Innholdsfortegnelse for February 2025 i Sparkle Buds

Brain Injury Awareness Month falls in the month of March in the U.S. These injuries comprise fall-related damage to the brain, forceful impact to the head, or penetration by sharp objects. This is an issue that especially affects older people, with a higher proportion of fall-related brain injuries resulting in death among people above 75 years of age. At least 2.8 million people in the U.S. sustain traumatic brain injuries per year. Most people are at a loss about how to be around these injured people, which is part of the reason why Brain Injury Awareness month was created. WHAT'S THE HASHTAG? #BRAININJURYAWARENESSMONTH…

Liam Jackson Cochrane 2022 Liam is a compassionate and empathic young man who wants to improve the lives of others, even those he has not met. Despite working through a phonological disorder, Liam courageously uses his voice to express the ways he can help others. Earlier this year, he asked his mom how he could help people in Ukraine. Liam put his own money towards materials and created pins and a promotional video then set out with a goal to raise $500 for the Red Cross in Ukraine. To date, he has surpassed $3,000 with all proceeds going to Ukraine and he continues to fundraise for this important cause. Liam has also assembled holiday-season meal kits for donation including creating 20 pancake kit hampers for families who access Cochrane's Helping…

A constellation is a group of visible stars that form a pattern when viewed from Earth. The pattern they form may take the shape of an animal, a mythological creature, a man, a woman, or an inanimate object such as a microscope, a compass, or a crown. How many constellations are there? The sky was divided up into 88 different constellations in 1922. This included 48 ancient constellations listed by the Greek astronomer Ptolemy as well as 40 new constellations. Star Maps The 88 different constellations divide up the entire night sky as seen from all around the Earth. Star maps are made of the brightest stars and the patterns that they make which give rise to the names of the constellations. The maps of the stars represent the position…

The Spotted Hyena is the largest of the hyena family and is usually the type of hyena that is portrayed in cartoons and movies. Its scientific name is Crocuta crocuta. It is also often called the laughing hyena. They get their name from the spots on their fur which is reddish brown in color with black spots. Spotted Hyenas have powerful forequarters with a strong necks and jaws. They have one of the strongest bites in the animal kingdom. Females are generally bigger than males and can weigh anywhere from 100 to 150 pounds. Spotted Hyenas live in much of central and southern Africa, south of the Sahara Desert. They can survive in a variety of habitats but like to live where there are lots of zebras and antelopes. This…

Make a Ping Pong Ball Float Can you control a ping pong ball as it floats above a hair dryer? Put your hand-eye coordination skills to the test while learning the important role that forces such as gravity and air pressure play in this simple experiment for kids. What you'll need: © At least 1 ping pong ball (2 or 3 would be great) © A hair dryer INSTRUCTIONS: 1. Plug in the hair dryer and turn it on. 2. Put it on the highest setting and point it straight up. 3. Place your ping pong ball above the hair dryer and watch what happens. Your ping pong ball floats gently above the hair dryer without shifting sideways or flying across the other side of the room. The airflow from…