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BUILDING BIG: Tour
PBS Online — Bridges, domes, skyscrapers, dams, tunnels: We use them every day. But how were they built? What keeps them standing? The BUILDING BIG Web site takes you on an educational quest, serving as a companion to the PBS series and making the story of ...More…
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BUILDING BIG: Who Builds Big?
PBS Online — Meet 10 people who do and find out why they enjoy BUILDING BIG! Matthys Levy designs sports arenas, museums, and planetariums! Susan Knack rappels down buildings! "Basically, we harness ourselves to two ropes, scale down the side of a building, ...More…
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BUILDING BIG: All About Dams
PBS Online — Learn the basics about the biggest -- and costliest -- structures we build. Why do some dams last while others fail? How much water can a dam hold, anyhow? Check out these dams to find out: Learn more about the shapes used in dams and other ...More…
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BUILDING BIG: All About Domes
PBS Online — Why do some domes have windows? Are all domes round? Learn these secrets and more when you check out these domes: Learn about the materials that structures like domes are made of in this hands-on workshop. Learn the basics about "the king of all ...More…
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BUILDING BIG: About the Challenges
PBS Online — Investigate three troubled skyscrapers and fix them ... fast! Blast, drill, and burrow through mountains, beneath cities, and under water. The city of Craggy Rock needs your help to build four new bridges. Remove it? Repair it? Replace it? You ...More…
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BUILDING BIG: About the Series
PBS Online — Bridges, domes, skyscrapers, dams, and tunnels take center stage on PBS with BUILDING BIG, a five-part miniseries on megastructures, hosted by renowned author-illustrator David Macaulay. BUILDING BIG explores the history behind some of the ...More…
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BUILDING BIG: Databank: Search
PBS Online — Fill in any of the fields below to search the Wonders of the World Databank. The more fields you leave blank the more results you will get. Alternatively, you can browse the complete list of wonders in our Databank. Name of Structure Year of ...More…
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BUILDING BIG: All About Skyscrapers
PBS Online — Struggling skyscrapers are your specialty. Here's three that need fixing ... fast! How long does it take to wash an 88-story skyscraper? What's the tallest building ever built in a major earthquake zone? Find answers and more when you check out .. ...More…
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BUILDING BIG: About the Labs
PBS Online — These Labs require the most recent version of the Flash plug-in. You can download Flash from the Macromedia web site for free. Squeezing, stretching, Materials Lab (205K) Test out the materials Explore the loads that Rectangles, triangles, ...More…
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BUILDING BIG: All About Tunnels
PBS Online — Roll up your sleeves and dig in to get started with these structures. Through mountains, under rivers, beneath cities ... tunnels are no boring story! Is there a light at the end of the tunnel? Find out when you check out these tunnels: Find out ...More…
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BUILDING BIG: All About Bridges
PBS Online — How long can a bridge be? Why would a bridge make someone seasick? Find out when you check out these bridges: Meet Miguel Rosales, an architect who designs beautiful bridges, and David Nyarko, an engineer who makes bridges move! Check out these ...More…
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Wonders of the World Databank
PBS Online — What are your Local Wonders? BUILDING BIG wants to know! You may not have the Eiffel Tower or the Hoover Dam in your backyard -- but your community is sure to have many structures with interesting stories waiting to be explored. Local Wonders is ...More…