Sheep and Sir Isaac Newton - July 5
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Friday, July 5, 2024
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Today's Theme: Sheep and Sir Isaac Newton
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ON THIS DATE
- 1687 - Isaac Newton publishes Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica.
- 1937 - Spam! Spam! Spam! Spam! is introduced by Hormell Foods.
- 1946 - The bikini makes its debut at an outdoor fashion show in Paris.
- 1954 - Elvis Presley records his first single, "That's All Right", at Sun Records in Memphis.
- 1975 - Arthur Ashe becomes the first, and to date only, black man to win a Wimbledon singles title.
- 1996 - Dolly the Sheep becomes the first mammal cloned from an adult cell.
- 1756 - English actor Sarah Siddons
- 1810 - Showman P. T. Barnum
- 1940 - Artist Chuck Close
- 1943 - Singer-songwriter and guitarist Robbie Robertson
- 1963 - Actor Edie Falco
Elvis Presley - That's Alright - LISTEN- Brian Hyalnd - Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini - LISTEN
- The Band - The Weight - LISTEN
- Monty Python - Spam - LISTEN
Idina Menzel - Defying Gravity - LISTEN
NATIONAL PARK MONTH RESOURCE OF THE DAY
Glacier National Park, Montana - VIEW
ICE CREAM MONTH RESOURCE OF THE DAY
Design Squad Nation - Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream Science - VIEW
- Grades PreK-12 - Sheep Sanctuary - Sheep Barn Live Cam - VIEW
- Grades PreK-K - NHPBS LearningMedia - Valley's Gold - Sheep (2:12) - VIEW
- Grades PreK-K - NHPBS LearningMedia - Circle Time At Home - Learning to Recite Baa Baa Black (6:06) Sheep - VIEW and DO
- Grades PreK-1- Sesame Street - Murray Had a Little Lamb (6:48)- VIEW
- Grades PreK-1- Sesame Street - Ernie Counts Sheep To Sleep (3:02) - VIEW
- Grades K-5 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Folktales of the World - Colombian Folktale: Pastorcita (Available in Spanish) (2:39) - VIEW
- Grades 3-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - The Herding Dogs of the United Kingdom (7:44) - VIEW and DO
- Grades 4-12 - NHPBS Wildlife Journal Junior - Bighorn Sheep - READ
- Grades 4-12 - NHPBS Video - Kingdoms of the Sky - Head Banging Bighorn Sheep of the Rockies (2:56) - VIEW
- Grades 5-12 - NHPBS Video - Crossroads - Sheep and Wool (26:39) - VIEW
- Grades 5-12 - NHPBS Video - Return of the Tunis Sheep (5:16) - VIEW
- Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - Indie Alaska - Searching for Sheep in Denali (4:55) - VIEW
- Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - Nature - Running with the Herd (13:56) - VIEW
- Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - Nature - Running With The Herd: The Recovery (7:28) - VIEW
- Grades 6-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Outdoor Nevada - Bighorn Sheep (4:52) - VIEW, READ, and DO
THEME: Isaac Newton
- Grades K-2 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum - Isaac Newton Reader - READ and DO
- Grades 2-5 - British Council - Sir Isaac Newton (2:40) - VIEW and DO
- Grades 5-12 - NHPBS Video - Newton's Apple - Vintage Science Show Episode Segments - VIEW
- Grades 6-12 - BBC Teach - Sir Isaac Newton: The Man Who Discovered Gravity - READ
- Grades 7-12 - NHPBS Video - Newton Must Have Been a Sports Fan (28:53) - VIEW
- Grades 9-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Nova - A Complicated Man - READ
- Grades 9-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Nova - Einstein on Newton - READ
- Grades 9-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Nova - Newton the Alchemist - READ
- Grades 9-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Nova - Newton's Legacy - READ
- Grades 9-12 - NHPBS VIdeo - Newton's Laws: Crash Course Physics (11:03) - VIEW
- Grades 9-12 - Cambridge Digital Library - Newton Papers - VIEW and READ
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NOVA - The Planets: Inner Worlds
Friday, 7/05 from 3-4 pm NHPBS
The rocky planets - Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars - were born of similar material around the same time, yet only one supports life. Were Earth's neighbors always so extreme? Is there somewhere else in the solar system where life might flourish? NOVA Streaming Video
NOVA - The Planets: Mars
Friday, 7/05 from 4-5 pm NHPBS
Mars was once a blue-water world studded with active volcanoes. But when its magnetic field and protective atmosphere faded, it became the frozen desert planet we know today. With so many necessary elements in place, did life ever form on Mars? NOVA Streaming Video
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BENJAMIN FRANKLIN - An American (1775-1790) 
Friday, 7/05 from 9-11 pm NH EXPLORE
In wartime Philadelphia, Benjamin Franklin helps Thomas Jefferson craft the Declaration of Independence. In Paris, he wins French support for the American Revolution. Back home, he works on the Constitution of the new United States. BENJAMIN FRANKLIN Streaming Video
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BECOMING FRIDA KAHLO - A Star is Born 
Friday, 7/05 from 9-10 pm NH WORLD
Dangerous politics and turbulent love shock Frida's world, while love and trauma shape her final years. Diego and she divorce and then remarry. As her body fails her, her painting thrives. BECOMING FRIDA KAHLO Streaming Video
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