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Website
BBC

Bbc: Asia Quake Disaster

For Students 9th - 10th
BBC's official page for the Tsunami disaster of December 2004. Key Stories, eyewitness accounts, reports from correspondents, and animations provide up to date coverage.
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Website
US Geological Survey

U.s. Geological Survey:the Great M9.2 Alaska Earthquake of March 27, 1964

For Students 9th - 10th
A description of the earthquake in Prince William Sound, Alaska in 1964. Links to isoseismal map, earthquake damage photos, and seismogram of the earthquake.
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Lesson Plan
Teachnology

Teachnology: Guide to Tsunamis

For Teachers 9th - 10th
For any educator preparing a teaching theme/unit on tsunamis, this is the site for you! Links to a myriad of lesson plans, worksheets, interactive sites, teacher resources, and much more are all found on this one site.
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Website
The Guardian

Guardian: Indian Ocean Tsunami Disaster

For Students 9th - 10th
A Special Report from the Guardian provides the latest news and reports from the tsunami-afflicted countries. Includes animation of the tsunami.
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Website
NASA

Nasa Space Place: El Space Place

For Students 3rd - 8th
NASA's space science site for kids - en Espanol. Features a wide range of activities, including games, projects, animations, and more. Also contains useful information on basic physics, chemistry, and other natural sciences, offering...
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Website
NOAA

Noaa: Center for Tsunami Research

For Students 9th - 10th
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's site for tsunami research of improved measurement technology, development and implementation of improved models and improved methods to predict tsunami impacts on the population and...
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Activity
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Survive That Tsunami!

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students use a table-top-sized tsunami generator to observe the formation and devastation of a tsunami. They see how a tsunami moves across the ocean and what happens when it reaches the continental shelf. Students make villages of model...
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Article
University of Washington

University of Washington: A Survey of Great Tsunamis

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource opens up with a clickable map that will provide information on eight different tsunamis, such as the 1929 Grand Banks tsunami, the 1975 Hawaiian tsunami, and several others. Basic information and the damage caused by each...
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Unit Plan
PBS

Wnet: Thirteen: Savage Earth: Waves of Destruction: Tsunami

For Students 9th - 10th
This series of three articles (links) give basic information, describe the different causes of tsunamis, warning systems, past tsunamis and the evidence and destruction left by these waves. Animations are provided that illustrate...
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Website
PBS

Wnet: Thirteen: Savage Earth: Tsunamis

For Students 9th - 10th
Excellent site exploring the mysterious and destructive tsunamis. Explore this scientific marvel and learn about the causes and dangers.
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Handout
US Geological Survey

Usgs: Tsunamis in the Pacific Northwest

For Students 9th - 10th
This page from the U.S. Geological Survey is devoted to Tsunamis in the Pacific Northwest. View some animations of tsunamis.
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Website
BBC

Bbc: News: Timeline: Indonesia

For Students 9th - 10th
This timeline from BBC News offers a chronology of important events in Indonesia/'s history. You can listen to some of these events and watch videos of others.
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Unit Plan
Center for Innovation in Engineering and Science Education, Stevens Institute of Technology

Ciese: Tsunami Surge

For Students 9th - 10th
In this Science project, students use real time data on the Internet to study tsunamis and what causes them. They will look at videos of real tsunamis such as the 2004 one in Southeast Asia. They will then devise a safety plan and a...
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eBook
Libre Text

Libre Text: Plate Tectonics and People

For Students 9th - 10th
Over geologic time, plate movements in concert with other geologic processes, such as glacial and stream erosion, have created some of nature's most magnificent scenery. The Himalayas, the Swiss Alps, and the Andes are some spectacular...
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Handout
US Geological Survey

U.s. Geological Survey: Earthquake Center: Glossary

For Students 3rd - 8th
This resource provides definitions of important earthquake related terms.
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Website
University of Washington

University of Washington: Physics of Tsunamis

For Students 9th - 10th
The civil engineering department presents the physics of a tsunami. The topics addressed: what does "tsunami" mean; how do tsunamis differ from other water waves; how do earthquakes generate tsunamis; how do landslides, volcanic...
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Website
The Field Museum

Field Museum: Exhibits: Nature Unleashed: Inside Natural Disasters

For Students 9th - 10th
Discover the true powers of Mother Nature through this vivid collection of research which delves into the causes of natural disasters and the impacts on those affected.
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Unit Plan
Open Ed

Open Ed Sci: 6.5 Natural Hazards

For Teachers 6th - 8th
This unit begins with students experiencing, through text and video, the 2011 Great Sendai or Tohoku earthquake and subsequent tsunami that caused major loss of life and property in Japan. Students will think about ways to detect...
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PPT
BBC

Bbc: In Pictures: Indonesian Tsunami

For Students 9th - 10th
From July, 2006, photographic slideshow graphically detailing the tsunami that hit the Indonesian island of Java.
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Website
NOAA

Noaa: Reacts Quickly to Indonesian Tsunami

For Students 9th - 10th
NOAA discusses its reaction to the tsunami that rocked South Asia in 2004 and gives a scientific explanation to why it happened. Interesting animated map of the tsunami.
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Handout
University of Washington

University of Washington: 1964 Alaskan Earthquake

For Students 9th - 10th
Alaska is part of the Pacific Ring where there are many earthquakes. Basic information about the 1964 Alaskan earthquake is provided, including landslides and liquefaction information, an embedded link to the text of a radio announcement...
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Lesson Plan
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: 2004 Asian Earthquake and Tsunami Disaster Project

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students are employees of a unit of the United Nations responsible for coordinating disaster relief after a major disaster (the 2004 Asian Earthquake and Tsunami) occurs. The agency needs to understand the situation in each country so...
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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]
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Interactive
Ready

Ready: Kids: Disaster Master

For Students 3rd - 6th
Make the right decisions about being prepared for natural disasters to become a Disaster Master!