Chicago, knownas the site of theoriginal 10 storyskyscraper, now ishome to the 110-story Sears Tower.This method ofbuilding, firstdeveloped in theUnited States, isused now in manyother places in theworld.How areskyscraperscreated andwhat keepsthem standingtall?As the drawingshows, columns ofconcrete, or ofconcrete reinforcedwith steel, are stuckinto bedrock beneaththe building.The firstskyscraperconstructed on ametal frame wasbuilt there duringthis time period.Chicago, nearlydestroyed byfire in 1871,was later rebuiltwith innovativedesigns.If the layer of rockisn't present, thesecolumns are sunkinto a thick concretepad spread acrossthe bottom of adeep basementArchitects,using the latestmaterials, wereglad to designin new ways.Chicago, knownas the site of theoriginal 10 storyskyscraper, now ishome to the 110-story Sears Tower.This method ofbuilding, firstdeveloped in theUnited States, isused now in manyother places in theworld.How areskyscraperscreated andwhat keepsthem standingtall?As the drawingshows, columns ofconcrete, or ofconcrete reinforcedwith steel, are stuckinto bedrock beneaththe building.The firstskyscraperconstructed on ametal frame wasbuilt there duringthis time period.Chicago, nearlydestroyed byfire in 1871,was later rebuiltwith innovativedesigns.If the layer of rockisn't present, thesecolumns are sunkinto a thick concretepad spread acrossthe bottom of adeep basementArchitects,using the latestmaterials, wereglad to designin new ways.

Participial Bingo - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. Chicago, known as the site of the original 10 story skyscraper, now is home to the 110-story Sears Tower.
  2. This method of building, first developed in the United States, is used now in many other places in the world.
  3. How are skyscrapers created and what keeps them standing tall?
  4. As the drawing shows, columns of concrete, or of concrete reinforced with steel, are stuck into bedrock beneath the building.
  5. The first skyscraper constructed on a metal frame was built there during this time period.
  6. Chicago, nearly destroyed by fire in 1871, was later rebuilt with innovative designs.
  7. If the layer of rock isn't present, these columns are sunk into a thick concrete pad spread across the bottom of a deep basement
  8. Architects, using the latest materials, were glad to design in new ways.