Tsunami barriers
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In this Science Update students explore how human activities might contribute to the power of the tsunamis in Asia. Professor Edward Barbier from the University of Wyoming has been tracking the destruction of mangrove forests and coral reefs on the Asian coast and contends that the loss of these natural resources might have contributed to the surge of water that demolished much of coastal Southeast Asia in 2004. Science NetLinks provides a link to the audio file, a written transcript, and questions for discussion about how the shrimp and tourism industry may have exacerbated the impact of the tsunami and why government agencies are cautious about passing laws restricting development. This lesson also contains links to NPR’s “Talk of the Nation” and the Mangrove Action Project.
North Carolina Curriculum Alignment
Science (2005)
Grade 6
- Goal 1: The learner will design and conduct investigations to demonstrate an understanding of scientific inquiry.
- Objective 1.01: Identify and create questions and hypotheses that can be answered through scientific investigations.
- Objective 1.05: Analyze evidence to:
- Explain observations.
- Make inferences and predictions.
- Develop the relationship between evidence and explanation.
- Objective 1.08: Use oral and written language to:
- Communicate findings.
- Defend conclusions of scientific investigations.
- Objective 1.09: Use technologies and information systems to:
- Research.
- Gather and analyze data
- Visualize data.
- Disseminate findings to others.
- Objective 1.10: Analyze and evaluate information from a scientifically literate viewpoint by reading, hearing, and/or viewing:
- Scientific text.
- Articles.
- Events in the popular press.
- Goal 3: The learner will build an understanding of the geological cycles, forces, processes, and agents which shape the lithosphere.
- Objective 3.01: Evaluate the forces that shape the lithosphere including:
- Crustal plate movement.
- Folding and faulting.
- Deposition.
- Volcanic Activity.
- Earthquakes.
- Objective 3.02: Examine earthquake and volcano patterns.
- Objective 3.06: Evaluate ways in which human activities have affected Earth's pedosphere and the measures taken to control the impact:
- Vegetative cover.
- Agriculture.
- Land use.
- Nutrient balance.
- Soil as a vector.
- Objective 3.08: Conclude that the good health of environments and organisms requires:
- Monitoring of the pedosphere.
- Taking steps to maintain soil quality.
- Stewardship.
- Objective 3.01: Evaluate the forces that shape the lithosphere including:
