Teddy Bears, Nikola Tesla, and the Scopes Trial - July 10

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Wednesday, July 10, 2024

Today is Don't Step On A Bee Day, Nikola Tesla Day, National Kitten Day, Teddy Bears' Picnic Day, U.S Energy Independence Day, Piña Colada Day, and Pick Blueberries Day.

Today's Birthdays
Songs of the Day
National Park Month Resource of the Day
Ice Cream Month Resource of the Day
Today's Theme: Teddy Bears, Nikola Tesla, and the Scopes Trial
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ON THIS DATE

• 1913 - The temperature in Death Valley, California, hits 134 °F the highest temperature ever recorded on Earth.
• 1925 - The "Scopes Monkey Trial" begins in Dayton, Tennessee.
• 1940 -The Battle of Britain begins.
• 1962 - Telstar, the world's first communications satellite, is launched.
• 1891 - Boris Yeltsin takes office as the first elected president of Russia.

BIRTHDAYS

• 1509 - Theologian John Calvin
• 1856 - Engineer and physicist Nikola Tesla
• 1939 - Singer Mavis Staples 
• 1942 - Musician and Portsmouth, NH native Ronnie James Dio
• 1943 - Tennis player Arthur Ashe
• 1958 - Banjo player Béla Fleck

SONGS OF THE DAY 

• Elvis Presley -  (Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear - LISTEN
• Ronnie James Dio - Dream On - LISTEN
• Mavis Staples - I'll Take You There  - LISTEN
• Bela Fleck and the Flecktones - Sinister Minister - LISTEN
• Fats Domino - Blueberry Hill - LISTEN
• Rupert Holmes - Escape (The Pina Colada Song) - LISTEN

NATIONAL PARK MONTH RESOURCE OF THE DAY

Waimea Canyon, Hawaii - GO

ICE CREAM MONTH RESOURCE OF THE DAY

PBS Video - Full-Time Kid - Easy Ice Cream Recipe - MAKE

THEME: TEDDY BEARS

• Grades PreK-1- Sesame Street - Bears, Bears, Bears (3:01) - VIEW
• Grades PreK-1- Sesame Street - Do "The Bear" with Baby Bear (2:37) - VIEW
• Grades PreK-1 - Daniel Tiger - A Pandy Bear for Margaret (2:09) - VIEW
• Grades K-2 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Peep and the Big Wide World - A House for Teddy Bear (1:29) - VIEW and DO
• Grades 1-2 -  NHPBS learning Media - Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum Theodore Roosevelt Reader - READ
• Grades 4-12 - NHPBS Video - Mississippi: A Thread Through Time -Teddy Bear (1:00) - VIEW
• Grades 5-12 - National Park Service - The Story of the Teddy Bear - READ
• Grades 5-12 - National Museum of American History - Teddy Bear - READ

THEME: NIKOLA TESLA 

• Grades 9-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - American Experience - Tesla: Reimagining the Electric Motor (2:58) - VIEW, READ, DO
• Grades 9-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - American Experience - Tesla: Early Experiments with Wireless Power (4:11) - VIEW, READ, and DO
• Grades 9-12 -PBS - Tesla for Teachers - DO
• Grades 9-12 - NHPBS Video - American Experience - Nikola Tesla and Wireless Charging (2:27) - VIEW
• Grades 9-12 - NHPBS Video - American Experience - Cold Light from Tesla (1:11)  - VIEW
• Grades 9-12 - NHPBS Video - Drive-By History - Nikola Tesla's Lab (26:46) - VIEW

THEME: SCOPES TRIAL

• Grades 7-12 - NHPBS Video - Frontline - God in America Four: A New Light - (55:58) - VIEW
• Grades 7-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Retro Report - Influencing Policy: Evolution and the First Amendment (10:56) -VIEW, READ, DO
• Grades 9-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - American Experience - Monkey Trial Image Gallery - VIEW

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NHPBS - 11.1 Comcast (2/802) More Options

DYNAMIC PLANET - Earth
Wednesday, 7/10 from 8-9 pm NHPBS
Amidst shifts in Earth's climate, once-stable ecosystems are now in turmoil. Experts, Indigenous communities, and mega-fauna from the Arctic to the Amazon reveal how science, nature, and tradition can help prepare us for a fast-changing future. DYNAMIC PLANET Streaming Video

NOVA - Ancient Builders of the Amazon
Wednesday, 7/10 from 9-10 pm NHPBS
Recent discoveries in archaeology are exploding the myth of the Amazon as a primeval wilderness, revealing traces of ancient civilizations that flourished for centuries, with prehistoric populations numbering in the millions. NOVA Streaming Video

NOVA - Emperor's Ghost Army
Wednesday, 7/10 from 10-11 pm NHPBS
With exclusive access to groundbreaking new research, NOVA investigates the secrets of how and why the astonishing figures were made and the technology behind the still lethal and highly advanced weapons carried by the clay warriors. NOVA Streaming Video

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

ICONIC AMERICA: OUR SYMBOLS AND STORIES - The American Bald Eagle
Wednesday, 7/10 from 11 am-12 pm NH EXPLORE
The story of how the American Bald Eagle soared to its vaunted perch in American iconography. Learn how it became an iconic symbol of patriotism but also of environmental activism and Native American traditions. ICONIC AMERICA Streaming Video

MUHAMMAD ALI - Round Four: The Spell Remains (1974-2006)
Wednesday, 7/10 from 3-5 pm NH EXPLORE
Muhammad Ali shocks the world by defeating George Foreman, winning back the heavyweight title, and becoming the most famous man on earth. After retiring in 1981, he travels the world spreading his Islamic faith and becomes a symbol of peace and hope. MUHAMMAD ALI Streaming Video

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INDEPENDENT LENS - Owned: A Tale of Two Americas 
Wednesday, 7/10 from 2-3:30 pm NH WORLD
Is the "American Dream" of home ownership a false promise? While the government’s postwar housing policy created the world’s largest middle class, it also set America on two divergent paths – one of perceived wealth and the other of systematically defunded, segregated communities. INDEPENDENT LENS Streaming Video

POV - Stateless 
Wednesday, 7/10 from 3:30-5 pm NH WORLD
An electoral campaign uncovers the complex history and politics of Haiti and the Dominican Republic. Follow families of those affected by the 2013 legislation stripping citizenship from Dominicans of Haitian descent. POV Streaming Video

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