Lesson Plan
Center for Innovation in Engineering and Science Education, Stevens Institute of Technology

Ciese: Catch a Wave

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this project for Grades 6 to 12, learners will use real data collected online to learn how waves and tides work. They will learn what causes water to move, and how waves and tides impact on humans, organisms and waterfront lands. They...
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PBS

Pbs Nova: Wave of the Future

For Students 9th - 10th
This media-rich essay from NOVA Online describes the challenges involved in installing a warning system for tsunamis in the Indian Ocean.
Interactive
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Coastal Geological Processes

For Students 9th - 10th
This interactive resource adapted from the National Park Service describes the many forces that affect shorelines, including tides, weathering, erosion, and deposition. Includes background reading handout and discussion questions.
Handout
Australian Museum

Australian Museum: Plate Tectonic Processes

For Students 9th - 10th
A comprehensive site on plate tectonics and the Earth. Read how the oceanic and continental crusts, as well as the heat and the pressure within the Earth affect plate tectonics.
Website
Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations

Food and Agriculture Org.: Tsunami Reconstruction

For Students 9th - 10th
The waves have retreated, but what lies in the destruction zone and how do people put their lives back together? The Food and Agriculture arm of the UN lists updates on the reconstruction going after the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami.
Website
Other

Disaster Pages: The Tsunami Page

For Students 9th - 10th
FAQs about tsunamis address the reasons they occur and the destruction they cause. Also, learn about systems in place that provide Tsunami warnings as well as the data collected by scientists studying violent earthquakes and seismic sea...
Lesson Plan
PBS

Pbs Teachers: Science of Tsunamis: Seeking Understanding in the Wake of Tragedy

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Conduct a demonstration to learn about how waves function in water. Create a poster that shows the physics of waves, how tsunamis work, the devastation caused by the 2004 tsunami or information about relief efforts for the 2004 tsunami.
Website
Community Learning Network

Community Learning Network: General Tsunami Resources

For Students 9th - 10th
Come and learn more about tsunamis through this collection of resources. This site offers a wide variety of links to increase your knowledge of this powerful force of nature.

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