Neighbors and Penicillin - September 28

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Tuesday, September 28, 2021

Today is Confucius Day, Good Neighbor Day, National Voter Registration Day, World Rabies Day, and Ask A Stupid Question Day.

This is National Ballroom Dance 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:  Neighbors and Penicillin
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ON THIS DATE

• 1066 - William the Conqueror lands in England, beginning the Norman conquest.
• 1781 - U.S. troops, backed by the French fleet begin the siege of Yorktown.
• 1919 - Race riots begin in Omaha, Nebraska.
• 1928 - Alexander Fleming notes a bacteria-killing mold growing in his laboratory. That mold was penicillin.
• 1941 - Ted Williams ends the baseball season with a  .406 batting average, a record that still stands. 

BIRTHDAYS

• 551 BCE - Chinese philosopher and teacher Confucius
• 1836 - English plumber and inventor Thomas Crapper
• 1856 - Author Kate Douglas Wiggin
• 1901 - Broadcaster William S. Paley

SONGS OF THE DAY 

• Mister Rogers - Won't You Be My Neighbor? - WATCH and LISTEN

THEME: NEIGHBORS 

• Grades PreK-1 - Sesame Street - People in Your Neighborhood (2:29) - VIEW
• Grades PreK-1 - Sesame Street - Ben Stiller - People in Your Neighborhood (4:26) - VIEW
  
• Grades PreK-1 - Sesame Street - Librarian - People in Your Neighborhood (2:07) - VIEW
  
• Grades PreK-1 - Sesame Street - Heroes in Your Neighborhood (4:44) - VIEW
  
• Grades PreK-1 - Sesame Street - People in Your Neighborhood - Ballet Dancer (3:07) - VIEW
• Grades PreK-1 - Sesame Street - People in Your Neighborhood - Opera Singer (3:41) - VIEW
  
• Grades PreK-1 - Sesame Street - People in Your Neighborhood - Conductor (4:04) - VIEW
  
• Grades PreK-1 - Sesame Street - Who Are the Insects in Your Neighborhood? (3:04) - VIEW
• Grades 5-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Untamed - Wild Neighbors (24:59) - VIEW, READ, DO
• Grades 7-12 - PBS LearningMedia - PBS NewsHour - Experiment Highlights Effects of Poor Neighborhoods (7:24) - VIEW, READ, DO
• Grades Professional Development for Grades K-5 - PBS LearningMedia - Exploring the Community - Cultivating Good Neighbor Skills (56:04) -  VIEW
• Grades Professional Development for Grades K-5 - PBS LearningMedia -Practicing Mindfulness - Cultivating Good Neighbor Skills (58:40) -  VIEW
• Grades Professional Development for Grades K-5 - PBS LearningMedia - Building Relationships  - Cultivating Good Neighbor Skills (55:44) -  VIEW

THEME: PENICILLIN 

• Grades 5-12 - PBS LearningMedia - A Science Odyssey - Producing Penicillin (4:54) - VIEW, READ, DO
• Grades 6-12 - PBS LearningMedia - A Science Odyssey - The Discovery of Penicillin (4:45)- VIEW, READ, DO
• Grades 7-12 - National World War II Museum - Thanks to Penicillin…He Will Come Home!” The Challenge of Mass Production Lesson Plan - DO
• Grades 9-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Frontline - Antibiotic Resistance Collection - VIEW, READ, DO
• Grades 9-12 - NHPBS Video - University Place - Fermentation Science (10:44) - VIEW
• Grades 9-12 - PBS NewsHour -The Real Story Behind Penicillin - READ
• Grades 9-12 - PBS -  A Science Odyssey - People and Discoveries - Fleming Discovers Penicillin - READ
• Grades 9-12 -  American Society of Microbiology - Modeling the Rise of Antibiotic ResistanceLesson Plan, VIEW, READ, DO
• Grades 9-12 - Next Generation Science Standards - Lesson 1: How Did This Little Girl (Addie) Get So Sick?  -  Why Don’t Antibiotics Work Like They Used To? - DO
• Grades 9-12 - Noble Prize - Sir Alexander Fleming - READ
• Grades 9-12 - National Institute of Health - Alexander Fleming - READ

Watch 

NHPBS  - 11.1   Comcast (802)   Live Stream   More Options

• 7:30-8 am NHPBS - Wild Kratts - Rainforest Stew
• 8-8:30 am NHPBS - Hero Elementary - First Day Of School
• 8:30-9 am NHPBS - Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum - I Am James Naismith/I Am Temple Grandin
• 2:30-3 pm NHPBS - Let's Go Luna! - Blanket Decision/Yo, Ho, Heave.... Whoa!
• 3-3:30 pm NPBSS - Nature Cat - Rights Or Wrong/Amazing Animals
• 8-9 pm NHPBS - In Their Own Words - Jimmy Carter
• 9-11 pm NHPBS - Citizen Hearst: An American Experience Special - Part Two

NHPBS EXPLORE  - 11.2   Comcast (801)   More Options

• 12-2 pm NHPBS EXPLORE - Citizen Hearst: An American Experience Special - Part One
• 4-4:30 pm NHPBS EXPLORE - Let's Go Luna! - Andy's Big Show/Leo Moves It
• 4:30-5 pm NHPBS EXPLORE - Odd Squad - H2 Oh No/In Your Dreams
• 5-5:30 pm NHPBS EXPLORE - Wild Kratts - Googly-Eye: The Night Guru
• 5:30-6 pm NHPBS EXPLORE - Molly of Denali

NH WORLD - 11.3   Comcast (965)  More Options

• 8-9 am NH WORLD - P.O.V. - America
• 11 am-12 pm NH WORLD - The Latino Experience - Episode One
• 2-3 pm NH WORLD - Civilizations - Encounters
• 3-4 pm NH WORLD - Civilizations - Renaissances
  
• 4-4:30  pm NH WORLD - Civilizations - Paradise On Earth
• 7-8 pm NH WORLD - Rise and Fall of the Brown Buffalo
• 8-9:30 pm NH WORLD - America ReFramed - The Unafraid

NH KIDS - 11.5  Schedule   Live Stream   More Options

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