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Making Waves: A Study of Earthquakes and Tsunami

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students examine plate tectonics and the causative effect of earthquakes.  In this tectonics lesson students differentiate between the types of energy waves that cause earthquakes and tsunamis and how waves travel at different speeds. 
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How Tsunamis Form

For Students 6th - 9th
In this earth science instructional activity, students read and study facts about tsunami and earthquakes to complete 8 short answer questions that follow.
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TE Lesson: Tsunami Attack!

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Young scholars examine how earthquakes, volcanoes, and landslides can trigger tsunami waves. They determine how engineers use sensors to detect the dangerous wave, and how they help design building that will survive the wave force and...
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Tsunami Waves

For Students 7th - 9th
In this tsunami waves worksheet, learners explore data from the Indonesian tsunami of 2004 and answer ten questions about the data. They draw conclusions about the devastation and destruction based on the amplitude and speed of the tsunami.
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TE Activity: Survive That Tsunami!

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students examine the causes of tsunamis and observe a table top wave making machine. They make model houses while working in groups so that the can see how different construction types work. They discuss how engineers can design and...
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Earthquake

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students view a video and conduct a problem solving activity to explain the effect different waves have on the earth's structure and what effect they have on different structures.
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Earthquake of 1964

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Students examine the damage from the earthquake across a large geographic area of Alaska. They discover additional damage occurred from the tsunami, fires, and flooding after the initial earthquake. They collect images and information...
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Stressed Out!

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Have your class engage in lessons on earthquakes. Learners explore the science behind earthquakes using interactive websites and video clips. Then, they review the layers and parts of the Earth before delving into the causes of...
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Tsunami

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners examine what causes tsunamis and why they all behave differently.  In this tsunami lesson students complete a group activity after viewing a video. 
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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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Tsunamis by the Book

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students use the Internet and other sources to investigate tsunamis. They construct books listing several tsunami facts and cite their sources. They read their books to another class.
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The Science of Tsunamis: Seeking Understanding in the Wake of Tragedy

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students use Internet research, articles, discussion and models to explore the dynamics of a tsunami. They focus on the 2004 Asian Tsunami and create posters illustrating their understanding of this phenomenon.
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Tsunami - Five Years On

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students explore the issues of rebuilding after the Indonesian tsunami. In this reconstruction lesson, students investigate the reconstruction that followed the devastating event.
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Earthquake

For Students 6th - 8th
In this earth science worksheet, students find the words that are related to the concept of an earthquake and the answers are found at the bottom of the page.
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Earthquake Wordsearch

For Students 6th - 8th
In this earth science worksheet, students find the words that are associated with the concept of earthquakes and the answers are found at the bottom of the page.
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Earthquakes and Volcanoes

For Students 6th - 12th
In this earthquakes and volcanoes activity, students will review how volcanoes are formed and where they are found. Students will describe earthquakes and their magnitudes. Students will use a table to answer questions about tsunamis....
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Asian Tsunami

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers discuss natural disasters, global community and address Students concerns and worries. They review thoughts about the tsunami written by high schoolers logging onto the Newsround website and determine which statements...
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Earth and Space Science: Exploring Earthquakes

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students explore earthquakes. In this earthquake lesson, students research earthquakes and identify where they take place. Students use map skills to track down earthquake locations. There are internet sites suggested in this lesson.
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Band of Brothers

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
What is a community? Explore the idea of community by investigating countries that have experienced severe damage. Learners discuss the horrible aftermath the 2011 earthquake had on Japan's infrastructure after the tsunami it caused....
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Plate Tectonic Cycle

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

For Students 4th - 5th
In this tsunami and earthquake words worksheet, students draw lines to match 15 words that pertain to tsunamis with their definitions.
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The Science Behind Tsunamis

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Natural disasters can be teachable moments that create more scientifically literate citizens.
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Dynamic Earth

For Teachers K - 5th
Young scholars show how earthquakes affect sea waves. In this tidal waves lesson students use a rubber mallet on a table to create waves in a box on top of the table. They experiment with striking the mallet in different locations on the...
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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...