Worms and Rembrandt - July 15

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Monday, July 15, 2024

Today is Be A Dork Day, I Love Horses Day, Global Hug Your Kid Day, Gummi Worm Day, National Give Something Away Day, Tapioca Day, and Saint Swithin's 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: Worms and Rembrandt
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ON THIS DATE

• 1799 - The Rosetta Stone is found in the Egyptian village of Rosetta
• 1815 - Napoleon Bonaparte surrenders to the British.
• 1834 - The Spanish Inquisition officially ends after close to 356 years.

BIRTHDAYS

• 1606 - Dutch artist Rembrandt Van Rijn
• 1779 - Poet Clement Clarke Moore
• 1796 - Mythologist Thomas Bulfinch
• 1946 - Musician Linda Ronstadt

SONG OF THE DAY 

• Linda Ronstadt - Tracks of My Tears - LISTEN
• ABBA - Waterloo - LISTEN

NATIONAL PARK MONTH RESOURCE OF THE DAY

Black Canyon of the Gunnison, Colorado - GO

ICE CREAM MONTH RESOURCE OF THE DAY

Earth Worm Sundae - MAKE

THEME: WORMS

• Grades PreK-K - NHPBS LearningMedia - Between the Lions - Wonderful Worms (6:06) - VIEW
• Grades PreK-1- Sesame Street - Worm Reggae (2:20) -  VIEW
• Grades PreK-1- Sesame Street - Wiggldy Worm Song! (0:43)- VIEW
• Grades PreK-3 - Crafts for Kids - Build a Worm Hotel (1:32) - VIEW and DO
• Grades PreK-1 -  Sesame Street -The Worm Winter Games (57:07) - VIEW
  
• Grades K-1 - NHPBS Video - Read, Write, Roar - Worms, Worms, Worms! (26:45) -VIEW and DO
• Grades K-2 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Wild Kratts - Worm Alert (2:12) - VIEW and DO
• Grades K-2 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Wild Kratts - Worm Slime (1:11) - VIEW and DO
• Grades K-2 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Wild Kratts - Earthworms (26:25) - VIEW and DO
• Grades K-3 - NHPBS Video - Up Close and Natural - Animals Without Backbones (13:02) - VIEW
  Grades K-3 - NHPBS Video - Hodgepodge Lodge - Animals without Backbones (28:56) - VIEW
• Grades K-3 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Nature Cat - Ze Worm Whisperer (11:05) - VIEW
• Grades 3-5 - NHPBS LearningMedia - DragonflyTV - Worm Farm (4:10) - VIEW and DO
• Grades 3-8 - NHPBS LearningMedia -  Wonderful Worms (3:41) - VIEW and DO
• Grades 3-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Compost Worms (8:24) - VIEW
  
• Grades 4-12 - NHPBS Wildlife Journal Junior - Annelida - Segmented Worms - READ
• Grades 6-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - The Shape of Life - Annelid Animation: Body Plan (1:05) - VIEW
• Grades 6-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Lens of Time: Velvet Worms - Secret of the Slime (7:40) - VIEW, READ, DO
• Grades 7-12 - NHPBS Video - Gross Science - Death of Dragon Worms (2:47) - VIEW
• Grades 7-12 - NHPBS Video - I Contain Multitudes - How Giant Tube Worms Survive at Hydrothermal Vents (10:20) - VIEW

THEME: REMBRANDT

• Grades 8-12 - NPR - An Intersection Of Science And Art In Rembrandt's 'Anatomy Lesson' - VIEW and READ
• Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - PBS NewsHour - For the First Time, 'All the Rembrandts' Are on Display (8:28) - VIEW
• Grades Adults - National Endowment for the Humanities - Teaching Rembrandt - READ
• Grades 9-12 - The Met - Rembrandt (1606–1669): Paintings - READ and VIEW

WATCH

NHPBS - 11.1 Comcast (2/802) More Options

PBS NEWS SPECIAL - THE REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION
Monday, 7/15 from 8-10 pm NHPBS
 Live coverage of the 2024 Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, co-anchored by News Hour's Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett.

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

GREAT PERFORMANCES AT THE MET - Message in a Bottle 
Monday, 7/15 from 12-1:30 pm NH EXPLORE
Experience triple-Olivier Award nominee Kate Prince's dance and theater show set to the songs of 17-time Grammy winner Sting. Telling the story of a migrant family, the show from London's Sadler's Wells Theatre features a mix of dance styles. GREAT PERFORMANCES Streaming Video

AUSTIN CITY LIMITS - Jackson Browne 
Monday, 7/15 from 3:30-4:30 pm NH EXPLORE
Savor the return of legendary singer/songwriter Jackson Browne to the ACL stage. Browne performs hits and songs from his latest album Downhill from Everywhere. AUSTIN CITY LIMITS Streaming Video

NH WORLD - 11.3 More Options

FRONTLINE - Documenting Police Use of Force
Monday, 7/15 from 2-3 pm NH WORLD
Investigating deaths after police used tactics like prone restraint and other "less lethal" force. With The Associated Press, drawing on police records, autopsy reports, and body cam footage, the most expansive tally of such deaths nationwide. FRONTLINE Streaming Video

BRIDGING DIVIDES: SHARING HEARTBEATS
Monday, 7/15 from 3-4 pm NH WORLD
Profiles of six organizations bring people together, including Northern Ireland's PeacePlayers program, Fandango Fronterizo at the U.S.-Mexico border, Fandango Fronterizo, and in Omaha, Nebraska, a synagogue, mosque, and church that share a campus and interfaith center that brings the community together.

POV - Manzanar, Diverted: When Water Becomes Dust 
Monday, 7/15 from 4-5 pm NH WORLD
Three communities intersect, sharing histories of forced removal - Japanese Americans who were incarcerated at the Manzanar WWII concentration camp, Native Americans who were forced from these lands, and ranchers turned environmentalists, who were bought out by the LA Department of Water and Power. How do they come together in the present moment to defend their land and water from Los Angeles? POV Streaming Video

FREE TO SPEAK - Thought Police
Monday, 7/15 from 7-8 pm NH WORLD
A look at the long history of governments suppressing speech - with clear echoes of George Orwell's warning of a world without free speech. The program weaves personal stories from Hong Kong, North Korea, and Peru, whose governments tried to suppress free speech, one of them resulting in a monumental - and avoidable - human tragedy. FREE TO SPEAK Streaming Video

WE HOLD THESE TRUTHS: THE GLOBAL QUEST FOR LIBERTY
Monday, 7/15 from 8-9 pm NH WORLD
Federal Judge Douglas Ginsburg explores the promise and enduring influence of America’s Declaration of Independence, both at home and around the world.

LOCAL USA - The Power of a Pardon
Monday, 7/15 from 9-9:30 pm NH WORLD
For five formerly incarcerated individuals who served their time, the only path to redemption and chance to pursue their purpose is through the Pennsylvania Board of Pardons. LOCAL USA Streaming Video

ICONIC AMERICA: OUR SYMBOLS AND STORIES - The Statue of Liberty
Monday, 7/15 from 10-11 pm NH WORLD
Reveal the evolving meaning of this symbol for a "nation of immigrants," and how it embodies our values and our conflicts, from abolition and women's suffrage to the treatment of refugees. ICONIC AMERICA Streaming Video

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