Country Music and Manatees - March 27

Country Music and Manatees - March 27

Learning with a Twang

Wednesday, March 27, 2024

Today is Little Red Wagon Day, Manatee Appreciation Day, Joe Day, Scribble Day, and World Theatre Day.

Women's History Month Resource of the Day: Country Music: A Nashville Story - The Carter Family

Today's Birthdays
Songs of the Day
Today's Theme: Country Music and Manatees
Watch

ON THIS DATE

  • 1794 - The United States establishes a permanent navy.
  • 1866 - President of the United States of America Andrew Johnson vetoes the Civil Rights Act of 1866. His veto is overridden by Congress and the bill passes into law on April 9.
  • 1915 - Typhoid Mary, the first healthy carrier of the disease ever identified in the United States is put in quarantine for the second time, where she would remain for the rest of her life.
  • 1964 - The Good Friday Earthquake, with a magnitude of 9.2 strikes Southcentral Alaska, killing 125.

BIRTHDAYS

SONGS OF THE DAY 

  • Sarah Vaughan - Misty - LISTEN
  • Mariah Carey - Alway's Be My Baby - LISTEN

THEME:  Country Music

  • Grades: PreK-1 - Sesame Street- Oscar and Johnny Cash - Nasty Dan (2:13) - MUST VIEW
  • Grades: PreK-1 - Sesame Street - Garth Brooks (3:06) - VIEW
  • Grades: PreK-1 - Sesame Street - Sugarland and Elmo (2:46) - VIEW
  • Grades K-12 -  Southern Living - 11 Classic Country Songs Every Kid Should Know - READ AND VIEW
  • Grades 6-12  - EDSITEment- Thomas Hart Benton: Sources of Country Music Lesson Plan - READ and DO
  • Grades 6-12 -  PBS LearningMedia -  Ken Burns In the Classroom - Country Music Collection - READ, VIEW, DO
  • Grades 7-12 - NHPBS Video - Country Music: A Nashville Story - Unapologetically Black Country: The Black Opry (5:54) - VIEW
  • Grades 7-12 - NHPBS Video - KWTO - Legendary Live Country Radio (54:00) - VIEW
  • Grades: 9-12 - NHPBS Video- Ken Burns - Country Music Series - VIEW 

THEME: MANATEES

  • Grades PreK-12 - Save the Manatee Live Web Cams - VIEW
  • Grades K-2 - PBS LearningMedia - Manatees! Interactive Lesson - VIEW, READ, DO
  • Grades K-5 - PBS LearningMedia - Wild Kratts - Manatee Rescue (1:52) - VIEW
  • Grades K-5 - PBS LearningMedia - Wild Kratts - Divergent Evolution (1:54) - VIEW
  • Grades 3-5 - PBS LearningMedia - Dragonfly TV (5:44) - VIEW
  • Grades 3-8 - PBS LearningMedia - Nature - Manatees (4:38) - VIEW and DO
  • Grades 3-12 - NHPBS - Wildlife Journal Jr. - West Indian Manatee -  READ
  • Grades 3-12 - NHPBS - Wildlife Journal Junior - Sirenia - dugongs, manatees - READ
  • Grades 5-7 - PBS LearningMedia - Facts or Opinion: Manatees - VIEW, READ, DO
  • Grades 5-12 - NHPBS Video - Nature - Meet the Manatees (3:20) - VIEW
  • Grades 7-12 - NHPBS Video - PBS NewsHour - Biologists Try to Save Florida Manatees from Starvation (8:26) - VIEW
  • Grades 7-12 - NHPBS Video - Changing Seas - Manatees: Conserving a Marine Mammal (26:43) - VIEW

WATCH

NHPBS - 11.1 Comcast (2/802) More Options

NATURE - Remarkable Rabbits
Wednesday, 3/27 from 8-9 pm NHPBS
There are more than 100 domestic and wild kinds of rabbits and hares, from snowshoe hares to Flemish giants. Despite their remarkable ability to reproduce, many wild rabbits are in danger of being eradicated. NATURE Streaming Video

