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North Attleborough
Public Schools

Thematic Links Unit

GRADE FOUR

RIDE   THE   WAVE  OF
KNOWLEDGE

by Marianne Eagleston
Grade 4 Science Investigation

What is a tsunami?    How does a tsunami happen?    Where do tsunamis happen? How do people protect themselves from the tsunami?    What is it like to live through a tsunami? How much did you learn?   Do you have any more questions about tsunamis?  Are you ready for some fun?

 

 

What is a tsunami?       Find out if a tsunami wave is the same thing as a tidal wave.  Search for what the word tsunami means in Japanese.

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How does a tsunami happen?         Learn the causes for this massive wave.    Make sure to investigate more than one cause.

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Where have the most recent tsunamis occurred?    Read where the more recent tsunami waves have happened.


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How do people protect themselves from a tsunami?   Explore the methods of protection from the giant walls of water.

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What type of instruments do people use to help them?   View these photos of the detection devices.

What are some safety rules to surviving a tsunami wave?    Learn the rules that are valuable to surviving a tsunami wave.

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What is it like to live through a tsunami?   Listen to a survivor's story of her encounter with a tsunami.  Imagine in your mind what this women saw.

View these videos and animations of a tsunami's destruction.

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How much did you learn?    Take a tsunami quiz to see how much you learned.  Go back to find the answers to the questions you don't know.

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Do you have any more questions about tsunami waves? Ask an expert. Make sure you check with your teacher before you communicate with the expert.

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Are you ready for some fun?    Have an fun doing an online word search.   Make sure all your work is done before you go to this site.

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