Neighbors and Penicillin - September 28

Saturday, September 28, 2024

Today is Lace Day, Rabbit Day, Public Lands Day, and Strawberry Cream Pie Day.

On This Date
Today's Birthdays
Songs of the Day
Today's Theme:  Neighbors and Penicillin

ON THIS DATE

• 1066 - William the Conqueror lands in England, beginning the Norman conquest.
• 1781 - U.S. troops, backed by the French fleet begin the siege of Yorktown.
• 1919 - Race riots begin in Omaha, Nebraska.
• 1928 - Alexander Fleming notes a bacteria-killing mold growing in his laboratory. That mold was penicillin.
• 1941 - Ted Williams ends the baseball season with a  .406 batting average, a record that still stands. 

BIRTHDAYS

• 551 BCE - Chinese philosopher and teacher Confucius
• 1836 - English plumber and inventor Thomas Crapper
• 1856 - Author Kate Douglas Wiggin
• 1901 - Broadcaster William S. Paley

SONGS OF THE DAY 

• Mister Rogers - Won't You Be My Neighbor? - WATCH and LISTEN
• Foo Fighters - The Sky is a Neighborhood - LISTEN
• Pat Benatar - Hit Me With Your Best Shot - LISTEN

THEME: NEIGHBORS 

• Grades PreK-1 - Sesame Street - People in Your Neighborhood (2:29) - VIEW
• Grades PreK-1 - Sesame Street - Ben Stiller - People in Your Neighborhood (4:26) - VIEW
  
• Grades PreK-1 - Sesame Street - Librarian - People in Your Neighborhood (2:07) - VIEW
  
• Grades PreK-1 - Sesame Street - Heroes in Your Neighborhood (4:44) - VIEW
  
• Grades PreK-1 - Sesame Street - People in Your Neighborhood - Ballet Dancer (3:07) - VIEW
• Grades PreK-1 - Sesame Street - People in Your Neighborhood - Opera Singer (3:41) - VIEW
  
• Grades PreK-1 - Sesame Street - People in Your Neighborhood - Conductor (4:04) - VIEW
  
• Grades PreK-1 - Sesame Street - Who Are the Insects in Your Neighborhood? (3:04) - VIEW
• Grades 5-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Untamed - Wild Neighbors (24:59) - VIEW, READ, DO
• Grades 7-12 - PBS LearningMedia - PBS NewsHour - Experiment Highlights Effects of Poor Neighborhoods (7:24) - VIEW, READ, DO
• Grades Professional Development for Grades K-5 - PBS LearningMedia - Exploring the Community - Cultivating Good Neighbor Skills (56:04) -  VIEW
• Grades Professional Development for Grades K-5 - PBS LearningMedia -Practicing Mindfulness - Cultivating Good Neighbor Skills (58:40) -  VIEW
• Grades Professional Development for Grades K-5 - PBS LearningMedia - Building Relationships  - Cultivating Good Neighbor Skills (55:44) -  VIEW

THEME: PENICILLIN 

• Grades 5-12 - PBS LearningMedia - A Science Odyssey - Producing Penicillin (4:54) - VIEW, READ, DO
• Grades 6-12 - PBS LearningMedia - A Science Odyssey - The Discovery of Penicillin (4:45)- VIEW, READ, DO
• Grades 7-12 - National World War II Museum - Thanks to Penicillin…He Will Come Home!” The Challenge of Mass Production Lesson Plan - DO
• Grades 9-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Frontline - Antibiotic Resistance Collection - VIEW, READ, DO
• Grades 9-12 - NHPBS Video - University Place - Fermentation Science (10:44) - VIEW
• Grades 9-12 - PBS NewsHour -The Real Story Behind Penicillin - READ
• Grades 9-12 - PBS -  A Science Odyssey - People and Discoveries - Fleming Discovers Penicillin - READ
• Grades 9-12 -  American Society of Microbiology - Modeling the Rise of Antibiotic ResistanceLesson Plan, VIEW, READ, DO
• Grades 9-12 - Next Generation Science Standards - Lesson 1: How Did This Little Girl (Addie) Get So Sick?  -  Why Don’t Antibiotics Work Like They Used To? - DO
• Grades 9-12 - Noble Prize - Sir Alexander Fleming - READ
• Grades 9-12 - National Institute of Health - Alexander Fleming - READ

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