The ancient Greeks thought earthquakes occurred when the god
Atlas shifted the weight of the world from one shoulder to the
other. Today we take a more scientific approach to explaining
them. To find more information about earthquakes, including
options for a student's science experiment, start by accessing
the Science in Context database. To search for the subject of
earthquakes, click on the Topics link and browse by the topic
Science Fair Projects and Experiments. From this page you can
see an overview of information including Featured Content,
Experiments, articles from magazines, additional references and
more. There is an option to “search within page” allowing you to
type in the word Earthquakes and search for projects on that
subject. You can also access the Experiments section on the main
database screen near the search bar. Click on the Experiments
link which changes the search to “Search experiments”. You could
then enter the word “Earthquakes” and pull up the main page on
earthquakes. There are im