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Earth as Mother

mikey — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 02:53:26 +0000

Ancient people believed that Earth was a god, and the Greeks referred to Earth as the mother Gaia (GUY-uh). She was also the mother of many of the other gods, including Zeus. Imagine someone telling Zeus that he had to eat his vegetables or go to bed! There’s a story…

Robert Schumann Aphorisms

mikey — Thu, 27 May 2010 13:23:01 +0000

Composer Robert Schumann was famous for his aphorisms (observations containing some degree of truth) and well as his music. This image is one of several from the 2006 Ravinia One Score program.

When you play, do not concern yourself with who may be listening.

Hairs Looking at You, Kid.

mikey — Thu, 06 May 2010 13:27:22 +0000

On average, head hair grows about half an inch a month. But some people’s hair grows more quickly than other people’s. (From Kids Discover Skin.)

How does your hair measure up?

What’s in a Name?

mikey — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 15:35:21 +0000

I’ve always believed that everything can be renamed, according to its purpose. This image is from Great Games by Williamson Publishing, a great kids book on gaming activities of all kinds.

Let's play, ummm, something! Anything!

Reduce, Recycle, Reuse

mikey — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 14:09:45 +0000

Recycling doesn’t have to be a chore. It can be fun if you find a way to make it interesting, especially if you consider that it’s like putting money in the bank. For more information on recycling, click here.

Find a way to make recycling fun. Be sure to use your imagination.

The Geologic Time Scale

mikey — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 15:38:34 +0000

The geologic time scale is split into four major eras–Precambrian, Paleozoic, Mesozoic, and Cenozoic, and are subdivided into periods. The number beside the era or period in the infotoon below shows how many years ago it began. I thought it would be fun to show it as walk through the park. This would also make for a great class project as well. For more information, see the Earth issue of Kids Discover magazine. We start at the Precambrian…

Click for a larger image. MYA=millions of years ago