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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Tuesday, March 07, 2006 - 5:19 pm
I found 'em!!! Thanks A TON!!!!
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Tuesday, March 07, 2006 - 5:21 pm
Now as I am going thru all this information you guys linked me to, I still cannot seem to find out what they eat or where they get their food. Can anyone help with that?? Or where they live/habitat? I just need 4 sentences for their habitat and 4 for the source of the food.
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Tuesday, March 07, 2006 - 5:30 pm
Jules, I googled "giant squid habitat" and came up with this link: Giant Squid "architeuthis. It says "Giant squids are found in all three oceans, mainly in cooler temperate waters." And for food it says "Like all cephalopods, giant squids are carnivorous, feeding on crustaceans, fish and other squid. They have a pair of beaks and a radula, for biting and rasping prey into small pieces. Prey species recorded from Architeuthis stomachs thus far are both benthopelagic (Nephrops, Eledone, macrourid fishes, possibly the orange roughy) and pelagic ( onychoteuthid, histioteuthid and ommastrephid squids, Trachurus, Micromesistius) and include fast-swimming fish and squids."
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Tuesday, March 07, 2006 - 5:32 pm
P.S. Google "giant squid habitat" to get more info (like the depth where they are found). And google "giant squid prey" to find even more info. I found this on an angelfire site: quote:The giant squid feeds on fish, crustaceans, smaller squid, and perhaps baby sperm whales. To eat, it shoots out its two longer tentacles like a bungee cord and grasps the prey with its two "clubs". The tentacles close over the prey and bring it back to the mouth, where a parrot-like beak chops the meat into small chunks. The tongue then flicks the meat down to the throat and into the stomach, going through the brain on the way down. Too large a chunk of meat and the brain is destroyed.
(Kinda sounds gross, huh?)
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Tuesday, March 07, 2006 - 5:33 pm
And... hehehe... on that angelfire site, check out the breeding info: quote:The male giant squid is thought to have very large genitalia that inject spermatophores into the skin of the female's tentacle. The spermatophores then stay in the skin until the female is mature enough to reproduce. The female then lays eggs and the hatchlings are thought to be exact replicas of the adults.
I am so NOT going there! <wink>
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Tuesday, March 07, 2006 - 5:44 pm
Costa, I really can't thank you enough!!! That totally rocked!! You helped so much!! You did your good deed for the day! And my six year old is sending you a big hug!!! THANKS!!! A MILLION!!!
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Landi
Member
07-29-2002
| Tuesday, March 07, 2006 - 5:58 pm
they want this kind of information from a six-year old??? that isn't the child doing the report, that's the parent. i think those teachers need to understand what they're asking!
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Tuesday, March 07, 2006 - 6:04 pm
I know, it's crazy, isn't it? Hell, I couldn't even find the information with the help I got here!
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Landi
Member
07-29-2002
| Tuesday, March 07, 2006 - 6:24 pm
i'd have a talk to the teacher, if the child can't find the info from basic encyclopedias at the school's library, they shouldn't be putting it as a report for a child of that age to do.
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Tuesday, March 07, 2006 - 6:35 pm
Oh Landi, things are different now, even from when Holly was in elementary school! My neighbors got a boy her age and then girls around Caleb's age and can't get over how much things have changed in just a few years. They want young kids doing internet research (and yep at the younger ages it means the parents doing it.) Kids are using computers daily in class, even around 1st grade and teachers, at least here, encourage typed reports. Usually what I do is search out the links and find a couple good ones for whatever the kids are doing their reports on. Then later we go back and look at them, sometimes I have to read the information and they choose what they want to add. I write notes, then we go over the notes and they put stuff into their own words and pick out their own pictures. I'm not big on doing the reports for them, so I get them as involved as possible. We look up words in the dictionary and take a small piece of info that they find interesting and go through books and encyclopedias to learn more about it. It's very very strange what they want kids doing these days and at least here they sometimes really push the kids further and further.
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Landi
Member
07-29-2002
| Tuesday, March 07, 2006 - 6:46 pm
these kids are gonna be stressed out at a young age!
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Jimmer
Moderator
08-30-2000
| Tuesday, March 07, 2006 - 9:42 pm
You really have to wonder whether this stuff is beneficial at all at that young an age? I would think it would be better to just concentrate on the basics rather than attempting a lot of research. Pardon me for saying that it seems kind of silly to me that they expect that of them.
