Nanotechnology and Indigenous Culture - October 9
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Monday, October 9, 2023
Today is Leif Erikson Day, Nanotechnology Day, Nautilus Night, Columbus Day, Indigenous People's Day, International Beer and Pizza Day, Moldy Cheese Day, and National Sneakers Day.
Animal Cam of the Day: Bronx Zoo Cams - Gorillas, Lemurs, Langurs. Sea Lions, Sharks
Dessert of the Day: Maple Walnut Stuffed Baked Apples
LGBT History Resource of the Day: The Lavender Scare
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Songs of the Day
Today's Theme: Nanotechnology
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- 1635 - Roger Williams is banished from the Massachusetts Bay Colony.
- 1967 - Latin American guerrilla leader Che Guevara is executed in Bolivia.
- 1990 - NH resident David Souter is sworn in as an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court.
- 2006 - North Korea conducts its first nuclear test.
- 2009 - President Barack Obama is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
- 1835 - French composer Camille Saint-Saëns
- 1890 - Evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson
- 1940 - Singer-songwriter John Lennon
- 1948 - Singer-songwriter Jackson Browne
- 1975 - Singer-songwriter Sean Lennon
- John Lennon - Stand By Me - LISTEN
- Jackson Browne - Running On Empty - LISTEN
- Sean Lennon - Breeze - LISTEN
THEME: Nanotechnology
- Grades 3-6 - PBS LearningMedia - Dragonfly TV - Nano: Kids on Nanotechnology (1:06) - VIEW
- Grades 3-6 - PBS LearningMedia - Dragonfly TV - Nano: Nanotechnology Music Video (1:57) - VIEW
- Grades 3-6 - PBS LearningMedia - Dragonfly TV - What's Nano? (8:36) - VIEW and DO
- Grades 3-6 - PBS LearningMedia - Dragonfly TV - Where's Nano? (6:44) - VIEW and DO
- Grades 5-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Science Matters - What Can Nanotechnology Do for You? Collection - VIEW and DO
- Grades 5-12 - PBS LearningMedia -Macro Concerns in a Nano World (9:25) - VIEW and DO
- Grades 6-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Nanotechnology (3:53) - VIEW, READ, DO
- Grades 6-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Nanotechnology Lab Visit (3:53) - VIEW, READ, DO
- Grades 6-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Quest - Nanotechnology Takes Off (10:28) - VIEW and DO
- Grades 7-12 - NHPBS Video - Reactions - Chameleons Are Masters of Nanotechnology (3:48) - VIEW
- Grades 7-12 - PBS LearningMedia - EarthSky - Rosalyn Berne on Nanotechnology in Agriculture (8:00) - LISTEN
- Grades 7-12 - NHPBS Video - SciTech Now - Nanotechnology to Create Clean Water and Cool Air (6:54) - VIEW
- Grades 9-12 - NHPBS Video - University Place - Exploring the Nanoworld (1:01:17) - VIEW
- Grades 9-12 - NHPBS Video - University Place - Drawing Attention to Nanotechnology (1:13:50) - VIEW
- Grades 9-12 - NHPBS Video - Emerging Science - Nanotechnology (26:40) - VIEW
THEME: INDIGENOUS CULTURE
- Grades PreK-1 - Sesame Street - Cripple Creek - VIEW
- Grades PreK-2 - Molly of Denali Series - VIEW and DO
- Grades 3-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Native American Heritage Collection - VIEW and DO
- Grades 4-12 - NHPBS Video - Our New Hampshire - People of the Dawn (18:19) -VIEW
- Grades 4-12 - NHPBS Video - Native America - Hopi Origin Story (4:21) - VIEW
- Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - Reconnecting Roots - Native Americans: An Uncommon History (27:02) - VIEW
- Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - KVIE Arts Showcase - Native American Art (27:48) - VIEW
- Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - If Cities Could Dance - Albuquerque's Native American Hip-Hop Dance (6:08) - VIEW
- Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - If Cities Could Dance - Native American Hoop Dancing and Hip-Hop in Minneapolis (4:17) - VIEW
- Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - The Warrior Tradition (54:41)- VIEW
- Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - Sound Field - What Does Electric Pow Wow Sound Like? (14:01) - VIEW
- Grades 7-12 - NHPBS Video -DIGADOHI: Lands, Cherokee, and the Trail of Tears (56:45) - VIEW
- Grades 7-12 - NHPBS Video - Made Here - Nebi, Abenaki Ways of Knowing Water (12:31) - VIEW
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THE AMERICAN BUFFALO: A STORY OF RESILIENCE
Monday, 10/9 from 4-5 pm NHPBS
This companion discussion program to Ken Burns' two-part, four-hour series THE AMERICAN BUFFALO premiering October 16 at 8 pm on NHPBS, features Judy Woodruff moderating a conversation with Ken Burns and three experts (Jason Baldes, Rosalyn LaPier, and Dan Flores), exploring lessons from the film, the early history and special relationship between Native American people and the buffalo, its relation to the larger grassland and prairie ecosystems, and Tribal contributions to the restoration of the buffalo today. THE AMERICAN BUFFALO: A STORY OF RESILIENCE Streaming Video
INDEPENDENT LENS - El Equipo
Monday, 10/9 from 10-11:30 pm NHPBS
A U.S. anthropologist sets out to train Latin American students in the use of forensic anthropology. Their goal: to investigate disappearances in Argentina during the "dirty war." Independent Lens - El Equipo Trailer Streaming Video
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INDEPENDENT LENS - Missing in Brooks County
Tuesday, 10/9 from 7:30-9 pm NH WORLD
Migrants go missing in rural South Texas more than anywhere else in the U.S. For many families whose loved ones have disappeared after crossing the Mexico border, one activist detective is their last hope. INDEPENDENT LENS Streaming Video
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