October 10th is... National Metric Day, National Angel Food Cake Day, Tuxedo Birthday, World Mental Health Day, Hug a Drummer Day, Powers of Ten Day, World Homeless Day, National SHIFT10 Day.
PLUS - interesting books to read and free printables, papercrafts, kid crafts, activities and coloring pages...
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National Metric Day
- The 10th day of the 10th month is known as National Metric Day in the US. The metric system is recognized as the preferred system for: weights and measures, science, engineering, and mathematics.
Read: The Metric System (My Path to Math)-- This fascinating book takes young readers on a trip to a science lab where they will learn about the metric system. Simple text shows ways of measuring length (meters and centimeters), temperature (Celsius), and weight (grams and kilograms). Comparisons between key metric measurements and similar U.S. customary measurements, such as yards, inches, and Fahrenheit, help children understand the two systems.
Free Printables, Coloring Pages, Activities and Crafts:
• Measuring units worksheets
• Make a Poster About the Metric System
• How to Make a Metric System Conversion Table With an Envelope
• Measurement Activities For Kids
• Metric on the Move
• Horrendous Soup – A Metric System Game
• Some printable paper rulers
National Angel Food Cake Day
- Making an angel food cake is the best way to celebrate this day. A homemade cake beats a store bought one. Then, enjoy it with your family, friends, and at work.
Tuxedo Birthday 1886
- The tuxedo dinner jacket made its debut at a ball in Tuxedo Park, N.Y.
World Mental Health Day
- a day for global mental health education, awareness and advocacy.
Hug a Drummer Day
- That's when we want ordinary, every day people, to pour out their love for the drummers in their life. Or maybe even a complete stranger, who happens to be a drummer. Stuck up the back of a stage, working harder than anyone else in the band, the drummer is often heard but not seen. They need your love.
Powers of Ten Day
- all about celebrating the potential in adjusting perspective with scale, viewed from the beautiful natural order of math and science.
World Homeless Day
- to draw attention to homeless people's needs locally and provide opportunities for the community to get involved in responding to homelessness, while taking advantage of the stage an "international day" provides.
National SHIFT10 Day
- a national movement to encourage shoppers to shift 10% of their spending to local businesses in communities across the United States. Shifting 10% of spending to local businesses over big-box stores makes an impact in communities across the United States.
