(Sorry, I think this picture is sideways) When Americans wanted to give George Washington a place in the Rotunda of the capitol building, they asked sculptor Horatio Greenough to build a statue of him. Greenough tried to create a timeless masterpeice, but most people didn't appreciate it, so it was never used.
Sophie. History

British troops in the 1700s wore bright red uniforms, which were expensive and rare. The king wanted to show everyone that even his army's uniforms were better than eveyone else's. When they wre stationed in the colonies, instead of being admired and respected, the soldiers were laughed at and called "lobsterbacks."
Sophie. History.

When a new coin is created, it usually shows a ruler or important person from that country. But George Washington wanted to show liberty as the most important image in America, so for the last 200 years, endless coins have pictured lady Liberty instead of a past president.
-Sophie. History.

The group repessents various types who joined the confederates. On the very top, is Robert E. Lee. this is called the Virginia Memorial. It was dedicated on June 6, 1917
miles

Lexington Green

Lexington was a significant place during the American Revolution because it is where the first battle took place.  The battle took place on April 19, 1775. -Jesse

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A Day in DC

Getting a briefing from Steve about riding the Metro.  Look like we'll be traveling by foot and subway today. -G

Lincoln Memorial

It's always great to see this iconic memorial in person.  I asked several students where they might have seen this memorial before with just a few exclaiming that it's on the back of a penny.  A student digs deep in their packet and others swarm around, "Oh yea, it is!"  I point out that the memorial is also on the back of a $5 bill.  It was almost as if they never noticed!  Here's another of Daniel Chester French's sculptures.  A name very common on this trip: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Chester_French -G

Korean War Memorial

19 larger-than-life statues in a patrolling triangle formation depict a number of emotions.  They are looking in a number of directions with facial expressions showing exhaustion and anxiety.  The granite wall on the adjacent path reflects the 19 soldiers to show a total of 38, representing the 38th parallel.  "Freedom is not free." - G

Blogging Delay!

After intensely blogging during our visit to that National Mall and Smithsonian Museums, we hit a hidden posting limit.  After looking up the problem showing up on our phones, others claimed that once the post limit is reached, the blog prevents mobile posts for 24 hours.  We agreed to take care of the rest of our posts when we came home.
My group: if you are still having problems, forward your posts to your OWN email.  Next, download the picture to your computer and copy the text that you wrote.  Sign-in to our blog and create new posts.  Upload pictures from your computer and paste text.

We chose gallery 109. It has many hands on equipment, and diagrams to help explain stuff. We chose it because it has many fun and interesting ways to learn about flying. Miles

Arlington national cemetery.
the significance of the cemetery is that it is a burial ground for over 1000s graves of men and woman and children. it takes a certain criteria to be buried here. For example, you need to be a medal of honor recipiant. some people haven't meet the criteira but are still buried. JFK and the lee marvin are buried here. they were both great men who served the country. miles

Changing of the guard ceremony. This ceremony is where guards exchange shifts to guard the tomb. One guard relives the other guard of his duties. The soliders are commanded by their commanding leader to do a step-by-step ceremony. this is significant because the guards exchange duties to guard a tomb 24/7, 365 days a year. miles

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Lunar Exploration (Henry)

Built in the 60's, America just discovered the moon with this.  Its many pictures of the moon depicting the moon.  It was like the first satellite. 

Fokker T-2 (Henry)

Macready and Kelly were the first men to go across the country in airplane.  They had the original ideas for transcontinental flight.  They flew from Long Island to San Diego.

The Weight Brothers (Henry)

I picked this room because it was the initial place in flight.  This motivated many more people to make today's society.