Grade 4
by Mrs. Sara Ashley Yurosko
The Wonder of Disasters
r i a F e c n e i c and S
In this past semester, we have been working hard on a variety of big projects including dioramas for Natural Disasters here at school and Science Projects at home. In our How the World Works unit, we learned about the natural phenomenon of our world and how they change our environment and communities. Our summative project was a diorama to show how
this disaster changed specific areas. Each student had the opportunity to work on a different disaster. In addition, our students worked diligently on their own science project that was displayed at our Grade 4 Science Fair. Every student worked very hard and was very creative.
Reflections from students In the “How the World Works” unit, we learned about different kinds of natural disasters, causes and effects, and how we could prepare ourselves before, during and after a natural disaster. We also made a diorama of a natural disaster that we chose to describe what could happen before, during and after the natural disaster. We had to present it to our other friends and people who came to the ‘Gallery Walk’. For my diorama, I chose how people needed to prepare before, during and after an earthquake. I used some cardstock papers to build the buildings and houses. I also added the wooden sticks for the fences and some wires for the electric poles. The miniatures of people, trees and cars were placed to complete the diorama.
Joanne Emmanuelle Setiawan
At the end of the unit, I took an action by explaining how an earthquake happened to my little sister through a video. I also made a poster to explain what to prepare before, during and after an earthquake. My sister and I also practiced what to do when an earthquake happened. We did the earthquake drill (Drop, Cover and Hold).
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