Learning+Objects

Learning objects are instructional material that are found on the internet that can help support student learning.

Activities! This lesson would be part of a Fourth Grade Science lesson on Weather. The students would get a worksheet with all learning objects websites on them. Then we would go to the computer lab where they would work on their scavenger hunt about natural disasters.

Natural Disasters @http://www.ready.gov/natural-disasters Students would go to this website first and read quickly about Earthquakes, Floods, Brushfires, Tornados, Hurricanes, Thunderstorms and Winter Storms. After the have read about them then they can pick which one interests them the most and go to those learning object and answer the question about them on their worksheet. This would take about two day and at the end of the two days they would have gone through all of the learning objects. Students would then makes a movie of some of the things that they learned and what they thought was most interesting.

Hurricanes Watch the two videos about hurricanes and how the form. Compare and Contrast the information given. @http://www.montereyinstitute.org/noaa/ @http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SNEG4YKElgY

Tornadoes Listen to the podcast on tornados. Then read how they form and look at the difference between hurricanes and tornados. Then read hoe they form and how they stop. Then watch the video about them. @http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/earth/tracking-twisters-with-radar.html @http://mmem.spschools.org/grade5science/weather/tornadodiagram.html @http://www.weatherwizkids.com/weather-tornado.htm @http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ajShQpzBus

Thunderstorms Read how thunderstorms develop and the look at the charts and safety information. @http://navyflightmanuals.tpub.com/P-303/P-3030084.htm @http://www.floridadisaster.org/kids/thunderstorms.htm

Earthquakes Watch the video about earthquakes then read some information about them. Write a couple sentences on what you think it would be like to experience an earthquake. @http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-zNyVPsj8zc @http://www.ready.gov/earthquakes

Winter Storms Read how winter storms form and all the elements that are involved in a winter storm such as snow and sleet. @http://www.weatherwizkids.com/weather-winter-storms.htm @http://www.ussartf.org/blizzards.htm

Floods Click on Flood facts and then look at the check list about flood safety. @http://www.floodfacts.com/floodzone_kids_intro.html

Forest Fires Read the history of smokey the bear. Then play some games if you get done early. @http://www.smokeybear.com/kids/default.asp?js=1