NASA
Nasa: Our Restless Planet
This animation library is a great resource for a diverse list of earth science topics including: tsunamis, land subsidence, magnetic fields, volcanoes earthquakes, floods, and sea level changes.
Science Struck
Science Struck: 19 Worst Natural Disasters in the History of Japan
Presents a list of the nineteen worst natural disasters to strike Japan, along with descriptions, year, number of casualties, and where each occurred. Japan has been hit by earthquakes, tsunamis, volcanic eruptions, typhoons, blizzards,...
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Checking the Surf
This lesson introduces the concepts of wavelength and amplitude in transverse waves. In the associated activity, students will use ropes and their bodies to investigate different wavelengths and amplitudes.
European Space Agency
European Space Agency: Esa Kids: Earth: Natural Disasters: Satellites Help Japan
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.
Other
International Inst. Of Seismology and Earthquake Engineering: Tohoku Earthquake
Technical information on the earthquake of March 22, 2011, consists of facts about the mainshock, tsunami simulation, and determination of earthquake magnitudes.
Other
Vibrationdata: Alaska Earthquake 1964
Time, date, and size of the Alaskan 1964 earthquake. Photos of the damage caused by the quake and the tsunami, location of the epicenter, and a description of the landslides.
Other
Dandi Palmer: Salvation & the Devil Dancer
Click through the pages of this beautifully illustrated story book to read about a little girl who listens to her grandmother tell a story about two dancers and their performance at a carnival that ended up saving the whole village from...
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Mini Landslide
Students explore how different materials (sand, gravel, lava rock) with different water contents on different slopes result in landslides of different severity. They measure the severity by how far the landslide debris extends into model...
Other
Union of Concerned Scientists: Nuclear Power
General information on nuclear power and feature articles on particular issues of the day such as articles concerning the nuclear reactor crisis in Japan due to the earthquake and tsunami of March, 2011.
Yale University
Yale University: Anatomy of a Nuclear Crisis: A Chronology of Fukushima
The author provides a chronological look at the nuclear power plant crisis in Japan due to the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami. March 21, 2011
Other
The Tsunami Page: Earthquakes in China
This website provides information about the three major earthquakes in China. The 1556 Shaanxi quake, the Haicheng quake in 1975 and the quake in Tangshan in 1976. Provides details of each earthquake.
Curated OER
A Wave Hitting Koh Lanta Yai, Thailand
Brilliant coverage of the South Asian tsunami disaster. Find articles, photos, video, audio, and more rich resources covering this disaster.
Curated OER
Time Asia: Tallying the Damage
January, 2005 article tracing the damage done by the tsunami that hit South Asia. There is a stress on business and economic damage.
Curated OER
Residents Walk Through a Street Littered With Debris in Pangandaran
From July, 2006, photographic slideshow graphically detailing the tsunami that hit the Indonesian island of Java.
Curated OER
Local Residents Look for Their Belongings N the Wreckage of a Collapsed House
From July, 2006, photographic slideshow graphically detailing the tsunami that hit the Indonesian island of Java.
Curated OER
Indonesian Police Help Residents Sort Through the Debris
From July, 2006, photographic slideshow graphically detailing the tsunami that hit the Indonesian island of Java.
Curated OER
A Woman Cries as She Sits in the Rubble of Her House
From July, 2006, photographic slideshow graphically detailing the tsunami that hit the Indonesian island of Java.
Curated OER
Bbc: Asia Quake Disaster
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. December, 2004
Curated OER
Tohoku Earthquake
Technical information on the earthquake of March 22, 2011, consists of facts about the mainshock, tsunami simulation, and determination of earthquake magnitudes.
The Field Museum
Field Museum: Exhibits: Nature Unleashed: Inside Natural Disasters
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.
Geographypods
Geographypods: Theme 2: Natural Environments
A rich collection of highly engaging learning modules on topics related to the natural environment. Covers four main areas - plate tectonics, forms and processes, weather and climate, and rainforest and desert. Within each of these,...
Other
Federal Emergency Management Agency: Tremor Troop: Earthquakes [Pdf]
A 260-page unit of activities on earthquakes. Covers what they are, their cause, why and where they occur, their impact on the Earth, how they are measured, and safety and survival. Includes worksheets and has a glossary at the end.
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