+
Article
Society for Science and the Public

Science News for Students: Quake Leaves Destruction, Fear

For Students 9th - 10th
Discusses the triple disaster that hit Japan on March 11, 2011, with first an earthquake, then a tsunami, followed by the Fukushima nuclear disaster. Explains some of the basic science behind nuclear fission.
+
Article
Society for Science and the Public

Science News for Students: Tsunami's Trek Traced in the Sky

For Students 9th - 10th
Discusses what scientists learned about tsunamis from photographs of the skies taken at the time of Japan's tsunami in March 2011, and how this information might be used in the future to predict an impending tsunami. [July 6, 2011]
+
Handout
European Space Agency

European Space Agency: Esa Kids: Earth: Natural Disasters: Satellites Help Japan

For Students 3rd - 8th
A brief explanation of how satellite images are used to record and monitor the damage caused by a natural disaster, in this case the Japanese earthquake and tsunami of March 24, 2011.