Tijereta

Hola chicos, este es un post especial para primer grado. En el cuento que leímos ayer "El ladrón" de Martin Blasco, de su libro "Cinco problemas para don Caracol", el personaje principal era una tijereta. Aquí entonces la presento para quienes no la conocían:
 http://urbanext.illinois.edu/bugreview_sp/earwigs.cfm

y acá les dejo un link en Inglés con el que tal vez necesiten un poco de ayuda pero miren las fotos. ¡Son buenísimas! http://a-z-animals.com/animals/earwig-/

¡Cine a rolete!

Hola chicos, hoy les dejo un link al festival de cine más importante de la Argentina, el BAFICI, que tiene su versión para ustedes: el BAFICITO. Hay pelis super interesantes, no se lo pierdan
http://www.revistaplanetario.com.ar/news/view/cine-independiente-para-chicos-en-baficito

How to make plastic out of warm milk and vinegar

Hey kids! It is science time. I am sharing with you an experiment i found. Maybe you could try it at home with a little help from your parents.
The idea is that you can make plastic out of milk and vinegar. Yes, as crazy as that sounds. Just make sure the milk is warm and that you dry the mix really well before you start giving it shape, Oh! and be patient with it, let the shapes you make dry properly before you start plying with them, otherwise they will break.  Just put your goggles on and start experimenting!

Happy as a Hippo!

Oh my god!! Isn´t he the cutest thing you have ever seen? I saw this video and i just HAD to share it :) I love Hippos and what can be more loveable than a baby hippo? These "river horses" are just too adorable.
And because i am a little bit of a nerd i will just add a link to the San Diego zoo page with some info about these marvellous animals.
PS: If you do read the info in the link you will find out why i just called them "River horses" :)  http://animals.sandiegozoo.org/animals/hippo

Dragón de Komodo

Este es un post especial para los chicos de segundo grado. Estuvimos conversando sobre los dragones, los de fantasía y los verdaderos. Acá les dejo entonces un video para que conozcan a un Dragón que sí existe: el Dragón de Komodo, y un link a una página con mucha información útil sobre este reptil gigante: http://bioenciclopedia.com/dragon-de-komodo/

The ugliest animal in the world.

Hey kids! I recently found out about the blob fish, the infamous ugliest creature in the world. If you want to find out why he might not be as ugly as we think, just watch this great video. Keep enjoying the great wonders of our world :)

Why is Pluto not a planet?

Ahh...this question has been going round and round in my head ever since i heard Pluto was not considered a planet anymore: WHY????
You see, when i first studied the solar system in school i had learnt a really nice trick to remember all the planets´names: My(M) very (V) educated (E) mother (M) just (J) served (S) us (U) nine (N) pizzas (P)! meaning: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and...PLUTO!
Now, since 2006 Pluto´s status has changed to Dwarf planet. Here is a nice video to help you and me understand why. BTW, if the language proves to be a little difficult you can watch it with subtitles.
Enjoy!