April

1 Earth Day

April 22 is a day when people are to "Give Earth a Chance" and pay attention to reclaiming the purity of air, water, and living elements.

Create a list of things that you can do to "Give Earth a Chance". To help make your list visit this Web Page and think about environmental problems that effect you and your family. Click on Planetary Heroes to read about how these people made a difference. Or check out Kids in Action to find out ways kids can make a difference. Write a paragraph about how you could help the Earth this Earth Day!

ttp://www.cam.org/~cdsl_ps/Earth_Day/i-can-do.htm

Big Picture - Earth Day

 

2 San Francisco 1906 Earthquake

On April 18, 1906, nearly 4,000 people died and some 10,000 acres of land were destroyed by an earthquake.

  1. Read more about the San Francisco earthquake from the perspective of survivors at this site. After exploring the site, write down two, new facts you learned. SAN FRANCISCO EARTHQUAKE http://www.ibiscom.com/sfeq.htm
  2. Shake, Rattle, and Roll Complete the volcano sheet all about Volcano legends. You will be surprised at what you read. VOLCANOWORLD http://volcano.und.nodak.edu/vwdocs/kids/kids.html
  3. Do you think that you are a Volcano Expert, well take this quiz and find out. You will need to use your search skills to find the answers to the questions somewhere in Volcano World. Just follow the directions on this web page. VOLCANOWORLD http://volcano.und.nodak.edu/vwdocs/kids/kids.html Click on VOLCANO WORLD KID QUIZ

 

3 Thomas Jefferson's Birthday

The author of the Declaration of Independence and third president of the United States, Thomas Jefferson, was born on April 13, 1743.

Barbara Feldman is a newspaper writer who enjoys reviewing Internet sites for teachers, kids, and parents. She chooses a weekly topic and rates sites on the topic.

At this web site you can view different sites she has reviewed all about Thomas Jefferson. Choose the sites that you wish to visit and complete your own Site Review of each site that you visit. Remember to use the BACK key to return to the main page. Have fun learn all about Thomas Jefferson's interesting life.

SURFING THE NET http://www.surfnetkids.com/jefferson.htm

 

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