Science Fiction - January 2

Tuesday, January 2, 2024

Today is World Introvert Day, National Cream Puff Day, Swiss Cheese Day, National Buffet Day, and National Science Fiction Day

Today's Birthdays
Songs of the Day
Today's Theme: Science Fiction
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ON THIS DATE

• 1788 - Georgia becomes the fourth state to ratify the U.S. Constitution.
• 1974 - The maximum U.S. speed limit is lowered to 55 MPH to conserve gas.

BIRTHDAYS

• 1920 - Science fiction writer Isaac Asimov

SONGS OF THE DAY 

• Styx - Mr. Roboto - LISTEN
• Sammy Hagar -  I Can't Drive 55 - LISTEN
  

THEME:  Science Fiction

• Grades PreK-1 - Sesame Street - Starship Surprise  (3:27) - VIEW
• Grades PreK-1 - Sesame Street - Starship Surprise Next Generation (3:32) - VIEW
• Grades 5-12 - PBS LearningMedia - STEM in 30 - Star Trek At 50: Science Fiction or Fact? (28:10) - VIEW
• Grades 6-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Introducing Science Fiction Collection - VIEW and DO
• Grades 6-12 - PBS LearningMedia - American Masters - Pushing Boundaries: Science Fiction and Feminism: Ursula K. Le Guin (2:30) - VIEW
• Grades 6-12 - PBS LearningMedia - American Masters - Science Fiction and Fantasy as Serious Literature: Ursula K. Le Guin (1:37) - VIEW
• Grades 6-12 - PBS LearningMedia - American Masters - Paving the Way for Fantasy Fiction: Ursula K. Le Guin (4:38) - VIEW
• Grades 6-12 - PBS LearingMedia - The Great American Read - Frankenstein (4:49)  - VIEW and DO
• Grades 7-12 - PBS LearingMedia - The Great American Read - Heroes and Hope in Frank Herbert's Dune (2:35) - VIEW and DO
• Grades 7-12 - NHPBS Video - Monstrum - The Origins of Big Bug Science Fiction (11:43) - VIEW
• Grades 7-12 - PBS LearningMedia - It's Lit - Octavia Butler: The Grand Dame of Science Fiction (14:34) - VIEW, READ, DO
• Grades 7-12 - NHPBS Video - It's Lit - What We Don't Know About the Father of Science Fiction (17:12) - VIEW
• Grades 7-12 - NHPBS Video - It's Lit - Why Science Fiction is a Mirror on Society (6:04) - VIEW
• Grades 7-12 - NHPBS Video - Retro Report On PBS - May the Space Force Be With You (4:37) - VIEW
• Grades 7-12 - NHPBS Video - Great American Read - Other Worlds (52:24) - VIEW
• Grades 7-12 - NHPBS Video - Be Smart - When Science Fiction Becomes Science Fact (7:36) - VIEW
• Grades 7-12 - NHPBS Video - Off Book - The New Rules of Robot/Human Society (8:54) - VIEW
• Grades 7-12 - NHPBS Video - The Art Assignment - Become a Sci-Fi Character (8:25) - VIEW
• Grades 7-12 - NHPBS Video - PBS Space Time - Is The Alcubierre Warp Drive Possible? (7:21) - VIEW
• Grades 7-12 - NHPBS Video - Pioneers of Television - Rod Serling on Science Fiction (1:15) - VIEW
• Grades 7-12 - PBS NewsHour - Science Fiction Stories - VIEW
• Grades 9-12 - PBS LearningMedia - MIT Science Out Loud - The Science of Warp Drives (5:32) - VIEW
• Grades 9-12 - Annenberg Learner - The Expanding Canon: Teaching Multicultural Literature in High School - Octavia Butler  - LISTEN, READ, DO

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