Games and Sacagawea - December 20
Learning You Can Play
Wednesday, December 20, 2023
Today is Games Day, Dot Your I’s Day, Go Caroling Day, Sacagawea Day, Sangria Day, and Cathode Ray Tube Day.
Today's Birthdays
Songs of the Day
Today's Theme: Games and Sacagawea
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ON THIS DATE
- 1790 - The first successful cotton mill in the U.S. begins operating in Pawtucket, R.I.
- 1946 - It's a Wonderful Life has a charity preview showing in New York City.
- 1989 - The U.S. launches Operation Just Cause and sends troops into Panama to topple General Manuel Noriega's government.
- 2019 - The United States Space Force becomes the first new branch of the United States Armed Forces since the Air Force in 1947
- 1922 - Sculptor Beverly Pepper
- 1966 - Singer-songwriter Chris Robinson
- 1986 - Actor Jonah Hill
The Who - Pinball Wizard - LISTEN- Elton John -
Pinball Wizard - LISTEN - Alan Parsons Project - Games People Play - LISTEN
- Jewel - Foolish Games - LISTEN
- The Black Crowes - She Talks to Angels - LISTEN
- Grades PreK-5 - PBS Kids - Games - PLAY and LEARN
- Grades K-3 - PBS LearningMedia - Odd Squad - Game Time (11:00) - VIEW
- Grades 2-10 - PBS LearningMedia - MIT Media Lab - How to Make a Video Game (4:29) - VIEW and DO
- Grades 4-6 - PBS LearningMedia - Dragonfly TV - Game Designer (2:53) - VIEW
- Grades 5-8 - NHPBS Video - SciGirls - Game Changers (28:25) - VIEW
- Grades 5-8 - NHPBS Video - SciGirls - Aubrey Scott – Gameplay Engineer (4:25) - VIEW
- Grades 5-12- PBS LearningMedia - SciTech Now - Careers in Video Game Development (4:43) - VIEW
- Grades 6-12- PBS LearningMedia - Game to Learn (6:58) - VIEW
- Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - Are "Free" Video Games Really Free? (7:14) - VIEW
- Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - The Art Assignment - The Case for Video Games (12:45) - VIEW
- Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - The Art Assignment - A Video Game about Art? (15:05) - VIEW
- Grades PreK-2 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum - Talking About Creativity ft. Sacagawea (Available in Spanish) (1:30) - VIEW and DO
- Grades 3-5 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Profiles of the American West: Sacagawea - How the West is Fun (1:41) - VIEW
- Grades 3-5 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Great States Collection: Idaho - Activity 3.2: The Journey of Sacagawea Lesson Plan - READ, VIEW, DO
- Grades 3-5 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Great States Collection: Montana - Activity 4.5: Corps of Discovery: Sacagawea's Perspective Lesson Plan - READ, VIEW, DO
- Grades 3-5 - National Geographic Kids - Sacagawea - READ
- Grades 5-8 - National Women's History Museum - Sacagawea Lesson Plan - READ and DO
- Grades 5-12 - National Park Service - Sacagawea - READ
- Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - Journey of Sacagawea (56:49) - VIEW
- Grades 7-12 - Lewis & Clark National Bicentennial Exhibit - Seeking Sacagawea's Role with Primary Sources -READ and DO
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