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Subject: Re: Washington DC Unit Study

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Angela

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Date Posted: 08:58:18 06/10/05 Fri
In reply to: DeAnna Lovette 's message, "Washington DC Unit Study" on 12:01:50 06/03/05 Fri

Welcome to DC!!
We are fortunate to live only 45 minutes from the Nation's Capitol. It will be a glorious visit! Wear VERY comfortable walking shoes, don't carry a large purse, instead wear a backpack. The memorials are spread very far apart from each other. Some visitors are surprised by that and thought they were all part of a large park area. While that is true in a sense, the city planners wanted lots of green space in their city. Already back then there was congestion among the town areas and congressional buildings. So they spaced memorials very far apart and put them in unique settings to show off their own individual splendors.
The Nation's memorials and monuments are part of the National Park Service. Go to http://www.nps.gov/ and go to the search box at the bottom of the page, then type in the memorial you want to know about. You'll find history, facts and trivia about each memorial. Also, if you have time, maybe request information to be sent to you regarding each site you are interested in. There are also pictures your kids can look at to study and make reviews about.
Maybe have them do a "What I think the Lincoln Memorial will be like.." paragraph and after you return home, "What I discovered about the Lincoln Memorial that I didn't know before..." paragraph. I have done that with my boys and it really gets their creative thinking going.
While we are experiencing really lower than normal temps in this part of the country(DC area), the average temps for late June are in the 80's(heat index as high as 90s). July - 90's with very high humidity and August the heat index can get to be 105 and higher with very high humidity. Also, expect long lines when entering places, such as the Smithsonian buildings, etc... for bag and body searches.
Have fun!!!
In Christ,
Angela Nodland

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