Jules Verne and Kites - February 8

20,000 Leagues Learning

Saturday, February 8, 2025

Today is Molasses Bar Day, Kite Flying Day, Boy Scout Anniversary Day, and Opera Day.

Black History Month Resource of the Day: Shirley Chisholm

Today's Birthdays
Songs of the Day
Today's Theme: Jules Verne and Kites

ON THIS DATE

1587 - Mary, Queen of Scots is executed for her suspected role in the Babington Plot to murder Queen Elizabeth I.
1904 - The Russo-Japanese War begins.
1910 - The Boy Scouts of America is incorporated.
1968 - Three black students from South Carolina State University are killed by highway patrolmen in a civil rights protest over a whites-only bowling alley in Orangeburg, S.C.

BIRTHDAYS

1677 - French astronomer Jacques Cassini
1700- Swiss mathematician Daniel Bernoulli
1820 - Union General William Tecumseh Sherman
1828 - French author Jules Verne
1834 - Russian chemist Dmitri Mendeleev
1850 - Author Kate Chopin
1894 - Producer and director King Vidor
1899 - Guitarist and singer-songwriter Lonnie Johnson
1911 - Poet and short story writer Elizabeth Bishop
1925 - Actor Jack Lemmon
1931 - Actor James Dean
1932 - Composer and conductor John Williams
1937 - Composer Joe Raposo, known for his works for Sesame Street
1955 - Author John Grisham
1974 - Actor, producer, and director Seth Green

SONGS OF THE DAY

John Williams - Imperial March from Star Wars - LISTEN
Lonnie Johnson - Another Night to Cry - LISTEN
Nathan Lane and the Muppets sing "Sing" by Joe Raposo - LISTEN

THEME: Jules Verne

Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - Ancient Skies - Cannon Shot to the Moon (2:04) - VIEW
Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - Be Smart - When Science Fiction Becomes Science Fact (7:36) - VIEW
Grades 6-12 - NHPBS - University Place - Old Time Radio Drama: 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1:04:41) - VIEW
Grades 6-12 - American Experience - Nellie Bly: Around the World in 72 Days - READ
Grades 6-12 - Mental Floss - 15 Things You Might Not Know About Jules Verne - READ
Grades 6-12 - The History of Sci-Fi - Jules Verne - Extra Sci-Fi (8:10) - VIEW
Grades 6-12 - A Trip to the Moon - 1902 Film inspired by Verne's From the Earth to the Moon and its sequel Around the Moon (12:52) - VIEW

THEME: Kites

Grades PreK-1 - Sesame Street - K is for Kite (1:12) - VIEW
Grades PreK-1 - NHPBS Video - Crafts for Kids - Make an Awesome Shapely Kite (0:50) - VIEW
Grades PreK-2 - PBS LearningMedia - The Cat in the Hat -Kites Need Oodles of Wind! (1:59) - VIEW
Grades PreK-3 - PBS LearningMedia - Kid Vision - Kites Field Trip (8:50) - VIEW and DO
Grades PreK-3 - PBS LearningMedia - STEM in 30 - Kites (29:14) - VIEW and DO
Grades 4-8 - PBS LearningMedia - SciGirls - Kites (8:27) - VIEW and DO
Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - Be Smart - The Shocking Truth About Ben Franklin and the Kite (8:01) - VIEW
Grades 8-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Career Spotlight: Kite Designer (Available in Spanish) (3:17) - VIEW and DO
Grades 8-12 - NHPBS Video - The Art and History of Kites (24:51) - VIEW

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