Tsunami Education Resource Kit CD
- Curricula
- Websites and NSE Standards
- Scientific Publications
- Press Releases
- Historical Perspective
- Brochures
- Hazard Preparedness
- Visualizations/Multimedia
Tsunami Curriculum K-6
Tsunami Curriculum 7-12
Tsunami Textbooks
Pre-elementary: Earthquakes and Tsunamis
Grades 2-4: I Invite You to Know the Earth I
Grades 5-8: I Invite You to Know the Earth II
Ch. 1 Earthquakes and Tsunamis
Ch. 2 The Earth’s Crust on the Move
Ch. 3 Seismicity of the Earth and Volcanoes
Ch. 4 Tsunamis
Ch. 5 Seismicity of the Country
Ch. 6 Earthquakes and Tsunamis, Protection Measures
Teacher’s Guides
Pre-elementary: Eartquakes and Tsunamis
Grades 2-4: I Invite You to Know the Earth I
Grades 5-8: I Invite You to Know the Earth II
High School: Earthquakes and Tsunamis
Elementary Inquiry Activity -Tsunameter: doc or pdf
Secondary Inquiry Activity – Effects of Sea Floor Topography on Tsunami Wave Height: doc or pdf
DART (Deep Ocean Assessment and Reporting of Tsunamis) Diagram with an inquiry activity: doc or pdf
Introduction to Website Selection: doc or pdf
National Science Education Standards: doc or pdf
NOAA Tsunami Websites (selected with a focus on classroom activities) with Descriptions: doc or pdf
Related Educational Activity Website Links: doc or pdf
Oceanography – Tsunami Scattering and Earthquake Faults in the Deep Pacific Ocean
NOAA Reacts Quickly to Indonesian Tsunami: doc or pdf
U.S. Announces Plan for an Improved Tsunami Detection and Warning System: doc or pdf
Tsunami – The Great Waves on the West Coast and
Tsunami – The Great Waves Booklet
Is Your Community Ready for the Next Tsunami?
National Tsunami Hazard Mitigation Program
Frequently Asked Questions about Tsunami Ready: doc or pdf
Pyroclastic Flow into theMediterrean Sea, .mov
Worldwide Oceanographic Simulation of Indonesian Event: Vasily V. Titov, .mov
Indonesia Tsunami Inundation
Computer Model of the Indonesia Regional Wave Motion, Bill Knight, wmv
DART (Deep Ocean Assessment and Reporting of Tsunamis), .exe
Submarine Landslide Simulation that occurs in Valdez, Alaska, Los Alamos Gaylen Gisler, National Laboratory,
.mov
Selected Powerpoint Slides, Bill Knight, West Coast and Alaska Tsunami Warning Center, Zygmunt Kowalik, University of Alaska, Fairbanks, ppt (64 mg) or pdf (22 mb)
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For more information, contact John.Simensky@noaa.gov or Ron.Gird@noaa.gov.
This CD compiled and researched by Joyce Stark, Einstein Educator Fellow;
NOAA Office of Education; & NOAA National Weather Service.