Step Three
Gathering, Sorting, Sifting 1
Now that you have learned about the sources that are available to answer your questions, you need to decide which is the best place to start.
This research module is based on the Research Cycle designed by Jamie McKenzie. For more information, please visit his web page.
Other General Internet Sites
Below are other Internet sites that might be helpful to all groups. Be sure to check them out.
Sources for the Structural Engineer
Miklowitz, Gloria D. Earthquake! New York: Julian Messner, 1977.
Nixon, Hershell H. and Joan Lowery Nixon. Earthquakes: Nature in Motion. New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1981.
Simon, Seymour. Danger from Below. New York: Four Winds Press, 1979.
Simon, Seymour. Earthquakes. New York: Morrow Junior Books, 1991.
Ziehfeld, Kathleen Weidner. How Mountains Are Made. New York: HarperCollins Publishers, 1995.
Dorling Kindersley Ultimate Visual Dictionary. New York: Dorling Kindersley Publishing, 1994.
The Grolier Illustrated Encyclopedia.
Vol. 3 Planet Earth, Danbury, CT:
Grolier Educational Corp.,1994.
Rocks & Fossils. New York: Time-Life Books, 1996.
Science Encyclopedia. Bath, UK: Dempsey Parr, 1999.
World Book Encyclopedia. Vol. 6. Chicago: World Book, Inc., 1999.
Woon, Carol Kaesuk. "Ominous findings on Seattle Quake Risk". The New York Times. Tuesday January 23, 2001: D1, D8.
This research module is based on the Research Cycle designed by Jamie McKenzie. For more information, please visit his web page.