Posted by: Appliejuice Feb 15 2006, 11:20 AM

Hi Ya'll. I am working on making my children student planners. My goal is to place a monthly calendar on one page and on the opposite side some interesting information. So, I am asking for a collection of funny jokes, interesting/weird/fun facts about anything, and anything else you may think a 3rd or 6th grader would like.

The 3rd grader likes horses and puppies.

The 6th grader likes reptiles. He already knows most of the facts about these, but send some in, if you have them. He already told me that 95% of Australia snakes are poisonous.

Things about geography and science would be good also. The boy will be doing Apologia General Science and Susie will be doing .

Thanks everyone.

This is going to be fun.

Posted by: chocolatelover Feb 15 2006, 11:32 AM

I have a page somewhere about interesting facts or something like that....

I look for it and post it later.

Also I'll ask Gaby for some jokes......She is the comidian like her Daddy

Posted by: chocolatelover Feb 15 2006, 01:34 PM

I'm just going to post a few....

I really need to get moving today.

Things you may not know ( or may not want to know)

Money isn't made out of paper. It's made out of cotton.

The 57 on Hienz katchup bottle represents the varieties of pickles the company once had.

The Declaration of Independence was written on hemp paper.

A raisin droppped in a glass of fresh champagne will bounce up and down coninuously from the botton of the glass to the top.

A duck's quack doesn't echo... no one knows why.

Every person has a unigue tongue print....so don't lick at a crime scene!


315 entries in the Webster's 1996 Dictionary were mispelled.

A tiny amount of liquor on a scorpion will make it instantly go mad and sting itself to death.



More to come later....
Don't know it that is what you wanted

Posted by: JessicaN Feb 15 2006, 03:10 PM

QUOTE(chocolatelover @ Feb 15 2006, 12:34 PM)

Posted by: chocolatelover Feb 15 2006, 03:13 PM

Oh, Well I have it one this page......


Don't believe everything that you read......

Or see....





I'll post somemore tonight or tomorrow AM

Posted by: JessicaN Feb 15 2006, 03:27 PM

Facts about $$$$

When was paper money first printed in the U.S.?
The U.S. Department of the Treasury first issued paper U.S. currency in 1862 to make up for the shortage of coins and to finance the Civil War. There was a shortage of coins because people had started hoarding them; the uncertainty caused by the war had made the value of items fluctuate drastically. Because coins were made of gold and silver their value didn't change much, so people wanted to hang onto them rather than buy items that might lose their value.

What denominations of bills were first printed?
The first paper notes were printed in denominations of 1 cent, 5 cents, 25 cents, and 50 cents.
How long does money last?
That depends on the denomination of the note. A $1 bill lasts 18 months; $5 bill, two years; $10 bill, three years; $20 bill, four years; and $50 and $100 bills, nine years. Bills that get worn out from everyday use are taken out of circulation and replaced.

How much does $1 million weigh?
That would depend on the denomination of the bills you use. Since there are 490 notes in a pound, if you used $1 bills it would weigh 2,040.8 pounds, but if you used $100 bills it would weigh only 20.4 pounds.

How much money is printed each day?
The Bureau of Engraving and Printing produces 38 million notes a day with a face value of approximately $541 million. That doesn't mean there is $541 million more money circulating today than there was yesterday, though, because 95% of the notes printed each year are used to replace notes already in circulation.

How many pennies were made in 1998?
There were more than 10 billion pennies made in 1998. The actual number of coins produced, by denomination, was as follows: pennies, 10,257,400,000; nickels, 1,323,672,000; dimes, 2,335,300,000; quarters, 1,867,400,000; half-dollars, 30,710,000.

What percentage of bills are $1 notes?
Almost half, 48 percent, of the notes printed by the Bureau of Engraving and Printing are $1 notes.

What are the dimensions of U.S. paper currency?
Our present currency measures 2.61 inches wide by 6.14 inches long, and the thickness is 0.0043 inches.
Larger sized notes in circulation before 1929 measured 3.125 inches by 7.4218 inches.

What is money made of?
Coins are usually made of copper and another element, such as zinc or nickel. Currency paper is composed of 25 percent linen and 75 percent cotton. Red and blue synthetic fibers of various lengths are distributed evenly throughout the paper. Before World War I these fibers were made of silk.

Has a woman's portrait ever appeared on U.S. paper money?
Martha Washington is the only woman whose portrait has appeared on a U.S. currency note. It appeared on the face of the $1 Silver Certificate of 1886 and 1891, and the back of the $1 Silver Certificate of 1896.

What type of car appears on the back of the $10 bill?
Contrary to popular belief, the automobile pictured on the back of the $10 note is not a Model T Ford. There are four cars included in this vignette. These cars are of no specific make or model, but each is a composite of the cars available in December 1927, when the engraving for the plates was completed.

What time is it on the Independence Hall clock on the back of the $100 bill?
Though it would be difficult to tell without a magnifying glass, the hands of the clock in the steeple of Independence Hall are set at approximately 4:10.

