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A tsunami WebQuest designed for a high school physics class learning…

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User:	Isadel Eddy
Tags:	physics, tsunami, webquest, waves, early warning system, earthquake

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Student Page Tsunami Physics A WebQuest designed by Isadel Eddy Integrating Technology with Instruction University of Massachusetts, Amherst Begin… Read more

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Video Assignment You must create a 3-8 minute audio-visual file designed to be used in a secondary school classroom that addresses the following four topics: how tsunami warning systems work how tsunamis are formed the history of previous tsunami disasters the human impact of tsunamis You may either… Read more

Process

Process 1. Day 1: Before you begin, each group member must individually complete a waves review by following the steps laid out in the following page. Waves Review 2. Days 2&3: Meet together as a group and identify each group member's role. Then link to your specific task page below and complete… Read more

Introduction

Introduction You are a team of professionals who have been assembled to put together an educational video about tsunamis. On your team is a government physicist from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Center for Tsunami Research, a university oceanic engineering professor whose… Read more

Task

Task A GRANT SUBMITTED TO THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Goal To develop educational videos about tsunamis that will aid in teaching waves and earth science topics at the secondary school level Background It is widely acknowledged that students learn through a variety of different methods… Read more

Reporter

Reporter Your task is to look at how tsunamis affect humans: the death/injury toll, the destruction to human infrastructure, how the media reacts, and how the world responds. Review NOVA's Anatomy of a Tsunami interactive website to learn about the devastating 2004 Tsunami in the Indian Ocean. Go… Read more

Waves Review

Waves Review Carry out this review individually. You must answer the questions in the following attachment by exploring the resources that follow and by searching on the internet as you choose. Assignment sheet Waves carry energy from place to place without the transfer of matter. Travelling waves… Read more

Evaluation

Evaluation Your work will be evaluated with the following rubric. It is worth noting that the largest section of your grade is determined by how you worked with your group. Please note that 45% of your collaboration grade will be determined by the other members of your team (15% each) when they fill… Read more

NOAA Physicist

NOAA Physicist Your task is to investigate how tsunami early warning systems work, the improvements that were made, and how effective they are. Review NOVA's Anatomy of a Tsunami interactive website to learn about the devastating 2004 Tsunami in the Indian Ocean. Go back to the website you helped… Read more

Process

Process This WebQuest brings students through the process of researching individually, choosing important data, reporting to group members, collaborating and synthesizing to from an audio visual presentation and then evaluating each other's work. Teacher Abilities In order to successfully complete this… Read more

Evaluation

Evaluation The grading rubric breaks down the students grade into an individual, group (collaboration), and video (final project) grade. Forty-five percent of the collaboration grade should be determined by how their teammates fill out the Teamwork Survey (15% each). The grading scheme is designed to… Read more

Standards

Standards This lesson addresses standards outlined by the Massachusetts Science and Technology/Engineering Curriculum Frameworks. Introductory Physics, High School 4. Waves Central Concept: Waves carry energy from place to place without the transfer of matter. 4.1 describe the measurable properties… Read more

Teacher Page

Teacher Page Tsunami Physics A WebQuest Designed by Isadel Eddy Integrating Technology with Instruction University of Massachusetts, Amherst Begin… Read more

Conclusion

Conclusion Congratulations on finishing your task! You might even get a grant again in the future! Please talk to your teacher for links to the work done by you and the other teams. Please note that these videos will be "private" on YouTube and that you must be a class member to view them… Read more