The Moon - July 20
Lunar Learning
Wednesday, July 20, 2022
Today is Fortune Cookie Day, International Cake Day, Nap Day, International Hot Dog Day, Moon Day, Space Exploration Day, National Lollipop Day, World Chess Day, and World Jump Day.
July is National Parks & Recreation Month and National Ice Cream Month.
National Natural Wonder: Idaho: Craters of the Moon
Today's Birthdays
Songs of the Day
Today's Theme: The Moon
ON THIS DATE
- 1969 - The Lunar Module Eagle from the Apollo Mission lands on the moon carrying astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin, who walk on the moon just hours later.
- 1976 - Viking 1 lands on Mars.
- 356 BC - Alexander the Great
- 1304 - Italian poet Petrarch
- 1591 - Puritan preacher Anne Hutchinson
- 1822 - Botanist Gregor Mendel
- 1938 - Actor Natalie Wood
- 1939 - Artist Judy Chicago
- 1947 - Musician Carlos Santana
Santana ft. Rob Thomas - Smooth - LISTEN- Frank Sinatra - Fly Me To the Moon - LISTEN
The Police - Walking On The Moon - LISTEN
- Grades PreK-1 - Sesame Street - I Don't Want to Live On the Moon (Original) (2:38) - VIEW
- Grades PreK-1 - Sesame Street - I Don't Want to Live On the Moon (Animated) (2:57) - VIEW
- Grades PreK-1 - Sesame Street - I Don't Want to Live on the Moon with Ernie (Lennon and Maisy) (2:54) - VIEW
- Grades PreK-1 - Sesame Street - Cookie Monster Thinks the Moon is a Cookie - featuring Buzz Aldrin (54:53) - VIEW
- Grades K-3 - Ready Jet Go! - Landing on the Moon (1:16) - VIEW
- Grades K-3 - Ready Jet Go! - Why does the Moon Change Shape? (1:54) - VIEW
- Grades K-3 - Ready Jet Go! - My Moon Journal - DO
- Grades K-3 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Journey to the Moon (6:11) - VIEW
- Grades 4-8 - NHPBS LearningMedia - STEM in 30 -Voyage to the Moon: 50 Years Ago and Today (28:29) - VIEW
- Grades 5-8 - NHPBS LearningMedia - STEM in 30 - Moon Rocks (31:09) - VIEW
- Grades 5-12 - NASA - The Moon - VIEW and READ
- Grades 6-8 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Nova - Back to the Moon - Finding Water on the Lunar Surface (3:31) - VIEW
- Grades 6-8 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Nova - The Origin of the Moon (Available in Spanish) (3:56)- VIEW, READ, DO
- Grades 6-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - American Experience - The Road to Apollo: An Interactive Journey - DO
- Grades 6-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - American Experience - Chasing the Moon - Sputnik’s Launch Begins the Space Race (5:55) - VIEW, READ, DO
- Grades 6-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Quest - NASA Ames Rocket to the Moon (11:41) - VIEW and DO
- Grades 7-12 - NHPBS Video - American Experience - Chasing the Moon, Part 1 (8:31) - VIEW
- Grades 7-12 - NHPBS Video - American Experience - Chasing the Moon, Part 2 (7:08) - VIEW
- Grades 7-12 - NHPBS Video - American Experience - Chasing the Moon, Part 3 (9:16) - VIEW
- Grades 7-12 - NHPBS Video - It's Okay to Be Smart - Apollo’s Most Important Discovery: Inside NASA’s Moon Rock V (10:22) - VIEW
- Grades 7-12 - NHPBS Video - It's Okay to Be Smart - Why We Should Put Rockets on the Moon (11:31) - VIEW
- Grades 9-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - NASA - Evolution of the Moon (Available in Spanish) (2:32) - VIEW
- Grades 9-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - NASA - Meet ATHLETE, a Moon Rover (3:15) - VIEW, READ, DO
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Cheshire County Historical Society
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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.
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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.
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Squam Lakes Natural Science Center
- A resource to keep you connected to nature - Enjoy nature at home with these online learning experiences brought to you by the Science Center’s Naturalists.
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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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Tiger Takes On
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The greatest teachers ignite a love of learning and a sense of possibility that motivates students to reach their full potential. - PBS Teachers' Lounge
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Offers nearly 200 educational games, which can be downloaded for offline play anytime, anywhere.
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