NOVA - A.I. Revolution
Wednesday, 3/27 from 9-10 pm NHPBS
A.I. tools like ChatGPT seem to think, speak, and create like humans. But what are they really doing? From cancer cures to Terminator-style takeovers, leading experts explore what A.I. can - and can't - do today, and what lies ahead. NOVA Streaming Video

NOVA - Star Chasers of Senegal
Wednesday, 3/27 from 10-11 pm NHPBS
A visionary astronomer in West Africa attempts a high-stakes observation of a distant asteroid vital to a NASA mission. From prehistoric ruins to Islamic skywatchers, explore the heritage and future of African astronomy. NOVA Streaming Video

NH EXPLORE- 11.2 Comcast (11/801) More Options

FIRST PEOPLES - Europe
Wednesday, 3/27 from 11 am-12 pm NH EXPLORE
When Homo sapiens turned up in prehistoric Europe, they ran into the Neanderthals. The two types of humans were similar enough to interbreed - and they were just as capable of making artifacts. But as more Homo sapiens moved into Europe, there was an explosion of art and symbolic thought. The balance of power had shifted and Neanderthals were overwhelmed. FIRST PEOPLES Streaming Video

AMERICAN EXPERIENCE - Rachel Carson
Wednesday, 3/27 from 1-3 pm NH EXPLORE
Meet the scientist whose groundbreaking writings revolutionized our relationship to the natural world. Mary-Louise Parker is the voice of Rachel Carson in this moving and intimate portrait. AMERICAN EXPERIENCE Streaming Video

AMERICAN EXPERIENCE - The Sun Queen
Wednesday, 3/27 from 3-4 pm NH EXPLORE
For nearly 50 years, chemical engineer and inventor Maria Telkes applied her prodigious intellect to harnessing the power of the sun. She designed and built the world's first successfully solar-heated modern residence and identified a promising new chemical that, for the first time, could store solar heat like a battery. And yet, along the way, she was undercut and thwarted by her boss and colleagues - all men - at MIT. AMERICAN EXPERIENCE Streaming Video

More Learning Resources

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PBS LearningMedia

PBS LearningMedia

NHPBS and PBS have curated FREE, standards-aligned videos, interactives, lesson plans, and more for educators. You can also create your own lessons and assignments to meet the needs of your students.

Annenberg

Annenberg Learner

Searchable online video courses and interactives across the curriculum and grade levels in areas like chemistry, literature, music, the visual arts, social studies, world languages storytelling, spelling and lots more.

Brainpop

Brainpop

Features over 1,000 animated shorts and quizzes for students in grades K-12 covering science, social studies, English, math, the arts, health, and technology.  The service is free to schools closed due to COVID-19.

Scholastic

Scholastic Learn At Home

Everyday Scholastic will feature four learning experiences, built around a story or video.

Storyline Online

StoryLine Online

A series of imaginatively produced videos featuring celebrated actors reading children's books.

Local Learning Resources

The best of NH learning resources from around the state.

  • Cheshire County Historical Society

  • New Hampshire Public Radio:

    • Civics 101 -  Tons of great (and free!) audio, activities, resources, and lessons to help you stay engaged with civics.
    • 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

  • 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.

  • Tiger Takes On

 

PBS KIDS!

PBS Kids for Teachers/Caregivers/Parents

  • PBS for Parents
    A guide of PBS resources targeted for parents teaching kids, features a great activity finder
  • PBS Education
    The greatest teachers ignite a love of learning and a sense of possibility that motivates students to reach their full potential.
  • PBS Teachers' Lounge
    This site has great teaching tips, ideas, resources and support for teachers.
  • PBS KIDS Games app
    Offers nearly 200 educational games, which can be downloaded for offline play anytime, anywhere. 

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