Nanotechnology - October 9

Sunday, October 9, 2022

Today is Curious Events Day, Leif Erikson Day, Moldy Cheese Day, National Nanotechnology Day, National Sneakers Day, and Nautilus Night.

October is Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Month, Down Syndrome Awareness Month, Dyslexia Awareness Month, Health Literacy Month, Pizza Month, National Dessert Month, National AIDS Awareness Month, Country Music Month, LGBT History Month, Bat Appreciation Month, World Animal Month, Bullying Prevention Month, and Raptor Month.

Animal Cam of the Day:  Bronx Zoo Spiny Forest Madagascar Cam

Dessert of the Day: Maple Walnut Stuffed Baked Apples

LGBT History Resource of the Day: The Lavender Scare

On This Date
Today's Birthdays
Songs of the Day
Today's Theme:  Nanotechnology
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ON THIS DATE

• 1635 - Roger Williams is banished from the Massachusetts Bay Colony.
• 1967 - Latin American guerrilla leader Che Guevara is executed in Bolivia.
• 1990 - NH resident David Souter is sworn in as an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court.
• 2006 - North Korea conducts its first nuclear test.
• 2009 - President Barack Obama is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.

BIRTHDAYS

• 1835 - French composer Camille Saint-Saëns
• 1890 - Evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson
• 1940 - Singer-songwriter John Lennon
• 1948 - Singer-songwriter Jackson Browne
• 1975 - Singer-songwriter Sean Lennon

SONG OF THE DAY 

• John Lennon - Stand By Me - LISTEN
• Jackson Browne - Running On Empty - LISTEN
• Sean Lennon - Breeze - LISTEN

THEME: Nanotechnology

• Grades 3-6 - PBS LearningMedia - Dragonfly TV - Nano: Kids on Nanotechnology (1:06) - VIEW
• Grades 3-6 - PBS LearningMedia - Dragonfly TV - Nano: Nanotechnology Music Video )1:57) - VIEW
• Grades 3-6 - PBS LearningMedia - Dragonfly TV - What's Nano? (8:36) - VIEW and DO
• Grades 3-6 - PBS LearningMedia - Dragonfly TV - Where's Nano? (6:44) - VIEW and DO
• Grades 5-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Science Matters - What Can Nanotechnology Do for You? Collection - VIEW and DO
• Grades 5-12 - PBS LearningMedia -Macro Concerns in a Nano World (9:25)  - VIEW and DO
• Grades 6-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Nanotechnology (3:53) - VIEW, READ, DO
• Grades 6-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Nanotechnology Lab Visit (3:53) - VIEW, READ, DO
• Grades 6-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Quest - Nanotechnology Takes Off (10:28) - VIEW and DO
• Grades 7-12 - NHPBS Video - Reactions - Chameleons Are Masters of Nanotechnology (3:48) - VIEW
• Grades 7-12 - PBS LearningMedia - EarthSky - Rosalyn Berne on Nanotechnology in Agriculture (8:00) - LISTEN
• Grades 7-12 - NHPBS Video - SciTech Now - Nanotechnology to Create Clean Water and Cool Air (6:54) - VIEW
• Grades 9-12 - NHPBS Video - University Place - Exploring the Nanoworld (1:01:17)- VIEW
• Grades 9-12 - NHPBS Video - University Place - Drawing Attention to Nanotechnology (1:13:50) - VIEW
• Grades 9-12 - NHPBS Video - Emerging Science - Nanotechnology (26:40) - VIEW

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SECRETS OF THE DEAD - Archeology at Althorp
Sunday, 10/9 from 8-9 pm NHPBS
Discover one of the most significant British archaeological finds of the century in the Althorp estate, house to the late Diana, Princess of Wales. What treasures and history will this extensive excavation reveal? SECRETS OF THE DEAD Streaming Video

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ON STORY - A Conversation with David Koepp
Sunday, 10/9 from 6-6:30 am NH WORLD
 critically acclaimed writer David Koepp talks about jumping between genres and working on adaptations, collaborating with famed director Steven Spielberg, and writing Carlito's Way, Jurassic Park, Mission: Impossible, Panic Room, and Spider-Man. ON STORY Streaming Video and Podcast

AMERICAN EXPERIENCE - Zoot Suit Riots
Sunday, 10/9 from 7-8 pm NH WORLD
In August 1942, the murder of a young Mexican-American man ignited a firestorm in the City of the Angels. In no time at all, ethnic and racial tensions that had been building up over the years boiled over. AMERICAN EXPERIENCE Streaming Video

Pressroom Contact

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