Resources for Japan Earthquake & Tsunami

Resources gathered by Librarian Linda Straube:

Libguides regarding recent news and the Science related to events in Japan can be found here:

• Info on Earthquake in Japan - UMass at Amherst (also used by Eastern Connecticut)
  
• Japan Disaster Outreach - Arizona State University
  
• Japan - Earthquake & Tsunami - College of the Mainland, Texas City, Texas
• Japan Studies - University of Washington Libraries

See also Lesson Plans and news from

• PBS NewsHour contains Lesson Plans and news
  
• The Atlantic's posting of news sources
• New York Times' Learning Network: Teaching Ideas: Earthquake and Tsunami in Japan
  

Provided for parents and educators, these links (and their description) are taken directly from MindShift Blog -- add this blog to your reading list:

• Tsunami Visualizations links to science sites about the Japanese earthquake, as well as photos and videos, interactive maps, and news stories [from Carleton College].
  
• The British Red Cross pulled together an informative site about how to address the events with students, including the social and emotional effects of hearing about tragedies.
• A collection of Tweets, posts, videos, and photos collected by one teacher using Storify.
• Learning to Give is a website that offers classroom lessons about disaster relief organized by grade level.

AND more ideas on "Best Sites for Learning about the Japanese Earthquake & Tsunami" from Larry Ferlazzo - another blog to follow.

If you have some to add, post a comment.