Oakridge Fourth Grade Blog

We will be learning about global warming this week and continue to learn about how humans can change or affect the environment.

Day One: After watching a video on the greenhouse effect, do this activity:

Global Climate Change: Research Explorer- The Exploratorium

Day Two: After watching a video on Global Warming, answer these questions:

1. What is global warming?
   
2. How does the greenhouse effect cause global warming?
3. How do humans cause global warming?
   

This week we will be learning about how living creatures depend on each other, and make up what are called ecosystems:

1. Go to this site on Ecosystems. Do some Science in Motion and Game activities or one of the Review with Quiz activities (those are longer) until the timer rings;
2. Then write about what you have learned about how humans can affect the environment.

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Today we will focus on natural disasters. After watching we are done with our video, do this activity:

Stop Disasters Game

Then, send me a comment about what you learned about natural disasters.

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