Spiders

A Web of Summer Learning

Saturday, August 1, 2020

Today is National Mahjong Day, National Mustard Day, National Play Outside Day, Sandcastle Day, Spider-Man Day, US Air Force Day, and  World Wide Web Day.

ON THIS DATE.

• 1774 - British scientist Joseph Priestley discovers oxygen.
• 1790 - The first U.S. census shows that the U.S. has a population of 4 million, but slaves were only counted as three-fifths of a person.
• 1936 - Adolph Hitler oversees the opening ceremony of the Berlin Olympics.
• 1952 - The U.S. and Canada form NORAD - North American Aerospace Defense Command, and tracking Santa on Christmas Eve becomes much easier.
• 1985 - Frank Herbert's novel, Dune is published.
• 1981 - MTV begins airing with the Bangles' song," Video Killed the Radio Star."
• Song of the Day - The Who - Boris the Spider - LISTEN

BIRTHDAYS

• 1779 - Author Francis Scott Key,
• 1819 - Author  Herman Melville
• 1942 - Musician Jerry Garcia
• 1963 - Rapper Coolio

THEME: SPIDERS

• Grades PreK-1 - Sesame Street - The Itsy Bitsy Spider with Jordin Sparks
  - VIEW
• Grades PreK-1 - Sesame Street - Spidermonster, The Musical - VIEW
• Grades PreK-1 - PBS LearningMedia - Sesame Street - Jim Parsons: Arachnid - VIEW
• Grades PreK-2 - PBS LearningMedia - Nature Nuggets: Spiders at Work
  - VIEW and DO
• Grades PreK-4 - PBS LearningMedia - Wild Kratts - Make a Web - VIEW and DO
• Grades K-4 - PBS LearningMedia - Wild Kratts - Tarantula Time - VIEW
• Grades 1-5 - PBS LearningMedia - Wild Kratts - Designer Spider Silk - VIEW and DO
• Grades 3-4 - PBS LearningMedia - Wild Kratts - Orbit Makes a Web - VIEW and DO
• Grades 3-6 -  PBS learning Media - Garden Spiders - VIEW and DO
• Grades 4-6 - NHPBS Wildlife Journal Junior -Arachnida - Spiders, Scorpions, Mites, Ticks - READ
• Grades 6-8 - PBS LearningMedia - Great Job! - Spider Biologist
  - VIEW and DO
• Grades 6-12 -  PBS LearningMedia - Lens of Time: Spider Seduction - VIEW, READ, and DO
• Grades 6-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Spider Silk  - VIEW and DO
• Grades 6-12 - PBS LerningMedia - It's Okay to Be Smart - Why I'm Scared of Spiders - VIEW
• Grades 6-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Deeper Look - For These Tiny Spiders, It's Sing or Get Served - VIEW
• Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - Turret Spiders Launch Sneak Attacks From Tiny Towers - VIEW
• Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - It's Okay to Be Smart - 20 MILLION-Year-Old Spider!! Unweaving Spider Silk-VIEW
• Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - Magical Land of Oz - Peacock Spiders Mating Rituals -VIEW

Watch 

• 8-9 pm NH WORLD - Ireland's Wild Coast - Part One
• 9-10 pm NH WORLD - Ireland's Wild Coast - Part Two
• 10-11 pm NH WORLD - America ReFramed - Perfectly Normal For Me
  

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