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Welcome to 360 CHICAGO! We’re glad you are here! Enjoy the amazing views and meet our friendly mascot Seemore Miles who will be your guide during your visit. Don’t forget to play on our interactive screens, take photos and experience our unique open air viewing area. Grab a pen and get ready to play and learn! But let’s start with some FUN FACTS about the John Hancock Center! DO YOU KNOW? There are 700 privately owned condominiums in the building, some the highest residences in the world The building contains a public parking garage with 710 stalls The building contains enough aluminum to cover 12 football fields The John Hancock Center is currently the 4 th tallest building in Chicago and 7 th tallest in the US and 38 th tallest in the world – the six buildings taller than the Hancock building in the US in descending order from tallest are – One World Trade Center (NYC), Willis (formerly Sears) Tower (Chicago), Trump International Hotel and Tower (Chicago), Empire State building (NYC), Bank Tower of America (NYC) and Aon Center (Chicago) “Chicago Cubs fans are ninety percent scar tissue.” – George F. Will

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Welcome  to  360  CHICAGO!    We’re  glad  you  are  here!    Enjoy  the  amazing  views  and  meet  our  friendly  mascot  Seemore  Miles  who  will  be  your  guide  during  your  visit.    Don’t  forget  to  play  on  our  interactive  screens,  take  photos  and  experience  our  unique  open  air  viewing  area.    Grab  a  pen  and  get  ready  to  play  and  learn!      

But  let’s  start  with  some  FUN  FACTS  about  the  John  Hancock  Center!      

DO  YOU  KNOW?  

• There  are  700  privately  owned  condominiums  in  the  building,  some  the  highest  residences  in  the  world  

• The  building  contains  a  public  parking  garage  with  710  stalls  • The  building  contains  enough  aluminum  to  cover  12  football  fields  • The  John  Hancock  Center  is  currently  the  4th  tallest  building  in  Chicago  and  7th  tallest  in  the  US  

and  38th   tallest   in   the  world  –   the  six  buildings   taller   than  the  Hancock  building   in   the  US   in  descending   order   from   tallest   are   –   One  World   Trade   Center   (NYC),  Willis   (formerly   Sears)  Tower  (Chicago),  Trump  International  Hotel  and  Tower  (Chicago),  Empire  State  building  (NYC),  Bank  Tower  of  America  (NYC)  and  Aon  Center  (Chicago)  

 

                           

             

“Chicago  Cubs  fans  are  ninety  percent  scar  tissue.”  –  George  F.  Will  

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

Activity  #1  

Number  Trivia:    Associate  important  facts  to  find  out  more  about  the  John  Hancock  Center  

13   1969     33,000     5     11,459     94     100    

• John  Hancock  Center  opened  in  ___________________________  • The  building  contains  enough  steel  to  make  ______________  cars  • There  are  ____________  windows  equivalent  to  a  ________  foot  sheet  ___________  miles  long  • 360  CHICAGO  is  on  the  _______th  floor  but  there  are  _______________  floors  total  

Activity  #2  

Look   out   the   window   and   draw   what   you   see.     Sketch   the   view   from   each   angle.     On   what   sides   of   360  CHICAGO  do  you  spot  Lake  Michigan,  the  90/94  highway,  Lincoln  Park  Zoo,  Trump  International  Tower  Chicago  and  Navy  Pier?    

NORTH                  

EAST    

WEST                  

SOUTH  

 

“Chicago’s  one  of  the  rare  places  where  architecture  is  more  visible.”  –  Frank  Gehry  

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Activity  #3  

Now  can  you  draw  the  John  Hancock  Center,  by  looking  out  at  its  unique  shape!    Remember  that  it  took  five  years  to  complete  construction,  and  its  design  is  very  distinctive  in  the  Chicago  skyline.    Don’t  forget  to  show  its  cool  features:    

! X  bracing  exterior          ! Double  antennas  ! Black  steel    ! 100  floors        

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

“In  some  Chicago  neighborhoods,  looking  for  a  parking  spot  is  not  unlike  panning  for  gold.”  –  Gary  Washburn  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Activity  #4  

Are  you  ready  to  share  everything  you  learned  today?    Your  friends  and  family  will  be  very  impressed  if  you  tell   them  more   about   360   CHICAGO   and   the   John   Hancock   Center!    Write   down   five   interesting   facts   you  collected  today  on  your  visit,  your  teacher  may  explore  them  in  class  after  your  visit.  

1)   ___  

2)   ___  

3)   ___  

4)   ___  

5)   ___  

 

 

Activity  #5  

Partner  with  a  friend  for  a  fun  scavenger  hunt  to  answer  these  questions.    Are  you  ready  for  a  pop  quiz?    

! How  many  rooftop  swimming  pools  can  be  seen  from  360  CHICAGO?    ! What  year  was  Chicago  incorporated  as  a  city?  ! How  deep  is  Lake  Michigan?  ! Where  is  the  Ferris  wheel  located  in  Chicago?  ! How  long  does  the  elevator  ride  take  to  get  up  to  360  CHICAGO?  ! What  year  did  the  Great  Chicago  Fire  occur?  

 

“Chicago’s  neighborhoods  have  always  been  this  city’s  greatest  strength.”  –  Jane  Byrne  

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Activity  #6  

Before  it’s  time  to  say  good  bye,  Seemore  Miles  wants  you  try  a  last  challenge!    True  or  false,  mark  your  correct  answer  and  compare  with  your  friends!  

There  are  more  than  7,000  taxis  in  Chicago         TRUE     FALSE  

There  are  33  zip  codes  in  Chicago           TRUE     FALSE  

Cloud  Gate  aka  “The  Bean”  is  located  in  Millennium  Park       TRUE     FALSE    

Frank  Sinatra  is  known  for  singing  “My  Kind  of  Town  (Chicago  is)”   TRUE     FALSE  

Chicago  dyes  the  river  blue  every  year  for  St.  Patrick’s  Day       TRUE     FALSE  

United  Center  in  the  West  Loop  is  home  to  the  Chicago  Bulls  &  Chicago  Blackhawks    

TRUE     FALSE  

Chicago  was  incorporated  as  a  city  in  1880         TRUE     FALSE  

 

 

   

Seemore  Miles  hopes  you  enjoyed  your  visit  to  360  CHICAGO.    Before  you  leave,  don’t  forget  to  take  a  group  picture  in  front  of  your  favorite  view  with  your  teachers  and  classmates.    We  hope  to  see  you  back  very  soon!    Thank  you  again  for  visiting  360  CHICAGO.    #360CHICAGOVIEWS  

 

“I’m  impressed  with  the  people  from  Chicago.    Hollywood  is  hype,  New  York  is  talk,  Chicago  is  work”  –  Michael  Douglas