Bird Migration and Roller Coasters - August 16

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Tuesday, August 16, 2022

Today is National Rollercoaster Day, National Rum Day, and Bennington Battle Day.

August is National Wellness Month, National Sandwich Month, National Golf Month, National Water Quality Month, Black Business Month, International Pirate Month, and National Crayon Collection Month.

Health and Wellness Resource of the Day: Sesame Street: Staying Well

Sandwich of the Day: Date Macadamia Chicken Salad Sandwiches

Today's Birthdays
Songs of the Day
Today's Theme: Bird Migration and Roller Coasters
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ON THIS DATE

• 1777 - NH native General John Stark defeats the British at the Battle of Bennington.
• 1916 - Canada and the United States sign the Migratory Bird Treaty.
• 1962 - Drummer Pete Best is dismissed by the Beatles.

BIRTHDAYS

• 1954 - Director James Cameron
• 1958 - Musician Madonna
• 1958 - Actor Angela Bassett
• 1962 - Actor Steve Carell

SONGS OF THE DAY 

• Lynyrd Skynyrd - Freebird - LISTEN
• Julie London - Bye Bye Blackbird - LISTEN
• Liza Minnelli - Bye Bye Blackbird - LISTEN
• Jackson 5 - Rockin' Robin -LISTEN
• Madonna - Holiday - LISTEN

THEME: BIRD MIGRATION

• Grades PreK-1 - Sesame Street - It's a Habitat Song with Lin-Manuel Miranda (1:10) - VIEW
  
• Grades PreK-3 - PBS Kids - Hibernate - Migrate Song (1:02) - VIEW
• Grades K-12 - Mississippi River Flyway Cam -VIEW
• Grades K-4 - Plum Landing - Migration Challenge - DO
• Grades K-3 - Ready Jet Go! - Bird Migration (2:52) - VIEW
• Grades K-6  - NHPBS LearningMedia - Science Trek - Bird Migration (5:04) - VIEW and DO
• Grades 4-8 - NHPBS - NatureWorks - Migration - READ and DO
• Grades 4-8 - NHPBS - NatureWorks - Migration (14:46) - VIEW
• Grades 6-8 - NHPBS LearningMedia -Nature - Earth Navigators: Arctic Summer (Available in Spanish) (2:52) - VIEW and DO
• Grades 6-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Nature- Extraordinary Birds: Little Brain, Big Journey
  (Available in Spanish) (2:41) - VIEW and DO
• Grades 6-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Habitat Earth - Why Do Birds Migrate? (1:00) - VIEW and DO
• Grades 6-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Science Now - The Great Migration (8:59) - VIEW and DO
• Grades 6-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Quest - The Great Migration (10:17) - VIEW and DO
• Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - Untamed  - Bird Migration (25:58) - VIEW
• Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - Flight Path: The World of Migratory Birds (56:45) - VIEW
• Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - Journey of the Broad-Winged Hawk (59:00) - VIEW

Theme: ROLLER COASTERS

• Grades PreK-2 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Between the Lions - Roller Coasters (6:21) - VIEW
• Grades 4-8 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Roller Coaster Physics (13:46) - VIEW and DO
• Grades K-5 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Zoom - Designing a Roller Coaster (4:23)  - VIEW, READ, DO
• Grades 3-6 - DragonflyTV - GPS: Roller Coaster Design (8:26) -  VIEW and DO
• Grades 3-6 - DragonflyTV - How Scary is a Roller Coaster Ride? (5:00) - VIEW
• Grades 3-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Design Squad - Roller Coaster Design (Available in Spanish) (0:58) -VIEW, READ, DO
• Grades 5-12 - NHPBS Video - The Good Stuff - Why Are Roller Coasters Awesome? (6:20) - VIEW
• Grades 6-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia -Centripetal Force: Roller Coaster Loops (4:40) (Available in Spanish) - VIEW, READ DO
• Grades 9-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Roller Coaster Ride (2:37) - VIEW and DO

Watch 

• LIFE AT THE WATERHOLE - Episode One
  Tuesday, 8/16 from 2-3 pm NH WORLD
  Meet the first animal visitors to a new man-made waterhole in the African savanna. Using state-of-the-art cameras, scientists watch as warthogs and elephants discover the new oasis. But things become dangerous when leopards and lions close in. LIFE AT THE WATERHOLE Streaming Video
• LIFE AT THE WATERHOLE - Episode Two
  Tuesday, 8/16 from 3-4 pm NH WORLD
  Discover how hotter weather impacts the animals, as the waterhole becomes busier in the evening cool. LIFE AT THE WATERHOLE Streaming Video
  
  
• LIFE AT THE WATERHOLE - Episode Three
  Tuesday, 8/16 from 4-5 pm NH WORLD
  Learn how rain transforms the area into a lush grazing pasture, creating an abundance of food. LIFE AT THE WATERHOLE Streaming Video
  
  FREEDOM SONGS: THE MUSIC OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT
  Tuesday, 8/16 from 7:30-9 pm NHPBS
  For a brief moment in time, a few daring, innovative musicians stood at the crossroads of a revolution in music and culture. Across one of the most turbulent periods in American history - from the early civil rights era to Watergate-they brought music, medium, and message together as never before.
  
  NOVA - Animal Espionage
  Tuesday, 8/16 from 9-10 pm NH WORLD
  Camera traps and drones are revolutionizing the study of wildlife by providing an up-close look at animals without disturbing them. See how these technologies are helping us understand everything from mysterious whale behavior to tiger migration. NOVA Streaming Video

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