Mammals - August 5
Fur-Covered Learning
Friday, August 5, 2022
- Today is Green Peppers Day, International Traffic Light Day, National Oyster Day, and National Underwear Day.
- August is National Wellness Month, National Sandwich Month, National Golf Month, National Water Quality Month, Black Business Month, International Pirate Month, and National Crayon Collection Month.
- Health and Wellness Resource of the Day: PBS Parents: Healthy Me
- Sandwich of the Day: Open-Faced Grilled Cheese with Apple and Bacon Sandwich
Today's Birthdays
Songs of the Day
Today's Theme: MAMMALS
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ON THIS DATE
- 1620 - The Mayflower sets sail from Southampton, England.
- 1733 - New York Weekly Journal writer John Peter Zenger is acquitted of seditious libel.
- 1861 - The U.S.levies the first income tax to help pay for the Civil War.
- 1914 - The first electric traffic light is installed in Cleveland, Ohio.
- 1962 - Apartheid leader Nelson Mandela is jailed.
- 1981 - President Reagan fires 11,359 striking air-traffic controllers.
- 1850 - French author Guy de Maupassant
- 1906 - Director John Huston
- 1930 - Astronaut Neil Armstrong
- They Might Be Giants - Mammal - LISTEN
- Grades K-4 - NHPBS - Up Close and Natural - Mammals (12:39) - VIEW
- Grades 5-12- NHPBS LearningMedia - Nova - Mammals Get Their Chance (1:46) - VIEW, READ, DO
- Grades 5-12 - NHPBS Video - Nova - Rise of the Mammals (53:27) - VIEW
- Grades 6-8 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Smithsonian Science Now - How to Discover a New Mammal Species (29:14) - VIEW
- Grades 6-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Are Mammals Adapting to Humans? (4:22) - VIEW
- Grade 6-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - NOVA scienceNOW: Smart Marine Mammals - Smart Sea Lions (4:42) - VIEW, READ, DO
- Grades 9-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Nova - How Climate, Plant, and Animal Interactions Drive Evolution (5:57) - VIEW and DO
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Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum - I Am Rosa Parks
Friday, 8/5 6-6:30 am NHPBS - VIEW
MAGICAL LAND OF OZ- Land
Friday, 8/5 from 7-8 pm NH WORLD
An exploration of one of the most magical lands on the planet. Its unique wildlife includes a tree-dwelling kangaroo, a spider that survives underwater, and a bird that spreads fire. MAGICAL LAND OF OZ Streaming Video
MAGICAL LAND OF OZ- Ocean
Friday, 8/5 from 8-9 pm NH WORLD
See why marine species are drawn to the coasts of Australia and discover that the country's three surrounding oceans - the Southern Sea, the Pacific, and The Indian Ocean create a unique environment for ocean voyagers of all types. MAGICAL LAND OF OZ Streaming Video
MAGICAL LAND OF OZ- Human
Friday, 8/5 from 9-10 pm NH WORLD
An exploration of Australia's mesmerizing wildlife and how they've adapted to survive in the human environment, including a flamboyant dancing peacock spider in a suburban garden. MAGICAL LAND OF OZ Streaming Video
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