Forests and The Big Bang - March 21

Forests and The Big Bang - March 21

Learning in the Trees

Tuesday, March 21, 2023

Today is International Day of Forests and the Tree, Big Bang Day, National French Bread Day, National Rosie The Riveter Day, National Teenager Day, Slytherin Pride Day, Twitter Day, World Poetry Day, and World Down Syndrome Day.

Women's History Month Resource of the Day: She Is An Astronomer

Today's Birthdays
Songs of the Day
Today's Theme: Forests and the Big Bang
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SONGS OF THE DAY 

  • Johann Sebastian Bach - Adagio - LISTEN
  • Johann Sebastian Bach - Toccata and Fugue in D Minor BWV 565 - LISTEN
  • Modest Mussorgsky - Night On Bald Mountain - LISTEN
  • Bare Naked Ladies - The Big Bang Theory - LISTEN

THEME:  Forests

  • Grades 1-4 - PBS LearningMedia - Plum Landing - Finding Forests (3:23) - VIEW
  • Grades 3-4 - PBS LearningMedia - Wild Kratts - Who Replants the Forest? (2:28) - VIEW and DO
  • Grades 3-6 - PBS LearningMedia - Science Trek - Forests Collection - VIEW
  • Grades 4-6 - PBS LearningMedia - DragonflyTV - Temperate Rain Forest (Available in Spanish) (7:05) - VIEW and DO
  • Grades 4-6 - PBS LearningMedia - DragonflyTV - Scientist Profile: Forest Canopy Researcher (2:10) - VIEW
  • Grades 4-12 - NHPBS - Wildlife Journal Junior - NH Forests - READ
  • Grades 4-12 - NHPBS - Wildlife Journal Junior -Temperate Deciduous Forest - READ
  • Grades 4-12 - NHPBS - Wildlife Journal Junior - Rain Forests - READ
  • Grades 5-8 - PBS Learning Media - The Forest Files (27:30)  - VIEW
  • Grades 5-8 - PBS Learning Media - The Forest Files - The Forest and The Air Cycle (1:35) - VIEW
  • Grades 5-8 - PBS Learning Media - The Forest Files - The Forest and The People (6:17) - VIEW
  • Grades 5-8 - PBS LearningMedia - The Forest & The Soil Cycle (5:30) - VIEW

Theme: Big Bang

  • Grades 5-8 - PBS LearningMedia - Science Around Cincy - Expansion of the Universe (5:14) -VIEW ad DO
  • Grades 6-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Genius by Stephen Hawking - Where Did the Universe Come From? (9:45) -VIEW and DO
  • Grades 6-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Nova - Evidence for the Big Bang Theory (4:58) - VIEW, READ, DO
  • Grades 6-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Nova - Universe Revealed Collection - VIEW and DO
  • Grades 7-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Nova - Looking Back in Time: The Big Bang (6:15) - VIEW
  • Grades 7-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Nova - How Do We Know the Universe is Expanding: The Big Bang (5:06) - VIEW
  • Grades 7-12 - PBS LearningMedia - PBS Space Time - Big Bang Collection - VIEW
  • Grade 7-12 - NHPBS Video - Nova - Universe Revealed: Big Bang (53:16) - VIEW
  • Grade 7-12 - NHPBS Video - Nova - Scientists Capture the First Light from the Big Bang (2:57) - VIEW
  • Grades 7-12 - NHPBS Video - Nova - Was the Big Bang an Explosion or Something Else? (3:01) - VIEW
  • Grades 7-12 - NHPBS Video - PBS Space Time - What Happened Before the Big Bang? (10:23) - VIEW
  • Grades 7-12 - NHPBS Video - PBS Space Time - What Caused the Big Bang? (13:12) - VIEW
  • Grades 7-12 - NHPBS Video - PBS Space Time - Did Time Start at the Big Bang? (12:30) - VIEW
  • Grades 7-12 - NHPBS Video - PBS Space Time - What's Wrong with the Big Bang Theory? (9:56) - VIEW
  • Grades 7-12 - NHPBS Video - PBS Space Time - Why the Big Bang Definitely Happened (8:54) - VIEW
  • Grades 9-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Crash Course Astronomy - A Brief History of the Universe (12:21)  - VIEW

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AMERICAN MASTERS - Dr. Anthony Fauci
Tuesday, 3/21 from 8-10 pm NHPBS
Follow Dr. Fauci across fourteen months, showing a rarely-seen side of this passionate scientist, husband, father and public servant as he battles a devastating pandemic while confronting a political onslaught that calls into question his 50-year career as this country's leading advocate for public health. AMERICAN MASTERS Streaming Video

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INSIDE THE MIND OF AGATHA CHRISTIE
Tuesday, 3/21 from 11 am -12 pm NHPBS EXPLORE
Surpassed only by the Bible and Shakespeare, Agatha Christie is the most successful writer of all time. We all know her characters and incredible plot twists, but what do we know about Agatha herself? Combining rare access to Agatha's family, her personal archive and speaking to those who know her work best, discover what made the world's most successful crime writer tick. INSIDE THE MIND OF AGATHA CHRISTIE Streaming Video

POV - We Are the Radical Monarchs
Tuesday, 3/21 from 1:30-3 pm NHPBS EXPLORE
Meet the Radical Monarchs, a group of young girls of color on the frontlines of social justice. P.O.V. Streaming Video

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POV - Through the Night
Tuesday, 3/21 from 3-4 pm NH WORLD
Explore the personal cost of our modern economy through the stories of two working mothers and a childcare provider, whose lives intersect at a 24-hour daycare center in New Rochelle, New York. POV Streaming Video

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