Geoscience Reference
In-Depth Information
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“Train the trainers” workshops:
The WEMD and the NTHMP have sponsored work-
shops designed to train individuals in at-risk communities on how to educate others
in their community. Topics include tsunami origins and hazard assessment, societal
vulnerability to tsunamis, risk reduction strategies, overviews of the tsunami warning
centers, evacuation procedures, and risk communication strategies. The intent is to
have local community members spread tsunami-related information through existing
social networks to friends, family members, and co-workers.
ONLINE RESOURCES
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Children of Tsunami:
The Children of Tsunami (http://www.childrenoftsunami.info/)
is a multimedia project that tracks Asia's recovery from the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami
disaster through the experiences of eight children and families in India, Indonesia, Sri
Lanka, and Thailand. It personalizes the tsunami threat and consequences in other
parts of the world by providing at-risk populations the ability to watch real people
recover from a tsunami disaster.
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FEMA for Kids—Tsunamis:
This website (http://www.fema.gov/kids/tsunami.htm)
provides background on tsunamis, as well as general, multi-hazard information on
disaster supply kits, how to protect your home from disasters, and how to protect pets.
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Global Education Tsunami Education Toolkit:
The Global Education website
(http://www.globaleducation.edna.edu.au/globaled/page1637.html) is funded by the
Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID) to support its Global Edu-
cation Program. The tsunami education toolkit provides background for teachers and
students on tsunami issues, as well as larger contextual issues of poverty and devel-
opment. The website includes worksheets for primary and secondary schoolchildren,
teacher activities, case studies, and pet safety plans.
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International Tsunami Information Center:
The ITIC (http://ioc3.unesco.org/itic/)
was established by the IOC of the United Nations Educational, Scientiic, and Cultural
Organization (UNESCO) and is located in Honolulu, Hawaii. One of its primary missions
is to be a clearinghouse for the development of tsunami education and preparedness
materials. The ITIC provides a research library, educational materials, media resources,
posters, a tsunami glossary, a children's cartoon book, posters, safety lyers, a textbook
for 4th to 6th grades, videos, and links to other online resources.
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NOAA Ofice of Education—Tsunami Education Resource Kit (TERK)
: The TERK
(http://www.oesd.noaa.gov/terk_intro.htm) includes brochures, curricula, historical
background information, multimedia visualizations, National Science Education (NSE)
standards, scientiic publications, preparedness strategies, and press releases.
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NOAA Tsunami Program Education:
This website (http://www.tsunami.noaa.gov/
education.html) provides information on the TsunamiReady program, background
information on tsunami terms and the warning systems, and links to teacher resources.
