Post Assessment of Waves

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Please complete the test again (Tuesday, May 29, 2012) to check for your new knowledge of waves.  :) 

Waves of the Earth Assignment Instructions

Choose one topic that has to do with waves on Earth:  Hurricanes, tsunamis, or Earthquakes.
 
Your task is to write an informational blog post of 600-2000 words in length about one of these topics and connect it to what you have been learning about waves and how they work.
 
Points of discussion, but not limited to:
What is it?
Why/How does it occur?
Where do they mostly occur?
What are the effects of it?
How can science help to predict, or keep us safe from these natural disturbances in the Earth's crust, ocean's and atmosphere?  (Remember choose only one of the above topics)
What warning systems are in place?
What are the benefits or limitations of them?
Are there other issues that cause problems or interfere with have good safety features or warning systems set up like economics, environment, politics...?  

I CAN'T WAIT TO READ WHAT YOU FIND OUT!!!!
 

Websites you could use for reliable information:
Southern California Earthquake Center (SCEC). (2007). Animations and movies. Retrieved from: http://www.scec.org/resources/movies.html

YouTube video on Japan Earthquake Animation of Foreshocks, mainshock and Aftershocks!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dpOI8vkJ-G4&feature=related

YouTube video on How tsunamis relate to Earthquakes! Good one. 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=chbbiSCczB8&feature=related

YouTube video on Hurricane Katrina Historic Storm Surge. These guys are crazy!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Kou0HBpX4A&feature=related

USGS (United States Geological Survey) and Science Education
http://www.usgs.gov
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/learn/animations/

Animation of Tsunamis
http://www.iris.edu/hq/files/programs/education_and_outreach/aotm/interactive/PNW_vs_Japan.swf

Provincial Emergency Program (PEP). (n.d.). Tsunami animation. Retrieved from: http://www.pep.bc.ca/tsunamis/causes_2.htm

Milliner, J., & McDaris, J. (2011). Hurricane visualization. Retrieved from: http://serc.carleton.edu/NAGTWorkshops/hurricanes/visualizations/hurricanes.html

National Data Buoy Link

http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/

Before going to the site, predict where you think the biggest waves will be found.

HOW TO USE THE MAP:  Place your cursor on the map (yellow markers indicate data-generating stations with recent data). Click on several different yellow markers to explore the data offered. Some buoys provide graphical information about water column height; others provide temperature data (water and air), wind speed/direction, and atmospheric pressure.  

TAKE NOTES to share in class and REFLECT on this experience : 

USE this link to explore various buoys in the oceans, or the Great Lakes.  Where are waves the highest and the lowest? What do you think makes them so high?  Make sure that you note the date you accessed the link.  What types of buoys were they?  What atmospheric pressure or wind speed was at that location?  What causes waves to become so high or low?  Why might these buoys be helpful to meteorologists, cities on the coast (seaside), boatsmen, you...? 

Take the waves Pre-test...How much do you already know?

Click on the link below and see how much material you know from the first chapter.  DO NOT DO RESEARCH OR USE YOUR TEXTBOOK.  This is a test to SEE WHAT YOU KNOW not what you can find out.  


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