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

Lots of Learning

Sunday, July 10, 2022

Don't Step On A Bee Day, Global Energy Independence Day, International Nikola Tesla Day, Kitten Day, World Miniature Golf Day, and Teddy Bear Picnic Day.

July is National Parks & Recreation Month and National Ice Cream Month.

National Natural Wonder: Hawaii - Waimea Canyon

Today's Birthdays
Songs 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

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 - Missippi: A Thread Through Time -Teddy Bear (1:00) - VIEW
  • Grades 4-12 - NHPBS Video - Antiques Roadshow Extra - How Teddy Bear Got His Name (2:56) - 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 -NH PBS LearningMedia - 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 6-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Digital Public Library (DPLA) - Teaching Guide: Exploring the Scopes Trial - READ and DO
  • Grades 6-12 -NHPBS LearningMedia - Digital Public Library (DPLA) -  Primary Source Set - Scopes Trial - READ and DO
  • 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

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