HomeTask ResourcesEvaluation Introduction New York City Created by: Erica Rosenthal Jessica Strahl Mark Spiconardi Tamara Marques
Home Task Resources Evaluation Introduction This is where we welcome the students and tell them what an interesting place NYC is
Home Task Resources Evaluation Introduction Task Tell them what needs to be done (Review the questions, write paragraph, create map) and how to divide themselves Museums The People of New York Sports Transportation & Transit Link to Printable Map
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Home Task Resources Evaluation Introduction Transportation & Transit New York City is made up of five boroughs: Manhattan, Queens, Brooklyn, Bronx and Staten Island. Each of these boroughs are dependent on each other. We would not be able to get from place to place without bridges and tunnels that connect each borough. These bridges and tunnels are extremely important to our everyday lives. Please look at the websites of a few of the bridges and tunnels. You will learn why each was built, who they were named after and where the bridges are located. Be sure to take a look at the map to locate each bridge and tunnel you read about. Have fun! Continue
Home Task Resources Evaluation Introduction Transportation & Transit New York City Bridges and Tunnels Why was the Throgs Neck Bridge built? Who was the bridge named after? Which two New York City boroughs does the bridge connect? What was the Verazano’s claim to fame when it first opened in 1964? Where are the ends of the bridge? What does it connect to in Brooklyn? Which Bay is the bridge located in? Why was the Queens Midtown tunnel opened? Who was the engineer? Why is the tunnel larger than the Holland tunnel? What two boroughs does the tunnel connect? What was the Brooklyn Battery Tunnel’s claim to fame when it first opened in 1950? What provides air change to the tunnel every one and a half minutes? Where are these sites located? Why did it take a decade to build this tunnel? Where is this tunnel located? Why was the bridge named after Henry Hudson? Why was a second level built? What was the Hudson Bridge’s claim to fame when it was first opened? Which directions does traffic move on the bridge? Previous
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