An updated & re-imagined version of a popular resource that I created two years ago. As always, any feedback would be really really useful. Thanks Simon

1. Thinking about a
Tsunami
Simon Jones 2014
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2. Starter: What’s the story?

3. Starter: What’s the story?

4. Starter: What’s the story?
What links these two images?

5. Starter

6. Thinking about a Tsunami
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Learning Objective:
To be able to understand what caused the Tsunami in Japan

7. Thinking about a Tsunami
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Learning Objective:
To be able to understand what caused the Tsunami in Japan
To be able to explain the effect of the Tsunami on Japan

8. Thinking about a Tsunami
Version 3.0
Learning Objective:
To be able to explain the effect of the Tsunami on Japan
To be able to understand what caused the Tsunami in Japan
Key words:
Earthquake
Aftershock
Tsunami
Tectonic
Seismic
Tremor
Tokyo
Crust

9. TSUNAMI: or “harbour wave”.
A series of waves that can be up to 10 metres high, caused by an underwater earthquake.
Key word
definition
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10. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ceym2c18OQM&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1BOi2HkR0LY
Watch!

11. Watch!http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ceym2c18OQM&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1BOi2HkR0LY
Is that clear?
Does everyone understand that?
Are there any questions?
Would you like to see that again?

12. Are you ready to think?
Seven thinking
Questions!Version 3.0
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13. Explain the
events of the
last 24 hours
Think

14. Where would
you go to?
Think

15. What would you rescue if
this was your house?
Think

16. What would you buy, if you only had five minutes?
Think

17. Who would you
phone and what
would you say?
Think

18. What are they
going to need in
the next six days?
Think

19. Are they lucky or just unlucky?
Think

20. Now pair & share your responses!
Seven thinking
Answers!Version 3.0
11/3/2011

21. Well done!You are making great progress!

22. Thinking about a Tsunami
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Learning Objective:
To be able to explain the effect of the Tsunami on Japan
To be able to understand what caused the Tsunami in Japan
Key words:
Earthquake
Aftershock
Tsunami
Tectonic
Seismic
Tremor
Tokyo
Crust

23. Your task is to explain what caused the tsunami
Thinking about a
TsunamiVersion 3.0
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24. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cseQBkZimyo&feature=related
Watch!

25. Watch!http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cseQBkZimyo&feature=related
Is that clear?
Does everyone understand that?
Are there any questions?
Would you like to see that again?

26. Explain what happened in exactly 50 wordsNo more, no less!
Key words:
Earthquake,
Aftershock,
Tsunami,
Tectonic,
Seismic,
Tremor,
Tokyo,
Crust
Your task...

27. Use the ‘word-cloud’ to develop your answer
50 words exactly!

28. On Friday March 11th, 2011 at 2.46pm..
50 words exactly!

29. Thinking about a
TsunamiVersion 3.0
Now pair & share your responses!
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30. Thinking about a Tsunami
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Learning Objective:
To be able to explain the effect of the Tsunami on Japan
To be able to understand what caused the Tsunami in Japan
Key words:
Earthquake
Aftershock
Tsunami
Tectonic
Seismic
Tremor
Tokyo
Crust

31. Your task is to explain the effects of the tsunami
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32. Your task is to explain the effects of the tsunami
Miyako
Location: Honshu, Japan
Population: 57,874
11/3/2011

33. Watch!http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wuznJOCw_Nw

34. Watch!http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wuznJOCw_Nw
Is that clear?
Does everyone understand that?
Are there any questions?
Would you like to see that again?

35. Learning Objective: To be able to explain the effect of the Tsunami on Japan.

36. Learning Objective: To be able to explain the effect of the Tsunami on Japan.
401residents ofMiyako lost theirlives that day

37. Tell the story of the Tsunami
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38. in as much detail as you can...
Tell the story of the Tsunami
Title: “The Day the Earth shook!”
...but there is a catch!
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39. Learning Objective: To be able to explain the effect of the Tsunami on Japan.

40. from her point of view
Learning Objective: To be able to explain the effect of the Tsunami on Japan.
& be as creative as you can!
You have to tell the story

41. My name is Miffy, and this is my story...
Learning Objective: To be able to explain the effect of the Tsunami on Japan.
from her point of view
& be as creative as you can!
You have to tell the story

42. Now pair & share your stories!
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TsunamiVersion 3.0
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43. Thinking about a Tsunami
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Learning Objective:
To be able to explain the effect of the Tsunami on Japan
To be able to understand what caused the Tsunami in Japan
Key words:
Earthquake
Aftershock
Tsunami
Tectonic
Seismic
Tremor
Tokyo
Crust

44. You are making great progress!
Well done!

45. Now you have the knowledge,
take a challenge!

46. Be a designer...

47. Create a poster to explain what to do when a
Tsunami strikes.
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48. Create a poster to explain what to do when a
Tsunami strikes.
...without using words!
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49. Example

50. Example

51. Arigato!

52. Thinking about a
Tsunami
Simon Jones 2014
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11/3/2011

53. Image Credits:
Everyone from Flickr who contributed images
The Big Picture/Boston Globe
designersforjapan
MacLeod
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