أو قطعة من الورق‬

2.This is the tricky part: Loosen up the balloon by stretching it a few times and then use the funnel to fill it a bit more than half way with baking soda. If you don’t have a funnel you can make one using the paper and some tape.

‫ قم‬:‫هذا هو الجزء الذي يتطلب مهارة‬ ‫بتمديد البالون عدة مرات ومن ثم استخدم‬ ‫القمع لملء البالون أكثر قليال من نصفه‬ ‫ إذا لم يكن لديك قمع يمكنك‬.‫بصودا الخبز‬ .‫استخدام الورق والشريط الالصق‬ 3.Now carefully put the neck of the balloon all the way over the neck of the bottle without letting any baking soda into the bottle.

4. Ready? Lift the balloon up so that the baking soda falls from the balloon into the bottle and mixes with the vinegar.

Watch the fizz-inflator at work!

‫اآلن ضع بحرص عنق البالون على عنق الزجاجة دون‬ .‫السماح لصودا الخبز أن تسقط في الزجاجة‬

How does is work?

The baking soda and the vinegar create an ACID-BASE reaction and the two chemicals work together to create a gas, (carbon dioxide) Gasses need a lot of room to spread out and the carbon dioxide starts to fill the bottle, and then moves into the balloon to inflate it.

‫مستعد؟ ارفع البالون ألعلى حتى تسقط صودا الخبز من‬ ‫ شاهد المنفاخ‬.‫البالون داخل الزجاجة وتختلط مع الخل‬ !‫الفوار يعمل‬

‫ما هي كيفية عمله؟‬ ‫ المادتان الكميائيتان عمال‬.‫صودا الخبز والخل خلقا رد فعل حمضي قاعدي‬ ‫ تحتاج الغازات إلى الكثير من‬.)‫معا لتكوين الغاز (ثاني أكسيد الكربون‬ ‫ ثم انتقل إلى‬،‫المساحة لإلنتشار فبدأ ثاني أكسيد الكربون بملء الزجاجة‬ .‫البالون وقام بنفخة‬ July 2021 August 2021

‫الموصالت والعوازل‬ A conductor is a material that allows electricity to flow through it.

An insulator is a material that electricity cannot flow through. ‫الموصل هي المادة التي تسمح للكهرباء بالتدفق من خاللها‬ ‫العازل هي المادة التي ال تسمح للكهرباء بالتدفق من خاللها‬

.‫ وثالث قطع من األسالك‬،‫ مصباح كهربائي‬،‫ يمكنك بناء دارة بسيطة مع بطارية‬،‫لتحديد ما إذا كانت هذه المادة موصلة أم عازلة‬ To determine whether an object is a conductor or insulator, you can build a simple circuit with a battery, light bulb, and three pieces of wire.

‫ إذا كانت‬.‫المس النهايات العارية من السلك بهذا المادة لتختبرها‬ ‫ إذا لم‬.‫أضواء المصباح مضاءة فهذا يعني أن هذه المادة موصلة‬ .‫ فإن هذه المادة عازلة‬،‫يحدث ذلك‬ Touch the free ends of the wire to the object you are testing. If the light bulb lights up, the object is made from a conductor. if it does not, the object is made from an insulator.

.‫ ثم اختبر كل مادة منها لتحديد ما إذا كانت موصلة أم عازلة‬.‫ خمن ما إذا كانت كل مادة من المواد التالية موصلة أم عازلة‬.‫أكمل الجدول‬ Complete the table. Predict whether each item is made from a material that is a conductor or insulator. Then test each item to determine if it is made from a conductor or insulator.

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Result: Conductor or Insulator?

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TOP 10 MUSIC 5

3 4 Bad Habits Ed Sheeran

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Save Your Tears The Weeknd

2 Take My Breath The Weeknd

1 Butter BTS

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Don't Go Yet Camila Cabello

CHARTS

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Levitating Dua Lipa

8 Leave Before You Love Me Jonas Brothers

Beautiful Mistakes Maroon 5

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Watermelon Sugar Harry Styles

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Taylor Swift

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Find the Quotient

s-Country Quotients

pez family is going on a family n. Use division to solve the ng problems.

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Driving across the country, the Lopez family during their trip. Their tent floor is 4,572 drove 639 miles in one day.

They counted 9 square inches. If the 3 members of the 18 rest stops along the way. If the rest stops Lopez family plus their dog sleep in the are spaced apart equally, how many miles tent, how much space does each get? apart were the rest stops?

