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Have you noticed the leaves changing colors? It’s a beautiful time in Michigan when this happens. Theweather is getting colder and soon winter will be upon us. Fall brings about some great moments. Eventslike football, Trick or Treating, bonfires and marshmallows are favorites.

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BadmintonBadminton is a game where

players use paddles to keep a shuttlecock in the air. Games like this have been played for centuries! “Battledore and Shuttlecock” probably originated in Europe or Asia more than 2000 years ago, and today the game of badminton is played all over the world - as a casual pastime, all the way up to Olympic level! The name “badminton” came about in the mid 1800’s when

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You can play by yourself or with friends! Try to keep the shuttlecock in the air for as long as you can!

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Mellow MushroomsTry This! Make Yummy Coral

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A Mushroom for YouMushrooms can be a very cooland colorful addition to a reeftank. They are not as picky about light, and they will growon just about anything. Thesecool little animals can give yourtank a little character and lotsof color.

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Mushroom corals are very unique creatures. Most of these animals aresmaller than a CD, and some are as small as a quarter. They come in many colors: orange, purple, blue, pink, red, green and all the combinations in between. Mushrooms also can be bumpy, smooth, striped or frilly.

Mix up pancake mix and have your parents cook as normal. For colorful"mushrooms" add food coloring to the mix. To make a bumpy "mushroom" add chocolate chips to one side. To make a striped "mushroom" add stripes of jam to the top. When your pancakes are done, pile them creatively to make a colony of "mushroom corals".

Mushrooms are very important for coral reefs. They are tougher than hard corals and are not hurt by pollution as easily. They will cover dead coral and recolonize areas that have been damaged.

These little animals can can be very important and pretty darn cool.

Related to anemones, most mushrooms have symbiotic algae that live inside them and provide them some food. They will also collect tiny bits of food in the mucus that covers their bodies and will eat that for dinner. Unlike anemones, they do not have long tentacles, but some have tentacles that they will use to keep other corals from getting too close.

When they are scared, or not eating, the mushrooms will close up into small little bubbles. This protects them from predators. Althoughthey are sometimes the prey, they can also be the predators. The biggest mushrooms can be 1 foot across and can eat small fish!

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What you'll need:16 ounce clear plastic soft drink bottleAbout 1/4 cup of waterFood coloring2 tablespoons of cooking oilDish washing liquid

Instructions:Add a few drops of food coloring to the water in a small glass. Add 2

tablespoons of the colored water and 2 tablespoons of cooking oil intothe clear soft drink bottle. Screw on the lid tightly and shake the bottleas hard as you can. Put the bottle down and take a close look. It mayhave seemed the liquids were mixing together, but the oil will float backto the top.

What's happening?While water often mixes with other liquids to form solutions, oil and

water does not. Water molecules are strongly attracted to each otherand this is the same for oil. Because they are more attracted to theirown molecules, they just don't mix together. They separate. The oilfloats above the water because it has a lower density.

If you really think oil and water belong together then try adding a ta-blespoon of dish washing liquid. Dish washing liquid is attracted to bothwater and oil helping them all join together and form something calledan emulsion. This is extra handy when washing greasy dishes!

Blowing Up Balloons With CO2Chemical reactions make for some great experiments. Make use of the

carbon dioxide given off by a baking soda and lemon juice reaction, byfunnelling the gas through a soft drink bottle. Blowing up balloons wasnever so easy!

What you'll need:BalloonAbout 1/4 cup of waterSoft drink bottleDrinking strawJuice from a lemon1 teaspoon of baking soda

Instructions:Before you begin, make sure that you stretch out the balloon to make

it as easy to inflate. Pour the 1/4 cup of water into the soft drink bottle.Add teaspoon of baking soda and stir it around with the straw until it hasdissolved. Pour the lemon juice in and quickly put the stretched balloonover the mouth of the bottle.

What's happening?If all goes right, your balloon should inflate! Adding the lemon juice to

the baking soda creates a chemical reaction. The baking soda is a base,while the lemon juice is an acid, and when the two are combined they cre-ate carbon dioxide (CO2). The gas rises up and escapes through the softdrink bottle. However, the gas can’t escape the balloon, so it pushes itoutward, blowing it up.

