Close Up Trip: Washington DC, New York and Philadelphia
Below is a copy of the Scavenger Hunt you should be completing.
Explore. Listen. Document history!
Check out all the different videos, text, pictures, and interactive exhibits. If I ask you a question, you can answer it on a blank piece of paper, and I’ll give you the answers before next meeting!
Watch the Middle School Close Up video: http://www.closeup.org/students/middleschoolvideo.aspx
List at least two of the places that middle school students can visit.
Washington DC: a national registry of historical places - http://www.nps.gov/history/nr/travel/wash/sitelist.htm
oFocus on the National Mall and Capitol Hill Sections
oCheck out the Lincoln Memorial Flipbook: http://www.nps.gov/linc/ How many years did it take to build the Memorial?
oCheck out the Lincoln Memorial Interactive Website: http://www.nps.gov/featurecontent/ncr/linc/interactive/deploy/index.htm#/introduction
oThen check out a “Day in the life of Thomas Jefferson” http://www.monticello.org/jefferson/dayinlife/sunrise/home.html
oLearn about our first president under the U.S. Constitution and see a list of other past presidents: http://www.whitehouse.gov/about/presidents/georgewashington
oCopy one of the quotes that is on the Jefferson Memorial: http://www.monticello.org/reports/quotes/memorial.html
World War II Memorial: http://www.wwiimemorial.com
Where is the WWII Memorial located, and when was it established?
Learn more about World War II: http://www.pbs.org/thewar/
Korean War Memorial
Check out the National Park Service website: http://www.nps.gov/kowa/
If you want to find out more about the history of the Korean War and the Memorial look at this website: http://www.tourofdc.org/monuments/KoreanWarMemorial/
Vietnam Memorial
Know what’s happening with the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. http://www.nps.gov/vive/
To learn even more check out the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund: http://www.vvmf.org/memorial
PBS website that explains the complexities of the Vietnam War: http://www.pbs.org/battlefieldvietnam/
Washington DC: downtown map - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/hmd/medtour/map1.html
On the map locate the National Mall, specifically the Smithsonian Museum.
Once you’ve done that you can go to the Smithsonian Museum website, http://www.si.edu/about/ .
How many people visited the Smithsonian in person in 2009? How many museums are there? How was the museum started (who paid for it) and why?
Check out the Smithsonian Exhibitions: http://www.si.edu/exhibitions/new.htm Read about at least two of the permanent exhibits (I’d recommend checking out the Air and Space Museum) and list their highlights.
The Kennedy Center for Performing Arts: http://www.kennedy-center.org/education/
Click on “The Kennedy Center” tab then click on “About” and take the Virtual Tour.
What is the Hall of States? What is significant about the size of the Grand Foyer?
The U.S. House of Representatives:
Find out who your U.S. Senators and Representatives are. This could be changing in November, as several of our Colorado legislators are up for reelection. Later in the year, after midterm elections, we will contact our reps, so we can hopefully meet them while in DC!
The U.S. House of Representatives: http://www.house.gov/house/MemberWWW_by_State.shtml
The U.S. Senate: http://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm
Finally check out the U.S. Capitol Visitor Center online: http://www.visitthecapitol.gov
What is the purpose of the U.S. Capitol? Who meets there?
What is proper etiquette while at the Capitol building? List at least two behaviors/rules visitors should be aware of when entering or touring the Capitol.
The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum: http://www.ushmm.org/
When did the Holocaust begin?
Why do we need to know about this event?
What does the Museum offer?
Historic Philadelphia
Check out the National Constitution Center. If you haven’t seen the Constitution Day video, watch it: http://constitutioncenter.org/ncc_progs_constitution_day.aspx
View a map of the Independence National Park in Philadelphia. http://www.nps.gov/inde/planyourvisit/hours.htm OR http://www.constitutioncenter.org/ncc_visit_Visit_All_3_Attractions.aspx.
How close is Independence Hall to the Constitution Center?
Why is Independence Hall important?
How did the Liberty Bell sound, and how did historians figure this? http://www.nps.gov/inde/liberty-bell-center.htm
Finally, here is a list of the many other historic sites in the National Park. Use this site to answer the following questions, http://www.nps.gov/inde/historyculture/places.htm
New York City: Ellis Island
Check out - www.ellisisland.org/genealogy/ellis_island.asp OR http://www.nps.gov/elis/index.htm
What was the purpose of Ellis Island?
What country gave the U.S. the Statue of Liberty, and why? http://www.nps.gov/stli/
New York City: Times Square - http://www.timessquare.com/New_York_City/Guide/Kids_Friendly_Times_Square/
What kid/TEEN friendly activities are there to do in Times Square?
What Broadway plays or musicals are showing?
New York City: Central Park - http://www.centralparknyc.org/visit/
Why is Central Park so different than other parks?
What activities are held within the park throughout the year?
Transportation Security Administration: http://www.tsa.gov/travelers/index.shtm
What items are prohibited on a plane? List at least two prohibited items.
