The Beatles and Beetles and Seeds - January 30

Tuesday, January 30, 2024

Today is Croissant Day and National Seed Swap Day.

Today's Birthdays
Songs of the Day
Today's Theme:  Beatles and Beetles
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ON THIS DATE

• 1649 - England's King Charles I is beheaded.
• 1862 - The first American ironclad warship, the USS Monitor is launched.
• 1933 - Hitler is appointed Chancellor of Germany.
• 1948 - Indian leader Mahatma Gandhi is assassinated.
• 1956 -  Martin Luther King Jr.'s home is bombed in retaliation for the Montgomery bus boycott.
• 1968 - The Tet Offensive begins when Communist forces attack South Vietnamese provincial capitals
• 1969 - The Beatles give their last public performance on the roof of Apple Records in London.
• 1972 - British soldiers kill thirteen Roman Catholic marchers in Northern Ireland on what is now known as "Bloody Sunday."

BIRTHDAYS

• 1882 - 32nd President of the U.S. Franklin D. Roosevelt
• 1924 - Author Lloyd Alexander
• 1930 - Actor Gene Hackman
• 1935 - Writer Richard Brautigan
• 1937 - Russian chess player Boris Spassky
• 1941 - 46th vice president Dick Cheney
• 1951 - Musician Phil Collins

SONGS OF THE DAY 

• Phil Collins - In the Air Tonight - LISTEN
• The Beatles - Don't Let Me Down - LISTEN
• U2 - Sunday Bloody Sunday - LISTEN

THEME:  THE BEATLES

• GRADES PreK-1 - Sesame Street - The Beetles - Letter B - (3:05) - VIEW
• GRADES PreK-1 - Sesame Street - Hey Food (2:14)  - VIEW
• GRADES 4-12 - Rock and Roll Hall of Fame - The Beatles - READ and VIEW
• GRADES 6-12 - PBS LearningMedia - American Experience - 1964 - The Beatles (1:55) - VIEW, READ, DO
• Grades 6-12 - Teach Rock - Beatles Lesson Plans - VIEW, READ, DO
• GRADES 7-12 - Den of Geek - Did the Beatles Really Sue Sesame Street? - READ
• GRADES 7-12 - NHPBS Video - Amanpour and Company - A Whole New Look at the Beatles (2:39) -VIEW
• GRADES 7-12 - NHPBS Video - Antiques Roadshow - 1964 Carnegie Hall Program and Ticket Stub (1:34) -  VIEW
• GRADES 7-12 - NHPBS Video - Antiques Roadshow - Signed Beatles Program, ca. 1963 (2:19) - VIEW
• Grades 7-12 - NHPBS Video - Antiques Roadshow - Beatles Apple Records 45  Collection (2:01) - VIEW
• GRADES 7-12 - NHPBS Video - PBS NewsHour - Watching the End of the Beatles Through the Lens of a Camera (4:18) - VIEW
• GRADES 7-12 - NHPBS Video - PBS NewsHour - Recording Reveal Beatles Before They Inspired Mania (6:31) - VIEW
• GRADES 7-12 - NHPBS Video - The Origin of Everything - The Science of Why We Love Boy Bands (12:11) - VIEW
• GRADES 7-12 - NHPBS Video - The Gershwin Prize - Billy Joel - Why I Liked the Beatles (1:17) - VIEW
• GRADES 7-12 - NHPBS Video - Great Performances - Magical Mystery Tour Origins  (3:25) - VIEW
• GRADES 7-12 - NHPBS Video - History Detective - Beatles Autograph (13:51) - VIEW
• GRADES 7-12 - NHPBS Video - American Master - Lennon NYC (1:52:57) - VIEW
• GRADES 7-12 - NHPBS Video - Under a Minute - The Beatles (0:59) - VIEW

