Cheese and the 19th Amendment - June 4

Cheese and the 19th Amendment - June 4

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Sunday, June 4, 2023

Today is Hug Your Cat Day, National Cheese Day,  and National Pineapple Day.

June is Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender Pride Month; National Oceans Month; National Rivers Month; and National Caribbean-American Heritage Month

Today's Birthdays
Songs of the Day
Ocean/River Resource of the Day
Today's Theme:  Cheese and the 19th Amendment
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ON THIS DATE

  • 1411 - France's  King Charles VI grants the town of Roquefort-sur-Soulzon a monopoly for ripening  Roquefort cheese.
  • 1647 - English army seizes King Charles I.
  • 1789 - The Montgolfier brothers publicly demonstrate their hot air balloon.
  • 1919 - The 19th Amendment is approved by congress, giving women the right to vote.
  • 1939 - The MS St. Louis, a ship carrying 963 Jewish refugees, is denied permission to land in Florida and is forced to return to Europe.  More than 200 passengers later die in Nazi concentration camps.
  • 1942 - The Battle of Midway between Japan and the U.S. begins.
  • 1984 - Bruce Springsteen's album "Born in the U.S.A." is released. 
  • 1989 - Chinese army troops stormTiananmen Square in Beijing to stop pro-democracy demonstrations, possibly killing thousands of protesters. 

BIRTHDAYS

SONGS OF THE DAY 

  • Bruce Springsteen - Born in the U.S.A. - LISTEN
  • Helen Reddy - I Am Woman - LISTEN

OCEAN/RIVER RESOURCE OF THE DAY

Ocean Today - Chimaera - VIEW

THEME: Cheese

  • Grades PreK-3 - Let's Go: Luna - The Perfect Grilled Cheese (1:33) - VIEW
  • Grades K-4 - Odd Squad - The Cheese Room (2:24) - VIEW
  • Grades 6-8 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Cheese: Not the Same Mold Story (6:02) - VIEW
  • Grades 6-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - The Science and Art of Cheese (10:26) - VIEW
  • Grades 6-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Gross Science - What Lives in Cheese? (2:48) - VIEW
  • Grades 6-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - It's O.K. To Be Smart - What Lives in Cheese (5:46) -VIEW
  • Grades 4-6  - NHPBS LearningMedia - Dragonfly TV - Scientist Profile: Dairy Scientist (2:37) - VIEW
  • Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - Serving Up Science - Making the Ultimate (Stinky) Cheese Board  (5:45)  -VIEW 
  • Grades 5-12 - NHPBS Video - Reactions - How Milk Becomes Cheese (6:43) - VIEW
  • Grades 5-12 - NHPBS Video - Reactions - Why Does Stinky Cheese Stink? (4:57) - VIEW

THEME: 19th Amendment

  • Grades 3-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Teaching Women's Suffrage Collection - VIEW, READ, DO
  • Grades 6-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia -19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution - Women's Right to Vote Resource Materials - VIEW, READ, and DO
  • Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - The Origins of Everything - 6 Surprising Facts About the 19th Amendment (12:09) - VIEW 

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    • 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.

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