Wytheville Virginia

Stayed at Country Inn and Suites- they have VERY deep accents here.  Are a shared chicken that was delish at another crazy place that was charming, old and strange- the Log House 1776 Restaurant - and then walked around back shops.  

Of course it was dark.....

First stop

Today was Alice's Restaurant in West Virginia after we stopped at the mall in Pittsburgh to do returns.  Literally no ambience but my chicken sandwich was yummy.  Another off the beaten track place.....

NATURAL DISASTERS - Fourth Grade

Start with Brainpop movie 

Natural Disasters

https://www.brainpop.com/science/earthsystem/naturaldisasters/

Incorporate this video of tornadoes/tsunamis with music (drama)

http://www.metacafe.com/watch/2372227/disaster_videos_tornadoes_tsunamis/ 

Only 2:45

Pebble Go Science

http://goto.fish/db/batjk/cppgsc 

Power Knowledge Earth and Science

http://www.pkearthandspace.com/article/428/natural-disasters-with-graphic-organizers

True Flix - Extreme Nature

http://tfx.grolier.com/cb/node-33054

National Geographic - scroll down for natural disasters by type:

http://environment.nationalgeographic.com/environment/natural-disasters’

Good list of videos of individual disasters

http://www.neok12.com/Natural-Disasters.htm

Web Weather For Kids

https://scied.ucar.edu/webweather 

Natural Disasters Website Resource List from Fourth Grade Class

https://askatechteacher.wordpress.com/2012/04/06/weekend-website-93-16-natural-disasters-websites/ 

Earthquakes

USGS for Kids-

WeatherWiz site for Earthquakes-

Science for Kids on Earthquakes-

Earthquake Facts-

Shake, Rattle and Roll -Earthquakes and volcanoes

Tracking Earthquakes

Hurricanes

WeatherWiz on Hurricanes-

Hurricane Facts-

Hurricane info from NASA-

Track Hurricanes

Tsunamis

National Geographic on Tsunamis-

Tsunami Facts for Kids-

Tsunami Information-

Kids Geo on Tsunamis-

Tsunamis-

Volcanoes

Volcano Info-

WeatherWiz on Volcanoes-

Science Kids Facts-

Science for Kids on Volcanoes-

Volcano Map

Tornadoes

WeatherWiz on Tornadoes-

Science Kids Facts on Tornadoes-

Types of Tornadoes-

Science for Kids on Tornadoes-

Tracking Tornadoes-

Natural Disaster Readiness

FEMA Ready.gov-

Tsunami Preparation-

These links have pdf files that take the kids through a series of questions with links to places to find the answers.  It may be too structured for your kids but you can try it!

Tornadoes - Group 1 (PDF 90 KB)

Blizzards - Group 2 (PDF 89 KB)

Floods - Group 3 (PDF 87 KB)

Wildfires - Group 4 (PDF 86 KB)

Earthquakes - Group 5 (PDF 88 KB)

Hurricanes - Group 6 (PDF 89 KB)

Disaster Readiness Summary (PDF 65 KB)

Stop Disasters Game

http://www.stopdisastersgame.org/en/playgame.html

Check this out it’s great!

Disasters Game

https://ssec.si.edu/disaster-detector

Perfect Storms: Disasters that changed the world

http://perfectstorms.history.ca/#experience

Might be old - check