Nanotechnology - October 9

Wednesday, October 9, 2024

Today is National Sneakers Day, Fire Prevention Day, World Day of Bullying Prevention, Leif Erikson Day,, International Beer and Pizza Day, Moldy Cheese Day, Bring Your Teddy Bear to Work & School Day, Nanotechnology Day, and Nautilus Night.

Animal Cam of the Day:  Bronx Zoo Cams - Gorillas, Lemurs, Langurs. Sea Lions, Sharks
Dessert of the Day: Maple Walnut Stuffed Baked Apples
LGBT History Resource of the Day: The Lavender Scare

On This Date
Today's Birthdays
Songs of the Day
Today's Theme:  Nanotechnology
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ON THIS DATE

• 1635 - Roger Williams is banished from the Massachusetts Bay Colony.
• 1967 - Latin American guerrilla leader Che Guevara is executed in Bolivia.
• 1990 - NH resident David Souter is sworn in as an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court.
• 2006 - North Korea conducts its first nuclear test.
• 2009 - President Barack Obama is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.

BIRTHDAYS

• 1835 - French composer Camille Saint-Saëns
• 1890 - Evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson
• 1940 - Singer-songwriter John Lennon
• 1948 - Singer-songwriter Jackson Browne
• 1975 - Singer-songwriter Sean Lennon

SONG OF THE DAY 

• John Lennon - Stand By Me - LISTEN
• Jackson Browne - Running On Empty - LISTEN
• Sean Lennon - Breeze - LISTEN

THEME: Nanotechnology

• Grades 3-6 - PBS LearningMedia - Dragonfly TV - Nano: Kids on Nanotechnology (1:06) - VIEW
• Grades 3-6 - PBS LearningMedia - Dragonfly TV - Nano: Nanotechnology Music Video (1:57) - VIEW
• Grades 3-6 - PBS LearningMedia - Dragonfly TV - What's Nano? (8:36) - VIEW and DO
• Grades 3-6 - PBS LearningMedia - Dragonfly TV - Where's Nano? (6:44) - VIEW and DO
• Grades 5-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Science Matters - What Can Nanotechnology Do for You? Collection - VIEW and DO
• Grades 5-12 - PBS LearningMedia -Macro Concerns in a Nano World (9:25)  - VIEW and DO
• Grades 6-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Nanotechnology (3:53) - VIEW, READ, DO
• Grades 6-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Nanotechnology Lab Visit (3:53) - VIEW, READ, DO
• Grades 6-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Quest - Nanotechnology Takes Off (10:28) - VIEW and DO
• Grades 7-12 - NHPBS Video - Reactions - Chameleons Are Masters of Nanotechnology (3:48) - VIEW
• Grades 7-12 - PBS LearningMedia - EarthSky - Rosalyn Berne on Nanotechnology in Agriculture (8:00) - LISTEN
• Grades 7-12 - NHPBS Video - SciTech Now - Nanotechnology to Create Clean Water and Cool Air (6:54) - VIEW
• Grades 9-12 - NHPBS Video - University Place - Exploring the Nanoworld (1:01:17) - VIEW
• Grades 9-12 - NHPBS Video - University Place - Drawing Attention to Nanotechnology (1:13:50) - VIEW
• Grades 9-12 - NHPBS Video - Emerging Science - Nanotechnology (26:40) - VIEW

Pressroom Contact

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