Extraterrestrial Life
E.T. Phone Home Learning
Tuesday, February 9, 2021
Today is Extraterrestrial Culture Day, National Pizza Day, and National Bagels and Lox Day.
* indicates a resource or program highlighting Black history, culture, or an individual.
Today's Birthdays
Songs of the Day
Today's Theme: Extraterrestrial Life
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ON THIS DATE
- 1775 - The British Parliament declares Massachusetts in rebellion.
- 1825 - After no candidate receives a majority of electoral votes in the US presidential election of 1824, the United States House of Representatives elects John Quincy Adams as President of the United States.
- 1861 - Jefferson Davis is elected the Provisional President of the Confederate States of America
- 1964 - The Beatles make their first appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show,
- 1971 - Satchel Paige becomes the first Negro League player to be voted into the USA's Baseball Hall of Fame.*
- 1737 - Common Sense author Thomas Paine
- 1773 - 9th President William Henry Harrison
- 1874 - Poet Amy Lowell
- 1914 - Singer-songwriter Ernest Tubb
- 1942 - Singer-songwriter Carole King
- 1944 - Poet and writer Alice Walker *
- 1945 - Actor Mia Farrow
Carol King -
David Bowie - Starman - LISTEN
- Grades 3-8 - PBS LearningMedia - What Is Astrobiology? - VIEW, READ, DO
- Grades 6-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Nova -Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence: Are We Alone? - VIEW, READ, DO
- Grades 6-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Genius by Stephen Hawking - Are We Alone? - Ch. 1: Listening for extraterrestrial Life - VIEW
- Grades 6-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Genius by Stephen Hawking - Are We Alone? - Ch. 2: Listening for extraterrestrial Life - VIEW
- Grades 6-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Genius by Stephen Hawking - Are We Alone? - Ch. 3: Listening for extraterrestrial Life - VIEW
- Grades 6-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Genius by Stephen Hawking - Are We Alone? - Ch. 4: Listening for extraterrestrial Life - VIEW
- Grades 6-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Genius by Stephen Hawking - Are We Alone? - Ch. 5: Listening for extraterrestrial Life - VIEW
- Grades 6-12 - PBS LearningMedia - PBS NewsHour - Life on Mars? NASA Discovers Evidence of Water - VIEW and DO
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- 8-9:30 am NH WORLD - Independent Lens - Hale County This Morning, This Evening *
- 11 am-12 pm NH WORLD - Forces of Nature - Shape
- 12-12:30 pm NH WORLD - Illustrative Math - Gr. 6 - Tape Diagrams And Equations
- 12:30 - 1 pm - Illustrative Math - Gr. 7 - Representing Subtraction
- 1-5 pm NH WORLD - Second Trump Impeachment Trial, A PBS NewsHour Special
- 7-8 pm NH WORLD - Talking Black In America *
- 8-10 pm NH WORLD - America ReFramed - Baddddd Sonia Sanchez *
- 9-10 pm NHPBS - Al Capone: Icon
- 10-11 pm NHPBS - Frontline - Iraq's Assassins/COVID In Yemen
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PBS LearningMedia
NHPBS and PBS have curated FREE, standards-aligned videos, interactives, lesson plans, and more for educators. You can also create your own lessons and assignments to meet the needs of your students.
Annenberg Learner
Searchable online video courses and interactives across the curriculum and grade levels in areas like chemistry, literature, music, the visual arts, social studies, world languages storytelling, spelling and lots more.
Brainpop
Features over 1,000 animated shorts and quizzes for students in grades K-12 covering science, social studies, English, math, the arts, health, and technology. The service is free to schools closed due to COVID-19.
Scholastic Learn At Home
Everyday Scholastic will feature four learning experiences, built around a story or video.
StoryLine Online
A series of imaginatively produced videos featuring celebrated actors reading children's books.
Local Learning Resources
The best of NH learning resources from around the state.
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Cheshire County Historical Society
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New Hampshire Public Radio:
- Civics 101 - Tons of great (and free!) audio, activities, resources, and lessons to help you stay engaged with civics.
- Ask Sam - Ask Sam features Outside/In host Sam Evans-Brown answering listener questions about the mysteries and quirks of the natural world.
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Seacoast Science Center in Odiorne Point State Park
- Learning Connection - Even though their doors are closed, we’re still here to connect you to the inspirational powers of nature and engage you in learning.
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Squam Lakes Natural Science Center
- A resource to keep you connected to nature - Enjoy nature at home with these online learning experiences brought to you by the Science Center’s Naturalists.
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Strawbery Banke Museum
- Online Learning - Virtual Tours, the Virtual Classroom, artifacts of the week, featured items from the Collections, Horticulture Learning Center materials, and more.
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Tiger Takes On
PBS Kids for Teachers/Caregivers/Parents
- PBS for Parents
A guide of PBS resources targeted for parents teaching kids, features a great activity finder - PBS Education
The greatest teachers ignite a love of learning and a sense of possibility that motivates students to reach their full potential. - PBS Teachers' Lounge
This site has great teaching tips, ideas, resources and support for teachers. - PBS KIDS Games app
Offers nearly 200 educational games, which can be downloaded for offline play anytime, anywhere.
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