THEME:  BEETLES

• Grades PreK-1 - Sesame Street - Hey Food - VIEW
• Grades PreK-3 - Nature Cat - Pesky Beetles (3:24) - VIEW
• Grades PreK-3 - Between the Lions - If You Were a Beetle (1:05)  - VIEW
• Grades K-4 - NHPBS Video - Up Close & Natural - Animals Without Backbones (13:02) - VIEW
• Grades 1-4 - Wild Kratts - Beetle Battle (4:02) - VIEW
• Grades 1-4 - Wild Kratts - Beetle Power (3:31) - VIEW
• Grades 1-4 - Wild Kratts - Hercules Beetles(1:36) - VIEW
• Grades 3-8 - NHPBS Wildlife Journal, Junior - Coleoptera: Beetles - READ
• Grades 4-8 - PBS LearningMedia - Spot on Science - Expert Interview on Dung Beetles. (6:14) - VIEW and DO
• Grades 5-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Georgia Outdoors - Dung Beetles (2:08) - VIEW
• Grades 6-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Quest - Salt Creek Tiger Beetles (6:19) - VIEW and DO
  
• Grades 6-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Quest - Chasing Beetles, Finding Darwin (22:56) - VIEW and DO
• Grades 6-12 - PBS LearningMedia -The Bombardier Beetle And Its Crazy Chemical Cannon (2:47) - VIEW

THEME:  SEEDS

• Grades PreK - PBS LearningMedia - Peep and the Big Wide World - Experimenting with Seeds -VIEW
• Grades PreK - PBS LearningMedia - Peep Plants a Seed - VIEW
• Grades PreK - PBS LearningMedia - Between the Lions - The Carrot Seed -VIEW
• Grades PreK-1 - PBS LearningMedia - Everyday Learning - From Seed to Fruit - VIEW and DO
• Grades PreK-1 - Sesame Street - Mrs. Obama Plants Garden - VIEW
• Grades PreK-1 - Sesame Street - Elmo's World: Growing Beans
  - VIEW
  
• Grades PreK-1 - Sid the Science Kid - Growing Plants - VIEW
• Grades PreK-2 - PBS LearningMedia - Mister Chris and Friends - Seeds - VIEW and DO
• Grades PreK-2 - Plum Landing - Seed Racer Game - DO
• Grades PreK-2 - Plum Landing - Make a Seed Blaster - DO
  
• Grades PreK-2 - Plum Landing - Seed Travels - DO
• Grades PreK-2 - PBS Kids - Read Along with Michelle Obama! - Miss Maple’s Seeds - VIEW
  
• Grades K-4 - PBS LearningMedia - Nature Cat - Seed Soaring Game - DO
• Grades K-4 - PBS Learning Media - Nature Cat - Travelin' Seeds (full episode) - VIEW
• Grades K-5 - PBS LearningMedia - Nova - From Seed to Flower - VIEW, READ, DO
• Grades K-8 - PBS LearningMedia - Zoom - Sock Seeds - VIEW, READ, DO

WATCH

NHPBS - 11.1 Comcast (2/802) More Options

FRONTLINE - Democracy On Trial
Tuesday, 1/30 from 9-11:30 pm NHPBS
The roots of the criminal cases against former President Trump stemming from his 2020 election loss. Amid the presidential race, examining the House Jan. 6 committee's evidence, the threat to democracy, and the historic charges against Trump. FRONTLINE Streaming Video

NH EXPLORE- 11.2 Comcast (11/801) More Options

INDEPENDENT LENS - Owned: A Tale of Two America's
Tuesday, 1/30 from 1-2:30 pm NH EXPLORE
Is the "American Dream" of home ownership a false promise? While the government’s postwar housing policy created the world’s largest middle class, it also set America on two divergent paths – one of perceived wealth and the other of systematically defunded, segregated communities. INDEPENDENT LENS Streaming Video

LITTLE WOMEN ON MASTERPIECE - Part Two
Tuesday, 1/30 from 5:02-6 pm NH EXPLORE
The March family fears the worst when Mr. March falls ill. As circumstances change for Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy, the family must come together to face their most difficult challenge yet. LITTLE WOMEN Streaming Video

NH WORLD - 11.3 Comcast (956) More Options

NOVA - Iceman Reborn
Tuesday, 1/30 from 7-8 pm NH WORLD
Murdered more than 5,000 years ago, Otzi the Iceman is Europe's oldest known natural mummy. Now, new revelations about Otzi's life and legacy come to light, including surprising secrets hidden in his genetic code. NOVA Streaming Video

Pressroom Contact

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