What causes earthquakes? Second graders learn about stresses from plate movement with a set of hands-on activities. After tracing fault lines on a map with yarn, class members create a paper plate model of Earth to show its layers...

The 1906 earthquake in San Fransisco nearly wipes out the city. Read and view footage and information of this catastrophic event.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Covers earthquakes occurring at transform plate boundaries, fault zones, and transform faults.

This outstanding website provides an excellent variety of hands-on earthquake activities to help you understand what causes earthquakes.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Covers transform plate boundaries on land and in the ocean.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Covers transform plate boundaries on land and in the ocean.