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La Tour Eiffel- A History
Why was the Eiffel Tower built? When? What is its significance to the French people? Intermediate and early advanced French readers explore a page-long passage and complete the reading comprehension questions that follow. Consider posing...
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Rise of the Modern City
Learners explore industrial design and photography with an emphasis on the history of Paris. In this modern art lesson, students analyze and discuss the images of modern city life in Paris and the Eiffel Tower. Learners participate in a...
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Spaces and Places
Young scholars identify three-dimensional forms in various buildings and construct three-dimensional paper forms.
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Making the Connection: Math and Architecture
Taking a walk around you town center can turn into a lesson about math and architecture.
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Sketch Up
Students estimate and measure exact. In this geometry lesson, students create different object in three-dimensional pattern. They use SketchUp to create their shape and perform measurements on their shapes.
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Vertical Thinking
Students explore the inventions and innovations of skyscraper engineering as a part of architecture analysis. In this architecture analysis lesson, students research the inventions, innovations, architects, and engineers of skyscrapers....
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Como se dice 'huevos'?
Students research about the preparation and ingestion of eggs and egg dishes in foreign cultures. Students gain introductory
foreign languages mastery. Students also exert their creative skills and acquired knowledge in the creation of...
Google Cultural Institute
Google Cultural Institute: Eiffel Tower
Explore four online exhibits detailing the story behind the construction of the Eiffel Tower. The story is told using an array of documents and photos.
Google Cultural Institute
Google Cultural Institute: The Construction of the Eiffel Tower
In this pictorial essay, follow the construction of the Eiffel Tower that took just two years, two months and five days to build.
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The Official Site of the Eiffel Tower
Explore this full-featured site to learn all about the Eiffel Tower. Explore its history and learn about construction facts, the architect, and its reputation as Europe's most-visited monument. Can't go to Paris to see the real thing?...
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Nicolas Janberg's Structurae: Eiffel Tower
Information on the Eiffel Tower can be found here at Nicolas Janberg's Structurae, including a chronology of its history, technical specifications, construction details, and information about the tower's architect, builder, and dimensions.
The Wharton Group
Discover France: Discover France: Eiffel Tower
A great resource with a lot of information on the Eiffel Tower, including pictures of its construction and statistics from the Tower's history.
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Eiffel Tower
The article from Wikipedia on the Eiffel Tower discusses the history of the monument and its construction. It also describes the tower's famous ironwork and tells of its significance to the city of Paris.
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Eiffel Tower Under Construction, April 1888
A great resource with a lot of information on the Eiffel Tower, including pictures of its construction and statistics from the Tower's history.
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Eiffel Tower Under Construction, December 1888
A great resource with a lot of information on the Eiffel Tower, including pictures of its construction and statistics from the Tower's history.
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Discover France: Eiffel Tower
A great resource with a lot of information on the Eiffel Tower, including pictures of its construction and statistics from the Tower's history.
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Eiffel Tower Completed, May 1889
A great resource with a lot of information on the Eiffel Tower, including pictures of its construction and statistics from the Tower's history.
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Eiffel Tower (Print)
A great resource with a lot of information on the Eiffel Tower, including pictures of its construction and statistics from the Tower's history.
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Eiffel Tower (Print)
A great resource with a lot of information on the Eiffel Tower, including pictures of its construction and statistics from the Tower's history.
Curated OER
Discover France: Eiffel Tower
A great resource with a lot of information on the Eiffel Tower, including pictures of its construction and statistics from the Tower's history.