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Sunday, August 16, 2020
Today is National Rollercoaster Day.
ON THIS DATE.
- 1777 - General John Stark defeats the British at the Battle of Bennington.
- 1916 - Canada and the United States sign the Migratory Bird Treaty.
- 1962 - Drummer Pete Best is dismissed by the Beatles.
BIRTHDAYS
- 1954 - Director James Cameron
- 1958 - Musician Madonna
- 1958 - Actor Angela Bassett
- 1962 - Steve Carell
Songs of the Day
Lynyrd Skynyrd - Freebird - LISTEN
Julie London - Bye Bye Blackbird - LISTEN
Liza Minnelli - Bye Bye Blackbird -LISTEN
THEME: BIRD MIGRATION
- Grades PreK-1 - Sesame Street - It's a Habitat Song with Lin-Manuel Miranda - VIEW
- Grades PreK-3 - PBS Kids - Hibernate - Migrate Song - VIEW
- Grades K-4 - Plum Landing - Migration Challenge - DO
- Grades K-3 - Ready Jet Go! - Bird Migration - VIEW
- Grades K-6 - PBS LearningMedia - Science Trek - Bird Migration - VIEW and DO
- Grades 4-8 - NHPBS - NatureWorks - Migration - READ and DO
- Grades 4-8 - NHPBS - NatureWorks - Migration - VIEW
- Grades 6-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Why Do Birds Migrate? - VIEW and DO
- Grades 6-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Science Now - The Great Migration - VIEW and DO
- Grades 6-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Quest - The Great Migration - VIEW and DO
- Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - Untamed - Bird Migration - VIEW
- Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - Flight Path: The World of Migratory Birds - VIEW
- Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - Journey of the Broad-Winged Hawk - VIEW
Watch
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