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Science | Preparation and Resources
Catenary Curves: Scientific Experimentation
Preparation
To prepare to teach this lesson, teachers should:
- Watch the Dulles International Airport segment from the PBS special, 10 Buildings that Changed America, on DVD or at wttw.com/10buildings. CONTENT NOTE: In this segment, Reed Kroloff says, “Damn right.”
- Review the section titled “Science Instruction.”
- Review the worksheet titled “Science Worksheet.”
- Review resources below to be familiar with Dulles International Airport and its structural significance.
Resources
Books:
- Washington Dulles International Airport (VA) (Images of America) by Margaret C. Peck
- Eero Saarinen: An Architecture of Multiplicity by Antonio Roman
- Eero Saarinen, 1910-1961: A Structural Expressionist by Pierluigi Serraino
- Eero Saarinen: Shaping the Future by Eero Saarinen, Eeva-Liisa Pelkonen, and Donald Albrecht
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