Discovery Education
Discovery Education: Tsunami
This lesson looks at the causes of tsunamis and the different types.
US Geological Survey
Usgs: Tsunami & Earthquake Research
The USGS provides an extensive section of information about tsunamis. The items presented are the basics of tsunamis regarding the Great San Francisco earthquake of April 18, 1906, tsunamis in the U.S. Pacific Northwest, and the 1998...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Tsunami
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Covers how tsunamis occur.
PBS
Wnet: Thirteen: Savage Earth: Waves of Destruction, a Tsunami Animation
View a brief animation that explains the science behind a tsunami.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: 21st Century Tsunami
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Covers the consequences of recent tsunamis.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: 21st Century Tsunami
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Covers the consequences of recent tsunamis.
Other
Pacific Tsunami Museum: Home Page
This site from the Pacific Tsunami Museum provides a very extensive FAQ sheet that answers many questions about tsunamis, a tsunami picture of the month, and additional links to related topics.
Ready
Ready: Tsunamis
This site provides information about what happens before, during, and after a tsunami. Content includes background information, a fact sheet, and information about the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP).
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: How Tsunamis Work
The immense swell of a tsunami can grow up to 100 feet, hitting speeds over 500 mph- a treacherous combination for anyone or anything in its path. Alex Gendler details the causes of these towering terrors and explains how scientists are...
US Geological Survey
U.s. Geological Survey: Life of a Tsunami
Animations illustrating long-lasting tsunami waves once they strike a coast.
University of Wisconsin
The Why Files: Terrible Tsunami
Explore the cause of tsunamis and their devastating effects.
NASA
Nasa Space Place: What Is a Tsunami?
Offers a brief description of tsunamis and how you can tell if one is coming.
Ready
Ready: Kids: Tsunamis
Content includes background information, are you at risk, and details about what happens before, during, and after a tsunami.
NOAA
Noaa: National Weather Service: Jetstream: Tsunamis
Online school for weather presents an abundance of information about tsunamis. Explore how they form, where they occur, how to prepare for one, and how to survive one. A review quiz and lesson plans are included for further enhancement...
Other
Abc News: Talking to Kids About the Tsunami Tragedy
How can you begin to talk to your kids about the Tsunami tragedy? This site offers insight on how to deal with this difficult topic.
Other
K 3 Learning Pages: Tsunami Disaster
This site features several links to tsunami relief sites. Students and teachers can access information about the tsunami relief efforts through these resources.
Discovery Education
Discovery Education: Dynamic Earth, Tsunami
Use this site to teach your learners what a tidal wave or tsunami is from this lesson plan. The discovery activity shows how a tsunami happens.
NOAA
Noaa: Tsunamis
Would you know what to do if a tsunami struck? This short online quiz will test your knowledge.
BBC
Bbc: In Pictures: Indonesian Tsunami
From July, 2006, photographic slideshow graphically detailing the tsunami that hit the Indonesian island of Java.
The Guardian
Guardian: Indian Ocean Tsunami Disaster
A Special Report from the Guardian provides the latest news and reports from the tsunami-afflicted countries. Includes animation of the tsunami.
Yale University
Yale University: Tracking the Destructive Power of the Pacific Ocean's Tsunami
Expert Lori Dengler discusses the long history of tsunamis and earthquakes in the Pacific rim and Japan in particular.
Other
Global Eye on Indonesia: The Tsunami Disaster: More Than a Wave
Global Eye provides this compilation of facts and photos acquired from the Aceh Province of Indonesia and its struggles with the 2004 tsunami.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: The 2004 Sumatra Earthquake and Tsunami
Using real seismic recordings from a number of seismic stations, learners find the location of the epicenter of the 2004 Sumatra earthquake. They next determine the path of the tsunami triggered by it, and calculate how much lead time...
BBC
Bbc Newsround: Silence Honours Victims of Japan Tsunami
Article reports on how the 2011 Japan tsunami is being remembered five years later.
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