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Wednesday, March 08, 2006 - 7:47 am
Actually, learning HOW to do research is something that the kids will take with them through the rest of their lives. So now, instead of searching an encyclopedia or other book, they look to the Internet. I'm just surprised that giant squid was the topic, considering there really is so little known about this critter. At any rate, Julie, hugs back to you and the kiddle. Glad to be of help!
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Wednesday, March 08, 2006 - 7:55 am
Well picking the giant squid was actually his and my idea and definitely my fault. You see the kids had a choice of any sea life they wanted. I threw out a bunch of different names (starfish, sea turtle, jellyfish, gian squid, etc.) And then he picked giant squid (he loves "big" things, so I think the giant part sold him.) Well I had no idea the giant squid was so elusive or I would never have suggested it. It had already been approved by the teacher before I did any actual research. Guess I learned my lesson!!! All I know is I am scared of each upcoming grade. I hear 4th grade is ridiculously hard these days! And thanks a ton to you all!!
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Sunday, March 12, 2006 - 5:58 pm
Where oh where can I go to find these 2 games? (Other than ebay) Lego Builder Extreme Lego Creator They are both board games. I have googled them and went to a ton of sites, but I can't find any that sell the games. I could do ebay if I have to, but they seem overpriced there. Plus the shipping is like $10. As usual, thanks in advance!
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Sunday, March 12, 2006 - 6:04 pm
 
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Cndeariso
Member
06-28-2004
| Sunday, March 12, 2006 - 6:20 pm
i'm sorry, julie, but those games came out in 2004 and are no longer in stock anywhere. once they were all sold new items came along to take their place on the shelf. ebay seems to be the only place to get them.
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Sunday, March 12, 2006 - 6:26 pm
Dang! That's what I was afraid of. Do you know what replaced them? And thanks CND, you have been so nice to help with this and all my other questions in this thread!!!
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Cndeariso
Member
06-28-2004
| Sunday, March 12, 2006 - 6:34 pm
i know they have made one of them (can't remember which one, sorry) into a computer game. i don't know if it is the exact same as the board game though. wish i could be of more help.
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Azriel
Member
08-01-2000
| Sunday, March 12, 2006 - 7:15 pm
I have a stoneware set that I use for everyday. Recently the bowls started smelling musty. My husband tried to use one of the bowls the other day and I told him, 'NO!!!' He told me that they didn't smell that bad. I asked him if a clean bowl was supposed to smell like anything and he said no. I said then why would you want to eat out of a bowl that smelled even a little. I made him eat out of a small serving bowl, lol. I want to get a whole new stoneware set and my husband thinks I'm over-reacting. I figure that if the bowls are smelling musty they must not have been glazed well and the rest of the set will probably be smelling bad soon and even if they don't, it isn't safe to eat out of stoneware that isn't glazed well is it? A new set of stoneware doesn't cost that much. It just seems stupid to take a chance to me. So anyway, if you were me would you just get some new bowls to match the set or would you get a whole new set? Am I over-reacting?
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Cndeariso
Member
06-28-2004
| Sunday, March 12, 2006 - 7:39 pm
i'd try washing them in vinegar or lemon juice first to see if you can cut the smell. let them soak for 15 or so minutes, then wash in regular dishwashing detergent.
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Sunday, March 12, 2006 - 8:51 pm
Az, I think I'd toss 'em out. They shouldn't smell musty. They shouldn't smell at all. The glazing should protect the clay underneath. You could try what Cndeariso suggests... washing them in vinegar. Or put them out in the sun for the day (that's another good tip to get the smell outta Tupperware or other plastic containers). But if you are at all worried, I'd toss the set and buy a new set. You're right... a new set of dishes ain't all that expensive.
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Wendo
Member
08-07-2000
| Sunday, March 12, 2006 - 10:43 pm
I'd toss them and buy a new set. Like Costa noted, stoneware shouldn't have an odor. ETA: Julie, I checked out all the places on the net I know of to locate those Lego sets; no luck. Sorry.
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Monday, March 13, 2006 - 12:54 am
I think it's the Creator one thats out in video game form. Have you checked an outlet toy store, Julie? We have Toy Liquidators (KayBee Toys) here and there toys are usually 2-3 years old.
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Monday, March 13, 2006 - 5:37 am
Wendo and War, thanks! Azriel, I'd toss the stoneware and get a nice new set!
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