The Lopez family camps out one night during their trip. Their tent floor is 4,572 square inches. If the 3 members of the Lopez family plus their dog sleep in the tent, how much space does each get? ez family visit an art museum that is

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destination. The cost of taking a taxi is $4 plus $3 for each mile traveled. When they arrive at their destination, the total cost $37. How far did they go in the taxi?

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Number Patterns: Treasure Hunt

NUMBER PATTERNS

Treasure-hunter Jack has received a secret message in a sequence of numbers. Decoded, it will tell him the location of the world's largest diamond, the Golden Jubilee. The message is Treasure-hunter Jack has received a secret message in a sequence of encoded in a “letter number” cipher. This is when letters are replaced as numbers. However numbers. Decoded, it will tell him the location of the world’s largest diaonly the MISSING will reveal true location.

Find outin what thesenumber” numbers are! mond, the NUMBERS Golden Jubilee.

Thethe message is encoded a “letter cipher. This is when letters are replaced as numbers. However only the MISSING NUMBERS will reveal the true location. Find out what these numbers are!

(Hint: The numbers follow a pattern. You will have to subtract, divide, add or multiply by a a pattern.

You will have to subtract, divide, add whole(Hint: numberThe ornumbers fraction tofollow find the missing numbers.) or multiply by a whole number or fraction to find the missing numbers.)

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Can you spot the 14 differences between these two pictures?

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Help the puppy find the boy

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The potato is a starchy vegetable and the world’s fourth largest food crop after maize, wheat and rice.

The word potato comes from the Spanish word ‘patata’.

China is the top potato producing country, followed by India.

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It is a staple food in many parts of the world and an important part of the world’s diet.

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Potatoes are relatively easy to grow although do not store particularly well after purchase.

Potatoes are full of carbohydrates but also contain a variety of vitamins and minerals.

They are particularly popular for chips/ French fries but frying makes them unhealthy. On the other hand, one 8 ounce baked or boiled potato has only 100 calories.

There are thousands of different potato varieties. The most popular include Russet, Desiree and Fingerling.

They are a root crop, which means the vegetable grows under the soil. The green tops of a potato plant are poisonous and toxic.

There are many different ways to cook and serve potatoes. They can be boiled, baked, mashed, roasted or fried.

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The slang term for a potato is ‘spud’.

Potatoes are also used to make crisps – one of the most common snack foods in the world.

The largest potato ever grown weighed over 8 pounds.

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The average American eats about 124 pounds of potatoes every year. Germans eat twice as much!

In October 1995, the potato became the first vegetable to be grown in space!

A potato is actually 80% water and 20% solids.

Potatoes were the main crop in Ireland for many years. Adverse weather conditions resulted in the ‘Great Potato Famine’ in the 1840s and 1850s.

Almost a million people died from starvation during this time.

It is Inca tradition to place raw slices of potato on broken bones to help healing.

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A folk remedy suggests carrying a potato in your pocket to cure toothache!

QUESTIONS 1. What does root crop mean?

2. Which country produces the most potatoes?

3. Where did the Great Potato Famine occur?

4. A potato is 80% water – true or false?

5. Where does the word potato come from?

6. What is the slang word for potato?

7. Carrying a potato in your pocket is believed to help what?

8. How heavy was the biggest ever potato?

9. Potatoes are the world’s largest crop after which 3 crops?

10. What happened in 1995?

ANSWERS: 1.The vegetable grows under the soil, 2.China, 3.Ireland, 4.True, 5.The Spanish word ‘patata, 6.Spud, 7.Toothache, 8.8 pounds, 9.Maize, wheat and rice, 10.The potato became the first vegetable to be grown in space www.kidzine.net

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What is coronavirus?

What is a virus?

A virus is a type of germ. It can make us sick.

When you have a fever, a runny nose and acough, it's a germ that is making you sick.

A virus is so tiny we can't even see it.

Scientists can see them in a microscope.

Viruses look different from one another.

What is Coronavirus?

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The coronavirus is a new kind of virus. This virus looks like it's wearing a spiky crown. Corona in Latin means 'crown' and that's how this virus got its name: coronavirus.

The symptoms of coronavirus are a fever, cough and shortness of breath.

How does the virus make me sick?

Viruses make people sick by stopping the human cells from working properly. Your body has an army that fights the virus, though. This is called your immune system. When you get a fever and a cough that means your immune system is fighting against the virus.

