Higher and Higher: Amazing Skyscrapers

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Higher and Higher: Amazing Skyscrapers

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In this lesson, students will examine some of the building basics used by engineers and architects to design large skyscrapers. They will identify unique features of some famous skyscrapers, and explain the different responsibilities of architects and various engineers who design and build skyscrapers.

Education Levels:

6, 7, 8

Subject:

Architecture

Resource Type:

Lesson plan

Fee Status:

Free

Online provider:

Discovery Communications, LLC

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Keywords:

Skyscrapers, Empire State Building, Construction, Architects, Sears Tower, Urban planning, Engineers, Cities

Mediator:

Middle school teachers

Publisher:

Discovery Education

Is Part Of:

http://www.discoveryeducation.com/teachers/free-lesson-plans/

Language:

English

Subjects/Topics

P21 Subject:

Arts, Science

Learning Outcomes:

Conforms To

Science and Technology Section Learning Results: Parameters for Essential Instruction (2007)

C. The Scientific and Technological Enterprise: Students understand the history and nature of scientific knowledge and technology, the processes of inquiry and technological design, and the impacts science and technology have on society and the environment.

C4 History and Nature of Science

Students describe historical examples that illustrate how science advances knowledge through the scientists involved and through the ways scientists think about their work and the work of others.

a. Describe how women and men of various backgrounds, working in teams or alone and communicating about their ideas extensively with others, engage in science, engineering, and related fields.

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