Innehållsförteckning för April 2022 från Sparkle Buds

Skipping can be a fun form of aerobic activity that can also challenge skills such as balance and coordination. Skipping tag Play tag, but have everyone skip instead of running or walking to catch their opponent. You can add variation by switching to hopping on one foot, all fours, or some other way of moving. Why Skipping Tag? Skipping improves hand and eye coordination helps with nifty footwork and builds core strength. Since this physical activity engages the upper and lower body, it produces the benefits of an all-over workout.…

DID YOU KNOW? Interesting Facts About Breathing • Humans breathe through something called the respiratory system. This system is made up primarily of our lungs and windpipe. • The nose does more for breathing than just providing a place for air to enter our body. It also helps to filter the air of dust and other stuff. • We couldn’t talk without air. By forcing air through our vocal cords, the respiratory system helps them to vibrate and create sounds like talking, singing, or shouting.…

Penguin Project: • Plastic bottle. • Glue. • Scissors. • Black & orange paper. • Cotton balls. • Googly eyes. • Empty plastic bottle. • Optional – hot glue. Begin by cutting two black penguin wings. Next, cut an orange penguin beak. Finally, cut out two little orange penguin feet. Next, glue the feet, beak, and wings on an empty plastic bottle. You may need to use hot glue if you are using craft foam or if the bottle has a lot of ridges. Now, glue the eyes onto the bottle. Finally, start filling the bottle with cotton balls. This is a wonderful fine motor skill activity. You could even use kitchen tongs to pick up the cotton balls and fill the bottles. That’s it! This is such a fun…

What is it? An astronaut is a person who is specially trained to travel into outer space. Astronauts aboard a spacecraft may have different responsibilities. Astronauts have to undergo extensive training and testing before they can participate in a spaceflight. They must show that they can handle the physical rigours from the high gravity of launch to the weightlessness of orbit. They also must be technically knowledgeable and able to handle stressful situations that may arise during the mission. Spacesuits Astronauts have special gear called a spacesuit that they use when they must leave the safety of their spacecraft. These spacesuits provide them with air, protect them from the extreme temperatures of space, and protect them from the radiation of the Sun. Sometimes the spacesuits are tethered to the spacecraft…

In an Indian village named Vijayanagara, there were many incidents of thefts lately. Their King Krishnadevaraya was worried about the thieves. Everyone in the court, including Tenali Rama, seemed worried! That evening as he walked back from the court to his home, he noticed two figures hidden behind the big mango tree near the well in his garden. Hmmm! I must teach them a lesson, he thought as he reached home. Once home, he spoke so loudly that the thieves were startled, but could hear what he was telling his wife: “… it’s not safe to keep our jewellery at home. Please fill our iron trunk with your jewellery and we dropped it into the well for safekeeping!” As the robbers sniggered at the idea of an idiot’s plan, Tenali…

Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Rodentia Family: Sciuridae Genus: Cynomys Prairie dogs are small little furry animals. They grow to just over a foot tall and have a tail that is 3 to 4 inches long. They typically weigh between 2 to 4 pounds. They have brown fur, black eyes, and short limbs with claws. Prairie dogs are not really dogs but are a type of rodent or ground squirrel. They got the name “dog” from the dog-like bark sound they make. Where do they live? They live primarily in the central part of the United States in the Great Plains. They live in areas that have a wide range of temperatures from very cold to extremely hot. Prairie dogs are perhaps most famous for the burrows that…

A sixteen-year-old boy worked on his grandfather’s horse farm. One morning he drove a pickup truck into town on an errand. While he was walking along the main street, he saw Death. Death beckoned him. The boy drove back to the farm as fast as he could and told his grandfather what had happened. “Lend me the truck,” he begged. “I’ll go to the city. He won’t find me there.” His grandfather lent him the truck, and the boy sped away. After he left, his grandfather went into town looking for Death. When he found him, he asked, “Why did you frighten my grandson that way? He is only sixteen. He is too young to die.” “I am sorry about that,” said Death. “I did not mean to beckon to…

Blowing Up Balloons With CO2 Chemical reactions make for some great experiments. Make use of the carbon dioxide given off by a baking soda and lemon juice reaction by funnelling the gas through a soft drink bottle and into your awaiting balloon! What you’ll need: • Balloon • About 40 ml of water (a cup is about 250 ml so you don’t need much) • Soft drink bottle • Drinking straw • Juice from a lemon • 1 teaspoon of baking soda INSTRUCTIONS: 1. Before you begin, make sure that you stretch out the balloon to make it as easy as possible to inflate. 2. Pour the 40 ml of water into the soft drink bottle. 3. Add the teaspoon of baking soda and stir it around with the straw…

The invention of the transistor was an unprecedented development in the electronics industry. It marked the beginning of the current age in the electronics sector. After the transistor’s invention, advances in technology became more frequent, the most notable of which was computer technology The three physicists who invented the transistor; William Shockley, John Bardeen, and Walter Brattain were awarded the Nobel Prize. Considering the inventions that the transistor paved the way for, one could argue that it was the most important invention of the twentieth century. The Transistor was Invented in 1947 at Bell Telephone Laboratories…