Disaster+Week+1+(GH)

= Week 1: August 13th =

**Natural Disaster Introduction**
**Intro - ~5-10 min** - quick Forge tour, rules overview - agenda for the day //(really must put this up __VISUALLY__ for coming weeks :) )//

- read // **The Big Storm,** by Bruce Hiscock // // (did not finish reading all of it...hit some high points in the story, but it was a tad long for the group) //
 * Story - ~10 min **

- "what natural disasters have you ever experienced?" - made list of all they could come up with on whiteboard - watched BrainPop video on Natural Disasters - discussed natural disasters they didn't think of //(tsunami, flood, and drought)//
 * Connections - ~15 min **

- work on lift-the-flap natural disaster project - pick four of your 'favorite' disasters, write at least *one* way that you think people can stay safe during that disaster - each team member chose to share *one* of the disasters with the group and we added a preliminary "vote" for the disaster they'd like to learn about this season //(final decision will hopefully be made at next meeting - when *all* members are in attendance)//
 * Activity - ~20 min **


 * Snack Break - ~15 min **

- back-to-back LEGO build with a partner //(each team member chose about 5 LEGO pieces and came up with a 'creation', then chose the exact same 5 pieces for their partner...they sat back-to-back and had to explain to their partner how to build the same creation - without looking)//
 * Team Building/Challenge - ~20 min **

- Free play with LEGO's, followed by clean-up and quick discussion about next meeting
 * Free Play - ~20 min **

*times are just an estimate...I will try to keep better track of actual time frames for the next update :)