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Earthquakes Canada: Tools for Teachers

For Students 9th - 10th
This webpage offers an excellent collection of teaching resources about earthquakes, tsunamis, volcanoes, and much more. An extensive and extremely well-organized list of "frequently asked questions" regarding the topic, and live...
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Ready

Ready

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore the Ready website for an overview of how families and businesses can prepare for emergencies, threats, and disasters by building kits, making plans, and staying informed. Find safety information about biological threats,...
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PBS

Wnet: Thirteen: Savage Earth Online

For Students 6th - 8th
PBS produced "Savage Earth," a television series about volcanoes, earthquakes, and tsunamis. Contains extensive information with great graphics.
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Curated OER

Cnn: Tsunami Death Toll Tops 56,000

For Students 9th - 10th
December, 2004 article tracing the destruction caused by the Asian tsunami. Find photos, videos, interactive media, and more.
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Curated OER

An Aerial View of Shops and Hotels Destroyed by the Tsunami in Pangandaran

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

A Cyclist Rides Past by a Boat Swept Ashore by the 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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Curated OER

A Woman Injured in the Tsunami Is Treated in Hospital

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

Tsunami Graphic

For Students 9th - 10th
Tsunami Graphic
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Curated OER

The Why? Files: Tsunamis

For Students 9th - 10th
The "Why? Files offers this illustrated image of a tsunami.
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Curated OER

The Why? Files: Victims of a Tsunami

For Students 9th - 10th
The Why? Files offers this color image of two victims of a tsunami.
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Burke Museum

Burke Museum: The Big One

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the introduction to the Burke Museum's online exhibit on earthquakes and natural disasters. This is part of the Burke Museum's collection of geology. Topics that are covered include an introduction to quakes, quake science, quake...
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Disaster in the Pacific

For Students 9th - 10th
Articles on the devastation in Japan due to the earthquake in March, 2011. Also find resources on tsunamis, tectonic plates, and earthquakes.
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US Geological Survey

U.s. Geological Survey: Magnitude 9.0 Near the East Coast of Honshu, Japan

For Students 9th - 10th
Facts and figures on the earthquake and tsunami in Japan in March, 2011. Be sure to click on the tabs across the top that provide: summary, maps, scientific and technical information, as well as information on the tsunami.
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BBC

Bbc: Cbbc Newsround: Asia Earthquake Disaster

For Students 9th - 10th
Diaries, pictures, guides, quizzes, and news about the Asian tsunami one year after it hit.
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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.
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Other

Teaching Social Responsibility: Teachable Moment: Japan's Nuclear Power Debate

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Readings and news articles provide information on the debate over nuclear energy. In particular, the questions being raised due to the crisis in Japan after the earthquake and tsunami in March, 2011.
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NASA

Nasa: Japan Quake

For Students 9th - 10th
NASA provides technical calculations on the 9.0 quake and tsunami that hit Japan in March, 2011. Find satellite images, as well as narrative on the effects of the quake on Japan and the Earth itself.
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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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The Surface of the Sun

For Students 9th - 10th
Numerous images and extensive information can be found on this indepth look at the surface of the sun. Sunquakes, tsunamis, and shockwaves are just some of the amazing phenomina that take place.
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US Geological Survey

Usgs: November 29, 1975 Kalapana

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes details of the earthquake of November 29, 1975 Kalapana in Hawaii, the tsunami, and the eruption of the volcano Kilauea as a result of the earthquake.
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Naturally Disastrous

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students are introduced to natural disasters, and learn the difference between natural hazards and natural disasters. They discover the many types of natural hazards - avalanche, earthquake, flood, forest fire, hurricane, landslide,...
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Soft Schools

Soft Schools: Quizzes: Wild and Weird Weather

For Students 3rd - 8th
Think you know all there is about tsunamis, tidal waves and tornadoes? Take this wild and weird weather quiz to test your knowledge!
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Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology

Iris: Pacific Northwest vs. Sumatra: Flash Rollover

For Students 9th - 10th
This rollover compares the earthquake of 1700 in the Pacific Northwest with the 2004 Sumatra earthquake and tsunami.
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PBS

Pbs: Nature: Violent Hawaii

For Students 9th - 10th
This video [0:51] from PBS explores Hawaii's unique geography, with a focus on volcanic explosions. Topics include tsunamis, rockslides and volcanoes, along with a discussion of the work of vulcanologists.

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