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| Sites Tsunami Big Wave http://observe.arc.nasa.gov/nasa/exhibits/tsunami/tsun_bay.html Learn about Tsunamis and try a quiz. Tsunami Warning Story http://www.fema.gov/kids/tsunami/ Read about Tsunamis, the Tsunami Warning centre and Tsunami safety. Tsunami http://www.geophys.washington.edu/tsunami/intro.html This site provides information defining a Tsunami, the mechanics of tsunami generation, Tsunami warning systems and history of Tsunamis. Asia's Deadly Waves http://www.nytimes.com/packages/khtml/2004/12/31/international/20041231_TIMELINE_FEATURE.html Read this special report that deals with several aspects of the disaster. Includes several simulations. ABC Online: Tsunami Disaster http://www.abc.net.au/news/indepth/tsunami/ Read stories about the Tsunami and view images of the devastation. Asian Quake Disaster http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_depth/world/2004/asia_quake_disaster/default.stm Find out the latest developments and read stories about the Asian Tsunami Disaster. Waves of Destruction http://www.waveofdestruction.org/ The latest in multimedia updates on the Asian Tsunami crisis. Asian Earthquake and Tsunami Explained http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/spl/hi/pop_ups/04/asia_pac_asia_earthquake_explained/html/1.stm Diagrams showing the source and progress of the Asian Tsunami. Surviving a Tsunami http://pubs.usgs.gov/circ/c1187/ Stories of survival from previous Tsunamis around the world. Killer Tsunamis in the Pacific http://whyfiles.org/068tsunami/ Information on the Tsunamis that hit New Guinea in 1998. Tsunami Tragedy: The world Responds http://www.glef.org/global/tragedy.php List of aid organisations and their current mobilisation in response to the Asian Tsunami. Do Something: Kids Tsunami Relief Fund http://www.dosomething.org/kids-tsunami-relief-fund.php Suggestions of how students can do something to help those affected by the Asian Tsunami. World Vision: Tsunami Relief https://www.worldvision.com.au/appeals/tsunami/ Information on the latest Tsunami relief initiatives conducted by World Vision. Lessons The Science of Tsunamis http://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/teachers/lessonplans/science/tsunamis.html Students conduct a demonstration to learn about wave propagation. MONSTER WAVES: http://www.eduplace.com/rdg/gen_act/disaster/monster.html In this activity, students will build a tabletop village and use it to visualize the relative height and affects of gigantic waves called tsunamis. Ask Asia: Tsunami http://www.askasia.org/tsunami/lp1.htm This learning activity gives immediate context to the events leading up to, and the hours following the earthquake off the shores of Sumatra. Tsunami Disaster http://my-ecoach.com/online/webresourcelist.php?rlid=3983 This site provides links to find information as well as links to agencies that are helping the victims of this disaster. Tsunami Disaster in South Asia http://my-ecoach.com/online/activity.php?projectid=3984 For this activity, you will work with other students to learn about the countries affected, the impact this devastation has caused, and plan a course of action your class can collectively take to help the victims and their surviving families and relatives. Asian Tsunami Lesson Plans http://www.g-nation.co.uk/teachers/downloads/ Lesson plans on the recent Tsunami in Asia. Tsunami Lesson Plan http://www.citizenshipfoundation.org.uk/main/resource.php?s251 This lesson aims to help pupils appreciate the nature of the current tragedy and why this has become the biggest ever charity appeal the world has seen. Tsunami in Asia http://www.oxfam.org.uk/coolplanet/teachers/tsunami/index.htm Unit of work about the Asian Tsunami disaster. Disaster Strikes: Tsunami http://www.oxfam.org.uk/coolplanet/teachers/tsunami/disaster_strikes.htm&e=7207 Aims to help students acquire information about appropriate disaster responses. Tsunami Unit http://www.parlo.com/en/teachers/lessonplans/tsunaeng_1.asp Students brainstorm about the advantages and disadvantages of living on the coast and read about Tsunamis. Teacher Reference Tsunami Events and Data http://www.pmel.noaa.gov/tsunami/database_devel.html Scientific Data on the Asian Tsunami. Tsunami Disaster Aid Links http://www.atamma.org/tsunamilinkseng.htm Links to aid organisations currently participating in Tsunami relief operations. |
| Thanks Charlie www.PrimarySchool.com.au |
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