Natural Disasters Teacher Forum

French students looking for partners living near a volcano

geneviÃ¨ve a — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 13:49:17 GMT

One of my groups is involved in a writing project (writing poems, stories, tales) . They are currently working on volcanoes.They'd like to know more about volcanoes, what it is like to live near an active or a dormant volcano, what is the landscape like....So, let them know...

genealberty@epals.com

Natural Disasters - 1st-5th grade gifted classroom

Jennifer F — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 13:48:15 GMT

My students would like to explore natural disasters around the world. We are located in Oklahoma and get to experience tornadoes, droughts, ice/snow storms. We are interested in studying other natural disasters from around the world. We would love to communicate through email and maybe Skype.

Thank you,

Jennifer

Looking for three 3rd grade classes to partner with in Natural Disasters

Susan H — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 19:07:28 GMT

We are a school located in Dallas, Texas and are looking for three 3rd grade classes to partner with us in the Natural Disasters project. We have access to skype, video conferencing and email. It would be great to extend the project through meeting in a video conference. We are interested in beginning late October or November.

Look forward to hearing from interested schools.
Susan

Partner class wanted for Natural Disasters project

Joanne D — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 18:10:03 GMT

Hi,

I am a British teacher working in the United Arab Emirates. I teach grade 4 and we have recently been doing some work on natural disasters and how people around the world prepare for and deal with them.

Most of my class are not native English speakers but we are an international school, teaching only in English so this would be a great opportunity for them to develop their communication skills and link to our unit.

Only one problem, the weather here is generally pretty stable. While we have some extreme heat out in the desert and very hot summers, there are only a few recent documented cases of tornadoes and some effects from cyclone Gonu in 2007.

It means that although we can share information about our climate and those few cases, most of the class won't have experienced it first hand but we would really like to link up with a class who have.

Please let me me know if you are willing to help.

Thanks,

Jo Digney.

Natural Disasters--high school class looking for partner

Joel R — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 17:22:37 GMT

Looking to link up with another classroom to partner with the Natural Disaster Project. I have a Science Class between the ages of 14-18. We are located in Littleton, Colorado, USA. You can e-mail me at jreagan@epals.com

Thanks

Joel Reagan

Three 6th grade classes seeking partners for Natural Disasters (Oct. 16th)

Matt F — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 21:47:49 GMT

I am looking for classes to work with on the natural disaster project. I will have 3 classes of approximately 25 6th graders. I need to do the project the week of Oct 16th. Thanks and I look forward working with a group or several groups.

Matt Freund

Media Specialists

Uptown School Complex

Grade 5 class wanting ePals for weather project!

shauna k — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 20:57:56 GMT

We are a grade 5 class looking to connect with students around the world who have experienced severe weather conditions, such as a hurricane, etc. We would like to do a virtual field trip, snailmail, email, podcasts, etc. We are looking to start ASAP! :-)

Shauna Krantz

Location: Sacramento, CA USA

slkrantz@epals.com

In U.S.A many disasters destroy many houses

Margarito D — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 23:58:27 GMT

In U.S.A many disasters, for example a tornado, destoys many houses. I don't understand why this natural disasters destroys evertthing.

by Mayra Aurora Dominguez Cortes Mexico City

5th grade class seeking Natural Disasters partners that have experienced earthquakes

Beth W — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 00:04:37 GMT

Hi,

We are a fifth grade class of 28 (10 - 11 year olds) who live near the New Orleans area. We have experienced Hurricane Katrina and would like to share with other students who have experienced earthquakes. Living in south Louisiana, earthquakes are very foreign to us.

Thanks,

Beth

Natural Disasters

Laurie S — Tue, 12 May 2009 02:06:35 GMT

My class of 13 Year 5-7's (10 to 12 year olds) would like to communicate about natural disasters with any similar group. My class is one of only 3 in a small rural school, St Maria Goretti, in Inglewood, Queensland, Australia, located about 3 hours drive west of Brisbane which is our State capital. We welcome any partnerships and are open to suggestions on the context of the project.

2nd grade gifted class seeking partners for Natural Disasters

Ronda C — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 00:56:12 GMT

My second grade gifted and talented students are interested in corresponding with another school about Natural Disasters. We are located in Western Kentucky on the New Madrid earthquake fault. This is one of the most active fault zones in the United States. We also experience flooding at the confluence of the Tennessee, Cumberland, and Ohio Rivers. Our most recent "natural disaster" was an ice storm that left us without electricity for three weeks last winter. Our class would love to exchange emails with you, and we are available for Skype projects as well.

Natural Disasters Project

Kris H — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 13:48:20 GMT

We are a year 3/4 class (7-9 year olds) in England who are beginning a topic on Natural Disasters around the world. We would like to contact a school in another country who may be more effected by natural disasters and find out how they prepare themselves for them. Let me know if you can help.

