7. MATERIALS
FLAT BASIN OR WATER RECTANGULAR PIECE OF
ROCK
LAUNDRY TUB PLASTIC PANEL OR PLYWOOD
8. PROCEDURE #1
1. PUT WATER IN THE CONTAINER. PLACE THE ROCK IN THE WATER
AT ONE END OF THE CONTAINER.
9. PROCEDURE #2
2. AT THE OTHER END OF THE CONTAINER, PUT THE PLASTIC PANEL
FLAT AT THE BOTTOM OF THE CONTAINER.
10. PROCEDURE #3
3. YOU WILL NEED SOME HELP: A PERSON TO WATCH THE SURFACE
OF THE WATER , AND ANOTHER TO WATCH THE LEVEL OF WATER
BY ROCK. THINGS WILL HAPPEN QUICKLY, SO MAKE SURE YOUR
ASSISTANTS ARE ALERT.
11. PROCEDURE #4
4. HOLD THE CORNERS OF THE PLASTIC PANEL WITH YOUR
THUMBS AND FINGERTIPS. WAIT FOR THE WATER TO STOP
MOVING. USING ONLY FINGERTIPS, JERK THE EDGE OF THE
PLASTIC BOARD UPWARD(FIGURE 16, RIGHT)
12. QUESTION #1
• WHAT WAS FORMED IN THE WATER BY THE
SUDDEN PUSH OF THE PLASTIC PANEL?
ANSWER:
A SIMULATION OF A TSUNAMI
13. QUESTION #2
• HOW WAS THE WATER LEVEL BY THE ROCK
AFFECTED BY THE WAVE?
ANSWER:
BY SPLASHING THE WATER USING THE
PLASTIC PANEL.
14. QUESTION #3
• WHAT DOES THE WATER REPRESENTS? HOW
ABOUT THE ROCK?
ANSWER:
WATER REPRESENTS THE WAVE OF A
TSUNAMI, WHILE THE ROCK REPRESENTS THE
LAND.
15. QUESTION #4
• WHAT DOES THE PLASTIC PANEL REPRESENTS??
ANSWER:
THE ENERGY OF THE WAVE.