Balloons and the Gulf of Tonkin - August 7

Sunday, August 7, 2022

• Today is Hiroshima Day, National Root Beer Float Day, National Water Balloon Day, and International Beer 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:  Arthur Family Health - Resilience
  
  
• Sandwich of the Day: Variations on a Peanut Butter Sandwich

Today's Birthdays
Songs of the Day
Today's Theme: Balloons and the Gulf of Tonkin
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ON THIS DATE

• 1782 - George Washington institutes the precursor of the Purple Heart, the Badge of Military Merit, for soldiers wounded in battle.
• 1964 -  Congress passed the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, broadening President Johnson's war powers.

BIRTHDAYS

• 1742 - Revolutionary War general Nathanael Greene
• 1813- Abolitionist and suffragist Paulina Kellogg Davis
• 1876 - World War I spy Mata Hari
• 1903 - Anthropologist Louis Leakey

SONG OF THE DAY 

• Fifth Dimension - Beautiful Balloon - LISTEN
  

THEME: BALLOONS

• Grades PreK-1 - Sesame Street - Happy/Sad Balloons with Big Bird and Telly Monster (1:25) - VIEW
• Grades PreK-1 - Sesame Street - Great Inventor - Balloon Gloves (1:20) - VIEW
• Grades K-3 -  PBS Kids - OH NOAH! - The Red Balloon (English and Spanish) (3:03) - VIEW
• Grades K-8 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Dragonfly TV - Hot Air Balloon (5:48) - VIEW
• Grades 4-6 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Dragonfly TV - GPS: Balloon Fiesta (7:36)- VIEW and DO
• Grades 4-8 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Smithsonian Science Starters - Learn about Rocket Launches Using Balloons (3:10)  - VIEW
• Grades 3-9 - NHPBS LearningMeia - STEM in 30 - Hot Air Balloons and Air Pressure (28:11) - VIEW and DO
• Gades 6-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - It's Okay to Be Smart - The REAL Physics of Hot Air Balloons! (5:51) - VIEW

THEME: GULF OF TONKIN

• Grades 6-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - American Experience -1964: "The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution" (3:08) - VIEW, READ, DO
• Grades 9-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - The Vietnam War -The USS Maddox is Attacked (3:10) - VIEW
• Grades 9-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - The Vietnam War - President Johnson Responds (3:06) - VIEW
• Grades 9-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - The Vietnam War-1964: "The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution" (5:35) - VIEW
• Grades 9-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia -The Vietnam War - The Gulf of Tonkin Incident Lesson Plan - VIEW, READ, DO

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SCIGIRLS - Game Changers
Sunday, 8/7 from 9-9:30 am NHPBS
Game on for Jolie and her pals! Teaming up with professional game designers, the SciGirls create a hands-on board game adventure and code an app, then share the fun at a professional game makers showcase. SciGirls Streaming Video in English and Spanish

EUROPE'S NEW WILD - The Missing Lynx
Sunday, 8/7 from 7-8 pm NH WORLD
Across the Iberian Peninsula, rewilding efforts allow the Iberian lynx -- the rarest cat in the world -- to flourish once again. In Portugal's Coa Valley, the introduction of ancient species heralds the return of the region's top predators. EUROPE'S NEW WILD Streaming Video in English and Spanish

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