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EdGate Tsunami Links
EdGate wishes to express deepest sympathies to the disaster of December 26th, 2004 victims and their families. Teachers are encouraged to take time to read the article "Suggestions for Instructors After the Tsunami" from the Center for Research on Learning and Teaching prior to any classroom activities concerning the disaster.
Lesson Plans, Projects & Texts
Earthquake Disaster in South Asia Teaching tools gathered by Save the Children Canada.
Glencoe Web Activity Lesson Plan grades 9-12 The Physical Geography of East Asia. Glencoe
How Tsunamis Form Grades 9-12 lesson from CNN StudentNews
International Relief Service-Learning Projects UNICEF and Do Something, two organizations with a track record of strong service-learning, have created new materials to help educate and fundraise in your classrooms and schools.
International Tsunami Information Center - Tsunami The Great Waves 12-page glossy brochure provides information on what a tsunami is, how fast and how big they can be, what causes them, and describes programs undertaken to mitigate this hazard, including the development of tsunami warning centers, research programmes, and safety rules describing what to do when a tsunami attack your coastline.
International Tsunami Information Center - Tsunami Textbooks .PDF format textbooks and teachers guides. Available also in Spanish.
Suggestions for Instructors After the Tsunami This article should be read by all teachers prior to any activities concerning the disaster. Center for Research on Learning and Teaching.
Tsunami! Earthquake! Help! Teacher Guide by Michelle Boyden for the The Career Learning, Exploration, and Research Network (CLEAR).
Understanding Tsunamis - Earth Science lesson plan (grades 6-8). Discover how tsunamis form and how people can protect against them. Teacher’s Guide with background video clip. DiscoverySchool.com
Environmental Literacy Council - Tsunamis excellent source of links to tsunami information.
FEMA For Kids Tsunami FEMA kids page on tsunamis.
Gander Academy: Tsumani Thematic page for teachers.
Killer Wave! Tsunami Pictures, map, facts, and resources. National Geographic Kids
National Geographic EdNet: Tsunami Resource Library Lessons, resources, maps and more from National Geographic
National Geographic EdNet: Tsunami Forum Archive Geographer Richard Marston answered questions from EdNet members. Dr. Marston is no longer answering questions in this forum but you can still read the questions and answers here.
National Science Digital Library: Tsunami links to tsunami resources.
Pacific County, Washington - Tsunami Education and Preparedness see what one Pacific coastal community has done for preparedness.
Pacific Tsunami Museum Homepage excellent source of historical information and photos of Hawaiian tsunamis.
Physics of Tsunamis The mechanisms of tsunami generation and propagation. University of Washington.
SAVAGE SEAS - The Crow's Nest video clips and tsunami simulations from PBS.
Surfing the Net with Kids Tsunami Barbara Feldman rates educational tsunami sites.
Surviving A Tsunami—Lessons from Chile, Hawaii, and Japan very informative article on previous tsunamis. USGS
National Weather Service Tsunami Warning Centers this page will lead you to the Warning Centers and other mitigation sources.
Tommy Tsunami coloring book was designed and written by
Jewell Hermon. NOAA.
Tsunami hazard mitigation and information includes links and simulations. Disaster Center.
Tsunamis in the Atlantic Ocean A response to an “Ask an Earth Scientist” query.
Tsunami Links for Kids fun and educational links for kids from The National Tsunami Hazard Mitigation Program (NOAA)
Tsunami Warning 30-page online comic book showing how an earthquake in Alaska can cause a tsunami in Hawaii and about Pacific Warning System. This book was written by Dr. Geroge Pararas-Carayannis, Ms. Patricia Wilson and Mr. Richard Sillcox. The illustrations were created by Mr. Joe Hunt.
Tsunami! The WWW Tsunami Information Resource Web information about tsunamis from the University of Washington. Some information may be dated, for more current information look at the Welcome to Tsunami! link below.
Tsunamis Theme Page General tsunami resources from the Community Learning Network.
University of Southern California Tsunami Research Group This site is dedicated to the investigation of the natural disasters called tsunamis.
Welcome to Tsunami! More background information from the Department of Earth and Space Sciences at the University of Washington.
West Coast & Alaska Tsunami Warning Center great source of information and links for learning more about tsunamis and the Pacific Warning System. NOAA.
Wikipedia: Tsunami background and information on tsunamis. Wikipedia is a free online encyclopedia and content is not guaranteed, but these articles seem very sound.
Asian Tsunami Videos.com Amateur Asian Tsunami Video Footage
BBC NEWS In Depth Animated guide The tsunami disaster Animated illustration of how it happened, can also be printed in .pdf
BBC News In graphics More illustrations of the earthquake from the BBC.
Indian Ocean Earthquake and Tsunami Scientific Background on the Indian Ocean Earthquake and Tsunami. International Research Institute for Climate Prediction.
SAJA Reporting Tips on Tsunami Disaster Backgrounders, story ideas, how to help, news sources, and journalists available in South Asia. Great for journalism students!
S.E. ASIA TSUNAMI Weblinks and Resources U.K. Geography Blog of resources about the tsunami.
Tsunami - Kalutara Beach, Sri Lanka amazing before and after photos of coastline.
Image Credit: National Park Service