Has an African American ever appeared on U.S. currency?
Paper money bears the signatures of four African American men who served as Registers of the Treasury (Blanche K. Bruce, Judson W. Lyons, William T. Vernon, and James C. Napier) and one African American woman who served as Treasurer of the United States (Azie Taylor Morton). No portraits of African Americans have appeared on paper money, but commemorative coins were issued in the 1940s bearing the images of George Washington Carver and Booker T. Washington, followed more recently by the release of a Jackie Robinson coin.



http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/101_earth_facts_030722-1.html


http://www.amusingfacts.com/facts/Animals_and_Creatures/

http://www.christiananswers.net/q-abr/jericho-kids.html
This one is too long to put in a planner, but found it interesting

Posted by: JessicaN Feb 15 2006, 03:39 PM

QUOTE(chocolatelover @ Feb 15 2006, 02:13 PM)

Posted by: chocolatelover Feb 15 2006, 03:59 PM

I don't usually watch that show...


I didn't mean that what you watched wasn't true......Just that we can't believe everything that we see, or read.

My Dr. will tell you that I need to learn that one.

Posted by: JessicaN Feb 15 2006, 04:04 PM

oh, trust me I don't believe everything I hear, and what I do believe, I take witha grain of salt. My DH works public affairs for the US Air Force. He can type up a press release, and give it to the papers and media, and they will still get it wrong.

When I was in 5th grade I got into a minor bike accident. By time it hit the local papers, I had been in a car accident and was rushed to the ER. I got all kinds of flowers and calls, all because I fell off my bike trying to avoid a clueless pedestrain, lol.

Speaking of the USAF, Applie - would anyone be interested in C130 facts (prop cargo planes used to drop tanks, and parachuters)?

Posted by: MNKristy Feb 15 2006, 04:08 PM

http://www.lburkhart.com/jokes.htm

Here's a link to a bunch of links with kid's jokes and humor.

Posted by: chocolatelover Feb 15 2006, 04:22 PM

QUOTE(JessicaN @ Feb 15 2006, 03:04 PM)

Posted by: Appliejuice Feb 15 2006, 04:50 PM

QUOTE(JessicaN @ Feb 15 2006, 03:04 PM)

QUOTE(JessicaN @ Feb 15 2006, 03:04 PM)

Posted by: JessicaN Feb 15 2006, 05:09 PM

When Dh gets home, I'll have him whip some facts at me. One of his duties as Public Affaris Officer is to give tours. Wanna come visit Niagara Falls? we could have a DY forum field trip, lol.

I got my planner in today from Rainbow, do you want to know what they put in theirs? maybe some of their bible verses?

Posted by: Appliejuice Feb 15 2006, 10:50 PM

QUOTE(JessicaN @ Feb 15 2006, 04:09 PM)

Posted by: chocolatelover Feb 15 2006, 10:54 PM

Here's a computer joke I made up ( I think) I haven't ever heard it.


How do computers eat????

With Megabytes.

Posted by: Donna Feb 15 2006, 11:02 PM

http://www.butlerwebs.com/holidays/calendar.htm

Dates: scroll down a tad to see them.

Posted by: chocolatelover Feb 15 2006, 11:12 PM

QUOTE(JessicaN @ Feb 15 2006, 04:09 PM)

Posted by: quiltinmommy Feb 15 2006, 11:22 PM

Maybe in March include facts about the Iditarod Sled Dog race as the Last Great Race.

February is the Yukon Quest a joint sled dog race between Canda and Alaska.

Posted by: JessicaN Feb 15 2006, 11:22 PM

I'll work on it tomorrow, it's been a very, very, long and tiring day.

Posted by: chocolatelover Feb 15 2006, 11:27 PM

Thank you, Jessica

Posted by: Appliejuice Feb 15 2006, 11:29 PM

QUOTE(quiltinmommy @ Feb 15 2006, 10:22 PM)

QUOTE(Donna @ Feb 15 2006, 10:02 PM)

Posted by: jessicasmom Feb 19 2006, 12:36 AM

QUOTE(chocolatelover @ Feb 15 2006, 09:54 PM)

Posted by: krodriguez Feb 19 2006, 12:45 AM

QUOTE(Appliejuice @ Feb 15 2006, 09:29 PM)

That's a good idea. My girls watched Balto the other day. When I was pushing them around in the cart at the grocery store, they started saying, "MUSH Mama! MUSH" .
Thanks Donna!

Posted by: Appliejuice Feb 20 2006, 11:42 PM

QUOTE(krodriguez @ Feb 18 2006, 11:45 PM)

I have a book all about horses. It is called Eyewitness Handbooks: Horses. What is her favorite horse or breed, or does she have one? I can get some info from this for you. I know I have lots of other animal and geography books so I will check those out too. Trivial Pursuit would be an excellent place to find stuff like this. Their is a plethera of good information in that box.

Posted by: krodriguez Feb 21 2006, 04:08 PM

No prob. Hey, are you planning on posting pics of your planner??? I think I heard a yes, hmmm.....

Posted by: foxchild Feb 21 2006, 04:49 PM

I think she posted a couple pictures on the homeschool discussions thread.

Posted by: krodriguez Feb 21 2006, 04:49 PM

Oh, I did not see them. I guess I need to go and look. Thanks Susan!