Looking for partners for Sept 08 to June 09, France

Anne-cã©cile C — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 15:31:29 GMT

I teach ESL in France and together with a science teacher we will be working on earthquakes next school year with a group of pupils aged 13-14. We would love to find partners with whom we could exchange postal mail discussing earthquakes : - do they happen where you live ? - have you ever experienced one ? - How do you deal with them ? - ... Don't hesitate to contact us to discuss the project. We hope to hear from you soon.

Baltimore, Maryland 5th Graders

Jill W — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 20:32:00 GMT

We are researching natural disasters and would like to team up with students from another country! Please join us!

Thanks,

Jill

"Epic Flood experienced" U.S. 8th graders available for Natural Disasters project

Kerri W — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 20:46:16 GMT

We are looking to partner with others to complete the Natural Disasters project found here on ePals. Right now I am flexible for time in the months of December, January, Feburary and March. We are from west central Minnesota and were terribly affected by the Red River Epic 500 year flood last spring. The town in which our school is located is a "suburb" of the Fargo, ND/Moorhead, MN area. Would like to partner with others who experience natural disasters in their home areas. There are 85 students total.

Please email me if you are interested. westgard@epals.com

4th Graders Studying Natural Disasters

Alyssa L — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 17:53:47 GMT

We are finishing up a huge planner on natural disasters. We would love to find a school to partner with outside the United States, but we are open to schools anywhere outside of California.

We are a group of 27 at this point in time. Let us know if you are interested.

Thanks,

Ms. Landy

Natural Disasters Around the World

Keri D — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 20:47:56 GMT

We are a fourth grade class from a rural Western Kentucky (USA) community. We are very interested in participating in the natural disaster ePal project. Last year, we had a devastating ice storm that cause major damage and power outages across a vast region of Kentucky. We are collecting photos and creating ways to stay safe during natural disasters. We would love to connect with many classrooms to compare experiences of a variety of natural diasters, such as tornados, hurricanes, tsunamis, earthquakes, etc.

Class to start July/August 10-12 yrs

Carlyn B — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 06:54:37 GMT

Hi,

We are small class of 13 who are investigating natural disasters this term. We start back at school on the 13th of July and would like to start corresponding that week for 10 weeks. We have cyclones in our area and would like to get to know those who have natural disasters in their area. We know we are small class but we don't mind having two or more friends to correspond with. It would also be good to use other methods of correspondance as well such as video etc.

If you are interested please email me to start.

Mrs. Bonetti

Floods

Patricia M — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 18:05:36 GMT

I would like to study floods

Project to start in August/September 2009

Heather C — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 00:47:53 GMT

Hi! I teach geography and civics in Birmingham, AL to 7th grade students (12-13 year olds). I am looking to partner my Advanced Placement class (about 30 students) but could accommodate more students. We are fortunate that our climate does not experience natural disasters other than the occasional tornado or flood. I would really like for my students to learn from others around the world about natural disasters. Please let me know if you would like to partner with us! ~ Heather

Seeking Natural Disasters Partners for Project

Michael C — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 12:58:50 GMT

Greetings,

We are 21, 7 & 8th grade students looking for natural disaster partners for a large multi week project as found in the project section of ePals.

Please let me know if you are interested. We have a school from the US interested but would like to work with more.

Please contact gjcs@epals.com if you are interested. We would like to start in Feb. with blogging, webpage design and of course emailing!

Look forward to hearing from you.

Michael Casey -Belize

Preparing kids for natural disasters

Garton J — Fri, 29 May 2009 11:30:23 GMT

I think kids these days need to be more prepared for natural disasters. I heard about a class offered through a local karate studio that focuses on disaster preparedness for the whole family. Are there any other local, San Diego or So Cal groups that offer similar classes? Has anyone found a specific method of instruction more helpful than others? Thanks for the advice!

"Look well into thyself; there is a source of strength which will always spring up if thou wilt always look there." Marcus Aurelius Antoninus

Let's talk about Earthquakes !

We are looking for English speaking partners from anywhere around the globe to discuss earthquakes. We don't really know what it's like here in Strasbourg but, as part of our science curriculum, we are studying them and we'd love to hear from you especially if you have already experienced one or live in an area where they are likely to occur !

We are a group of 20 lively French kids aged 13-14 and we'd like to use snail mail.

We hope to hear from you soon !

Discussions about the disasters in the world

wang c — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 14:11:21 GMT

Hello,

I teach English in a senior school, Shenyang , China. Recently, we have learned some knowledge about disasters and eager to exchange ideas with the students in other countries. I have 70 students in my two classes, aged from 15 to 18. For most of them, it is the first time to send emails to foreigners, so they are quite excited about it. If you are interested in it, please reply to me. I have got each student to write an introduction. Waiting for you. My address is chunyangwang@epals.com. My nave is Wang Chunyang. English name Angela. Thank you.

Looking for 6th grade partner classroom for natural disaster project.

Jocelyn C — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 01:15:03 GMT

We are interested in partnering with another 6th grade classroom to work on the natural disaster project. We have been reading stories about natural disasters and would like to do this as our culminating project. I have 5 classes, with about 15 students or less in each class. Please let me know if you are interested in working with us!