GENERAL SCIENCE
Kangaroos are marsupials known as macropods, macro- meaning "large" & -pod, from the Greek for this body part
foot
A blue ox of lore, or a non-blue pig of film
Babe
After you've finished painting, wash these & store them bristles up
paintbrushes
This plaything consists of a pole with foot rests & a strong spring; you work it by bouncing up & down
a pogo stick
In most other parts of the world, this scale, not Fahrenheit, is used for measuring temperature
Celsius
It precedes "league" & "varsity" but, in another way, can come after sophomore
junior
To make paint for this "digital" type of pre-school art, you can simply take tempera & thicken it with cornstarch
finger painting
The 2 iron stakes on the pitching court of this game are 40 feet apart
horseshoes
No, I didn't shrink; I'm standing in front of a typical fun house mirror, which, unlike a regular flat mirror, is this type, curving out toward me, the opposite of concave
convex
This is often found before "hostel" & after "fountain of"
youth
Before you create your final, full-scale artwork, you might want to make a practice drawing, so "etch a" this
sketch
This version of jump rope requires 2 people twirling 2 ropes, one clockwise, one counter-clockwise
double-Dutch
From the Greek for "middle life", this geologic era that included the Jurassic Period is often called the "Age of Reptiles"
Mesozoic Era
Not serious, like a superficial wound; it can also mean a type of musical key
minor
This term for a painting depicting outdoor scenery was first used in English in the early 17th century
landscape
Violations in this game include stepping onto an opponent's half of the pole & striking the rope instead of the ball
tetherball
By studying seismic waves, scientists concluded that the earth can be divided into four layers--the crust, mantle, a liquid outer core, & a solid inner core made mainly of this metal
iron
3-letter word meaning to jest
kid
Used to apply ink, a brayer is one of these rounded objects, like the kind used to paint walls
a paint roller
A standard croquet course may have 6 or 9 of these metal hoops
wickets