The San Andreas Fault & Earthquakes

The year 2009 marks the 20th anniversary of the 1989 San Francisco earthquake. The quake killed 57 people but caused nearly $10 billion in damages. San Francisco is located on the San Andreas Fault Line, which marks the boundary between the North American and Pacific Plate. As the two plates move past each other, pressure builds up due to friction. The earthquake occurred due to the sudden release of the built up pressure. The epicenter of the earthquake was under a mountain known as Loma Prieta, 10 miles northeast of the city of Santa Cruz. The 1989 earthquake (measuring 6.9 on the Richter Scale) was the largest earthquake to have hit California since the 8.2 earthquake of 1906.

Many experts predict that another California earthquake is certain in the near future. California scientists are creating earthquake detection devices that can give advance warning of a future quake. California engineers and architects are creating new building methods that help prevent major damage in the event of an earthquake. Officials in these areas are planning emergency response procedures to minimize threats to human life.

ProQuest has created a BookCart Learning Activity for your students to use: "Plate Tectonics and Earthquakes." This BookCart is one of a collection of 27 that focus on the typical Earth and Space Science course of study and textbook. Because these BookCarts address the major topics of this course, they're called CourseCarts.

Now teachers and students can extend their learning beyond the textbook without the time wasted to search for relevant and credible materials for any topic in the textbook. This is essential in teaching and learning science because new discoveries and technologies emerge continuously, leaving a gap in textbook learning. Librarians and science teachers can copy and adapt this CourseCart and all the others to meet the needs of their students. CourseCarts can be edited to include student directions and essential questions for critical thinking from the end of chapter activities of the textbook. Here are the instructions for copying this CourseCart and the others for Earth and Space Science:

• Logon to your eLibrary Science Teacher Edition to access BookCart Editor.
• Click the BookCart Admin link.
• Click the ProQuest Carts tab.
• Review the list of Folders on the left side and click eLibSci--Earth/Space CourseCarts.
• Scroll down and find "Plate Tectonics and Earthquakes."
• Click the Copy icon in the Actions column to the right of this title.
• Return to My Local Carts.
• Note: Repeat this procedure for any other or all of the CourseCarts.

This BookCart can easily be edited for most effective use:

• Click the new BookCart Title with the prefix "Copy of."
• Delete "Copy of" and then type your first and last name in the Author boxes.
• Type your email address in the box next to Author.
• Edit the sample of STUDENT DIRECTIONS in the Description box.
• Edit the ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS to include at least three from the textbook.
• Scroll down and click Save.
• Click My Local Carts tab to see your newly edited and ready to use activity.

Using the same procedure, you can copy another set of CourseCarts for Biology. Start by locating the folder in ProQuest Carts titled eLibSci--Biology CourseCarts.

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