DLESE description of Tsunami Strike! Pacific Edition

This scenario-based learning experience tells the story of four main characters at different locations in the Pacific basin who are each impacted by a major tsunami that originates in Alaska?s Aleutian Islands. Over the course of the story, students not only learn about the unfolding events and how each of the characters respond, but also take 14 short lessons on the science, safety, and history of tsunamis. In learning how tsunamis are generated and propagate, how scientists monitor them and predict their paths, and how communities prepare for and respond to their occurrence, students observe very important real-world applications of what they learn in school.