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It’s hard to believe that summer’s almost over and we hope you enjoyed it! Michigan is such a great state withso many places to go and things to do. Now that it’s August, everyone starts to get ready for school to begin. Going back to school is very exciting. Many

of you have grown during the summer too! That means shopping for clothes, shoes and school supplies at thesame time! Backpacks, pencils, crayons, a lunch box are just a few needs! School also means getting to seefriends that you haven’t seen this summer. Most of all, starting a new grade is a new adventure in learning.Don’t forget to sharpen our mind by reading a book or two before you go back to school. Have you went to your

local library yet? The library is a wonderful place to find all kinds of books on many different subjects! So, checkit out this week!

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Can you imagine being in outer space? Some people become astronauts because they want to seethe wonder of it all. How do you think you would feel if you where there? What do you think you wouldsee?

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Mixing Oil and WaterSome things just don't get along when they are combined. For exam-

ple, take oil and water. You can mix them together and shake as hardas you like but they'll never become mixed together.....or will they?

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

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There are only 7 types of archerfish, and they livein deep pools of fresh, salt or brackish waters inAustralia, Polynesia, Indonesia and the Philippines.Brackish water is half salt and halffresh water, usually in a estuary where a river and the ocean meet.

The unique lower jaw of an archerfish gives it its ability to firewater arrows at their prey. Their jaw is large and sticks outallowing them to shoot water very well. Their bodies are alsounique. They are usually never more than 6 inches long. They are almost a straight line along the top - all the better to lurk at the water’s surface looking for food! Their coloring also helps them to blend in with their environment, so they don’t become dinner.

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Ears Keep You Balanced!In the inner ear, there are three small loops above the cochlea

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Did you know that turtles have been painted, drawn, and sculpted forthousands of years? Here is a fun step by step turtle for you to drawand color. Take your time and have fun.

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The Green Sea Turtle lives in the tropical seas ofthe Pacific and Atlantic Oceans.

1. Draw anoval shape,making oneend come to apoint.

2. Inside theoval shape,make asmaller oval.

3. To create ashell pattern,begin at the top- drawing 2 an-gled lines andconnect themwith a straightline as shown.

4. Draw 2 “v”shapes andconnect with astraight line asthe red arrowshows.

5. Continuethis patterndown theentire centerof the shell.

6. To finish thepattern, drawstraight linesfrom eachpoint to theouter shell asshown.

7. At the top of the oval, drawthe head as shown. The frontflippers are near the head.Draw a “V” shape. Add a shortline to create the top part of theflipper, then enclose it making atriangular shape. Do this onboth sides of the head.

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eastern two-thirds of the island of Hispaniola, which it shares withHaiti. Its area equals that of Vermont and New Hampshire combined.• There are many small offshore islands and cays that are part of theDominican territory. A cay is a low elevation sandy island that isformed on the surface of coral reefs. The two largest islands areSaona and Beata. • The Domican Republic contains the highest mountain range in theWest Indies called the Cordillera Central. Duarte Peak, at 10,417 feet,is the highest point in the West Indies. • The Dominican Republic was explored and claimed by CristopherColumbus on his first voyage in 1492. He named it La Española, andhis son, Diego, was its first viceroy (a royal official that runs the coun-try).• The capital and largest city is Santo Domingo. It was founded in1496 and is the oldest European settlement in the Western Hemi-sphere. Santo Domingo claims the oldest university in the New Worldas well as the oldest house, hospital, street and cathedral. The cathe-dral’s first stone was laid in 1514 by Diego Columbus, ChristopherColumbus’ son. • The government is currently a representative democracy.• The Llano Costero del Caribe is the largest of the plains in theDominican Republic. Stretching north and east of Santo Domingo,it contains many sugar plantations in the savannahs that are com-mon there.• Between the Central and Northern mountain ranges lies the richand fertile Cibao valley. This major valley is home to the city of San-tiago and most of the farming areas in the nation. • The Yaque del Norte is the longest and most important Dominicanriver. It carries excess water down from the Cibao Valley and emp-ties into Monte Cristi Bay.• The country experiences a tropical climate with seasonal changesin temperature. Rainfall varies according to seasons. The Domini-

can Republic lies at theheart of a hurricane beltand this makes it ex-tremely susceptible tostorms from June to Oc-tober.• Spanish is the official language.• Independance Day is the National Holiday. It takes place on Feb-ruary 27. In 1844, the country received its independance from Haiti.• Agriculture: sugarcane, coffee, cotton, cocoa, tobacco, rice, beans,potatoes, corn, bananas, cattle, pigs, dairy products, beef and eggs.• Industries: tourism, sugar processing, ferronickel and gold mining,textiles, cement and tobacco.• Natural resources: nickel, bauxite, gold, silver. • The largest lake is Enriquillo, a salt lake at 131 feet below sealevel, the lowest point in the Caribbean. • Dominican folk music features instruments such as the maracas,tambora (small drum), accordion and the guirra (a percussion instru-ment scraped with a metal rod). The national dance is the méringue. • Dominicans love baseball. Many professional players in the UnitedStates come from the Dominican Republic like Albert Pujols, DavidOrtiz and Ubaldo Jimenez.

The Cathedralof Santa María laMenor in SantoDomingo is theoldest cathedralin the Americas,begun in 1514and completed in1540

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