Tsunamis and Water Quality

In this activity, students will develop and carry out an experiment to determine the impact of a tsunami on water quality, including how tsunami causes in the environment and affects the survival of organisms. Instructional materials include a full lesson plan procedures and a student worksheet with background on related science content, reading comprehension questions, prompts for developing hypotheses and procedures for an experiment.

Contributors

CONTRIBUTOR: Lorie Javier
ORGANIZATION: King Intermediate School
YEAR PRODUCED: 2011

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GRADES:  08
TOPICS:  Chemistry, Earth Science, Environmental Science, Science
SCIENCE STANDARDS:  SC.8.1.1, SC.8.1.2, SC.8.5.1
TAGS: earth systems, ecology, sustainability, water cycle, water quality, weather