Bridges: The Art and Science for Creating Community Connections

Appendix 2

Bibliography and Resources

Internet Resources:

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/bridge/ (accessed July 12. 2008).

Interactive approach to bridge building. Comes with a teacher resource guide.

http://www.newbaybridge.org/classroom/engineeringfor.html (accessed July 13, 2008).

The interactive approach to building a bridge in the East Bay with the ability to simulate an earthquake from either the Hayward or the San Andreas Fault.

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/forcesofnature/interactive/index.html (accessed July 12, 2008).

This gives the student the opportunity to look at case studies, map, as well as participating in a lab the will enable the students the ability to apply their knowledge.

http://dsc.discovery.com/guides/planetearth/earthquake/interactive/interactive.html (accessed July 13, 2008).

This gives the students the ability to apply their knowledge of earthquakes, as well as see and hear research on the great 1906 earthquake.

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/buildingbig/bridge/index.html (accessed July 11, 2008).

Interactive website as well as resourceful for students studying bridges.

http://www.exploratorium.edu/ (accessed July 13, 2008).

Great resource for teachers and students on activities related to earthquakes as well as bridges.

http://www.teachingboxes.org/index.jsp (accessed July 13, 2008).

This website in designed by and for teachers that need resources and clarification on concepts and terms associated with Plate Tectonics and Living in Earthquake Country in toolboxes.

http://www.fema.gov/kids/femapub.htm (accessed July 13, 2008).

Seismic Sleuths-A teacher''s package for 7-12 grade students.

0-122 Fema 253 (Free)

http://www.sfgate.com/greatquake/ (accessed July 12, 2008).

This website gives the educator as well as the student the resources as well as data on the 1906 Earthquake.

http://www.raft.net/ideas/Shake%20Table.pdf (accessed August 9, 2008).

This website is the directions as well as the design of the shake table.

http://education.usgs.gov/common/primary.htm#earthquakes (accessed July 11, 2008).

The resources from the USGS, enables students the opportunity to interact, post data of an earthquake, as well ask a geologist if they have a question.

http://1868alliance.org/ (accessed July 11, 2008).

The anniversary of the Hayward Fault Earthquake. This enables the students as well as teachers to receive up to date information.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/12/071214001612.htm (accessed July 11, 2008).

This website includes new data as well as past information on the Hayward Fault. This enables the students to research the fault as well as put the knowledge to task for the student''s project.

http://web.ics.purdue.edu/~braile/indexlinks/educ.htm (accessed July 11, 2008).

Dr. Braille''s curriculum (which is free domain) is easy to use and include in the instructions of plate tectonics, earthquakes. The labs are easily accessible as well as a way to connect to bridge building to Earthquake Country.

Children's Books:

Mann, Elizabeth, and Alan Witschonke. The Brooklyn Bridge: The Story of the World''s Most Famous Bridge and the Remarkable Family, That Built It. New York: Mikaya Press, 2006.

This book explains the history of the family behind building the Brooklyn Bridge. The process includes the struggles and the concepts behind the structural design of the bridge.

Sturges, Philemon and Giles Laroche. Bridges are to Cross. New York: Penguin Young Readers Group, 1998.

Looking at the Golden Gate Bridge, Segovia Aqueduct, from the old to youngest bridge.

Bunting, Eve. Pop''s Bridge. New York: Harcourt Inc., 2006.

This book is through the eyes of a child whose father is building the Golden Gate Bridge.

Seymour, Simon. Bridges. San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 2005.

This book includes structural designs from the beams, arches, history, to the illustrations, for elementary students.

Seymour, Simon. Let''s Try it out with Towers and Bridges: Hands-On Early Learning Activity. New York: Simon & Schuster, 2003.

This book designed for young learners, it is beneficial to the hands on approach for bridge building.

Wiese, Jim. Ancient Science. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass A Wiley Imprint, 2003.

This book integrates Ancient Science with History through applications.

Karwoski, Gail Langer. Quake! Disaster in San Francisco, 1906. Atlanta, Georgia: Peachtree Publishers, 2006.

This middle school historical fiction follows a family through the struggle of the 1906 earthquake.

Christian, Spencer and Antonia Felix. Shake, Rattle, and Roll. New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1997.

This book is a great resource for teachers and students.

Earthquake Resources:

Bolt, Bruce. Earthquakes and Geological Discovery. New York: Scientific American, 1993.

This book guides an individual on geology and the relationship to earthquakes.

Dixon, Douglas. The Practical Geologist. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1993.

This book is designed to give the basic concepts of geology to a novice.

Bronson, William. The Earth Shook, The Sky Burned. San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 1959.

This book gives great historical detail to the 1906 Earthquake.

Jacopo, Robert. Earthquake Country. Tucson, Arizona: Fisher Books, 1996.

This book enables individuals understand the various terms and concepts related to living in earthquake country.

Yanked, Peter. Peace of Mind in Earthquake Country. San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 1991.

This book is essential in living in Earthquake Country.

Kerman, Dan. Disaster! The Great San Francisco Earthquake and Fire of 1906. New York: Harper Collins, 2001.

Historical looks at the 1906 earthquake, which will help the reader, understand living and building in the Bay Area.

Yeats, Robert. Living with Earthquakes in California, A Survivor''s Guide. Corvallis, Oregon: Oregon State University Press, 2001.

A great resource in living in Earthquake Country; building structures, liquefaction, etc.