The objective of my lesson was to get students interested in creating and researching Tsunamis. The students loved making a model. Students had questions of their own that they wanted answer by redoing their experiment. The problem with this model is making a wave that starts from the bottom by uplifting. The students just made tidal waves. Also, recording the information in a lab write up was still not as exciting as performing the lab. My colleagues during collaboration gave me wonderful ideas at structuring my lesson. How could you create a Tsunami? Students did get their hypothesis correct that the shoreline would be destroyed. Some of the sites and videos I used can be found at:
Earthquake and Tsunami Jolt Japan. Retrieved from http://kidsblogs.nationalgeographic.com/kidsnews/2011/03/earthquake-and-tsunami-jolt-japan.html.
Giant Tsunami in Asia (Indonesia probably) SHOCKING. Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hOXbZobcRSE.
How The Earth Was Made. Tsunami. Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ayi2ooAh33o.
Japan Earthquake 2011 - Japan Tsunami 2011.mp4. Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQfdl7y-blE.
Natural Hazards Viewer. Retrieved from http://maps.ngdc.noaa.gov/viewers/hazards/?layers=0.
Tsunami Killer Wave Part 1 of 6. Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wn7LPcIUpxs.
