Tsunami is pronounced soo-narm-ee
What is a tsunami?
Tsunami is a series of huge waves that happen after an undersea disturbance, such as an earthquake or volcano eruption. The name comes from the Japanese word for harbor wave.
Facts about Tsunami
Curricular Links
ICT
Use the internet to research information about the Asia tsunami
Geography.
Show the kids an animation of what caused the tsunami and how the waves build up.
Link to topic on Water
The floods have contaminated the water systems. People need fresh water to survive.
How to transport clean water to the affected areas.
PSHE.
What the needs of the people living there are?
Up to 5 million people around the tsunami-struck Indian Ocean region do not have access to the basics they need to stay alive—clean water, shelter, food, sanitation and health care.
Web Sites
Sites about the Asia Tsunami
BBC Newsround
http://www.weatherwizkids.com/
http://www.sln.org.uk/geography/
Sites about a Tsunami
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/ngkids/9610/kwave/
http://www.pmel.noaa.gov/tsunami-hazard/kids.html
Contains many links to sites and includes a worksheet of the main features of a tsunami.
http://www.fema.gov/kids/tsunami.htm
General information about what a tsunami is, the warning system and what part of the world is most likely to have one. The site also contains a game.
Earthquakes
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/4kids/
Maps
http://www.eduplace.com/ss/maps/asia.html
Map showing damages areas
AsianMaya map of Indonesia
For Teachers
Tsunami Textbooks
Downloadable books for different ages.
New York Times interactive map
May be suitable for older students.
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