The Planets - September 21

Learning About Our Space Neighbors

Tuesday, September 21, 2021

Today is International Day of Peace, IT Professionals Day, National Chai Day, and World Alzheimer's Day.

This is National Dog Week, Tolkien Week, and Sea Otter Awareness Week.

September is National Square Dancing Month, National Food Safety Education Month, Classical Music Month, Library Card Sign-up Month, National Hispanic Heritage Month, National Save A Tiger Month, College Savings Month, and Be Kind To Editors & Writers Month.

On This Date
Today's Birthdays
Songs of the Day
Today's Theme:  The Planets
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ON THIS DATE

• 1897 - The New York Sun in an editorial writes that "Yes. Virginia, There is a Santa Claus."
• 1937 - J. R. R. Tolkien's The Hobbit is published.
• 1938 - The Great Hurricane of 1938, also known as the Long Island Express,  makes landfall on Long Island. It moves on to hit New England and leads to at least 600 deaths.

BIRTHDAYS

• 1866 - English writer H. G. Wells - NHPBS VIDEO - Radio Dramas - The Invisible Man (57:36), The Time Machine (45:35)
• 1874 - English composer Gustav Holst
• 1912 - Filmmaker and cartoonist Chuck Jones - NHPBS VIDEO - LAART - Chuck Jones (6:21)
• 1934 - Canadian poet and songwriter Leonard Cohen - NHPBS VIDEO - Blank On Blank - Leonard Cohen on Moonlight (5:36)
• 1936 - Radio host Diane Rehm - NHPBS VIDEO - When My Time Comes (54:50)
• 1947 - Writer Stephen King - NHPBS VIDEO - It's Lit - The (Stephen) King of Horror (9:00)
• 1950 - Actor Bill Murray - NHPBS VIDEO -  Blank on Blank - On Being Obnoxious (5:57) 
• 1957 - Producer and Director Ethan Coen

SONGS OF THE DAY 

• Leonard Cohen - Hallelujah - LISTEN
• Gustav Holst - The Planets - LISTEN
  

THEME: THE PLANETS

• Grades PreK-1 - Sesame Street - Sesame Street: Planet Moon and Stars Song (1:39) - VIEW
• Grades K-3 - Ready Jet Go!  - Solar System Song (1;38) - VIEW
  
• Grades K-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Bringing the Universe to America's Classrooms  Collection - READ, VIEW, DO
• Grades 2-6 - NASA - The Space Place - The Planets -READ and VIEW
  
• Grades 2-6 - NASA - The Space Place - Los Planetas - READ and VIEW
• Grades 3-8 - PBS LearningMedia - NASA and Design Squad - Mission: Solar System Collection - VIEW and DO
• Grades 3-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Nova - What Is a Planet? (3:03) - READ, VIEW, DO
• Grades 4-12 - NASA - Solar System Exploration - The Planets - READ and VIEW
• Grades 5-8 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Walking the Solar System (5:12) - READ, VIEW, DO
• Grades 6-8 - NHPBS LearningMedia - To Scale - The Solar System (Available in Spanish) (5:16) - READ, VIEW, DO
• Grades 6-8 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Solar System Fact Sheet - READ
• Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - PBS Spacetime - Is Pluto a Planet? (14:03) - VIEW
• Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - It's Okay to Be Smart - When Is It Winter On Other Planets? (5:00) - VIEW
• Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - It's Okay to Be Smart - What Would Trees Look Like On Other Planets? (8:51) - VIEW
• Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - It's Okay to Be Smart - What Has New Horizons Taught Us About Pluto? (5:55) - VIEW
• Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video -  Nova - The Planets: The Inner Worlds (53:48) - VIEW
• Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video -  Nova - The Planets: Mars (53:53) - VIEW
• Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video -  Nova - The Planets: Saturn (53:54) - VIEW
• Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video -  Nova - The Planets: Jupiter (53:18) - VIEW
• Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video -  Nova - The Planets: Ice Worlds (52:47) - VIEW
• Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - Nova - Inside the Search for Planet Nine (3:13) - VIEW
• Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - Nova - The Evidence for Planet Nine’s Existence (3:03) - VIEW

Watch 

NHPBS  - 11.1   Comcast (802)   Live Stream   More Options

• 7:30-8 am NHPBS - Wild Kratts - Quillber's Birthday Present
• 8-8:30 am NHPBS - Hero Elementary - Hail Caesar/Picture Perfec
• 8:30-9 am NHPBS - Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum - I Am Maya Angelou/I Am Frederick Douglass
• 2:30-3 pm NHPBS - Let's Go Luna! - Castells In The Air/Barcelona Birdy
• 3-3:30 pm NPBSS - Nature Cat - Under Pressure/Rainy Day
• 8-10 pm NHPBS - Muhammad Ali - Round Three: The Rivalry (1970-1974)
  

NHPBS EXPLORE  - 11.2   Comcast (801)   More Options

• 12-2 pm NHPBS EXPLORE - Muhammad Ali - Round Two: What's My Name? (1964-1970)
• 4-4:30 pm NHPBS EXPLORE - Let's Go Luna! - Me And My Elephant/Mukandi's Farm
• 4:30-5 pm NHPBS EXPLORE - Odd Squad - Undercover Olive
• 5-5:30 pm NHPBS EXPLORE - Wild Kratts - Bugs Or Monkeys?
• 5:30-6 pm  NHPBS EXPLORE - Molly of Denali - Welcome Home Balto/Snow Jam

NH WORLD - 11.3   Comcast (965)  More Options

• 8-9 pm NH WORLD - America ReFramed - Councilwoman

NH KIDS - 11.5  Schedule   Live Stream   More Options

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