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Read the questions.  Click on  underlined words to go to the web sites.  You do not need to answer the questions in any particular order. 

Eighth graders will use this lesson to select an image for an etching print.  This unit is interdisciplinary with Technology. Students will wrap one of their prints in fabric (as contemporary artist, Cristo)

1.	Visit the Great Towers Federation site: http://www.great-towers.com/eng/index.html Click on “The Towers”. Select any tower of your choice to learn more about. Which tower did you select? Why did you select this tower?   What appealed to you?   Where is the tower located? What is its purpose? Go to the Web site for that tower (if available). How tall is it? Who designed it -or- who was the architect?
2.	Visit the Watts Towers  http://www.arts.ufl.edu/art/rt_room/watts/tower.html  http://www.trywatts.com/towers.htm Who built the Watts Towers?   What is unusual about these towers? What was the purpose of the Watts towers? What kinds of materials were used?
3.	Locate a famous skyscraper from this site.  Click on the name of the building.  What is the name of the building and where is it located?  Were you able to find out who designed it or how tall it is?   http://www.greatbuildings.com/types/types/skyscraper.html Go to Ask Jeeves to ask who the architect of the building was if this sight does not give that information (Keep in mind that "Jeeves" doesn't always have an answer, but it is worth a try).   This Engineering Firm has worked on many world famous projects.  How is their job important? What are some of their projects?
4.	Learn about some of the worlds greatest buildings! Find out more about them and who designed these structures. Go to this site for definitions.  Check out any of the links this author offers that you have not already visited.
5.	Visit the World's Tallest Buildings  (site for this is no longer online). Click on the skyline image to see the list of the tallest buildings (in a fantasy skyline).  What is the tallest “proposed” building?  Why do you suppose there is a fascination with height? Why do architects want to out-do other by designing taller buildings?  Try Skyscraper.org (tallest towers)- Skyscraper.org home
6.	What is the controversy about the tallest building in the world? This page will link to many different high-rise buildings all over the world.
7.	This site will take you to some of the world’s greatest structures. Click on the country of your choice from the frame on the left.
8.	This site will take you to some of the world’s greatest structures. Click on the country of your choice from the frame on the left.
9.	See images of the Auckland Skytower-- photos from different viewpoints. Other sites can be found in Google.
10.	What is this fascination with building high? Read about the psychology of Great Towers. LINK TO MORE ARCHITECTURE SITES!

Note to teachers: I removed broken links from this lesson. If you want some new sites added let me know - there are many good sites for skyscrapers now. Let me know if links are misdirected - the web is constantly changing.

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