Today is World Sight Day and National Dessert Day.
This is National Metric Week, Earth Science Week, and Teen Read Week.
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.
1947 - Chuck Yeager, flying the Bell X-1 rocket plane, becomes the first person to exceed the speed of sound.
1962 - The Cuban Missile Crisis begins when an American reconnaissance aircraft takes photographs of Soviet ballistic missiles being installed in Cuba.
Grades 4-6 - NHPBS Video - Science Trek - Eyes: Seeing is Believing (4:10) - VIEW
Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - Nova - How Sharp Are an Eagle's Eyes? (2:45) - VIEW
Grades 6-12 - PBS LearningMEdia - Physics Girl - Could You Replace Your Eye with a Camera? (5:37) - VIEW
Grades 6-12 - PBS LearningMedia - It's Okay to Be Smart - Can Evolution Make an Eye? - 12 Days of Evolution #4 (1:47) - VIEW
Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - It's Okay to Be Smart - Is Your Eye Color Real? (5:21) - VIEW
Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - Reactions - What Are Eye Boogers? (1:47) - VIEW
Grades 6-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Operation Wild - Cataract Surgery in the Wild (11:51) - VIEW
Grades 6-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Dissection 101: Detailed Cow Eye Dissection Video Part 1 (4:17) - VIEW and DO
Grades 6-12 - PBS LearningMedia -Dissection 101: Detailed Cow Eye Dissection Video Part 2 (11:18) - VIEW and DO
Grades 9-12 - NHPBS Video - Ask the Doctors - Eyes and Vision (57:58) - VIEW
THEME: CUBAN MISSILE CRISIS
Grades 7-12 - JFK Library - The Cuban Missile Crisis - READ and LISTEN
Grades 7-12 - EDSITEment - The Cuban Missile Crisis Curriculum Resources - READ and DO
Grades 7-12 - National Archives -One Step from Nuclear War - READ
Grades 7-12 - NHPBS Video - The Bomb -The Cuban Missile Crisis (5:21) - VIEW
Grades 7-12 - NHPBS Video - American Experience - JFK and Crisis: The Cuban Missile Crisis (2:56) - VIEW
Grades 7-12 - NHPBS Video - History Detectives - 3D Cuban Missile Crisis (7:17) - VIEW
Grades 9-12 - NHPBS Video - Cuban Missile Crisis: Three Men Go to War (55:24) - VIEW
Grades 9-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Cuban Missile Crisis: Three Men Go to War - The Most Dangerous Time for the Human Race (2:37) - VIEW, READ, DO
Grades 9-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Cuban Missile Crisis: Three Men Go to War - Potential Outcomes of a Nuclear Strike (8:18) - VIEW, READ, DO
Grades 9-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Cuban Missile Crisis: Three Men Go to War - Kennedy's Speech (3:02) - VIEW, READ, DO
Grades 9-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Cuban Missile Crisis: Three Men Go to War - Communications among Khrushchev, Castro, and Kennedy (9:59) - VIEW, READ, DO
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Ask Sam - Ask Sam features Outside/In host Sam Evans-Brown answering listener questions about the mysteries and quirks of the natural world.
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.
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.
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.