Rest and drink lots of water; you'll get better soon!

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True or false?

CLINIC

Viruses are about the size of an apple.

Germs can make you sick.

Viruses all look the same.

When people get sick, their immune system helps them get better.

Fill in the blanks A virus is a type of ___________.

You need a ________________ to see a virus.

A virus makes us sick by stopping the human ___________ from working properly.

When you have a ____________ or a __________ it tells us that your ______________ ______________ is fighting against the virus.

True or false?

1.F 2.T 3.F 4.T Fill In The Blanks 1. germ 2. microscope 3. cells 4. fever - immune system Symptoms of Coronavirus 1.Fever 2.Cough 3.Shortness Of Breath

What are three symptoms of the coronavirus?

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Mask Wearing Though kids may love wearing masks at Halloween, wearing a mask all throughout the day may not feel like fun. To get your child used to mask wearing and mask care habits, model mask wearing and care, let them practice at home and praise your child when they get it right.

Mask Recommendations: Masks should include multiple layers of fabric and allow the child to breathe freely.

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Each child should have their own set of cloth masks. We recommend that your child wears a freshly-washed mask to school each day, and carries at last one or two clean back-up masks.

Kids will probably need several masks a day. Once a mask is wet or dirty it's no longer considered effective.

To store masks, each child should carry two clean bags or containers that allow for air flow: one for their clean back up masks, and one for their used masks. Be sure to label the bags or containers so they know which is which.

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Masks should completely cover the child's nose and mouth and extend down to the chin.

Masks should be washed and dried thoroughly before they're used again Choose masks that can be washed and dried without losing their shape.

Masks should be permanently labeled with your child's name to avoid mask mix ups.

Kids may be more open to wearing masks they choose themselves.

Make sure the mask fits well. For kids who find masks with ear loops uncomfortable, provide them with masks that can be secured with ties.

If your child wears glasses, a mask may cause the glasses to fog. Using small pieces of gentle surgical tape across the top of the mask can help to prevent this.

A mask doesn't work if it's not worn properly.

Explain to your child why it's important to wear a mask and show your child the right way to wear one.

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Tortilla Sushi

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INGREDIENTS lTortilla Bread

‫املكونات‬

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‫ندهن خبزة التورتيال بالمايونيز‬ Spread the Mayonnaise on Tortilla bread.

‫نضع فوقها الخس‬ Place the lettuce leaves on it.

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‫و ثم الجبن‬ Also place the slices of the cheese over it.

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‫و بعد ذالم المرتديال‬ Place mortadella slices over it.

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M&S Kidswear to

feature a special Roald Dahl collection Marks and Spencer have brought their exciting range of kids wear featuring some of the most famous Roald Dahl story characters to its stores in the UAE and across the region. The new launched range offers a playful edit of daywear designs featuring much-loved characters from the much-loved authors.

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Featuring a bright and vibrant colour palette, the collection combines animals from some of Roald Dahl’s most famous stories including Fantastic Mr Fox, The Enormous Crocodile, The Giraffe and The Pelly and Me , and James and the Giant Peach, bringing the Roald Dahl characters to life in this wonderful edit.

The collection includes matching sweatshirt and jogger sets, colourful t-shirts, stylish shorts, and cheerful dresses for kids who love an adventure. Made using 100% sustainably sourced cotton, the little explorers will love this practical yet cool addition to their wardrobes.

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Hi Kids!

Hope you enjoyed my lesson last month and took lots of photos. This month I will teach you the next lesson which is about the background of your photos.

2. Check your Backgrounds A very simple concept that can enhance an image is to check out the background of a shot to check for clutter or distraction.

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Remember always to scan the background (and the foreground) of an image quickly and to change your frame if there's too many distractions - otherwise your shots will end up like mine used to with all kinds of objects growing out of the heads of those I was photographing.

