Waves

Step 1: Research how waves are measured and research: what is a tsunami?

There are books in the red cabinet by the sink. RETURN the books to the cabinet when you’re done with them!!

Discuss wave measurements and tsunamis with your group.

Step 2: Open this Canva file: World Map – Waves

You will need to add elements on your map

Watch this video to understand how to add elements in Canva. Watch until 1:50.

Step 3: Find the location of these large waves and mark them with an element of your choice on your map in Canva. You can open Google Earth on your computer to find these locations.

• In the Sunda Island group (near Krakatoa, Indonesia) in 1883, waves over 100 feet (30 meters) high were recorded after a volcanic eruption. That is higher than 9 basketball hoops stacked on top of each other.
• During the Perfect Storm, waves in the Northern Atlantic may have reached as high as 100 feet. That is taller than the Lincoln Memorial which is 99 feet (30 meters) high.
• In 1737 a tsunami measuring 210 feet (64 meters), the highest wave ever measured, hit Siberia’s Kamchatka Peninsula. That would be like looking up at half of the Washington Monument, which is 555 feet (169 meters) tall.
• A record-breaking tsunami occurred in 1958 in Lituya Bay, Alaska, causing the water in the bay to surge as high as 1,720 feet (525 meters).

Make sure everyone in your group has found all the waves and marked them on their Canva map.

Step 4: Click: National Geographic Wave Simulator

Spend some time changing the wave height, wave length and wave period. Understand how waves move and how objects are affected by different wave types.