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• Sled on spacious, gently sloping hills which have a level run-offat the end so the sled or toboggan can come to a stop safely.Avoid steep slopes located near streets or roadways.• Check the slopes for bare spots, holes and other obstructionswhich may cause injury. Bypass these areas or wait until condi-tions are better.• Make sure the sledding path does not cross traffic and is freefrom hazards such as large trees, fences, rocks or telephonepoles.• Do NOT sled on or around frozen lakes, streams or ponds be-cause the ice may be unstable.• The proper position for sledding is to sit on the top of the sled.Sledding head first increases the risk of head injury and SHOULDBE AVOIDED AT ALL TIMES.• A good rule of thumb is to slide down the middle of the hill. Whenyou reach the bottom of the hill, move out of the way quickly.Climb back up the sides of the hill and watch for oncoming sled-ders as you do so.• Don’t use hills after dusk unless proper lighting is provided.• Don’t go out in icy or excessively cold conditions.

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The harpsichord is a musical instrument that looks like a piano but it sounds muchdifferent. Like the piano, it is played by means of a keyboard. It produces it’s soundby plucking a string (rather than striking, as in a piano) when a key is pressed.

The harpsichord was used in Renaissance and Baroque music. The first music writ-ten for the solo harpsichord was published around the 16th century. Some of the fa-mous composers that wrote music for the harpsichord were William Byrd, DomenicoScarlatti, J.S. Bach, Joseph Haydn, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.

During the late 18th century, it gradually disappeared from the music scene with therise of the piano, but in the 20th century, it came back. It’s being used in historical per-formance of older music, in new compositions and in popular culture.

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Johann Sebastian BachJohann Sebastian Bach was and is a famous composer. He was born in Eisenach, Germany.

He was born March 21, 1685. His father was a town musician. In fact, over 300 years of hisancesters all worked as professional musicians. As a child, Bach's father taught him to play vi-olin and harpsichord. His parents had died by the time Johann was ten, so his older brotherraised him. His brother, Johann Christoph was the organist at St. Michael’s Church, Ohrdruf inGermany and it is assumed he taught Bach much about the organ. He also learned about organbuilding where he fixed the church organ often.

Johann held three major jobs in his life. He first worked for a duke, then a prince and finallybecame the director of music at the St. Thomas Church and School in Leipzig, Germany. Hisjob kept him very busy. He became the cantor, organist and music composer and remainedthere for the rest of his life. In his spare time, Bach conducted a group of musicians and per-formed at a local coffee house.

He was thought of as just an ordinary musician until about 100 years after his death. At thistime, Felix Mendelssohn, another composer conducted a performance of Bach’s St. Matthew

Passion. Bach composed in many established musical forms, including, for example, the cantata and fugue, and developed them intocomplex pieces. He composed over 1,100 works in almost every musical genre (except opera).

Bach was married twice and had over 20 children, including four who became famous musicians in their own right, including CarlPhilipp Emanuel, Wilhelm Friedemann, Johann Christoph Friedrich, and Johann Christian.

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9 + 2 =4 + 10 =7 + 20 =6 + 5 = 13 + 4 =1 + 19 =6 + 8 =2 + 28 =11 + 12 =10 + 18 =

2 x 10 =8 x 2 =3 x 9 =21 - 3 =16 - 4 =27 - 2 =9 x 2 =28 - 10 =3 x 3 = 4 x 4 =

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The American Buffalo is a legendary symbol in our coun-try. Its also found on official seals, flags and coins. Buffaloare also called bison and they originally inhabited the GreatPlains of the United States and Canada. They are verylarge, reaching up to 6 1/2 feet tall, 10 feet long and weigh between900 and 2,100 pounds! Both the females and males have hornswhich they use to defend themselves. Their heads and forequartersare massive. Buffalo have a shaggy, dark brown winter coat and alighter weight brown summer coat. They are the largest mammalfound in North America.

Buffalo are known to be very fast runners and can run for manymiles at a time. They can actually sprint to up to 40 miles per hour!

Buffalo are also very good swimmers and can jump as well as deer.They are known to be aggressive at times.

A very rare buffalo is the white buffalo. Those buffalo are consid-ered sacred by many Native Americans.

Buffalo are herbivores and eat grasses. They eat in the morningand evenings and rest during the day. They have a life expectancyof 15 years in the wild and up to 25 years in captivity. Buffalo live inherds and have few enemies because of their size. Humans havebeen their main enemy.

At one time, buffalo were hunted almost to extinction. The mainreason was commercial hunting where thousands were killed for theirhides. Before this time, they were the main source of food to theAmerican Indians and used for clothing, tools and other products.

