Vertebrate Development

Stephanie
Vertebrates Animals are split into two groups based on whether or not they have a backbone. Vertebrates are animals with a backbone and a skeleton with muscles attached to it. Invertebrates have a soft body and in some cases is supported and protected by an exoskeleton or shell. Vertebrates include…
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Insects and a Spiders

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Arthropods While plants make up the vast majority of biomass on the planet, arthropods make up most of the animal biomass. Arthropods are invertebrates. They have no backbone, and for that matter no bones at all. They have a hard exoskeleton that protects them and allows them to move around…
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Living and Nonliving Things

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Introduction I've looked at a lot of ways that people teach kids about living and nonliving things. The problem is that there isn't really a standard definition of life. In fact there is an ongoing debate about which category to put viruses in. For the very youngest kids it may…
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Vacation Food

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This last week I was in Florida visiting Walt Disney World and Universal Studios. It was quite a whirlwind of activity. It was hot, hot, hot and I am pretty familiar with all the locations where ice cream is sold! I had a great time and I decided to share…
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The Breadwinner Dinner and Crafts

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Cartoon Saloon's third movie takes place outside of Ireland. This movie is based on a book about a girl in modern day Afghanistan. It's an amazing movie, but it does depict some harsh realities for the people living in Afghanistan, so it may be too confronting for small children. It…
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The Secret of Kells Snacks

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I am currently working on making food from all of Cartoon Saloon's feature films. The first two, The Secret of Kells and The Song of the Sea are Irish folklore based. Their fourth film will be Wolfwalkers and it will compete the trio. The Secret of Kells may be a…
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Song of The Sea Dinner

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If you haven't seen any of Cartoon Saloon's movies, do yourself a favor and check them out! I think my favorite one is Song of the Sea, and that one is also the best one for younger kids. All their movies have a melancholy feel to them, but they are…
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Swimming Cap Easter Eggs

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I hope everyone had a great Easter! I made these eggs a little late, but at least I got them done when it was still Easter in some time zones. These eggs are meant to look like like ladies wearing retro swim caps. I made these for Easter, but you…
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