Empire State Building Lesson Plan

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May 1, 2008

History

On this day in 1931, The Empire State Building had its official opening. At the time it was the tallest building in the World. Learn more about the Empire State building here: http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/refpages/refarticle.aspx?refid=761580859

Reading

Read more about the Empire State Building here: http://pbskids.org/bigapplehistory/building/topic22.html

Then answer these questions:

1.What was the estimated cost of the Empire State Building?

2. Who were the main investors?

3. What president of the US turned the lights on for the opening ceremony?

Math

How tall is the Empire State Building? Find out here: http://www.instructorweb.com/lesson/lengthheight.asp

Don’t Forget the Math Challenge!

http://homeschoolingthemiddleyears.blogspot.com/2008/05/homeschool-math-challenge-may-1.html.

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