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Grade 5  
Unit 1: Time of My Life
Tornadoes!
Internet Connection Activity
Severe Storms    Find Out More
Franklin's Forecast
Connect to this link:
http://sln.fi.edu/weather/index.html


  1. Click the tornado or weather events.

  2. Click hurricane, tornado, snowstorm, and severe thunderstorm to read about these weather events.

  3. If your computer has Quicktime, click the movie reel to see the storms live.

  4. Use your back button to return to weather events.

Tornado Safety
Connect to this link:
http://www.fema.gov/kids/tornado.htm


  1. Read the information on this page and click Things To Know.

  2. Read this page and then click the Back button. Click on A Kid’s Guide to Tornadoes and Preventing Disaster Danger on the left navigation bar.

  3. Read about tornado safety and click Kid’s Tornado Quiz at the top of the page. Print the quiz, complete it, and click Answers for Kid’s Tornado Quiz to see how you did.

Internet Connection Activity
Shipwrecks    Leveled Books
Shipwrecks of the Great Lakes
Connect to this link:
http://www.vaxxine.com/advtech/glwrecks.htm


  1. Click The Frontenac of Kingston.

  2. Read the vessel's history. Then click the photos to see them enlarged.

  3. Go back to the main page and explore other shipwrecks.

On Board the Titanic
Connect to this link:
http://www.discovery.com/guides/history/titanic/Titanic/titanic.html?00000


  1. Read the information and directions on the main page.

  2. Select a passenger by clicking on his or her picture. Experience the voyage through this person’s eyes. Click on the dates in order at the bottom of the pop-up window to continue the journey.

  3. When you have finished, write a short biography of the person whose journey you followed. What was his or her business on the Titanic? Draw a picture of what you think this person looked like to go along with your biography.