PBS
Pbs Building Big: The Brooklyn Bridge
A history of the construction and some general facts on the Brooklyn Bridge are found at this website. Not incredibly detailed, but a good reference for information.
PBS
Pbs: Building Big: Bridges
A collection of resources about bridges that includes basic facts about bridges, challenges faced by bridge builders, famous bridges from around the world, and a lab that helps you understand how different forces affect bridge...
Other
Brooklyn Expedition: Structures
If you've ever wondered how animals use their homes or what we are made of, this is the place to look. This site from the Brooklyn Children's Museum explores the shared characteristics among animal skeletons and homes, architecture, art...
Curated OER
Brooklyn Bridge, 1898
An essay and a poem about the Brooklyn Bridge that celebrate its power and majesty as emblems of industrial America during the late 1800's.
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.
National Endowment for the Humanities
Neh: Picturing America: Stella: Brooklyn Bridge [Pdf]
Information about and analysis of a characteristic work by Joseph Stella.
Curated OER
Brooklyn Bridge
Eighteen primary sources-historical documents, literary texts, and visual images-that explore the industrial, racial, and technological progress of the late-nineteenth century.
Other
Kingwood Library: American Cultural History: 1880 1889
The 1880's in America were chock full of new architecture, technologies, businesses, modern conveniences such as gas and electric, operas, fashions, and much more as featured in this resource.
Department of Defense
Do Dea: Art Appreciation: Unit 6: Architecture and Design
In this sixth unit of a course on Art Appreciation, students learn about the history of architecture, including ancient Greek and Roman works. They will learn about Frank Lloyd Wright and about Islamic architecture. They will also look...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Pacaderms, Pennies, and Pasta
After learning of a historical event in which elephants were used to test out the Brooklyn Bridge, students construct their own bridge using very basic materials. Students weigh different items to determine the weight their bridge can...
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Brooklyn and Queens, 1920
A road map of Brooklyn and Queens, New York, from the 1920 Automobile Club of Rochester, showing the Hudson River, East River, principal roads, railroads, Bridges, ferry routes, and major landmarks.
Read Works
Read Works: The Shortest Path
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about the bridge built to connect Staten Island and Brooklyn, New York. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian American Art Museum: John Marin
As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, this site provides biographical information on John Marin in addition to an extensive listing of his works as displayed at the museum.
Independence Hall Association
U.s. History: The Glamour of American Cities
You can't keep them down on the farm! Read about the glamour and allure of the city in the late 19th century where electricity and skyscrapers, along with other thechnological advances, enticed people into the city from the country.