The Solar System
Sun in the Center Learning
Friday, February 19, 2021
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Today's Birthdays
Songs of the Day
Today's Theme: The Solar System
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ON THIS DATE
- 1878 - Thomas Edison patents the phonograph.
- 1945 - The Fourth and Fifth Marines land on Iwo Jima.
- 1963 - "The Feminine Mystique" by Betty Friedan is published.
- 2008 - Fidel Castro resigns as Cuba's president.
- 1473 - Polish mathematician and astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus
- 1717 - English actor, producer, and playwright David Garrick
- 1911 - Actor Merle Oberon
- 1940 - Singer-songwriter Smokey Robinson
- 1948 - English guitarist and songwriter Tony Iommi
- 1952 - Novelist Amy Tan
- 1955 - Actor Jeff Daniels
- Grades PreK-1 -Sesame Street: Planet Moon and Stars (Song) - VIEW
- Grades PreK-3 - Ready Jet Go - Solar System Song - VIEW
- Grades PreK-3 - Ready Jet Go - Solar System Coloring Sheet - DO
- Grades PreK-3 - PBS LearningMedia - Ready Jet Go! - Our Orbiting Solar System - VIEW
- Grades PreK-3 - PBS LearningMedia - Ready Jet Go! -Tour of the Solar System - VIEW
- Grades 3-8 - PBS LearningMedia - Design Squad and NASA - Mission: Solar System Collection - VIEW, READ, DO
- Grades 5-8 - PBS LearningMedia - Walking the Solar System - VIEW, READ, DO
- Grades 5-8 - PBS LearningMedia - Measuring Distance in the Solar System | NASA Planetary Sciences - VIEW, READ, DO
- Grades 6-8 - PBS LearningMedia - What Is the Solar System? (Available in Spanish) - VIEW, READ, DO
- Grades 6-8 - PBS LearningMedia - Smithsonian Science How - Exploring the Solar System with Antarctic Meteorites - VIEW
- Grades 6-8 - PBS LearningMedia -Tour the Solar System - VIEW, READ, DO
- Grades 6-8 - PBS LearningMedia - To Scale: The Solar System - VIEW and DO
- Grades 6-8 - PBS LearningMedia - Scaled Images of the Solar System - VIEW
- Grades 6-8 - PBS LearningMedia - ,Map a Model Solar System - VIEW, READ, DO
- Grades 6-8 - PBS LearningMedia - NASA - Solar System Fact Sheet - READ
- Grades 6-9 - PBS LearningMedia - NASA - Teaching About the Solar System - VIEW and DO
- Grades 6-12 - PBS LearningMedia - How Solar Systems Form - VIEW
- Grades 6-12 - PBS LearningMedia - NOVA scienceNOW: Origins of the Solar System (Available in Spanish) - VIEW, READ DO
- Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - Nova - The Planets - Inner Worlds - VIEW
- Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - Nova - The Planets - Mars - VIEW
- Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - Nova - The Planets - Jupiter - VIEW
- Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - Nova - The Planets - Saturn - VIEW
- Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - Nova - The Planets - Ice Worlds - VIEW
- Grades 9-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Crash Course Astronomy - Introduction to the Solar System - VIEW
- Grades 9-12 - PBS LearningMedia - NASA Planetary Sciences - The Solar System's Boundaries - VIEW and DO
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- 8-9 am NH WORLD - Beyond The Elements On Nova - Life
- 8:30-9 am NHPBS - Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum - I Am Jesse Owens/I Am Ella Fitzgerald *
- 9-10 am NH WORLD - Europe's New Wild - The Land Of The Snow And Ice
- 10-11 am NH WORLD - Forces of Nature - Color
- 12-12:30 pm NH WORLD - Illustrative Math Gr 6 - Write Expressions Where Letters Stand For Numbers
- 12:30 - 1 pm - Illustrative Math Gr. 7 - Multiplying Rational Numbers
- 1-1:30 pm NH WORLD - Illustrative Math Gr. 8 - Fitting a Line To Data
- 1:30-2 pm NH WORLD - Illustrative Math Algebra 1 - Solving Quadratic Equations With The Zero Product Property
- 2-3 pm NH WORLD - Unladylike2020: American Masters
- 3-5 pm NH WORLD - Lorraine Hansberry: American Masters *
- 7-8:pm NH WORLD - Black Ballerina *
- 8-10 pm NH WORLD - American Experience - Voice Of Freedom*
- 9-11 pm NHPBS - Driving While Black: Race, Space and Mobility in America *
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StoryLine Online
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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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