National Museum of American History Sarah
Front of museum		Oscar the Grouch
Washington's Statue		Inventers
First Ladies Gowns	President's Vase	AES students

Word Problems

1. Use the above chart to determine which year the 13^th amendment abolish slavery?

2. If sixteen 8th grade students want to go on a 2 hour tour of the museum, what time will the last student finish the tour if they started the first tour at 10:00 am and three students went every 15 minutes?

Answers to Word Problem

Scavenger  Hunt

Go to http://www.si.edu. Find America on the move then click it. Then click Explore transportation under themes. Next click making the exhibition under stories then click what is an emblem.

1. What are radiator emblems?

Click back three times then click history and culture find September 11th : Bearing witness to history. When reaching the  page click view the collection then click airplane fragment in a patriotic box.

2. Who built the patriotic box?

Click  back until reaching the home page. Then click art and design next click Imagining Gallery: America's Smithsonian 150th traveling Exhibition online.

3. What does the exhibit contain?

Hit back until reaching home page. Scrolled down until you see research click spot light on science then click the universe.

    4.  How big is the center of the galaxy? 

Look to the side and click preserving a Spanish colonial jewel.

    5.The mission church of Santa Maria De Cuevas is located how many miles south of El Paso?

Return to home page look at the top and click events then click The Knights of Malta.

    6. What is the date of this event?

Answers to Scavenger  Hunt

1. The museum does not have exhibit on the evolution of people.

2. The history museum has some things that deal with math.

3. The museum only exhibits war artifacts.

4. The "Hope Diamond" is located in American History Museum.

5. There is an exhibit on the Beatles.
   
   

Answers to Fact or Fiction

The American Museum of History shows information and events that molded our history.  The museum covers a variety of topics from exhibits on how man evolved to our modern music with exhibits on the Beatles and how they impacted our life in America.
	America on the Move shows how transportation has shaped our American identity. It emphasizes the history of aviation, from the Wright Brother’s aeronautical achievements to scenes from the Apollo 11 space mission.
One of the newest exhibits is dealing with the events of 9/11. There are flags and fire fighting uniforms from the World Trade Center.  There's even a phone and a melted file cabinet caused by the heat of the explosion.

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Answers

Answer to Math Word Problem.

1. 1865
2. 1:15pm

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Answers to Scavenger Hunt

1. Radiator emblems were colorful metal plates with a manufacturer's name or logo.

2. Penny Elgas.

3. The Exhibit contains treasures from many places and time periods.

4. About 25,000 light years.

5. 250 miles.

6. Wednesday, March3. 

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1. False: it doses
2. True
3. False, not just war artifacts
4. False, it's located in the natural  history museum

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Citation

"American History Museum."  American History Museum. 2001, November 4. US Government. 27 March, 2002. <http://historywired.si.edu/>.

"Smithsonian." . . . 20^th Jan. 2003   <http://www.si.edu/>