Earthquakes
Research Pathfinder Earthquakes
Helpful Links
WVSS Library Website: http://www.sd45slc.ca/
WVSS Library catalogue: http://sd45library.sd45.bc.ca/
Noodle Tools: http://www.noodletools.com/
Starting your research
Books
A selection of books on earthquakes have been set aside on a trolley for your class.
General Reference Encyclopedias (password required)
Search for your earthquake in World Book online or Britannica.
http://www.sd45slc.ca/encyclopedias.html
Databases and Reference Sources accessed via the library webpage (password required)
Gale Science in Context http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/45wvst?db=SCIC
Enter the name of your earthquake in the search box. The database contains a variety of sources including reference sources, academic journals, magazines, videos etc.
EBSCO (accessed via the library's database page http://www.sd45slc.ca/databases.html
Type your earthquake into the search box in the EBSCO database and get access to a multitude of sources including, reference, academic journals, magazines and video sources.
Websites
Be sure to assess the quality and credibility of websites that you find online.
Consider who wrote it and what their credentials are.
Consider limiting your searches to certain domains. (.edu. .gc.ca etc), and avoiding .com
Some suggestions to get you started:
Canada
Natural Resources Candada website, Earthquakes Canada
http://earthquakescanada.nrcan.gc.ca/index-eng.php
For a summary of historical earthquakes in Canada, Try this article: Canada’s Earthquakes: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, from the March 2010 issue of GeoScience Canada.
http://earthquakescanada.nrcan.gc.ca/historic-historique/GeoScienceCanada2010_Cassidyetal.pdf
For a map of Canada’s earthquakes, check out this Atlas of Canada map.
http://www.nrcan.gc.ca/earth-sciences/geography/atlas-canada/selected-thematic-maps/16876#naturalhazards
From the BC Ministry of Energy Mines and Petroloeum Resources , Earthquakes BC website
http://www.empr.gov.bc.ca/mining/geoscience/surficialgeology/earthquakes/pages/default.aspx
United States and World
US Geological Survey
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/learn/kids/eqscience.php
Incorporated Research Institute for Seismology
http://www.iris.edu/hq/retm/
Earthquakes in California and Nevada from Cal Tech
http://www.seismolab.caltech.edu/earthquakes.html
Video Resources
CBC Curio
Check out a variety of news clips and full length features on Earthquakes on CBC Curio.
CBC Curio is password free at school only.
Helpful Links
WVSS Library Website: http://www.sd45slc.ca/
WVSS Library catalogue: http://sd45library.sd45.bc.ca/
Noodle Tools: http://www.noodletools.com/
Starting your research
- Open a Noodle Tools project for this assignment. Use MLA style and Advanced setting. Keep track of your sources as you go.
- Find a variety of good-quality academic sources for your research
Books
A selection of books on earthquakes have been set aside on a trolley for your class.
General Reference Encyclopedias (password required)
Search for your earthquake in World Book online or Britannica.
http://www.sd45slc.ca/encyclopedias.html
Databases and Reference Sources accessed via the library webpage (password required)
Gale Science in Context http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/45wvst?db=SCIC
Enter the name of your earthquake in the search box. The database contains a variety of sources including reference sources, academic journals, magazines, videos etc.
EBSCO (accessed via the library's database page http://www.sd45slc.ca/databases.html
Type your earthquake into the search box in the EBSCO database and get access to a multitude of sources including, reference, academic journals, magazines and video sources.
Websites
Be sure to assess the quality and credibility of websites that you find online.
Consider who wrote it and what their credentials are.
Consider limiting your searches to certain domains. (.edu. .gc.ca etc), and avoiding .com
Some suggestions to get you started:
Canada
Natural Resources Candada website, Earthquakes Canada
http://earthquakescanada.nrcan.gc.ca/index-eng.php
For a summary of historical earthquakes in Canada, Try this article: Canada’s Earthquakes: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, from the March 2010 issue of GeoScience Canada.
http://earthquakescanada.nrcan.gc.ca/historic-historique/GeoScienceCanada2010_Cassidyetal.pdf
For a map of Canada’s earthquakes, check out this Atlas of Canada map.
http://www.nrcan.gc.ca/earth-sciences/geography/atlas-canada/selected-thematic-maps/16876#naturalhazards
From the BC Ministry of Energy Mines and Petroloeum Resources , Earthquakes BC website
http://www.empr.gov.bc.ca/mining/geoscience/surficialgeology/earthquakes/pages/default.aspx
United States and World
US Geological Survey
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/learn/kids/eqscience.php
Incorporated Research Institute for Seismology
http://www.iris.edu/hq/retm/
Earthquakes in California and Nevada from Cal Tech
http://www.seismolab.caltech.edu/earthquakes.html
Video Resources
CBC Curio
Check out a variety of news clips and full length features on Earthquakes on CBC Curio.
CBC Curio is password free at school only.
