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Natural Disasters: Earthquakes and Tsunamis

For Students 7th - 10th
In this natural disasters activity, students complete 5 different activities regarding natural disasters. 
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Fetch Me a Wave

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore waves and how they form.  In this wave lesson students prepare a written report on waves and tsunamis then discuss what they learned.
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Tsunami Word Chop Worksheet

For Students 5th - 6th
In this tsunami word puzzle learning exercise, students analyze a table of 16 words that have been chopped in half. Students find the pieces that fit together and write them on the lines. There is no word bank; all words pertain to...
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Waves

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Is it possible to outrun a tsunami? After watching a presentation that explains how waves and tsunamis occur, class members investigate the speed of tsunamis triggered by an earthquake.
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Tsunami! Examining Earth's Most Destructive Waves

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students investigate just what a tsunami is, what causes it, how fast it travels, what it looks like, and its devastating effects upon landfall. They read the experience of a former Peace Corps Volunteer who went to Sri Lanka after it...
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2004 Asian Earthquake and Tsunami Disaster Project

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students are employees of a unit of the United Nations, they are responsible for coordinating disaster relief after a major disaster (the 2004 Asian Earthquake and Tsunami) occurs. The agency needs to understand the situation in each...
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The Great Wave

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students investigate tsunamis and how they are caused.  In this natural disaster lesson, students discuss earthquakes, volcanoes, landslides and other causes of tsunamis.  Students conduct an experiment in which they drop objects into...
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Earthquakes

For Students 5th - 6th
After reading an article on earthquakes and tsunamis, students answer a series of multiple choice questions about what they have learned. All answers can be found within the article, making this a good way to prepare for reading...
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"Tsunamis"

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students visit a PBS Website about tsunamis to consider their causes, effects and steps countries have taken to try to defend against them. They answer questions and create a brochure explaining tsunami facts and procedures to survive a...
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Bank on it! Worksheet

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this sentence completion worksheet, students fill in the blanks to a paragraph about a tsunami with words in a word bank. Students fill in 20 words.
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Tsunamis

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Students investigate the natural disasters known as tsunamis by researching the Internet.  In this nature lesson, students define the word tsunami and discuss how they are created.  Students complete an online activity based on water...
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Swamps, Shrimp, and Tsunamis: A Simulation of Sustainable Development Issues in Coastal Ecuador

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students examine the economic benefits, environmental losses and dangers of the shrimp farming industry on the coast of Ecuador. They read a script, role-play people involved in the shrimp business, and write an essay of the pros and cons.
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Do The Research! Tsunamis

For Students 4th - 5th
In this tsunamis research worksheet, learners research the topic, then complete 3 short answer questions. Worksheet contains a link to additional activities.
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Creative Writing-Tsunami

For Students 4th - 5th
In this creative writing instructional activity, students use words in a word box to work with a group and write a short story about a tsunami.
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Monster Waves

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students investigate tsunamis by creating a tabletop village and use it to visualize the relative height and effects of tsunamis. Each group builds a difference section of the city or village and as a class they decide who build what and...
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Waves Lesson Plan

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students demonstrate an understanding of tsunamis and possible causes.  In this investigative lesson students view a video and explore earthquakes and movement of tectonic plates. 
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Under The Sea

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders study how a tsunami is formed by underwater events such as earthquakes, volcanoes or landslides. They discuss what they knew about living and non-living things in the ocean.
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Are You Ready to Shake

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners examine earthquakes and tsunamis. In this Earth science lesson, students investigate the causes and hazards associated with earthquakes and tsunamis.
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Dynamic Earth

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students complete an experiment to study tsunamis and its around the Earth. In this earthquakes and tsunamis lesson, students participate in a demonstration to learn how earthquakes impact sea waves. Students study the P, S, and L waves...
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Forces of Change

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders discuss various ways in which landforms change over time. They, in groups, research and create a reference book about landform change including tsunamis, earthquakes, weathering, erosion and volcanic eruptions.
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Earthquakes and Volcanoes

For Students 6th - 12th
In this earthquakes and volcanoes instructional activity, learners will review how volcanoes are formed and where they are found. Students will describe earthquakes and their magnitudes. Learners will use a table to answer questions...
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Tsunami! Examining Earth's Most Destructive Waves.

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students discover what creates a tsunami  In this earth science lesson, student research using the Internet how tsunami's develop. Students read accounts of first responders to the Sri Lanka tsunami.
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Plate Tectonic Cycle

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Learners explore the Earth's movements by completing worksheets. In this plate tectonics instructional activity, students define such natural disasters as volcanoes, earthquakes, tsunamis and mudslides and discuss their connections to...
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Ocean Waves

For Students 6th - 12th
Surf's up! What causes the constant motion of Earth's oceans? Scholars discover the origins and types of waves in part nine of a 13-installment series. The resource illustrates wave behavior, their destructive power, and current research...

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