Bringing Learning to Sweet Life
Saturday, October 28, 2023
Today is International Animation Day and National Chocolate Day
Animal Cam of the Day: Beardsley Zoo /River Otter Cam
Dessert of the Day: Salted Pumpkin Caramels
LGBT History Resource of the Day: Taylor Mac Turns U.S. History Inside Out in 24-hour Show
Scary Resource of the Day: PBS Kids Halloween Games
On This Date
Today's Birthdays
Songs of the Day
Today's Theme: CHOCOLATE
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ON THIS DATE
BIRTHDAYS
SONGS OF THE DAY
- Bee Gees - Chocolate Symphony - LISTEN
- Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory - The Candy Man - LISTEN
THEME: CHOCOLATE
- Grades PreK-1- Sesame Street - Sesame Street: Professor Cookie Subtracts (3:46) - VIEW
- Grades PreK-1 - KidVision - How Chocolate is Made (8:58) - VIEW
- Grade 3 - PBS LearningMedia - Melty Chocolate Science Lesson - READ, VIEW, and DO
- Grades 4-8 - Curious Crew - Chocolate Chemistry (26:46) - VIEW
- Grades 6-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Reactions - Gum + Chocolate = ??? (1:49) - VIEW and READ
- Grades 6-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Earth and Sky Podcast - Lyndel Meinhardt Is Searching for Heartier Chocolate in the Rainforest (7:59) - LISTEN
- Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - Reactions - Is White Chocolate Actually White Chocolate? (2:55) - VIEW
- Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - Serving Up Science - 100% Dark Chocolate: Bitter or Best Ever? (7:29) - VIEW
- Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - Native America - Chaco Chocolate (2:29) - VIEW
- Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - How Does It Grow - White Chocolate or White LIE? (1:16) - VIEW
- Grades 7-12 - PBS NewsHour - Rita Dove - Chocolate (0:37) - VIEW
- Grades 7-12 - NHPBS Video - Is Chocolate Facing Extinction? (5:10) - VIEW
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NHPBS EXPLORE - 11.2 Comcast (801) More Options
NATIVE AMERICA - From Caves to Cosmos
Saturday, 10/28 from 8-9 pm NHPBS EXPLORE
Combine ancient wisdom and modern science to answer a 15,000-year-old question: who were America's First Peoples? The answer hides in Amazonian cave paintings, Mexican burial chambers, New Mexico's Chaco Canyon, and waves off California's coast. NATIVE AMERICA Streaming Video
AUSTIN CITY LIMITS - Margo Price/Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway
Saturday, 10/28 from 11 pm-12 am NHPBS EXPLORE
Margo Price returns for her second headlining appearance with her latest album Strays as the centerpiece, and next-generation bluegrass musician Molly Tuttle and her band Golden Highway dazzle in their first ACL appearance. AUSTIN CITY LIMITS Streaming Video
NH WORLD - 11.3 Comcast (965) More Options
COLLEGE BEHIND BARS - Parts 3&4
Saturday, 10/28 from 8-10 pm NH WORLD
Students embark on yearlong senior projects. One student reckons with her path to prison, while another receives devastating news from home. The debate union squares off against their rival across the river, West Point. The prison debate team faces Harvard. Two students complete their senior projects, while another is sent to the solitary housing unit and isn't able to finish before being released. Bachelor's and associate degrees are awarded on graduation day. COLLEGE BEHIND BARS Streaming Video
More Learning Resources
Looking for some super cool crafts to do with your kids? Or maybe you need some expert parenting resources to help raise your child? You can find it all right here:
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.
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.
Everyday Scholastic will feature four learning experiences, built around a story or video.
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.
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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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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.