Soil - December 5

Soil - December 5

Down and Dirty Learning

Sunday, December 5, 2020

Today is Day of the Ninja, International Volunteer Day, and World Soil Day.

Today's Birthdays
Songs of the Day
Today's Theme: Soil
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ON THIS DATE

BIRTHDAYS

SONGS OF THE DAY 

  • Peter Gabriel - Digging in the Dirt - LISTEN

THEME:

Soil

  • Grades PreK-1 - PBS LearningMedia - Sid the Science Kid -The Dirt on Dirt (3:11) - VIEW and DO
  • Grades PreK-4 with Adult - Make Edible Dirt Cups (1:06) - VIEW and DO
  • Grades PreK-8 - PBS LearningMedia - 60 Second Science - Soil Makers  (1:06)- VIEW and  DO
  • Grades K-2 - PBS LearningMedia -What is Soil? (Available in Spanish) (2:19) - VIEW and DO
  • Grades K-3 - PBS LearningMedia - Cyberchase - Soil Investigation (4:18) - VIEW and DO
  • Grades K-4 - PBS LearningMedia - Wild Kratts - Saving Worms and Making Dirt (2:28)  - VIEW and DO
  • Grades K-4 - PBS LearningMedia - Nature Cat - Mud Love (12:05) - VIEW and DO
  • Grades K-6 - PBS LearningMedia - Science Trek - Soil Collection (3:29)  - VIEW 
  • GRades 2-5 - NHPBS Video - Steve Trash Science - The Dirty Truth About Dirt (26:46)  - VIEW
  • Grades 3-6 - PBS LearningMedia - Think Garden - Soil Composition (Available in Spanish) (2:26) - VIEW, READ, DO
  • Grades 3-12 - PBS LearningMedia - The Nature Conservancy - How Dirt Works (4:27) - VIEW
  • Grades 4-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Quest - Why Soil Matters (1:41) - VIEW
  • Grades 5-8 - PBS LearningMedia - The Forest & The Soil Cycle (Available in Spanish) (5:30) - VIEW
  • Grades 6-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Soil Microbes and Global Warming (3:55) - VIEW, READ, DO 
  • Grades 6-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Nova -Making North America: The Ingredients for Soil (2:46) - VIEW, READ, DO
  • Grades 6-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Healthy Soil Systems (1:10) - VIEW, READ, DO
  • Grades 6-12 - PBS LearningMedia -The Living Soil Beneath Our Feet: Habitat Earth (2:49) - VIEW and DO

Watch 

NHPBS  - 11.1   Comcast (802)   Live Stream   More Options

NHPBS EXPLORE  - 11.2   Comcast (801)   More Options

NH WORLD - 11.3   Comcast (965)  More Options

NH KIDS - 11.5  Schedule   Live Stream   More Options

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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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