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This page includes the resources that will aid in the learning and teaching of Natural Disasters to year 6 students.

 The Learning Federation websiteis very useful in terms of finding interactive activities that can be projected on to an IWB with the right technology. It allows the students a chance to learn independently and actively.  After registering, you can access many helpful resources and interactive materials such as -

 Tsunami Information  - A collection of digital curriculum resources about tsunami’s

 Interactive Activity  - A short interactive activity that includes building a script about bushfires for a television show. Sort through facts and pictures on the topic of wildfires.  Though the resource says it is aimed to years 7,8 and 9  With the right technology, this can be put on an interactive whiteboard.

Websites
Teacher Vision This is a web page full of references to info and interactive sites about all different types of natural disasters. It includes printables,whiteboard compatible mini lessons, digital books and topic focused resources.

WeatherWizKids This website consists of different environmental science topics, including many natural disasters.

Geometry.com Collection of different Tsunami articles

<span style="color: #f0680a; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Movies or Podcasts
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">BBC News: Japan Tsunami Survivor Stories (Youtube) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">media type="youtube" key="tU1dLutdRAM" height="315" width="560"

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Fighting the Effects of Natural Disasters <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">media type="youtube" key="Zkq0qwpbogg" height="315" width="560"

<span style="color: #f0680a; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Documents
//<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Volcanoes // <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The World's Worst Volcanic Eruptions <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Effects of Volcanoes Volcano Diagram

//<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Earthquakes // <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">New York Times-Earthquakes <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Earthquakes-Seismic Destruction <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Japan's Great Earthquake

//<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Tsunami's // <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Why Prediction is so Hard What Causes a Tsunami How Tsunami's Work

//<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Flash Floods // Flash Floods Facts What Causes Flash Floods The Queensland Floods

//<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Cyclones // Cyclones-Get the Facts Cyclones: Facts and Figures Cyclone Diagram Collection of Cyclone Information

//<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Wildfires // Wildfire Impacts Australian Wildfires

<span style="color: #f0680a; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Social Networking Sites
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Creating a group on a social networking site such as Facebook.com allows groups to collectively and effectively work together on this task. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">It allows them to immediately discuss the task with group members, and allows them to be independent in their learning and able to complete the task <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">from home/wherever there is internet access.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Example a group layout