Christa McAuliffe, Coconuts, Vultures, and Hummingbirds - September 2

Learning that Counts

Saturday, September 2, 2023

Today is Vulture Awareness Day, Hummingbird Day, V-J Day, World Coconut Day, National Wear Teal Day, and International Bacon Day.

• Hispanic Heritage Month Resource of the Day: Dance Art Toolkit: Matlachines 
• Classical Music Month Resource of the Day: Mozart's Choral Music

Today's Birthdays
Songs of the Day
Today's Theme:  Coconuts, Christa McAuliffe, Vultures, and Hummingbirds
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ON THIS DATE

• 1666 - The Great Fire of London begins. It burns for three days and destroys over 10,000 buildings. BBC Teaching Resources
• 1789 - The United States Department of the Treasury is founded.
• 1864 - Union forces led by General Sherman occupy Atlanta.
• 1945 - Japan signs an unconditional surrender bringing an end to WWII
• 1885 - A group of 150 white miners attacked and killed 28 Chinese immigrants at the Rock Springs Massacre In Rock Springs, Wyoming. LOC Research Guide
• 1935 - The Labor Day Hurricane hits near Long Key, Florida, killing at least 400.

BIRTHDAYS

• 1838 - Queen Liliuokalani of Hawaii 
• 1948 -  Teacher and astronaut Christa McAuliffe
• 1966 - Actor Salma Hayek

SONGS OF THE DAY 

• Harry Nilsson - Coconut - LISTEN
• Merv Griffin -  I've Got a Lovely Bunch of Coconuts - LISTEN
  
• Kenny Chesney w. Willie Nelson - Coconut Tree - LISTEN
  
• Paul Simon (Sesame Street) - El Condor Pasa - LISTEN

THEME: CHRISTA MCAULIFFE 

• Grades 5-8 - Challenger Center - Christa's Lost Lessons Brought to Life - VIEW
• Grades 5-12 -  NHPBS LearningMedia - Barbara Morgan: No Limits (48:52) - VIEW
• Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - New Hampshire in Space (26:20) - VIEW
• Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - Christa McAuliffe's Teacher in Space Interview (5:18) - VIEW
• Grades 6-12 - NASA - Christa McAuliffe - READ
• Grades 9-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - The Retro Report - The Challenger Tragedy - VIEW, READ, DO

THEME: COCONUTS

• Grades PreK-1 - Sesame Street - Coconuts (1:13) - VIEW
• Grades PreK-1 - Super Why - Alpha Pig's Alphabet Coconut Game (3:15) - VIEW
• Grades 4-8 - NHPBS LearningMedia - DragonflyTV - Coconauts  (8:02) - VIEW
• Grades 4-12 - NHPBS Video - Nature - An Octopus' Coconut Home (2:29) - VIEW
• Grades 7-12 - Library of Congress - Is a Coconut a Fruit, Nut, or Seed? - READ
• Grades 9-12 -  Washington University in St. Louis - Deep History of Coconuts Decoded - READ

THEME:  Buzzards and Vultures

• Grades 4-12 - NHPBS NatureWorks - Decomposers and Scavengers (14:46) - VIEW
• Grades 4-12 - NHPBS Wildlife Journal Junior - Turkey Vulture - READ
• Grades 4-12 - NHPBS Wildlife Journal Junior - Black Vulture - READ
• Grades 4-12 - NHPBS Wildlife Journal Junior - Cathartidae - New World Vultures - READ
• Grades 5-12 - PBS Learning Media - Untamed - Vultures (26:44) - VIEW, READ, DO
• Grades 5-12 - PBS LearningMedia - EARTH A New Wild -Vultures: India's Clean-Up Crew (4:40) - VIEW
• Grades 6-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Gross Science - Why Don’t Vultures Get Food Poisoning? (2:20) - VIEW and DO

THEME: HUMMINGBIRDS

• Grades PreK-1 - PBS Kids - The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That  - What Do Hummingbirds Drink? (2:43) - VIEW
• Grades K-2 - PBS LearningMedia - Nature Nuggets - Hummingbird Nest (1:45) - VIEW and DO
• Grades K-3 - Wild Kratts - Hummingbird: Creature Power (3:09) - VIEW
• Grades K-3 - PBS LearningMedia - Wild Kratts - Hummingbirds (26:25) - VIEW and DO
• Grades K-5 - PBS LearningMedia - Kratts Creatures -You Gotta Love Hummingbirds (1:40) - VIEW
• Grades 3-8 - PBS LearningMedia - Nature - Hummingbird: Survivor, Architect, and Builder (2:28) - VIEW and DO
• Grades 4-12 - NHPBS Wildlife Journal Junior - Trochilidae - Hummingbirds, Sabrewings, Mangos, Coquettes - READ
• Grades 6-8 - PBS LearningMedia - Nature - Structure and Function: Hummingbird Tongue (5:12) - VIEW and DO
• Grades 6-8 - PBS LearningMedia - Nature - Cuba's Wild Revolution: The World's Smallest Bird (4:44) - VIEW and DO
• Grades 6-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Nature - Extraordinary Birds: Little Brain, Big Journey (Available in Spanish) (2:41) - VIEW, READ, DO
• Grades 6-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Inside Science - Why Hummingbirds Have a Sweet Tooth (2:09) - VIEW and DO
• Grades 6-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Nature - Cellular Respiration in Scarce Oxygen: Hummingbird Adaptations at High Altitudes (6:03) - VIEW, READ, DO
• Grades 6-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Nature - A Variety of Hummingbirds (Available in Spanish) (2:50) - VIEW, READ, DO
• Grades 6-12 - PBS LearningMedia - California Academy of Sciences -  Lens of Time: How Hummingbirds Hover (6:41) - VIEW, READ, DO
• Grades 6-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Deep Look -  What Happens When You Put a Hummingbird in a Wind Tunnel? (3:25) - VIEW
• Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - Georgia outdoors - Hummingbird Heaven (26:46) - VIEW
• Grades 9-12 - NHPBS Video - The Hummingbird's Gift by Sy Montgomery (3:41) - VIEW
• Grades 9-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Nature - Hummingbirds and Hawks: An Unlikely Pair (5:43) - VIEW and DO
• Grades 9-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Evolution - Hummingbird Species in the Transitional Zones (3:48) - VIEW, READ, DO

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