Tsunami: Catching the Ultimate Wave!

GeoSTEM
Lesson Plan Content
Description: 
In this lesson, students will use math and geography skills to determine how long it will take for a tsunami to arrive at a given point on a coast.
Author: 
Michael Baron
Grade Range: 
6
Duration: 
1 class period
Lesson Materials
Teacher Instructions: 
application/pdf iconTeacher Instructions
Student Materials: 
application/pdf iconStudent Worksheets, Assessments, and Answer Keys
application/pdf iconTsunami: Catching the Ultimate Wave map
Supplemental Files: 
application/pdf iconImages from the December 2004 Tsunami
application/pdf icon"Geography Lesson Saved Lives" Story
Standards
National Geography Standards: 
1: How to use maps and other geographic representations, tools, and technologies to acquire, process, and report information
15: How physical systems affect human systems