Spiders, Spider-Man, and Francis Scott Key - August 1

Thursday, August 1, 2024

Today is Homemade Pie Day, Spider-Man Day, U.S. Air Force Day, Woman Astronomer Day, and World Wide Web Day.

• Health and Wellness Month Resource of the Day:  Arthur: Asthma Kids in Action
• National Sandwich Month Sandwich of the Day: Kids in the Kitchen - Creature Sandwich

Today's Birthdays
Songs of the Day
Today's Theme: Spiders, Spider-Man, and Francis Scott Key
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ON THIS DATE

• 1774 - British scientist Joseph Priestley discovers oxygen.
• 1790 - The first U.S. census shows that the U.S. has a population of 4 million, but slaves were only counted as three-fifths of a person.
• 1936 - Adolph Hitler oversees the opening ceremony of the Berlin Olympics.
• 1952 - The U.S. and Canada form NORAD - North American Aerospace Defense Command, and tracking Santa on Christmas Eve becomes much easier.
• 1985 - Frank Herbert's novel, Dune is published.
• 1981 - MTV premieres the Bangles' song," Video Killed the Radio Star."

BIRTHDAYS

• 1779 - Author Francis Scott Key 
• 1819 - Author Herman Melville
• 1942 - Musician Jerry Garcia
• 1963 - Rapper Coolio

SONGS OF THE DAY 

• The Who - Boris the Spider - LISTEN
  
• Grateful Dead - Touch of Grey - LISTEN
• Jim Stafford - Spiders and Snakes - LISTEN
• Coolio - Gangsta's Paradise - LISTEN

THEME: SPIDERS AND SPIDER-MAN

• Grades PreK-1 - Sesame Street - The Itsy Bitsy Spider with Jordin Sparks (1:20) - VIEW
• Grades PreK-1 - Sesame Street - Spidermonster, The Musical (1:20)  - VIEW
• Grades PreK-1 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Sesame Street - Jim Parsons: Arachnid (1:29) - VIEW
• Grades PreK-2 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Nature Nuggets: Spiders at Work (1:44) - VIEW and DO
• Grades PreK-4 - PBS Kids - Wild Kratts - Secrets of the Spider's Web (26:36) - VIEW
• Grades PreK-4 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Wild Kratts - Make a Web (2:15) - VIEW and DO
• Grades PreK-4 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Wild Kratts - Orbit the Spider  (1:20) - VIEW and DO
• Grades K-4 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Wild Kratts - Tarantula Time  (1:53) - VIEW
• Grades 1-5 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Wild Kratts - Designer Spider Silk (1:28) - VIEW and DO
• Grades 3-6 -  NHPBS LearningMedia - Garden Spiders (2:40) - VIEW and DO
• Grades 4-6 - NHPBS Wildlife Journal Junior - Arachnida - Spiders, Scorpions, Mites, Ticks - READ
• Grades 6-8 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Great Job! - Spider Biologist (6:32) - VIEW and DO
• Grades 6-12 -  NHPBS LearningMedia - Lens of Time: Spider Seduction (7:29) - VIEW, READ, and DO
• Grades 6-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - NC Science NOW - Spider Silk (5:28) - VIEW and DO
• Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - Be Smart - Why I'm Scared of Spiders (3:06)  - VIEW
• Grades 6-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Deeper Look - For These Tiny Spiders, It's Sing or Get Served (3:47) - VIEW
• Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - Turret Spiders Launch Sneak Attacks From Tiny Towers (4:01) - VIEW
• Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - It's Okay to Be Smart - 20 MILLION-Year-Old Spider!! Unweaving Spider Silk (7:14) - VIEW
• Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - Magical Land of Oz - Peacock Spiders Mating Rituals (3:28) - VIEW

THEME:  SPIDER-MAN

• Grades 7-12 - NHPBS Video - Comic Culture - Danny Fingerroth (26:46) - VIEW
• Grades 7-12 - NHPBS Video - On Story - A Conversation with David Koepp (26:47) - VIEW
• Grades 7-12 - NHPBS Video - One Detroit - Marvel Author Saladin Ahmed Discusses New Spider-Man Comic (9:04) - VIEW
• Grades 7-12 - NHPBS Video - PBS NewsHour - How Stan Lee Helped Revolutionize Comic Books (4:14) - VIEW
• Grades 7-12 - NHPBS Video - American Masters - Remembering Stan Lee (7:17) - VIEW

THEME: FRANCIS SCOTT KEY

• Grades K-5 - EDSITEment - Oh, Say Can You See What the Star-Spangled Banner Means Lesson Plan - DO
• Grades 5-12 - PBS LearningMedia - The War of 1812 - Please Stand for the National Anthem (9:10) - VIEW and DO
• Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - History Detectives - Star-Spangled Banner Manuscript (14:07) - VIEW
• Grades 6-8 - National Park Service - “The Rockets’ Red Glare”: Francis Scott Key and the Bombardment of Fort McHenry (Teaching with Historic Places) - DO
• Grades 6-12 - CSPAN - Choice Board - The Star-Spangled Banner Lesson Plan - VIEW and DO
• Grades 7-12 - NHPBS Video - Francis Scott Key and the Song that Built America (56:53) - VIEW

Watch 

NHPBS - 11.1 Comcast (2/802) More Options

BENJAMIN FRANKLIN - An American (1775-1790f) 
Thursday, 8/01 from 9-11 pm NHPBS
In wartime Philadelphia, Benjamin Franklin helps Thomas Jefferson craft the Declaration of Independence. In Paris, he wins French support for the American Revolution. Back home, he works on the Constitution of the new United States. BENJAMIN FRANKLIN Streaming Video

NH WORLD - 11.3 More Options

OPERATION MANEATER - Great White Shark
Thursday, 8/01 from 2-3 pm NH WORLD
Mark Evans travels to Western Australia, where seven people have been killed by sharks in the last three years. Authorities have implemented radical measures to catch and kill any shark they deem a threat. Evans wants to find non-lethal solutions to keep people - and sharks - safe. OPERATION MANEATER Streaming Video

OPERATION MANEATER - Polar Bear
Thursday, 8/01 from 3-4 pm NH WORLD
Mark Evans travels to the shores of Canada's Hudson Bay where polar bears are causing havoc in isolated communities. OPERATION MANEATER Streaming Video

OPERATION MANEATER - Crocodile
Thursday, 8/01 from 4-5 pm NH WORLD
Namibia’s Chobe River is known as the croc attack capital of the world. Crocodiles and attack frequencies are growing in size. Each time an attack occurs, the locals kill crocs in retaliation. To find a way to keep both people and crocodiles safe, Evans joins leading croc experts Rom Whitaker and Dr. Patrick Aust to carry out a radical new experiment. OPERATION MANEATER Streaming Video

EVOLUTION EARTH - Earth
Thursday, 8/01 from 7-8 pm NH WORLD
At Earth's extremes, animals are reacting in surprising ways. Animal homes are changing around them at superspeed. Follow remarkable stories of resilience and hope. From humpback whales to tiny butterflies to ingenious savanna chimpanzees. EVOLUTION EARTH Streaming Video

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Director of Communications
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