Lions - November 13
Learning That Roars
Monday, November 13, 2023
Today is World Kindness Day, Indian Pudding Day, Sadie Hawkins Day, Symphonic Metal Day, and Young Reader's Day.
Native American Heritage Month Resource - Elana Terry - SassSquash Dish
Drum Month Resource of the Day - How to Make a Living as a Drummer
On This Date
Today's Birthdays
Songs of the Day
Today's Theme: LIONS
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- 1940 - Walt Disney's animated musical film Fantasia premieres.
- 1956 - The Supreme Court rules in Browder v. Gayle that Alabama laws requiring segregated buses are unconstitutional.
- 1982 - The Vietnam Veterans Memorial is dedicated in Washington, D.C.
- 1997 - The Disney musical The Lion King opens on Broadway.
- 354 - Roman theologian Augustine of Hippo (St. Augustine)
- 1715 - German physician Dorothea Erxleben. She was the first woman licensed by a regulating medical body to practice medicine.
- 1732 - Revolutionary leader and founding father John Dickinson
- 1833 - Actor Edwin Booth
- 1850 - Scottish writer Robert Louis Stevenson
- 1856 - Supreme court justice Louis Brandeis
- 1886 - German choreographer and dancer Mary Wigman
- 1934 - Director and producer Garry Marshall
- 1955 - Actor Whoopi Goldberg
The Tokens - In the Jungle - LISTEN- Lion King - The Circle of Life - LISTEN
- Elton John - Can You Feel the Love Tonight - LISTEN
- Grades K-12 - Smithsonian National Zoo - Lion Cam - VIEW
- Grades 1-5 - PBS LearningMedia - Kratts Creatures - Lion Families (1:11) - VIEW
- Grades 2-12 - San Diego Zoo - Lions - READ
- Grades 4-12 - Africa Wildlife Foundation - Lions - READ
- Grades 4-9 - PBS LearningMedia - Nature - Human and Asiatic Lion Interactions in India (10:01) - VIEW and DO
- Grades 6-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Inside Nature's Giants - The Big Cats (1:07) - VIEW
- Grades 6-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Gorongosa Park: Rebirth of Paradise: Lion Mystery - (55:11) - VIEW
- Grades 6-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Gorongosa Park: Rebirth of Paradise: Battle Lines - (55:11) - VIEW
- Grades 6-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Nature - Competition between African Wild Dogs and Lions (4:42) - VIEW and DO
- Grades 6-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Gorongosa Park: Rebirth of Paradise: Lion Genetics (2:00) - VIEW
- Grades 6-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Gorongosa Park: Rebirth of Paradise: Tracking Lion Recovery (8:58) - VIEW
- Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - Nova - Lions Return to Mozambique's Gorongosa National Park (6:00) - VIEW
- Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video -Nature - Are Lions the Most Intelligent Cat? (2:50) - VIEW
- Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - Nature - Dogs in the Land of Lions (53:29) - VIEW
- Grades 9-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Nature - Ethical Considerations in Wildlife Conservation: Asiatic Lions in India (4:59) - VIEW, READ, DO
- Grades 9-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Gorongosa Park: Rebirth of Paradise - Tracking Lion Recovery in Gorongosa (8:58) - VIEW
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NHPBS - 11.1 Comcast (802) Live Stream More Options
INDEPENDENT LENS - A TOWN CALLED VICTORIA - Parts One and Two
Monday, 11/13 from 9-11 pm NHPBS
A South Texas town is thrown into the national spotlight when a local mosque is burned to the ground in 2017. After the media moves on, the community is left to reflect on its complex history of racism. INDEPENDENT LENS - A TOWN CALLED VICTORIA Streaming Video
NH WORLD - 11.3 Comcast (965) More Options
NATIVE AMERICA - From Caves to Chaos
Monday, 11/13 from 4-5 pm NH WORLD
Combine ancient wisdom and modern science to answer a 15,000-year-old question: who were America's First Peoples? The answer hides in Amazonian cave paintings, Mexican burial chambers, New Mexico's Chaco Canyon, and waves off California's coast. NATIVE AMERICA Streaming Video
FILMS BYKIDS - Seeds of Life
Monday, 11/13 from 9-9:30 pm NH WORLD
Diya Payal is a 14-year-old from India who loves science, nature, and spending time with her family. While assisting her grandparents on their rural farm in the foothills of the Himalayas during summer holidays, she learned and grew passionate about plants and the importance of plant biodiversity. FILMS BYKIDS Streaming Video
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Seacoast Science Center in Odiorne Point State Park
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Squam Lakes Natural Science Center
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Strawbery Banke Museum
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