The students are currently studying Social Studies.  Please check Mrs. Ness's website for information on Social Studies assignments.  In the first half of the quarter we learned about Gravity, Newton's Laws, and simple machines.

Here are some links you might enjoy.  If you know of any other good "educational" sites on these topics, please let me know. 

Waves
Find out about Oceans in Motion and the basic parts of waves.
http://www.onr.navy.mil/focus/ocean/motion/waves1.htm
Play with wave particles.
http://sunshine.chpc.utah.edu/labs/waves/wave_basics/waves.htm
Earthquakes
Check out an animated guide to earthquakes.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/newsid_4130000/newsid_4132300/4132319.stm
This animation is a way to visualize an earthquake as it travels outwards from its starting point through the earth.
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/savageearth/animations/earthquakes/main.html
Volcanoes
Build your own volcano online and watch it erupt.
http://kids.discovery.com/games/pompeii/pompeii.html
Natural Disasters
Check out the fury of mother nature.
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/forcesofnature/