Migratory Birds, Nanotechnology, and African Penguins

Learning That Takes Flight

Saturday, October 9, 2021

Today is I Love Yarn Day, African Penguin Awareness Day, World Migratory Bird Day, Leif Erikson Day, National Nanotechnology Day, and Nautilus Night.

This is Fire Prevention Week: 3-9, 4-H Week: 3-9, and Great Books Week:3-9.

October is Apple Month, Chili Month, Down Syndrome Awareness Month, Dyslexia Awareness Month, Bullying Prevention Month, Country Music Month, National Arts & Humanities Month, Bat Appreciation Month, and Raptor Month.

On This Date
Today's Birthdays
Songs of the Day
Today's Theme:  Migratory Birds, Nanotechnology, and African Penguins
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ON THIS DATE

• 1635 - Roger Williams is banished from the Massachusetts Bay Colony.
• 1967 - Latin American guerrilla leader Che Guevara is executed in Bolivia.
• 1990 - NH resident David Souter is sworn in as an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court.
• 2006 - North Korea conducts its first nuclear test.
• 2009 - President Barack Obama is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.

BIRTHDAYS

• 1835 - French composer Camille Saint-Saëns
• 1890 - Evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson
• 1940 - Singer-songwriter John Lennon
• 1948 - Singer-songwriter Jackson Browne
• 1975 - Singer-songwriter Sean Lennon

SONG OF THE DAY 

• John Lennon - Stand By Me - LISTEN
• Jackson Browne - Running On Empty - LISTEN
• Sean Lennon - Breeze - LISTEN

THEME: BIRD MIGRATION

• Grades PreK-1 - Sesame Street - It's a Habitat Song with Lin-Manuel Miranda (1:10) - VIEW
  
• Grades PreK-3 - PBS Kids - Hibernate - Migrate Song (1:02) - VIEW
• Grades K-12 - Mississippi River Flyway Cam -VIEW
• Grades K-4 - Plum Landing - Migration Challenge - DO
• Grades K-3 - Ready Jet Go! - Bird Migration (2:52) - VIEW
• Grades K-6  - NHPBS LearningMedia - Science Trek - Bird Migration (5:04) - VIEW and DO
• Grades 4-8 - NHPBS - NatureWorks - Migration - READ and DO
• Grades 4-8 - NHPBS - NatureWorks - Migration (14:46) - VIEW
• Grades 6-8 - NHPBS LearningMedia -Nature - Earth Navigators: Arctic Summer (Available in Spanish) (2:52) - VIEW and DO
• Grades 6-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Nature- Extraordinary Birds: Little Brain, Big Journey
  (Available in Spanish) (2:41) - VIEW and DO
• Grades 6-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Habitat Earth - Why Do Birds Migrate? (1:00) - VIEW and DO
• Grades 6-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Science Now - The Great Migration (8:59) - VIEW and DO
• Grades 6-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Quest - The Great Migration (10:17) - VIEW and DO
• Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - Untamed  - Bird Migration (25:58) - VIEW
• Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - Flight Path: The World of Migratory Birds (56:45) - VIEW
• Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - Journey of the Broad-Winged Hawk (59:00) - VIEW

THEME: Nanotechnology

• Grades 3-6 - PBS LearningMedia - Dragonfly TV - Nano: Kids on Nanotechnology (1:06) - VIEW
• Grades 3-6 - PBS LearningMedia - Dragonfly TV - Nano: Nanotechnology Music Video )1:57) - VIEW
• Grades 3-6 - PBS LearningMedia - Dragonfly TV - What's Nano? (8:36) - VIEW and DO
• Grades 3-6 - PBS LearningMedia - Dragonfly TV - Where's Nano? (6:44) - VIEW and DO
• Grades 5-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Science Matters - What Can Nanotechnology Do for You? Collection - VIEW and DO
• Grades 5-12 - PBS LearningMedia -Macro Concerns in a Nano World (9:25)  - VIEW and DO
• Grades 6-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Nanotechnology (3:53) - VIEW, READ, DO
• Grades 6-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Nanotechnology Lab Visit (3:53) - VIEW, READ, DO
• Grades 6-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Quest - Nanotechnology Takes Off (10:28) - VIEW and DO
• Grades 7-12 - NHPBS Video - Reactions - Chameleons Are Masters of Nanotechnology (3:48) - VIEW
• Grades 7-12 - PBS LearningMedia - EarthSky - Rosalyn Berne on Nanotechnology in Agriculture (8:00) - LISTEN
• Grades 7-12 - NHPBS Video - SciTech Now - Nanotechnology to Create Clean Water and Cool Air (6:54) - VIEW
• Grades 9-12 - NHPBS Video - University Place - Exploring the Nanoworld (1:01:17)- VIEW
• Grades 9-12 - NHPBS Video - University Place - Drawing Attention to Nanotechnology (1:13:50) - VIEW
• Grades 9-12 - NHPBS Video - Emerging Science - Nanotechnology (26:40) - VIEW

THEME: African Penguins

• Grades K-5 - San Diego Zoo - Kids - African Penguins - READ and VIEW LIVE CAM
• Grades 4-6 - PBS LearningMedia - DragonflyTV - African Penguins (7:47) - VIEW
• Grades 4-12 - Georgia Aquarium - African Penguins - READ and VIEW LIVE CAM
• Grades 4-12 - San Diego Zoo - African Penguin - READ and VIEW LIVE CAM
• Grades 4-12 - NHPBS Video - Behind the Scenes: Lincoln Park Zoo’s New Penguin Encounter (4:14) - VIEW
• Grades 4-12 - NHPBS Video - Endangered African Penguins Can Be Found at Jenkinson’s (3:03) - VIEW

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NHPBS  - 11.1   Comcast (802)   Live Stream   More Options

• 8:30-7 am NHPBS - Let's Go Luna!
• 7-7:30 am NHPBS - Alma's Way
• 7:30-8 am NHPBS -  Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum
• 8-8:30 am NHPBS - Hero Elementary
• 8:30-9 am NHPBS - Pinkalicious & Peterrific
• 9-9:30 am NHPBS - Nature Cat
• 9:30-10 am NPBSS - Wild Kratts
• 10-10:30 am - Molly of Denali

NHPBS EXPLORE  - 11.2   Comcast (801)   More Options

• 7-7:30 NHPBS EXPLORE - Curious Crew - Convection
• 7:30-8 an NHPBS EXPLORE - Let's Go Luna! - Stinky Fruit/Kick It Good
• 7-9 pm NHPBS EXPLORE - American Masters - Rita Moreno: Just A Girl Who Decided To Go For It
• 9-11 pm NHPBS EXPLORE - Country Music - The Sons And Daughters Of America (1964 -1968)

NH WORLD - 11.3   Comcast (965)  More Options

•  9-11 am NH WORLD - American Masters - Rita Moreno: Just A Girl Who Decided To Go For It
• 12-1:30 pm NH WORLD - P.O.V. - Fruits Of Labor
• 9-10 pm NH WORLD - Latino Americans - The New Latinos
  

NH KIDS - 11.5  Schedule   Live Stream   More Options

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