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Atlantic School Goes to Washington-2002

Pictorial of the trip!

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LENC Unit
AES Home

 

 Arlington Cemetery
Luther
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Entrance Lee's House JFK's Gravesite
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Mass of Maine Assorted Gravesites Tomb of the Unknown Soldiers

Word Problems
  1. There are 2000 graves at Arlington National Cemetery and on every grave there is at least 28 letters and it takes up six square Feet . Well lets they did some upgrades and  The stretched it to at least 45 letters and 10 square feet. What is the percent for both?
  2. There are 123 employees that work at Arlington Cemetery and the are issued 30 keys and have a double of each key in there cars. If a company makes keys  for Arlington what is the percent each employee has?
  3. Arlington Cemetery is 300 acres long at estimate it takes a person an hour to walk 50 acres. How long will It take to walk Arlington cemetery 8 times?

Answer to Math Word Problems

Internet Scavenger Hunt

http://www.mdw.army.mil/cemetery.htm

  1. Arlington National Cemetery is one of how many National cemeteries in the U.S.?
Click on Photo gallery
  1. What is Twilight tattoo?
  2. What Instrument is the old man playing in the picture?
http://www.arlingtoncemetery.com
  1. How many people usually visit Arlington cemetery in a year?
  2. What is the zip code for Arlington Cemetery?
Click on historical Information and click on Arlington Cemetery Section 27 facts.
  1. Who dug the first graves in Arlington Cemetery? He Was a Slave on the Estate.
http://www.sc94.ameslab.gov/tour/arlington.html
  1. Of 201,00, How many are unknown?
  2. When was Arlington Cemetery Established?
  3. What two Presidents are buried at Arlington Cemetery?

 

Answers to Scavenger Hunt

 


Fact or Fiction
  1. Arlington National Cemetery contains the Confederate Monument.
  2. There one  famous Generals are buried in Arlington Cemetery there names are Taft and Marshall.
  3. Arlington Cemetery is located in Richmond, Virginia.
  4. The Remains of 8 people from the Explorer Challenger are there.
  5. There are two Italians and one German buried at Arlington Cemetery.
Answers to Fact or Fiction

 


Information about Arlington National Cemetery

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Information booth The Road to Arlington Cemetery More Headstones

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The Memorial for the Challenger Crew Robert Kennedy's grave Tomb of the Unknowns


     Arlington National Cemetery is located in Arlington, Virginia. It is about 40 minutes out of Washington D.C. Arlington Cemetery was General Lee’s property until it was given to the government in the early 1900’s. Arlington National Cemetery is very original it still has Lee’s House And most of the. It is a pretty big place it even has its own Zip code which is 22211. Arlington Cemetery has been many things it was a neutral Zone in the Civil War and over 20,000 Graves including the 7,000 Unknown Soldiers, President Kennedy and Taft, The Remains of The 7 Challenger Crew Members.  Arlington Cemetery has Many Pageants and Parades one such Being Twighlight Tattoo, A Colorful Springtime Pageant in which there is Music And Flower and the Whole Works With A 300 Member Marching band, A Florist’s Passion. 
     Arlington Cemetery is Not only a Cemetery It is A ground That Love ones and friends meet to honor there fallen soldiers that they call there own. 
 


Answers to Word Problems

  1. 37%, 40%
  2. 2,5%
  3. 48 hours


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Answers to Scavenger Hunt

http://www.mdw.army.mil/cemetery.htm

  1. Arlington National Cemetery is one of how many National cemeteries in the U.S.?  100
Click on Photo gallery
  1. What is Twilight tattoo? A Colorful spring time pagent.
  2. What Instrument is the old man playing in the picture? A clarinet
http://www.arlingtoncemetery.com
  1. How many people usually visit Arlington cemetery in a year?4 million people
  2. What is the zip code for Arlington Cemetery?22,211
Click on historical Information and click on Arlington Cemetery Section 27 facts.
  1. Who dug the first graves in Arlington Cemetery? He Was a Slave on the Estate? James Parks
http://www.sc94.ameslab.gov/tour/arlington.html
  1. Of 201,00, How many are unknown? 7,725
  2. When was Arlington Cemetery Established?1864
  3. What two Presidents are buried at Arlington Cemetery? Taft and Kennedy
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Answers to Fact and Fiction

  1. Fact
  2. Fiction
  3. Fiction
  4. Fiction 
  5. Fact


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Citation

http://www.mdw.army.mil/cemetery.htm
http://www.arlingtoncemetery.com/
http://www.sc94.ameslab.gov/tour/arlington.html