In Science this quarter, we are finishing up our newsletters that feature Natural Disasters.  The students will share what they have learned about their respective topics this week, before we begin our unit on Space. 

Students will soon receive a new Flex Your Brain Topic related to Space.

An overview of the Flex Your Brain assignment is attached.  Also, here is a sample Flex Your Brain showing the proper format for this assignment. 

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/