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Tidal Waves & Tsunamis in Film: Fact & Fiction



This is a media literacy and critical thinking activity in which students analyze two short excerpts from a National Geographic video and a TV miniseries to examine credibility of information on the causes and impacts of tsunamis.

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Relevant Subject Area(s)

Film/Video Arts, Physical Sciences, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy

Grade Level(s)

Upper Elementary, Middle School

Media Type(s)

Feature Film, Television Program

Author(s)

Sox Sperry

View Standards

Resource Standard Common Core ELA Strand
Reading For Science and Technical Subjects (RST)