Bird Migration and Roller Coasters - August 16

Back and Forth and Up and Down Learning with a Sting

Sunday, August 16, 2026

Today is National Rollercoaster Day, National Rum Day, and Bennington Battle Day.

Sandwich Month Sandwich of the Day: Salami and Cream Cheese Sandwich

Today's Birthdays
Songs of the Day
Poem of the Day
Art of the Day
Today's Theme: Bird Migration and Roller Coasters

AMERICAN REVOLUTION HISTORY ON THIS DATE

1777 – Troops led by General John Stark rout British troops at the Battle of Bennington.
1780 – British defeat Americans in the Battle of Camden.

ON THIS DATE

1777 - NH native General John Stark defeats the British at the Battle of Bennington.
1916 - Canada and the United States sign the Migratory Bird Treaty.
1962 - Drummer Pete Best is dismissed by the Beatles.

BIRTHDAYS

1954 - Director James Cameron
1958 - Musician Madonna
1958 - Actor Angela Bassett
1962 - Actor Steve Carell

SONGS OF THE DAY

Lynyrd Skynyrd - Free Bird - LISTEN
Julie London - Bye Bye Blackbird - LISTEN
Liza Minnelli - Bye Bye Blackbird - LISTEN
Jackson 5 - Rockin' Robin - LISTEN
Madonna - Holiday - LISTEN

POEM OF THE DAY

Anne Reynolds Voegtlen - Migration

ART OF THE DAY

Theodorus van Hoytema - Migratory Birds on a Moonlit Night (1907)

THEME: BIRD MIGRATION

Grades PreK-1 - Sesame Street - It's a Habitat Song with Lin-Manuel Miranda (1:10) - VIEW
Grades PreK-3 - PBS Kids - Hibernate - Migrate Song (1:02) - VIEW
Grades K-12 - Mississippi River Flyway Cam - VIEW
Grades K-3 - Ready Jet Go! - Bird Migration (2:52) - VIEW
Grades K-6 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Science Trek - Bird Migration (5:04) - VIEW and DO
Grades 4-8 - NHPBS - NatureWorks - Migration - READ and DO
Grades 4-8 - NHPBS - NatureWorks - Migration (14:46) - VIEW
Grades 6-8 - NHPBS LearningMedia -Nature - Earth Navigators: Arctic Summer (Available in Spanish) (2:52) - VIEW and DO
Grades 6-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Nature- Extraordinary Birds: Little Brain, Big Journey
(Available in Spanish) (2:41) - VIEW and DO
Grades 6-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Science Now - The Great Migration (8:59) - VIEW and DO
Grades 6-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Quest - The Great Migration (10:17) - VIEW and DO
Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - Flight Path: The World of Migratory Birds (56:45) - VIEW
Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - Journey of the Broad-Winged Hawk (59:00) - VIEW

Theme: ROLLER COASTERS

Grades PreK-2 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Between the Lions - Roller Coasters (6:21) - VIEW
Grades 4-8 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Roller Coaster Physics (13:46) - VIEW and DO
Grades K-5 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Zoom - Designing a Roller Coaster (4:23) - VIEW, READ, DO
Grades 3-6 - DragonflyTV - GPS: Roller Coaster Design (8:26) - VIEW and DO
Grades 3-6 - DragonflyTV - How Scary is a Roller Coaster Ride? (5:00) - VIEW
Grades 3-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Design Squad - Roller Coaster Design (Available in Spanish) (0:58) -VIEW, READ, DO
Grades 5-12 - NHPBS Video - The Good Stuff - Why Are Roller Coasters Awesome? (6:20) - VIEW
Grades 6-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia -Centripetal Force: Roller Coaster Loops (4:40) (Available in Spanish) - VIEW, READ, DO
Grades 9-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Roller Coaster Ride (2:37) - VIEW and DO

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