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About the Site
This Web site is part of The Roebling Online History Archive, which is a project of the Invention Factory and funded by a grant from the New Jersey Council for the Humanities. The Roebling Company built the famous Brooklyn Bridge. The site offers a wealth of bridge and bridge-building photographs, which you may want students to explore if time permits.
What to Do
At Rom Dog's Brooklyn Bridge Homepage and Brooklyn_bridge.jpg, you may wish to have students identify sections of the bridge as described in Bridge Terminology. If there's time, have students click Bridge Fact Sheets to read about several more suspension bridges and then compare data.
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About the Site
The Mackinac Bridge Authority (a division of the Michigan Department of Transportation) maintains this site. Students can read a detailed history of the bridge, view photos, check bridge statistics, and get a live camera shot of the bridge.
What to Do
Suggest that students click photo gallery, then click Views of the Mighty Mac to see photos of the bridge from different angles. Clicking on each photo will show a larger image. You may want to have students click Live Camera to see a live shot of the Mighty Mac.
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About the Site
The Metropolitan (New York) Transit Authority sponsors this Web site containing current and historical information about the New York City subway system as well as other transportation options, such as the Long Island Railway, Metro-North, and bridges and tunnel information. The Subway area of the Web site offers route maps, historical photos, facts and figures, and current information about fares and how to travel using the subway.
What to Do
Help students navigate the site if necessary. You may want to preview the site to select areas for further research.
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About the Site
These Web pages are part of the New York City Subway Resources Web site. They provide photographic tours of mass transit systems in several cities around the world, including Amsterdam, London, Paris, and Singapore, as well as subways in various U. S. cities and Canada.
What to Do
Have students compare the subway systems they have studied. You may want them to scroll down the page and click Singapore Mass Rapid Transit for another comparison option. Remind students to click each photo to view a larger image.
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About the Site
This Web site includes short biographies of celebrities from different walks of life, such as sports, entertainment, and politics, to provide inspiration to students. You may want to preview the sites to determine which are most appropriate for your students.
What to Do
Preview the site. Click Study Guide in the left frame. You may want to select several questions to discuss with students. Scroll through the questions and discuss answers. You might also want students to create a survey similar to the one in the Students section.
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About the Site
The National Teachers Hall of Fame is an organization that honors outstanding teachers. The Web site includes information on the Hall of Fame museum, how to nominate a teacher, and descriptions of past inductees.
Lesson Objectives
Students will use the Internet to learn about exceptional teachers. Students will read about exceptional teachers and think about what makes a great teacher. Students will write a letter describing a favorite teacher.
Suggested Additional Activities
Have students do online research for other Hall of Fames, such as The Baseball Hall of Fame, The Women’s Hall of Fame, or The American Police Hall of Fame. Have students present their findings to the class. Have students create a Teachers Hall of Fame for their school. Students can interview teachers, write descriptions of what makes them exceptional, take their pictures, and assemble the Hall of Fame on a school bulletin board.
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