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Annotated by:
julie arm
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Times Square
http://timessquare.nyctourist.com/timessquare1.asp
1) What year did Times Square begin? 2) What was the area called before it was known as Times Square? 3) What is the nickname of Broadway? 4) What street has itÂ’s own musical named after it? 5) How old is the oldest building in Times Square? |
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New York Subways
http://wt.mit.edu/subway/
Go to Atlantic Avenue Tunnel. 1) What do you think the tunnel was used for originally? Remember that it was built in the 1800's. What technology was available then to help build such a tunnel? |
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Cricket Chirp Converter
http://www.srh.noaa.gov/elp/wxcalc/cricketconvert.html
If it is 60 degrees outside, how many chirps will a cricket chirp in 15 seconds? How many chirps would a cricket chirp today (approximate the temperature or go to weather.com)? Does a cricket chirp more or less in cold weather? Why do you think this is so? |
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Crickets and their chirps
http://www.inwit.com/inwit/writings/crickets.html
Why do crickets chirp? How has a cricket chirp been used in wartime? Why do you think they used this method of communication? At what temperature is it "too cold to chirp"? |
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What type of cricket is our main character?
http://ohioline.osu.edu/hyg-fact/2000/2066.html
Which kind of cricket do you think our main character is? Why? |
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Live Cam at Times Square
http://travel.discovery.com/cams/timessq.html?ct=3daeb1be
Look at Times Square live. What is going on? How was Times Square named? What happens on New Years Eve in Times Square? |
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