Museums, Volcanoes, and and Plessy v. Ferguson - May 18

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Saturday, May 18, 2024

Today is Armed Forces Day, Museum Day, Jamestown Day, Mother Whistler Day, Cheese Souffle Day, Learn to Swim Day, No Dirty Dishes Day, River Cleanup Day, Visit Your Relatives Day, Plant a Lemon Tree Day, Preakness, Fiddle Day, and Whiskey Day.

Today's Birthdays
Songs of the Day
Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month Resource of the Day
Today's Theme: Museums, Volcanoes, and Plessy vs. Ferguson

ON THIS DATE

BIRTHDAYS

SONGS OF THE DAY 

  • Don McLean - Vincent - LISTEN
  • David Bowie - Andy Warhol - LISTEN
  • Big Joe Turner - Shake, Rattle, & Roll - LISTEN

ASIAN AMERICAN & PACIFIC ISLANDER HERITAGE MONTH RESOURCE OF THE DAY
Asian American - Early South Asian Immigration

THEME:  Museums

  • Grades PreK-1 - NHPBS LearningMedia - A Trip to the Art Museum -  Everyday Learning (2:38) - VIEW and DO
  • Grades PreK-1 - NHPBS LearningMedia - KidVision - Art Museum (8:28) - VIEW and DO
  • Grades PreK-1 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Science Museum Field Trip (7:31) - VIEW and DO
  • Grades 1-2 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum Collection - VIEW, READ, DO
  • Grades 1-2 - PBS KIDS - Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum Website - VIEW, READ, and DO
  • Grades 7-12 - NHPBS Video - Inside the Met Series - VIEW   
  • Grades 7-12 - NHPBS Video - Art Assignment - Remake The Met  (9:20) - VIEW
  • Grades 7-12 - NHPBS Video - The Origins of Everything - The Problem with Museums (12:14) - View
  • Grades 7-12 - NHPBS Video - Maine Mineral and Gem Museum (9:26)  - VIEW
  • Grades 9-12 - NHPBS Video - Museums Creating Community (26:40)  - VIEW

THEME: Volcanoes 

  • Grades PreK-12 - National Park Service - Hawaii Volcanoes Live Streams -  VIEW
  • Grades PreK-12 - Live FromIceland - Volcano Web Cams - VIEW
  • Grades PreK-3 - Splash and Bubble - Underwater Volcanoes (1:58) - VIEW
  • Grades PreK-3 - Splash and Bubble - The Volcano is Erupting! (2:15) - VIEW
  • Grades 4-6 - PBS LearningMedia - Science Trek - Volcanoes! - VIEW and DO
    Grades 4-6 - PBS LearningMedia - Science Trek - What Makes a Volcano Different - VIEW and DO
  • Grades 5-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Nova - Meet the Volcanoes (2:57) - VIEW
  • Grades 5-12 - USGS - Volcano Monitoring - MONITOR
  • Grades 5-12 - NHPBS Video - Eons - How Volcanoes Froze the Earth...Twice (10:29) - VIEW
  • Grades 5-12 - NHPBS Video - Nova - Killer Volcanoes (54:00) - VIEW

THEME: Plessy v. Ferguson

  • Grades 5-12 - NHPBS Video - Separate: The Story of Plessy v. Ferguson (14:10) - VIEW
  • Grades 6-12 - Oyez - Plessy v. Ferguson - READ
  • Grades 6-12 - National Archives - Plessy v. Ferguson - READ
  • Grades 5-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Plessy v. Ferguson and Resource Materials - READ
  • Grades 7-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Plessy v. Ferguson - A More or Less Perfect Union (4:58) - VIEW and DO
  • Grades 9-12 - PBS LearningMedia - The Rise and Fall of Jim Crow - Plessy v. Ferguson (3:36) - VIEW, READ, DO

WATCH

NH WORLD - 11.3 More Options

ASIAN AMERICANS - Breaking Through view online
Saturday, 5/18 from 8-9 pm NH WORLD
At the turn of the new millennium, the national conversation turns to immigration, race, and economic disparity. As the U.S. becomes more diverse, yet more divided, a new generation of Asian Americans tackle the question, how do we as a nation move forward together? ASIAN AMERICANS Streaming Video


More Learning Resources

Looking for some super cool crafts to do with your kids? Or maybe you need some expert parenting resources to help raise your child? You can find it all right here:

PBS KIDS CRAFTS & PBS PARENTING TIPS

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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