Tsunami Stories: Learning from Oral Histories from Around the World
Sarah Glancy, University of Hawaii-West Oahu
In this jigsaw activity, students are placed in groups. Each group reads a different written record of an indigenous oral history about tsunamis. These indigenous stories are from around the world. To guide their ...

Tsunami assignment
Klaus Neumann, Ball State University
Students read reports about potential sources for tsunamis on the US east coast and compare them with previously discussed dangers for the west cost.

2004 Asian Earthquake and Tsunami Disaster Project
Char Bezanson, Eastview High School, Apple Valley, Minnesota
Students are employees of a unit of the United Nations responsible for coordinating disaster relief after a major disaster (the 2004 Asian Earthquake and Tsunami) occurs. The agency needs to understand the ...

2004 Asian Earthquake and Tsunami Disaster Project
Char Bezanson
Students are employees of a unit of the United Nations responsible for coordinating disaster relief after a major disaster (the 2004 Asian Earthquake and Tsunami) occurs. The agency needs to understand the ...

The 2004 Sumatra Earthquake and Tsunami
Steve Kluge
In this multi-part activity, students study seismograms from different seismic stations recording the Sumatra earthquake of December 26th, 2004 and then determine the epicenter of the quake and track the tsunami it ...

Tsunami Vertical Evacuation Structures (TVES)
This activity explores how Tsunami Vertical Evacuation Structures (TVES) can provide a viable option to escape a rising tsunami surge when high ground is not available. A 5-minute activity allows learners to ...

Modeling Factors that Influence Tsunami Inundation
This activity investigates factors that affect how tsunami waves interact with submarine and shoreline topography. In a 5-minute computer simulation, learners discover how coastal topography dramatically affects ...

Learning from Legends: Indigenous Oral Traditions and Tsunami Safety
Sarah Glancy, University of Hawaii-West Oahu
In this jigsaw activity, students are placed in groups. Each group reads a different written record of an oral history about tsunamis. These indigenous stories are from around the world. To guide their ...

Tsunami Think-Pair-Share
Dave Mogk, Montana State University-Bozeman
David Mogk, Montana State University Course: Environmental Geology 60 students Connecting course topics to real life can be very powerful. The Activity The semester immediately following the December, 2004 tsunami ...

The Extraordinary Voyage of Kamome: A Tsunami Boat Comes Home
On April 7, 2013, a little over two years after a magnitude 9.0 earthquake triggered a massive tsunami off the coast of northeastern Japan, a lone boat washed up on the shores of Crescent City, California.  ...