Raising the Big Top

Welcome to the big top! As a circus tent is taken down, moved and then put up again, your students will learn how the force of tension can be used to make a structure stand. The analogy of skin and bones is used throughout this program to explain how the various parts of a building do different jobs.

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Ideal for grades 5-8
Duration: thirty minutes
©1993 Children's Television Workshop

Ideal for grades 2 - 6
Series #567
Series title: 321 Contact Architecture