CBC Archives

Using a map outline of the Indian Ocean and the surrounding countries, have the students locate and label the eight countries identified in Clip #8, the Did You Know? section, page 2 on the topic Canada’s Earthquakes and Tsunamis on the CBC Radio and Television Archives Web site. Students may need to use an online map of the region to find the specific locations.

Direct students to Clip #8, including the Did You Know?, section on the topic Canada’s Earthquakes and Tsunamis on the CBC Radio and Television Archives Web site. As they review this clip, students will create a fact sheet of this physical event. Students should have 10 facts on their list.

Invite students to share the facts they learned. Have a class discussion on the human effects of this tragedy. With a loss of life of over 100,000, what other effects did this tsunami have on humans?

Students can write a narrative, imagining that they are a tourist standing on the beach in Thailand watching the ocean disappear and then seeing the wave approach shore. They may want to use a sentence starter such as: “I survived the tsunami but... .”