Teddy Bears, Nikola Tesla, and the Scopes Trial - July 10

Teddy Bears, Nikola Tesla, and the Scopes Trial - July 10

Lots of Learning

Thursday, July 10, 2025

Today is Don't Step On A Bee Day, Nikola Tesla Day, National Kitten Day, Teddy Bears' Picnic Day, U.S Energy Independence Day, Piña Colada Day, and Pick Blueberries Day.

Today's Birthdays
Songs of the Day
National Park Month Resource of the Day
Ice Cream Month Resource of the Day
Today's Theme: Teddy Bears, Nikola Tesla, and the Scopes Trial

ON THIS DATE

  • 1913 - The temperature in Death Valley, California, hits 134 °F the highest temperature ever recorded on Earth.
  • 1925 - The "Scopes Monkey Trial" begins in Dayton, Tennessee.
  • 1940 -The Battle of Britain begins.
  • 1962 - Telstar, the world's first communications satellite, is launched.
  • 1891 - Boris Yeltsin takes office as the first elected president of Russia.

BIRTHDAYS

SONGS OF THE DAY 

  • Elvis Presley -  (Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear - LISTEN
  • Ronnie James Dio - Dream On - LISTEN
  • Mavis Staples - I'll Take You There  - LISTEN
  • Bela Fleck and the Flecktones - Sinister Minister - LISTEN
  • Fats Domino - Blueberry Hill - LISTEN
  • Rupert Holmes - Escape (The Pina Colada Song) - LISTEN

NATIONAL PARK MONTH RESOURCE OF THE DAY

Waimea Canyon, Hawaii - GO

ICE CREAM MONTH RESOURCE OF THE DAY

PBS Video - Full-Time Kid - Easy Ice Cream Recipe - MAKE

THEME: TEDDY BEARS

  • Grades PreK-1- Sesame Street - Bears, Bears, Bears (3:01) - VIEW
  • Grades PreK-1- Sesame Street - Do "The Bear" with Baby Bear (2:37) - VIEW
  • Grades PreK-1 - Daniel Tiger - A Pandy Bear for Margaret (2:09) - VIEW
  • Grades K-2 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Peep and the Big Wide World - A House for Teddy Bear (1:29) - VIEW and DO
  • Grades 1-2 -  NHPBS learning Media - Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum Theodore Roosevelt Reader - READ
  • Grades 4-12 - NHPBS Video - Mississippi: A Thread Through Time -Teddy Bear (1:00) - VIEW
  • Grades 5-12 - National Park Service - The Story of the Teddy Bear - READ
  • Grades 5-12 - National Museum of American History - Teddy Bear - READ

THEME: NIKOLA TESLA 

  • Grades 9-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - American Experience - Tesla: Reimagining the Electric Motor (2:58) - VIEW, READ, DO
  • Grades 9-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - American Experience - Tesla: Early Experiments with Wireless Power (4:11) - VIEW, READ, and DO
  • Grades 9-12 -PBS - Tesla for Teachers - DO
  • Grades 9-12 - NHPBS Video - American Experience - Nikola Tesla and Wireless Charging (2:27) - VIEW
  • Grades 9-12 - NHPBS Video - American Experience - Cold Light from Tesla (1:11) - VIEW
  • Grades 9-12 - NHPBS Video - Drive-By History - Nikola Tesla's Lab (26:46) - VIEW

THEME: SCOPES TRIAL

  • Grades 7-12 - NHPBS Video - Frontline - God in America Four: A New Light - (55:58) - VIEW
  • Grades 7-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Retro Report - Influencing Policy: Evolution and the First Amendment (10:56) -VIEW, READ, DO
  • Grades 9-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - American Experience - Monkey Trial Image Gallery - VIEW

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:

PBS KIDS CRAFTS & PBS PARENTING TIPS

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. 

Contact Us

Susan Adams
Education Manager
sadams@nhpbs.org
Phone: 603-868-4455
Fax: 603-868-7552