1. By: Katy, Kristen,Allison, Eileen and Jennifer

2.  In Japanese a Tsunami is called a harbor wave.  A Tsunami is a series of large waves.

3. Each ocean has a plate. Usually they move 2.5 inches a year. Sometimes the plate slips and it sends out shocks causing a earthquake. When the shocks go out it causes a big tidal wave.

4. TSUNAMI IS AN OCEAN WAVE TSUNAMI REPRESENTS A VAST VOLUME OF SEA WATER IN MOTION TSUNAMI WAVES TRAVEL IN OPEN SEA AS FAST AS 450 MILES PER HOUR ON THE OPEN OCEAN TSUNAMI WAVES APROCH SPEEDS OF 500 MILES PER HOUR ALMOST FAST ENOUGH TO KEEP PLACE WITH A JETLINER

5.  At 7:58am on Dec. 26 2004 there was a powerful earthquake under water in the Indian Ocean  the Indian plate usually moves north at about 2.5 miles per year  Then on Dec.26 the plate moved about 50ft. at once  The Indian plate went down and the Burma plate went up  Doctors and nurses treated thousands  They helped to prevent the spread of disease that could quickly spread around

6. How our country has helped:  Our country has helped by sending $350 million the people in need  Our country has helped also by sending 11 warships with supplies to help the people  Our school can help by raising money to the people in need  Americans planned to send over 1,500 U.S. Marines to Sri Lanka How our school can help:  In our schools we can earn money by doing special chores and bringing it to school to donate