Championship surfer Lisa Anderson was inducted into the Surfing Walk of Fame in 2002.

Lisa Anderson made history in the world of surfing in 1997 when she won her fourth consecutive world title. Lisa had vowed to become a world champion in a note she left her parents when she ran away from home in 1986 to pursue a surfing career in California. She turned pro in 1988 and was named Rookie of the Year. However, she did not realize her goal of becoming a world champion until after her first child was born in 1993. When Lisa began surfing at age 13, she was the only young female surfer in her hometown. At that time, surfing was a male-dominated sport. As one of the best professional surfers of her time, male or female, Anderson helped to raise the level of women’s surfing and to inspire new female surfers. She became only the second woman ever to appear on the cover of Surfer magazine when she did so in April of 1996. Legendary surfer Corkey Carroll said of Anderson: “...she showed that a true female approach could be radical and yet pleasant to watch at the same time.”
 

Xpeditions
Introduction to Waves (K–2) is designed to help students learn the components of a wave and the meaning of wave height and wavelength. Students complete an activity with the National Geographic Wave Simulator which allows them to experiment with creating waves of varying sizes.

Wave Heights (3–5) includes a demonstration that helps explain how geography affects wave heights and allows students to experiment with various forces to create waves of different sizes. Students experiment with an interactive wave simulator, and then draw waves based on the heights and lengths of familiar structures around the school.

Finding Monster Waves (6–8) helps students learn about the varying sizes of ocean waves, what causes the variation and where to find giant waves. They learn the parts of a wave, discuss wave height, wavelength and wave period and then experiment with creating waves on the National Geographic Wave Simulator.

In Wave Properties (9–12), students learn the components of a wave; then they discuss the effects of wave height, wavelength and wave period in determining the overall size of a wave. The lesson helps students focus on the effects that geography has on wave size and on additional forces that boats experience while trying to navigate waves.
 

Science NetLinks
In Wonderful Waves (K–2), students create a wave model using two different types of simple models. The purpose of this lesson is to demonstrate that simple models can be used to represent real world objects that are not easily brought into a classroom.
 

ReadWriteThink
The cinquain (pronounced “cin-kain”) is a five-line poetic form, using a wavelike syllable count of two-four-six-eight-two. In the lesson Composing Cinquain Poems with Basic Parts of Speech (3–5) students learn about the cinquain, and then write a simple cinquain poem of their own.

In Composing Cinquain Poems: A Quick-Writing Activity (K–2), students write simple cinquain poetry of their own as a follow-up to a subject they have been exploring in class.
 

ARTSEDGE
In Rhythm and Art: Gesture Drawing (9–12), students explore the connections between music and visual art. Students learn that music