Natural Disasters

So like I was saying, last week we were working on Natural Disasters.  These were two activities that students really enjoyed.

#1: Predict the hurricane: This was done as a whole class.  Students first made a prediction and marked it with an "X".  Then I gave them some coordinates.  They made a new prediction.  And so forth.  We did this via a PowerPoint as to not give anything away before the "hurricane" went on it's path.  Good connection to math too!
I have the PowerPoint too if anyone is interested :)

Happy Night, Everyone!

Weather Science Stations!

So last week I was adventurous.  Not only did I make 5 stations for my ELA block, but I also tried my hand at some of them in Science, too.  One station was listening to a HowStuffWorks.com podcast and taking GAP notes "The Test" prep.  Another station was exploring Weather.com and looking at different weather maps, patterns, predictions across the globe.  Another station was a review activity for vocabulary we have been working on...again, some hidden practice for "The Test."


This was another station:

 Students used 5 blank US maps and the back pages of the newspapers over the past 5 days to practice drawing in the fronts moving West to East across the country!


The final station was a favorite.  I had these cute face stickers and students made 4 Square illustrations of how to keep yourself safe in case of hazardous weather (Tornado, Hurricane, Thunderstorm, Snow Storm).  They came out so stinkin' cute!