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Engineering Skyscraper V1.0

In 1908, the Singer Building at Liberty Street and Broadway in Manhattan was completed. At 612 ft. above grade, it was widely recognized to be the world's first true skyscraper.

The building's architect, Ernest Flagg, was a supporter of height limitations and restrictive zoning, and showed his solution to tall-building crowding with the Singer's set-back design. The 12-story base of the building filled an entire blockfront, while the tower above was very narrow.

Many science, technology, and engineering challenges were overcome by the engineers who built the first series of skyscrapers. In this month's activity, your students will be motivated to understand more about the science that enabled the architectural breakthroughs of this era, many of which are integrated into today's skyscrapers around the world.


The First Skyscraper

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  ProQuest Professional Education Activity:
Differentiating Instruction

Differentiating instruction means creating multiple paths so that students of different abilities, interest, or learning needs experience equally appropriate ways to absorb, use, develop and present concepts as a part of the daily learning process. It allows students to take greater responsibility and ownership for their own learning, and provides opportunities for peer teaching and cooperative learning.

Discover how technology integration can help you create new strategies for instruction as well as strategies for independent learning. Uncover some challenge questions that will help you and your peers better understand more about how you can differentiate instruction in the classroom.


 
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  ProQuest Career & Tech Focus:
What is Career and Technical Education?

The mission of Career-Technical Education (CTE) is to help empower students for effective participation in an international economy as world-class workers and citizens.

CTE programs are designed to contribute to the broad educational achievement of students, including basic skills such as reading, writing, and mathematics, as well as to their ability to work independently and as part of a team, think creatively and solve problems, and utilize technology.

Using our activity, your students will become aware of the career clusters that are currently in demand, the educational requirements, the projections for future demand, and the salary ranges for that career cluster. Acquiring this information and helping students relate it to their interests and skills set is the key to a successful career for the student and the economic success of the U.S. in our global economy.
 
       
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Bonus: Spotlights + Challenge Quests
Last month, the Summer Olympic Games were held in Beijing. The city combined traditional Chinese cultural activities and performances with long-established Olympic sporting events.

The winning Olympic medals feature what unique element associated with China? Go for the gold this year with our SIRS Challenge Quests.

What do microwaves, popsicles, Teflon, telescopes, and sticky notes have in common? They're all inventions!

SIRS shines a Spotlight on this topic.


CultureGrams in Focus
CultureGrams can help broaden your students' understanding of the world.
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Top 3 Websites
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