Lincoln Memorial Kelsey
View from front of Lincoln Memorial		Front of Memorial
Lincoln	Gettysburg Address	Gettysburg Address

Word Problems

1. If the Abraham Lincoln Statue weighs 175 tons and the average four-wheeler weighs about 200 pounds how many four-wheelers would it take to equal the amount of the statue? 1 ton = 2,000 pounds, four-wheeler = 200 pounds

2. If the Lincoln Memorial's central chamber is 60 by 74 ft and the side chambers are 63 by 38 ft w hat would that be converted into meters?

3. The Lincoln Memorial is 190 ft in length, 119 ft in width, and 99ft tall what is the area? FORMULA :  Length x Width x Height = Area

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Scavenger  Hunt

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1. What year was the memorial authorized?

2. What three types of stones make up the building?

3.  Who was the architect that designed the Lincoln Memorial?

4.  When was Lincoln's Birthday?

5.  What was etched into a stone tablet in the south chamber?

6.  Who was the guest of honor at the dedication of the Lincoln Memorial?

7.  What year did construction begin?

8.  Where is the memorial located?

9.  At that time period how much did it cost to build the memorial?

10.  Outside of the building how many series of Doric columns does the building have?

11.  What does the Doric columns represent?

12.  What year did Lincoln die?

 Answers to Scavenger  Hunt

1. The Lincoln Memorial has 45 Doric columns.

2. Robert Todd Lincoln was the designer of the memorial.

3. The Gettysburg Address is etched in the Lincoln Memorial.

4. Lincoln was president from 1861 to 1865.

5. The building is made of marble, granite, and limestone.

6. Lincoln's birthday is on February 13.

Answers to Fact or Fiction

The Lincoln Memorial is a tribute to our 16^th president Abraham Lincoln. It's a memorial that celebrates the extraordinary accomplishments, which have united the nation for more than two hundred years. The memorial has 36 Doric columns, one for each state at the time of Lincoln's death. Built by Daniel Chester French, a sculpture of Lincoln sitting down is in the center of the memorial chamber. On the south wall of the memorial is the Gettysburg Address. Above it is a mural painted by Jules Guerin showing the angel of truth freeing a slave. Etched into the north wall below the mural is Lincoln's second inaugural speech

Through all walks of life, people come to be inspired with the spirit of President Lincoln's determination to save the Union and tremendous compassion towards those who had been denied their freedom. Maybe the reason the Lincoln Memorial holds such a special place in the hearts of all Americans is because it serves as a place to celebrate things that unite us as a nation, as well as a place to focus on the things that still divide us today. As a powerful symbol of American democracy, the memorial continues to inspire the world with its simple and dignified message of freedom.

Born on February 12^th, 1809, Lincoln had no formal education. No president has ever started from more humble beginnings that Abraham Lincoln. Lincoln's mother, brother, and sister died by the time he was twenty-one.

One of Lincoln's neighbors described the house Lincoln and his family lived in as  "a hunters hut not fit to be called home." The home had a dirt floor, one small window and a chimney made of packed clay. Lincoln slept on a mattress made of a pile of leaves, twigs and animal skins. Abraham Lincoln lived this way until he was a young man. While his parents could not provide many material needs, they did give him a loving home that helped foster the compassion and concern for others that made him an outstanding president. The Lincoln family moved often and in 1816 relocated from Kentucky to Indiana in order to live in a state that did not allow slavery. Abraham's sensitivity to social injustice was apparent early in life. Lincoln's mother provided what education he had.

Lincoln married Mary Todd in 1842. Mary provided love and support and found him to be a wonderful father to their 4 sons. Lincoln lost two sons at the ages of 4 and 12; from depression and a potentially fatal abnormality called Marfan Syndrome. By the 1850's Lincoln was one of the most respected attorneys in Illinois. The majority of his work by then was in the state's Supreme Court where he participated in over 240 cases, with most of them wins.

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Answer to Math Word Problem.

1. 1,750 Four-Wheelers

2. Central:  18.29 by 22.56 Side: 19.20 by 11.58 converted into meters

3. 2,238,390 Area

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Answers to Scavenger Hunt

1. 1911

2. Marble, limestone and granite

3. Henry Bacon

4. February 12

5. Lincoln's Gettysburg Address

6. Lincoln's only surviving son, Robert Todd Lincoln

7. 1914

8. Washington D.C .

9. $3 million

10. 36

11. The states in the Union

12. 1865

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1. False

2. False

3. True

4. True

5. True

6. True

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