The Heart and Turtles - September 29

Thursday, September 29, 2022

Today is Broadway Musicals Day, International Coffee Day, Inventors Day, Mutation Day (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles), National Biscotti Day, VFW Day, and World Heart Day.

September is National Square Dancing Month, National Food Safety Education Month, Classical Music Month, Library Card Sign-up Month, National Hispanic Heritage Month, National Save A Tiger Month, College Savings Month, and Be Kind To Editors & Writers Month.

On This Date
Today's Birthdays
Songs of the Day
Today's Theme:  The Heart and Turtles
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ON THIS DATE

• 1789 - United States Department of War establishes a regular army of several hundred men.
• 1907 - The cornerstone is laid at the  Washington National Cathedral.
• 1990 - Construction of the Washington National Cathedral is completed.

BIRTHDAYS

• 1758 - English admiral Horatio Nelson
• 1901 - Physicist Enrico Fermi
• 1923 - Author and illustrator Stan Berenstain
• 1935 - Singer Jerry Lee Lewis
• 1943 - Polish electrician and politician Lech Walesa
• 1955 - Journalist Gwen Ifill

SONGS OF THE DAY 

• Jerry Lee Lewis - Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On - LISTEN
• Celine Dion - My Heart Will Go On - LISTEN
• Heart - Barracuda - LISTEN
• Stevie Nicks and Tom Petty -  Stop Draggin' My Heart Around - LISTEN
  
• The Turtles - Happy Together -LISTEN

THEME: THE HEART

• Grades PreK-1 - Sesame Street - My Cute Little Heart Beat (2:30) - VIEW
• Grades PreK-2 - PBS LearningMedia - Young Explorers - Get Up & Go Play!: Jump Rope for Heart (1:42) - VIEW and DO
• Grades 1-8  - PBS LearningMedia - Zoom - Drinking Straw Pulse Measurer - DO
• Grades 1-6 - NHPBS Video - WCNY TV Classroom - Health and Wellness 104 - Healthy Heart Activities (26:46) - VIEW
• Grades 3-6 - NHPBS Video - Science Trek - Heart Basics (4:48) - VIEW
• Grades 4-6 - NHPBS Video - NUTV Learning Live - The Heart: Comparing Heart Rates - Corey Earley (54:44) - VIEW
• Grades 5-8 - PBS LearningMedia - Heart to Heart (Available in Spanish) - DO
• Grades 6-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Quest - New Hope for Heart Repair (6:02) - VIEW
  
• Grades 6-12 - PBS LearningMedia  - Dissection 101 -  Detailed Sheep Heart Dissection Part 1 (4:53) - VIEW and DO
• Grades 6-12 - PBS LearningMedia  - Dissection 101 -  Detailed Sheep Heart Dissection  Part 2 (14:06) - VIEW and DO
• Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - Eons - The Evolution of the Heart (A Love Story) (9:00) - VIEW
• Grades 9-12 - NHPBS Video - Heart Health (1:03:09) - VIEW

THEME: TURTLES

• Grades PreK-1 - Sesame Street - T is for Turtle (1:46) - VIEW
• Grades PreK-1 - Sesame Street - I Get There (2:02) - VIEW
• Grades PreK-3 - Nature Cat - Baby Sea Turtles (3:46) - VIEW
• Grades PreK-3 - Nature Cat - Celia the Sea Turtle (3:43) - VIEW
• Grades PreK-3 - Splash and Bubble - Get Your Feet Wet - Baby Sea Turtles (1:30) - VIEW
• Grades K-3 - NHPBS - Up Close and Natural Instructional Video - Turtles (14:25) -VIEW
• Grades K-4 - Wild Kratts - Seeing Sea Turtles (2:36) - VIEW
• Grades K-4 - Wild Kratts - Boxed In (2:55) - VIEW
• Grades 4-6 - NHPBS LearningMedia - DragonflyTV - Turtle Research (5:04) - VIEW
• Grades 4-6 - NHPBS Learningmedia - DragonflyTV - Sea Turtles (7:32) - VIEW
• Grades 4-10 - NHPBS LearningMedia - The Kemps Ridley Sea Turtle (5:25) - VIEW, READ, DO
• Grades 5-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Untamed - Turtles (26:46) - VIEW, READ , DO
• Grades 5-12 - NHPBS Video - Eons - How the Tuttle Got Its Shell (8:28) - VIEW
• Grades 5-12 - NHPBS Video - Troubled Waters: A Turtle's Tale (55:13) - VIEW

Watch 

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LATINO AMERICANS - Empire of Dreams
Thursday, 9/29 from 10-11 pm NHPBS
See how the American population is reshaped by Latino immigration starting in 1880 and continuing into the 1940s: Cubans, Mexicans, and Puerto Ricans begin arriving in the U.S. and build communities in South Florida, Los Angeles, and New York. LATINO AMERICANS Streaming Video

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WONDERS OF MEXICO - Burning North
Thursday, 9/29 from 1-2 pm NHPBS EXPLORE
A journey across Northern Mexico reveals a desert rich in life. From prairie dogs fighting snakes, bats hunting scorpions and tiny owls living in giant cacti, its animals have found clever ways to survive against the odds. WONDERS OF MEXICO Streaming Video

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AMERICA REFRAMED - The Unafraid
Thursday, 9/29 from 8-9:30 pm NH WORLD
Banned from attending Georgia's top five public universities and from paying in-state tuition at other public colleges in the state, DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) students like Alejandro, Silvia, and Aldo unite through their activist work with an immigrants' rights group. A humanizing portrait of undocumented students and their families, we enter their homes and learn of their struggles, as working families like theirs support their sons and daughters in pursuit of their dreams for life, liberty, and happiness. AMERICA REFRAMED Streaming Video

Pressroom Contact

Carla Gordon Russell
Director of Communications
crussell@nhpbs.org
(603) 868-4339