What is the 3-1-1 liquids policy?
http://www.tsa.gov/travelers/airtravel/prohibited/permitted-prohibited-items.shtm
Explore. Listen. Document history!
Check out all the different videos, text, pictures, and interactive exhibits. If I ask you a question, you can answer it on a blank piece of paper, and I’ll give you the answers before next meeting!
Watch the Middle School Close Up video: http://www.closeup.org/students/middleschoolvideo.aspx
List at least two of the places that middle school students can visit.
Washington DC: a national registry of historical places - http://www.nps.gov/history/nr/travel/wash/sitelist.htm
oFocus on the National Mall and Capitol Hill Sections
oCheck out the Lincoln Memorial Flipbook: http://www.nps.gov/linc/ How many years did it take to build the Memorial?
oCheck out the Lincoln Memorial Interactive Website: http://www.nps.gov/featurecontent/ncr/linc/interactive/deploy/index.htm#/introduction
oThen check out a “Day in the life of Thomas Jefferson” http://www.monticello.org/jefferson/dayinlife/sunrise/home.html
oLearn about our first president under the U.S. Constitution and see a list of other past presidents: http://www.whitehouse.gov/about/presidents/georgewashington
oCopy one of the quotes that is on the Jefferson Memorial: http://www.monticello.org/reports/quotes/memorial.html
World War II Memorial: http://www.wwiimemorial.com
Where is the WWII Memorial located, and when was it established?
Learn more about World War II: http://www.pbs.org/thewar/
Korean War Memorial
Check out the National Park Service website: http://www.nps.gov/kowa/
If you want to find out more about the history of the Korean War and the Memorial look at this website: http://www.tourofdc.org/monuments/KoreanWarMemorial/
Vietnam Memorial
Know what’s happening with the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. http://www.nps.gov/vive/
To learn even more check out the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund: http://www.vvmf.org/memorial
PBS website that explains the complexities of the Vietnam War: http://www.pbs.org/battlefieldvietnam/
Washington DC: downtown map - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/hmd/medtour/map1.html
On the map locate the National Mall, specifically the Smithsonian Museum.
Once you’ve done that you can go to the Smithsonian Museum website, http://www.si.edu/about/ .
How many people visited the Smithsonian in person in 2009? How many museums are there? How was the museum started (who paid for it) and why?
Check out the Smithsonian Exhibitions: http://www.si.edu/exhibitions/new.htm Read about at least two of the permanent exhibits (I’d recommend checking out the Air and Space Museum) and list their highlights.
The Kennedy Center for Performing Arts: http://www.kennedy-center.org/education/
Click on “The Kennedy Center” tab then click on “About” and take the Virtual Tour.
What is the Hall of States? What is significant about the size of the Grand Foyer?
The U.S. House of Representatives:
Find out who your U.S. Senators and Representatives are. This could be changing in November, as several of our Colorado legislators are up for reelection. Later in the year, after midterm elections, we will contact our reps, so we can hopefully meet them while in DC!
The U.S. House of Representatives: http://www.house.gov/house/MemberWWW_by_State.shtml
The U.S. Senate: http://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm
Finally check out the U.S. Capitol Visitor Center online: http://www.visitthecapitol.gov
What is the purpose of the U.S. Capitol? Who meets there?
What is proper etiquette while at the Capitol building? List at least two behaviors/rules visitors should be aware of when entering or touring the Capitol.
The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum: http://www.ushmm.org/
When did the Holocaust begin?
Why do we need to know about this event?
What does the Museum offer?
Historic Philadelphia
Check out the National Constitution Center. If you haven’t seen the Constitution Day video, watch it: http://constitutioncenter.org/ncc_progs_constitution_day.aspx
View a map of the Independence National Park in Philadelphia. http://www.nps.gov/inde/planyourvisit/hours.htm OR http://www.constitutioncenter.org/ncc_visit_Visit_All_3_Attractions.aspx.
How close is Independence Hall to the Constitution Center?
Why is Independence Hall important?
How did the Liberty Bell sound, and how did historians figure this? http://www.nps.gov/inde/liberty-bell-center.htm
Finally, here is a list of the many other historic sites in the National Park. Use this site to answer the following questions, http://www.nps.gov/inde/historyculture/places.htm
New York City: Ellis Island
Check out - www.ellisisland.org/genealogy/ellis_island.asp OR http://www.nps.gov/elis/index.htm
What was the purpose of Ellis Island?
What country gave the U.S. the Statue of Liberty, and why? http://www.nps.gov/stli/
New York City: Times Square - http://www.timessquare.com/New_York_City/Guide/Kids_Friendly_Times_Square/
What kid/TEEN friendly activities are there to do in Times Square?
What Broadway plays or musicals are showing?
New York City: Central Park - http://www.centralparknyc.org/visit/
Why is Central Park so different than other parks?
What activities are held within the park throughout the year?
Transportation Security Administration: http://www.tsa.gov/travelers/index.shtm
What items are prohibited on a plane? List at least two prohibited items.
What is the 3-1-1 liquids policy?
http://www.tsa.gov/travelers/airtravel/prohibited/permitted-prohibited-items.shtm
