This worksheet, called 'Natural Disaster Worksheet: Tsunami Curriculum: Grades 7 - 12', was kindly provided by Washington Military Department/Emergency Management Division, with some portions of it based on the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Seismic Sleuths Curriculum. The 51-page worksheet was designed by Lenore Doyle (Communication by Design) and starts with the following chapters:
Teacher's Guide
Glossary of Terms
Teacher's Pre-assessment Survey
Tsunami Web-site Information
Tsunami Video List
Essential Academic Learning Requirements and Components (Reading, Writing, Communication, Mathematics, Science, Geography and Arts)
and consists of 4 Lessons with activities.
Lesson 1 defines tsunami and the cause of the phenomenon. The activities offered are 'What Do You Know About Tsunamis' and Writing Outline.
Lesson 2 is dedicated to Pacific Coast and Regional Tsunamis (The 1960 Chilean Tsunami, The Great Alaskan Earthquake/Tsunami of 1964, Papua New Guniea Tsunami of 1998) and suggests activities, called 'Tsunami Waves Research' and 'Seismic Sea Wave - Research and Report'.
Lesson 3 comprises of the following sections: The Tsunami Warning System in the Pacific, The Tsunami Watch, The Tsunami Warning, Tsunami Detectors, Tsunami Safety Rules, Local Tsunamis - The Immediate Threat, Distant Tsunamis - The Silent Threat, Tsunami Warning Guidance. The activity supplied with the lesson is 'Tsunami in a Box!'.
Lesson 4 covers the following chapters: Tsunami Preparedness: Move to Higher Ground, Life Saving Knowledge - What You Should Know, If You Are at School, If You Are At Home, If You Are At the Beach, If You Are On a Ship or Boat, Plan Ahead of Time for Earthquakes and Tsunamis, Life Saving Facts, Evacuation Signs and What They Mean, Community Plans, What to Do After Tsunami.
Tsunami activities offered with the lesson include: 'Could It Happen Here?', Three Day Supply Kit; Hey, Look at Me Now!, Simulation and Roleplay (Putting Plans Into Action, Guest Emergency Mamagement Director/Coordinator), Grays Harbor and Pacific Counties Evacuation Map, Tsunami Activity Job Planning Roles and Tsunami Scenario.
This worksheet, called 'Natural Disaster Worksheet: Tsunami Curriculum: Grades 7 - 12', was kindly provided by Washington Military Department/Emergency Management Division, with some portions of it based on the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Seismic Sleuths Curriculum. The 51-page worksheet was designed by Lenore Doyle (Communication by Design) and starts with the following chapters:
Teacher's Guide
Glossary of Terms
Teacher's Pre-assessment Survey
Tsunami Web-site Information
Tsunami Video List
Essential Academic Learning Requirements and Components (Reading, Writing, Communication, Mathematics, Science, Geography and Arts)
and consists of 4 Lessons with activities.
Lesson 1 defines tsunami and the cause of the phenomenon. The activities offered are 'What Do You Know About Tsunamis' and Writing Outline.
Lesson 2 is dedicated to Pacific Coast and Regional Tsunamis (The 1960 Chilean Tsunami, The Great Alaskan Earthquake/Tsunami of 1964, Papua New Guniea Tsunami of 1998) and suggests activities, called 'Tsunami Waves Research' and 'Seismic Sea Wave - Research and Report'.
Lesson 3 comprises of the following sections: The Tsunami Warning System in the Pacific, The Tsunami Watch, The Tsunami Warning, Tsunami Detectors, Tsunami Safety Rules, Local Tsunamis - The Immediate Threat, Distant Tsunamis - The Silent Threat, Tsunami Warning Guidance. The activity supplied with the lesson is 'Tsunami in a Box!'.
Lesson 4 covers the following chapters: Tsunami Preparedness: Move to Higher Ground, Life Saving Knowledge - What You Should Know, If You Are at School, If You Are At Home, If You Are At the Beach, If You Are On a Ship or Boat, Plan Ahead of Time for Earthquakes and Tsunamis, Life Saving Facts, Evacuation Signs and What They Mean, Community Plans, What to Do After Tsunami.
Tsunami activities offered with the lesson include: 'Could It Happen Here?', Three Day Supply Kit; Hey, Look at Me Now!, Simulation and Roleplay (Putting Plans Into Action, Guest Emergency Mamagement Director/Coordinator), Grays Harbor and Pacific Counties Evacuation Map, Tsunami Activity Job Planning Roles and Tsunami Scenario.