By 1889, there were less than 1,000 left. Those were saved by theefforts of William Hornaday of the Bronx Zoo and a small group ofranchers. In 1905, the American Bison Society was formed to savethe bison. Today, the National Bison Association and the CanadianBison Association have carried on. The bison herds of today numberover 350,000. The only wild bison herd in the United States liveswithin Yellowstone National Park. The herd is numbered between3000-3500 head.

Buffalo are now farmed for meat and hides. Over 150,000 buffaloare being farmed. Buffalo meat is lower in fat and cholesterol thenbeef. That has turned into a very successful business for Americanfarmers.

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Cyprus• Cyprus is a large island that is located in the Eastern Aegean area of theMediterranean. It is about the size of Connecticut. The coastline is approxi-mately 400 miles around. It is a divided island with the northern portion underTurkish control, called the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. This is not rec-ognized by the United Nations or any other country. The southern portion is anindependent republic called the Republic Of Cyprus. This area is controlled by theofficially recognized Cyprus government.• Because of a Turkish invasion in 1974, the United Nations made a buffer zoneand that zone runs through the middle of the island and right through the capitalNicosia. The capital is divided by “The Green Line” into two parts. This is simi-lar to the way Berlin was once divided. Access between the two parts of Cyprushas often been restricted. A United Nations peacekeeping force patrols the“green line”.• The Mediterranean climate of Cyprus has hot, dry summers and cool, wet win-ters. The sun shines brightly there around 300 days a year.• There is a central plain with a limestone mountain range to the north calledKyrenia and the Troodos Mountains in the southwest. Cyprus in well known forits beautiful beaches.• The people of Cyprus are known as Cypriots.• Their products are potatoes, vegetables, citrus fruits, olives, grapes, wheat, andcarob seeds.• Natural resources are pyrites, copper, asbestos, gypsum, lumber, salt, marble,clay and earth pigment. • The two largest rivers are the Pedias and Kariyoti.• Cyprus has a prosperous economy. The island gets a major share of its incomefrom the tourism industry.• The traditional music of Cyprus shares many similarities with the Greek main-land and island folk music. The most common instruments used in the folk musicof the country are the lute, violin and the Cyprus flute called “pithkiavlin”.• Hellium cheese, popularly called halloumi, is a product of this country that wasinitially made during the Medieval Byzantine period. Mount Olympus is the highest point in Cyprus at 6,403 feet.

Cyprus is the home to the mythical birthplace of the goddessAphrodite. Aphrodite is known as the Greek god of love andbeauty. On a rock that protrudes from the sea, Aphrodite was al-legedly born from the waves. Today the folklore is that if you swimaround the rock three times, it will bring eternal youth.

Notice the shape of the island is on the Cyprus flag!

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Rules For The Kitchen!1. Always ask an adult if you can use the kitchen.

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Corn Flake Cookies1 cup of sugar1 cup of light corn syrup1 cup of peanut butter1 tablespoon butter9 cups corn flakes

With an adult’s help, bring the sugar and corn syrup to a boil in a large sauce pan. Re-move it from the heat. Mix in the butter and peanut butter. Pour heated mixture into a largebowl. Stir in corn flakes and mix together well. Press mixture into the bottom of a 9x13 inchbaking pan. Let it cool and then cut it into squares.

Banana Bread2 eggs1 3/4 cup sifted flour2 teaspoons baking powder1/4 teaspoon baking soda1/2 teaspoon salt1/3 cup vegetable oil2/3 cup sugar1 cup mashed bananas

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Beat the eggswell in a small bowl. In a medium sized bowl, sift to-gether the flour, baking powder, baking soda andsalt. In a large bowl, add the vegetable oil. Add thesugar a little bit at a time and continue to beat untilthe mixture is fluffy. Add the eggs to the mixture inthe large bowl and beat well. Add some of the flourmixture to the large bowl and beat well. Then addsome of the mashed bananas and beat some more.Continue adding flour, then bananas, then flour, thenbananas until everything is mixed in. Pour the mix-ture into the baking pan. Bake for 70 minutes.When done, flip the banana bread out of the pan, letit cool and then slice to eat!

Tater Tot Casserole1 1/2 pounds ground beefSalt and pepper 1 small onion, diced 1 can cream of mushroom soup 1 can cream of chicken soup 1/4 cup water 2 cans vegetables ( choose from carrots, peas, corn, green beans or mixed)1 small bag Tater Tots

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Pat down evenly the raw ground beef intobottom of 9 x 13-inch pan. Sprinkle with salt, pepper and diced onion. Mix to-gether soups and water and pour this over ground beef layer. Drain vegetableswell, and add over the top. Put Tater Tots on top and bake for 1 hour.