So, try to use clear backgrounds for your photos. I hope you will try this simple concept and take some good photos. ‫مرحبا يا صغار‬ ‫ هذا الشهر سوف‬.‫نأمل أن تكونو قد استمتعتم بدرس الشهر الماضي والتقطتم الكثير من الصور‬ .‫اعلمكم الدرس التالي وهو عن خلفية صورك‬ ‫افحص الخلفيات‬ ‫مفهوم بسيط جدا والذي يمكن أن يعزز الصورة هو فحص خلفية الصورة للتأكد من وجود أي‬ .‫فوضى أو إلهاء‬ ‫تذكر دائما فحص خلفية (ومقدمة) الصورة بسرعة وبدل إطارها إذا كان هناك الكثير من االنحرافات‬ ‫ وإال فإن اللقطات الخاصة بك ستنتهي في نهاية المطاف كتجمع لكثير من األجسام خلف روؤس‬.‫األشخاص الذين يتم تصويرهم‬ ،‫ أرجو أن تجرب هذا المفهوم البسيط‬.‫ حاول استخدام خلفيات واضحة للصور الفوتوغرافية‬،‫لذلك‬ ‫وتلتقط بعض الصور الجيدة‬ August 2021

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A male goat is called a ‘Billy’ or a ‘Buck’. A female is called a ‘Nanny’ or a ‘Doe’.

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Goats were one of the first animals to be tamed by humans. They can recognise their name and come when called.

They were first herded around 9,000 years ago. They prefer to stay in herds as they get lonely and depressed if kept alone.

In addition to being called a herd, the collective name for a group of goats can also be a trip or tribe.

Goats have very sensitive lips.

They use them to search for clean and tasty food, often rejecting hay that is dirty.

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Originally mountain animals, they are very good at climbing.

They can also jump very high – up to 12 feet in a single jump!

Goats have four stomachs!

The food they consume moves into the rumen, to the reticulum, then to the omasum and finally, to the abamasum.

There are over 300 distinct breeds of goat.

Their pupils are rectangular.

This gives them excellent vision around them without having to move. They also have very good night vision.

They are closely related to sheep although most goats have a beard and straight horns (even females). Unlike sheep, goats do not need shearing.

Each kid has a unique call (bleat) and scent. The mother will recognise her kid by its call and scent (not by sight).

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The gestation period of a goat is five months. On average, goats give birth to 2.2 kids (babies) each year. They are able to breed at any time of the year.

Goat kids learn to stand within minutes of being born.

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1. What three words are used to describe a group of goats?

2. What is a female goat called?

3. What is the fleshy thing on their neck called?

4. Goats have poor eyesight – true or false?

5. What is the term for the call of a goat?

6. How many stomachs does a goat have?

7. What can goats often be heard doing?

8. What is the main predator of the domestic goat?

9. In addition to edible items, what are goats used for?

10. Do goats need to be sheared?

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The domestic dog is actually the main predator of domestic goats in many countries.

Goat meat is the most consumed meat per capita worldwide!

The average lifespan of a goat is between 15 and 18 years.

Some goat kids are born with fleshy, dangly things on their neck. These are called wattles (or bells or skin tags).

Each kid has a unique call (bleat) and scent. The mother will recognise her kid by its call and scent (not by sight).

They are also widely used for milk, cheese, mohair and cashmere.

Wolves and cougars are the two main predators of mountain goats but Grizzly bears have also been known to attack them.

They are known to burp and can frequently be heard doing so!

Golden eagles sometimes knock baby mountain goats from mountain ledges and then eat the injured/dead animals.

A male goat is called a ‘Billy’ or a ‘Buck’. A female is called a ‘Nanny’ or a ‘Doe’.

ANSWERS: 1.Herd, trip, tribe, 2.Nanny or Doe, 3.Wattle, 4.False, 5.Bleat, 6.Four, 7.Burping, 8.Domestic dog, 9.Mohair and cashmere, 10.No www.kidzine.net

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John Baird Inventor of the Television John Baird was born on August 13th 1888 in Helensburgh, Dunbarton, Scotland.

He took a course in electrical engineering at the Glasgow and West of Scotland Technical College (now called Strathclyde University) and studied towards his Bachelor of Science Degree in electrical engineering from the University of Glasgow; although his studies were disrupted by the outbreak of World War 1.

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During the 1920s John Baird, together with an American named Clarence W. Hansell, patented the idea of using arrays of transparent rods to transmit images for television.

Baird's 30 line images were the first demonstrations of television by reflected light rather than back-lit silhouettes. He based his technology initially on a scanning disk idea and then later, on developments in electronics.

He created the first televised pictures of objects in motion in 1924 and the first televised human face in 1925. A year later, in 1926, he televised the first moving object image at the Royal Institution in London.

His 1928 transatlantic transmission of the image of a human face was a broadcasting milestone.

