Statistics and Bill Nye - November 27
Learning That Adds Up
Wednesday, November 27, 2024
Today is Bavarian Cream Pie Day, Electric Guitar Day, Jukebox Day, Pie in the Face Day, and Turtle Adoption Day.
On This Date
Today's Birthdays
Songs of the Day
Today's Theme: Statistics and Bill Nye
- 1839 - The American Statistical Association is founded in Boston, MA.
- 1924 - The first Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade is held in New York City.
- 1978 - San Francisco mayor George Moscone and gay rights activist and city supervisor Harvey Milk are assassinated by former supervisor Dan White.
- 1701 - Swedish scientist and mathematician Anders Celsius
- 1809 - English actor and writer Fanny Kemble
- 1909 - Writer James Agee
- 1940 - Actor and martial arts expert Bruce Lee
- 1942 - Musician Jimi Hendrix
- 1951 - Director Kathryn Bigelow
- 1955 - Science Guy Bill Nye
- 1960 - Children's author and illustrator Kevin Henkes
Jimi Hendrix - All Along the Watchtower - LISTEN
- Grades 5-7 Professional Development - PBS LearningMedia - Statistics: Whirlybirds (19:33) - VIEW and DO
- Grades 9-12 - Learner.org - Against All Odd: Inside Statistics - 36-part series - VIEW
THEME: BILL NYE
- Grades 6-8 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Cooking with Bill Nye: Dependent and Independent Variables
- VIEW and DO - Grades 6-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Nova Science Now: The Secret Life of Scientists and Engineers - Bill Nye: Change the World (4:08) - VIEW and DO
- Grades 6-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Bill Nye: Scientific Thinking and Climate Change (7:15) - VIEW, READ, DO
- Grades 6-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - POV - Bill Nye: Science Guy - Somewhere, Something Incredible (6:28) - VIEW
- Grades 6-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Physics Girl - Should We Go to Mars with Bill Nye (9:04) - VIEW
- Grades 9-12 - NHPBS Video - Firing Line - Bill Nye (26:46) - VIEW
About New Hampshire PBS: New Hampshire PBS inspires Granite Staters each month with engaging and trusted local and national programs and services on-air, online, via mobile, in classrooms and in communities. Beyond its award-winning television programs, New Hampshire PBS is a leader in education and community engagement. www.nhpbs.org
Phone (603) 868-1100 • Fax (603) 868-7552
NHPBS • NHPBS EXPLORE • NH WORLD • NH CREATE • NHPBS KIDS
Station Management
Peter A. Frid
President & CEO
pfrid@nhpbs.org
603-868-1100
Dawn DeAngelis
Vice President & Chief Content Officer
ddeangelis@nhpbs.org
603-868-1100
Pressroom Contact
Carla Gordon Russell
Director of Communications
crussell@nhpbs.org
(603) 868-4339