Curated OER
Paths to Absolute Power
In this absolute power study guide worksheet, students read the notes provided regarding Cardinal Richelieu, Frederick the Great, and Peter the Great.
Curated OER
Honoring Leaders
Students design and compare monuments that honor an imaginary Roman emperor and a future American president. They explain how the monuments reflect the attributes of the person being honored.
Curated OER
What Lies Beneath
Students conduct Internet research on the history and archaeological excavations at historical Jamestown. They explore various websites, and develop a Powerpoint presentation to present to the class.
Read Works
Read Works: When the Empire State Building Was New
[Free Registration/Login Required] This nonfiction passage describes the early history of the Empire State Building in New York City. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills and strategies...
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Other
Empire State Building [Official Internet Site]
Click into Tourism for tons of facts, pictures, and trivia about the famous building. Other clicks not to miss: Tower lights, (each night the lights change to mean something different), ESB stories and famous visitors, and information on...
Other
Skyscraper Museum: Building the Empire State
For 40 years, from 1931 to 1971, the Empire State Building held the title of world's tallest building. This site, from the Skyscraper Museum, tells the story of the building's construction. Includes wonderful historical photographs of...
Other
New York City Tourist: The Empire State Building
Fantastic photo tour of the Empire State Building accompanied by facts and interesting information. Peruse the pages of pictures and experience the wonder and beauty of one of New York City's famous buildings.
Other
New York Public Library: The Construction of the Empire State Building
A collection of photos of the showing the Empire State Building under construction.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Focus on Continuity and Change: Byzantine State Building
The resource from Khan Academy provides practice questions for a high school world history course. This section assesses students' knowledge of the continuity and changes that occurred during the Byzantine state-building.
PBS
Pbs: Building Big Empire States Building
Quick facts about one of the world's tallest buildings.
PBS
Pbs: Building Big: Skyscrapers
Information about the basics of skyscrapers, with profiles of nine big-building wonders. Extras include a loads lab, which illustrates how and why skyscrapers stand up and keep standing up, and interviews with builders, engineers, and...
Curated OER
A View on Cities: New York: Empire State Building
View from the Empire State Building (New York)
Curated OER
A View on Cities: New York: Empire State Building
Empire State Building seen from Top of the Rock (New York)
Maps of Mexico
Virtual Picture Travel Map of New York
Click on New York and take a virtual tour of Manhattan. Visit places of interest such as Ellis Island, the Brooklyn Bridge, the Empire State Building, Times Square, Rockefeller Center and the Central Park Zoo. Uses popups.
A&E Television
History.com: The World Trade Center's Construction: 8 Surprising Facts
The twin 110-story towers at the heart of the World Trade Center were designed to surpass New York's iconic Empire State Building -- then the world's tallest building. Building the new towers would marshal unprecedented levels of design...
Boston College
Digital Archive of Amer. Architecture: Tallest Buildings
This site provides a chart of the tallest buildings from the 19th century to the present. Offers links to each of the buildings that include pictures of them.
Other
Skyscraper Museum
The Skyscraper Museum is dedicated to the tallest buildings in the world, most of which are in New York City, the museum's home. Learn about both how and why skyscrapers reach greater and greater heights.
Other
Skyscraper Museum: World's Tallest Towers (1890 2004)
A graphical timeline that showcases all the buildings in the world that, at one time, held the title of world's tallest building during the time span from 1890-2004. Includes close-up illustrations of each building and numerous facts...
Other
Skyscraper Museum: Downtown New York Web Walk
A virtual walk through New York City and the endless skyscrapers.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: World History: Unit: 600 1450 Regional & Interregional Interaction
The World History unit is from Khan Academy. The years 600 to 1450 are included. The Byzantine Empire, European Middle Ages, origins of Islam, spread of Islam, Great Schism, Crusades, Mongols, Song China, Medieval Japan, Maya Empire,...
Country Studies US
Country Studies: Ambivalent Empire
With the purchase of Alaska in 1867, the United States embarked on the road of building an empire. From Alaska to the Spanish-American War to the Philippine Islands, the U.S. grew as an imperial nation throughout the latter half of the...
Columbia University
Columbia Univeristy: Architecture of New York City: Birth of the Skyscraper
Learn about how and why skyscrapers were first built, and why they became a major symbol of New York City. This highly interactive site includes video lectures on the development and importance of skyscrapers, a timeline of commercial...
Boston College
Boston College:20th Century Architecture: Skyscrapers 1925 1945
This skyscraper page features a large selection of thumbnail images to enlarge, with architect, title, location, date, and height.