The Pentagon

Famous Places

Int
Teens & Adults
Grades 6–12

The Pentagon is the home of the United States Department of Defense. It has almost four million square feet of office space, which is more than any other office building in the world.

This lesson mentions the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. Teacher discretion is advised.

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Focus

topic-based
academic
4-skills
US
Washington DC
architecture
landmarks
politics & government

Vocabulary

defense
provide
provide
swamp
gravel
construct
acre
military
civilian
support staff
lawn
research
A spinning paper plane
A spinning paper plane