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Baird also demonstrated colour television, stereoscopic television and television by infra-red light, all before 1930.

He successfully lobbied for broadcast time with the British Broadcasting Company (BBC) who began broadcasting television on the Baird 30-line system in 1929.

In 1936, the BBC adopted television service using the electronic television technology of MarconiEMI (the world's first regular high resolution service - 405 lines per picture). It was that technology that eventually took over from Baird's innovative system.

John Baird died on June 14th 1946 in Bexhill-onSea, Sussex, England but the television pioneer will always be remembered for his invention of the mechanical television system. www.kidzine.net

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‫في ‪ 1928‬كان إرسال صورة لوجه بشري عبر‬ ‫األطلسي عالمة فارقة في البث‪.‬‬

‫كما أظهر بيرد التلفزيون الملون‪ ،‬التلفزيون‬ ‫المجسم والتلفزيون التي يعمل بضوء األشعة‬ ‫تحت الحمراء ‪ ،‬جميعهم قبل عام ‪.1930‬‬

‫ضغوطا ناجحة للحصول على فترة البث‬ ‫مارس بيرد‬ ‫ً‬ ‫مع شركة اإلذاعة البريطانية (بي بي سي) التي بدأت‬ ‫البث التلفزيوني على نظام بيرد ‪ 30-‬صف في عام‬ ‫‪.1929‬‬ ‫في عام ‪ ،1936‬اعتمدت هيئة االذاعة البريطانية‬ ‫خدمة التلفزيون بإستخدام تكنولوجيا التلفزيون‬ ‫اإللكترونية ماركوني‪( EMI-‬أول خدمة عادية عالية‬ ‫الدقة في العالم ‪ 405 -‬صف لكل صورة)‪ .‬وكانت‬ ‫هي التكنولوجيا التي حصلت في نهاية المطاف‬ ‫من نظام بيرد المبتكر‪.‬‬

‫توفي جون بيرد في ‪ 14‬يونيو ‪ 1946‬في بيكسهيل على البحر‪،‬‬ ‫ساسكس‪ ،‬انجلترا ولكن سوف ُيتذكر دائما رائد التلفزيون إلختراعه‬ ‫نظام التلفزيون الميكانيكي‪.‬‬ ‫‪August 2021‬‬

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‫جون بيرد‬ ‫خمرتع التلفزيون‬

‫ولد جون بيرد في ‪ 13‬أغسطس ‪ 1888‬في هلنسبور‪ ،‬دمبارتون‪،‬‬ ‫اسكتلندا‪.‬‬ ‫حصل على دورة في الهندسة الكهربائية في جالسجو‬ ‫والكلية التقنية لغرب اسكتلندا (التي تسمى اآلن جامعة‬ ‫ستراثكاليد) ودرس للحصول على شهادة البكالوريوس في‬ ‫العلوم في الهندسة الكهربائية من جامعة غالسكو‪ .‬على‬ ‫الرغم من ذلك‪ ،‬فقد تعطلت دراسته بسبب اندالع الحرب‬ ‫العالمية األولى‪.‬‬

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‫خالل ‪ 1920‬حصل جون بيرد‪ ،‬جنبا إلى جنب مع‬ ‫أمريكي يدعى كالرنس هانسل‪ ،‬على براءة اختراع‬ ‫فكرة استخدام صفوف من القضبان الشفافة لنقل‬ ‫الصور للتلفزيون‪.‬‬ ‫وكانت الـ ‪ 30‬صورة المصفوفة لبيرد الظهور‬ ‫بدال‬ ‫األول للتلفزيون بواسطة الضوء المنعكس ً‬ ‫من الخلفية المضاءة في الصور الظلية‪ .‬بداية‪،‬‬ ‫استند في تقنيتة على فكرة القرص الضوئي‬ ‫ومن ثم في وقت الحق‪ ،‬على التطورات في‬ ‫مجال االلكترونيات‪.‬‬

‫انشأ الصور المتلفزة األولى ألجسام في حركة في‬ ‫عام ‪ 1924‬وأول وجه بشري متلفز في عام ‪.1925‬‬ ‫وبعد سنة‪ ،‬في عام ‪ ،1926‬نقل التلفزيون أول صورة‬ ‫متحركة لكائن في المعهد الملكي في لندن‪.‬‬ ‫‪www.kidzine.net‬‬

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Dora the Explorer meets No Reservations in this delicious picture book debut!

