Bird Migration, Roller Coasters, and Honeybees - August 16

Back and Forth and Up and Down Learning with a Sting

Saturday, August 16, 2025

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

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

Today's Birthdays
Songs of the Day
Today's Theme: Bird Migration, Roller Coasters, and Honeybees

ON THIS DATE

BIRTHDAYS

SONGS OF THE DAY 

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

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-4 - Plum Landing - Migration Challenge - DO
  • 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 - Habitat Earth - Why Do Birds Migrate? (1:00) - 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 

THEME:  HONEYBEES

  • Grades PreK-1 - Sesame Street - B is for Bees (1:39) - VIEW
  • Grades PreK-1 - Sesame Street - Elmo' s World - Bees (5:20) - VIEW
  • Grades PreK-1 - Sesame Street - Baby Bear and Bees (1:48) - VIEW
  • PreK-2 - NHPBS Video - Let's Learn Bees and Pollination (11:52) - VIEW
  • PreK-2 - NHPBS Video - Let's Learn The Thing About Bees (12:11) - VIEW
  • Grades PreK-4 - Wild Kratts - Follow That Bee (2:48) - VIEW
  • Grades K-6 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Science Trek - What's the Buzz about Bees? (5:26) - VIEW
  • Grades 3-8 - NHPBS Learning Media - Wild TV - Bees (5:08) - VIEW and DO
  • Grades 3-8 - NHPBS Learning Media - Things Explained - What's Happening to All the Bees? (4:18) - VIEW and DO
  • Grades 4-12 - NHPBS Video - Reactions - Did You Know That Honey is Really Bee Puke? (2:24) - VIEW
  • Grades 5-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Nature - Disappearance of the Bees - What's the Impact? (5:31) - VIEW and DO
  • Grades 6-8 - NHPBS LearningMedia - The Bounty of Bees (3:51) - VIEW, READ, DO
  • Grades 6-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Lens of Time - Bumper Bees (5:52) - VIEW
  • Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - Be Smart - Why Are the Bees Dying? (4:01) - VIEW

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