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Skyscraper: Reaching New Heights

15 minutes 19 seconds

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Architectural model of skyscraper with city below. Caption. This skyscraper will cost $100 billion to construct.

Architects and construction engineers are building taller, larger, and smarter by inventing new materials that are lightweight, robust, and sturdy. The 21st-century skyscraper is being tailored to the demanding elements of location-specific environments and ecosystems, including extreme weather.

Media Details

Runtime: 15 minutes 19 seconds

Topic: Business, Social Science
Subtopic: Community Life, Construction
Grade/Interest Level: 6 - 10
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Release Year: 2008
Producer/Distributor: Allegro Productions

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Woman wearing a white blouse and black vest sits behind a desk and gestures at camera. Title card below reads, "Olga Block, Co-Founder and CEO of Basis". Caption. They wanted to get rid of me in kindergarten.

A political map of U S. Caption: A national grassroots movement to legalize democracy.

Group of people sweeping and picking up trash from a sidewalk. Caption. Developing community with my neighbors.

Still image from: Advanced Placement Human Geography: Making Sense of Planet Earth--Cities and Urban Land Use

Still image from: Advanced Placement Human Geography: Making Sense of Planet Earth--Confronting Future Challenges

Still image from: Advanced Placement Human Geography: Making Sense of Planet Earth--Political Boundaries

Still image from: Advanced Placement Human Geography: Making Sense of Planet Earth--Understanding Human Culture

Close up of hand with finger pointing towards viewer beneath a banner that reads, "International Youth Day." City skyline in background. Caption. To honor kids like you.

Illustration of the Earth from space with the equator marked on the globe. Caption: May Day honors the arrival of spring.

A man speaking. Caption: would be surprised to see how we're treating animals.