Follow Kalamata and her alligator sidekick on the first of many exciting food adventures in a charming story about facing fears and overcoming backto-school jitters.

Ophie's Ghosts Ophelia Harrison used to live in a small house in the Georgia countryside. But that was before the night in November 1922, and the cruel act that took her home and her father from her. Which was the same night that Ophie learned she can see ghosts.

Sisters of the Neversea In this modern take of the popular classic Peter Pan, award-winning author Cynthia Leitich Smith (Muscogee Creek) brilliantly shifts the focus from the boy who won't grow up to Native American Lily and English Wendy's step sisters who must face both dangers and wonders to find their way back to the family they love.

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B U L C Hudson and Tallulah Take Sides Hudson and Tallulah may be neighbors, but the fence between their yards isn't the only thing that divides them. They can't see eye to eye on anything. One day they venture out, and after nonstop disagreement, they realize something surprising: they don't always have to agree to be on each other's side.

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Beat Blade Beat Blade is an exciting music runner game that offers stunning neon levels and 2020 hit songs.

Simply using one thumb to control the character, you can chop the blocks and dodge the traps, reaching the end of the track.

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Among Us! Play online or over local WiFi with 4-15 players as you attempt to prep your spaceship for departure, but beware as one will be an impostor bent on killing everyone!

Cyber Surfer Drag to surf and enjoy yourself in the music world!!

In this world you're a cyberpunk-style knight.

Come on take a ride on your hover board !

We can find a way out with these fantastic lightening sabers.

aquapark.io Reach to the end of the water slide, try to be the first. Bump other players during the race and have fun playing this colorful and sunny water slide game.

Hair Challenge Are you ready for a massive Hair Challenge?

This is an adventure in which you have a super long majestic hair! This popular hair runner game is perfect for you!

Do you hate getting a bad hair cut? So do we! Especially in this super fun Hair Challenge game!

Tiles Hop - - EDM Rush Enjoy various genres of music, from beautiful Piano, Guitar songs to Rock and EDM masterpieces.

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MEASURING IN M e a s u re e a ch p e n c i l t o t h e n e a re s t c e n t i m e t e r u s i n g t h e ab ove ru l e r:

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CENTIMETERS AND 1 centimeter = 10 millimeters (or)

1 cm = 10 mm

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S e l e c t t h e c o rre c t a n swe r: About how tall is a plastic water bottle?

a. 20 centimeters

b. 20 millimeters

c. 200 centimeters d. 2,000 millimeters About how tall is a cereal box?

a. 300 millimeters b. 300 centimeters c. 3 centimeters

d. 3,000 millimeters

About how tall is a can of soup?

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Calculate: 1. 4 cm = ______ mm

11. 100 mm = _____ cm

2. 70 mm = _____ cm

12. 30 mm = _____ cm

3. 2 cm = ______ mm

13. 8 cm = ______ mm

4. 9 cm = ______ mm

14. 10 mm = _____ cm

5. 50 mm = _____ cm

15. 60 mm = _____ cm

6. 1 cm = ______ mm

16. 8 cm = ______ mm

7. 30 mm = _____ cm

17. 4 cm = ______ mm

8. 5 cm = ______ mm

18. 100 mm = _____ cm

9. 80 mm = _____ cm

19. 5 cm = ______ mm

10. 2 cm = ______ mm

20. 1 cm = ______ mm

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LUCA Luca is an American computer animated coming-of-age fantasy-comedy drama film.

Pixar's latest is set in the Italian Riviera, a place anyone would love to vacation in right about now. The film is a coming-of-age story about a kid named Luca, who's about to have the best summer of his life in Italy. He meets another boy and they become fast friends. But Luca has a secret: He's actually a sea monster. What? We don't know, but it sounds fun to me.

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Venice is the capital of the Veneto region of Italy.

Amongst other names, the city is also known as the 'City of Water', 'City of Bridges' and 'Floating City'.

Venice is considered one of the most romantic cities in the world.

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It is situated across a group of 118 islands, separated by canals and has over 400 bridges.

It takes approximately 4 hours and 45 minutes to fly from Kuwait to Venice.

You will land at Venice Marco Polo Airport, Italy's fourth busiest airport.

Venice has warm summers and fairly mild winters. November is usually the wettest month and spring time is considered the best time to visit - from March to May. August 2021

If you visit at Easter, you'll witness the annual Carnival of Venice, famous for its elaborate face masks.

