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Savais-tu que... Entrailles et Haruspices

S2 E200
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2017

Christopher explains that the Haruspices, members of the population of the Etruscans in ancient Italy, had the job of killing animals and watching their liver to know the future.

Levels:
Élémentaire 2e année 3e année 4e année 5e année 6e année
Subjects:
Français Notions fondamentales de la langue Sciences humaines et sociales Psychologie, sociologie et anthropologie
Skills:
Apprentissage autonome Citoyenneté mondiale et durabilité
French level:
B1 : Seuil B2 : Avancé ou indépendant
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E166 : Savais-tu que...Des kilomètres de vaisseaux sanguins

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Lexie explains that there are three types of blood vessels in the body that carry blood and that measure in all more than 160,000km in length.
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E167 : Savais-tu que...Un os cassé se répare

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Lexie explains that bones repair themselves when they break; however, they need to be immobilized to get there.
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E168 : Savais-tu que...Le plus petit organe

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Lexie explains that the smallest organ of the human body is in the brain and is called the epiphysis.
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E169 : Savais-tu que...Les bactéries donnent mauvaise haleine

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Lexie explains that there are more than 600 different types of bacteria on the tongue that cause bad breath.
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E170 : Savais-tu que...Les trois parties de l'oreille

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Lexie explains the name and role of the three inner parts of the ear.
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E171 : Savais-tu que...Le coeur travaille fort

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Lexie explains that the heart is the muscle that works the most in the human body.
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E172 : Savais-tu que...Nombre de pensées par jour

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Lexie explains that there are more than 60,000 thoughts running through the mind during a day.
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E173 : Savais-tu que...Moins d'os en grandissant

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Lexie explains that some bones merge when they grow up, so that an adult's body has less bone than a child's body.
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E174 : Savais-tu que...Doigts fripés dans l'eau

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Lexie explains that cells that make the hands impermeable absorb water when the fingers are submerged for a long time in the water, which makes the fingers appear clutched.
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E175 : Savais-tu que...Le système nerveux

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Lexie explains that the human body is composed of 150 000km of nerves that can perceive sensations.
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E176 : Savais-tu que... La plus vieille civilisation

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Lexie explains that a people of ancient India, the Arameans, would have lived before the ancient Greeks and the Egyptians.
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E177 : Savais-tu que... Des ingénieurs

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Lexie explains that people in ancient India were very ingenious: they already knew how to build two-story houses, soundproof walls and more.
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E178 : Savais-tu que... Premières toilettes

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Lexie explains that the people of ancient India created the first toilets.
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E179 : Savais-tu que... Des mesures précises

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Lexie explains that the people of ancient India would be one of the first peoples to use a rule to measure.
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E180 : Savais-tu que... Les premiers dentistes

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Lexie explains that people in ancient India also had dentists and had created a drill able to remove cavities.
    Levels:
    Élémentaire 2e année 3e année 4e année 5e année 6e année
    Subjects:
    Français Notions fondamentales de la langue Sciences humaines et sociales Psychologie, sociologie et anthropologie
    Skills:
    Apprentissage autonome Citoyenneté mondiale et durabilité
    French level:
    B1 : Seuil B2 : Avancé ou indépendant