The public transport system in Venice is mainly water based with water buses and water taxis frequently used. However, the best way to discover Venice is on foot.

Don't forget to squeeze through 'Calletta' (also called Ramo Varisco), the narrowest street in Venice. It measures only 53cm wide!

The Grand Canal is the main canal in Venice and forms a major water-traffic corridor in the city. One end of the canal leads into the lagoon and the other end leads into the basin. It is 3.8km long and, at its widest point, 90m wide. The average depth of the canal is 5m.

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Piazza San Marco (Saint Mark's Square) is the main square in Venice and is a good meeting point. Many caf's and restaurants are situated here but be warned - they charge a premium!

Distance Between Kuwait & Venice

2233 miles/3593 kilometers

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NATIVE LANGUAGE

Italian

The Square is overlooked by Saint Mark's Basilica, nicknamed the Church of Gold for its gold mosaics and opulent design. It was completed in the year 1092 and has five domes.

Doge's Palace is one of the main landmarks of the city. Originally the palace of the Doge of Venice, it is now a museum. It is considered a masterpiece of Gothic architecture.

Most tourists enjoy a gondola ride when in Venice but the gondolier's have a reputation for charging extortionate rates for even the shortest of trips!

There are approximately 400 licensed gondoliers in Venice and each gondola is made of eight different woods.

However you decide to get around, make sure you visit the Bridge of Sighs. Constructed between 1600 and 1603 the bridge crosses the Rio di Palazzo. It is made from white limestone and has windows with stone bars.

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San Giorgio Maggiore is one of the many Of the 417 bridges in Venice, 72 are privately owned. Rialto Bridge is the oldest bridge in the city. islands of Venice. The island is best known for its church which has a ring of nine bells. The It is one of 4 bridges spanning the Grand Canal. island also has an open air theatre.

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The Lido is where the Venice Film Festival is held every September. It's an 11km long sandbar which is home to around 20,000 residents. Also known as the 'Golden Island' it consists of hotels, private villas and major beach facilities.

Rumour has it that Venice is sinking!

Apparently, the city is expected to sink between 20 and 50cm by the year 2050.

Better hurry up and book that trip!

Experts predict that Venice will become a ghost city by the year 2030 as more and more people leave because they fear the city is sinking.

Venice has its own flag. It shows the arms of 'Regione del Veneto' on a red background with seven tails bearing the coat of arms of the seven province capitals of Veneto.

1. How many bridges are there in Venice?

2. What is the Carnival of Venice famous for?

3. How wide is the narrowest street in Venice?

4. How many domes does Saint Mark's Basilica have?

5. Where in Venice is the film festival held?

6. What is the Bridge of Sighs made from?

7. What is the average depth of the Grand Canal?

8. As well as a church, what else would you find on San Giorgio Maggiore?

9. Venice is apparently sinking – true or false?

10. As well as the City of Bridges, what else is Venice called?

ANSWERS:1.417, 2.Elaborate face masks, 3.53cm, 4.5, 5.The Lido, 6.White limestone, 7.5m, 8.Open air theatre, 9.True, 10.Floating City and City of Water www.kidzine.net

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ENERGY IS ALL AROUND US Humans have always depended on energy for many things. From basic survival, such as cooking food, to the luxuries of television and video games, energy is an important part of our daily lives.

Before electricity, humans had to rely on the other sources of energy found in nature to complete tasks.

ACTIVITY Look at the pictures below and label what form of energy is being used.

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write about what electrical devices help us to do these tasks today.

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DIFFERENT FORMS OF ENERGY Energy comes in different forms, and each can be changed into another form.

HERE ARE SIX DIFFERENT FORMS OF ENERGY

THERMAL

CHEMICAL

ENERGY

ENERGY

is the energy stored within bonds between molecules.

There are many sources for this energy, such as natural gas, gasoline and coal.

(or heat energy) is the energy of moving molecules. The energy that comes from a fire is thermal energy.

MECHANICAL ENERGY

is the energy stored in objects by tension. When the tension is released, motion occurs. A spring that is pressed down has mechanical energy.

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RADIANT

ELECTRICAL

NUCLEAR

(or light energy) is related to the movement of light. The Sun provides radiant energy to warm our planet.

is energy that comes from tiny charged particles called electrons. In nature, lightning is one form of electrical energy.

is the energy created when the nuclei of atoms are split or fused. This type of energy is produced in nuclear power plants.

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