Download - Landmarks and Symbols of the United States
Landmarks and Symbols of the United States
Created by:
Ms. Librizzi’s Class
The Statue of Liberty
Created by:Rasha and Ucal
Statue of Liberty• Location: In New York
Bay on Liberty Island• It was built in July
1884 sent to New York, reassembled and completed in 1886.
• It is 151 feet tall• It was a gift from
France.
Source: www.edhelper.com Source:wirenewyork.com/landmarks
The Statue of Liberty
• The height of the torch is: 21 feet
• Width of the tablet is:13 feet and 7 inches
• Width of the eye is: 2 feet and 6 inches
• Length of the nose is: 4 feet and 6 inches
• Width of the mouth is: 3 feet
• Length of the right arm is: 42 feet
• Length of the hand is:16 feet and 5 inches
• Size of the fingernail is:13 x 10 inches
Source: Liberty by Lynn Curlee
Statue of LibertyMaterials needed:
Paper
Pencil
Colored pencil
Clay
The Golden Gate Bridge
Created by:
Eduardo and Traivon
The Golden Gate Bridge• The Golden Gate Bridge Is in
San Francisco Bay, California• It was built by Joseph B.
Strauss• It is 1.5 miles long .• Longest span is 4,200 ft.• The Golden Gate Bridge
provided work for the people in the San Francisco area.
• The Golden Bridge was built to last through anything.
• The color when the sun hits it makes the bridge look golden.
Source: www.inetows.com and www.flickr.com
The Golden Gate BridgeMaterials needed:CardboardApronPaint brushesOrange and blue paintGlueYarn (orange)GlovesStaples
The Washington Monument
Created by:Izais & Paul
Washington Monument• It is in Washington D.C.• It was built to honor our
first president.• It is the tallest building in
Washington D.C.• It was completed on
December 6,1884.• It cost $1,187,710 to
build.• The number of blocks in
the monument is 36,491.
Source: www.Bensguide.gpo.gov & www.EnchantedLearning.com
Washington Monument• Materials needed:• Paintbrush• Large Cardboard Boxes• Tape• Glue• Newspaper• Water• Bowl• White Paint• Blue Paint
Mount Rushmore
Created by:Lexie and Melissa
Mount Rushmore• It is in the Black Hills of
South Dakota.• The elevation of Mt.
Rushmore is 5,725 feet.• Construction was from
1927 to 1941.• It took 400 stone workers
to build it.• John Gutzon Borglum
designed it.
Source: www.bensguide.gpo.gov
Mount Rushmore• Materials needed:
• Modeling clay• Picture books• Color pencils• Large white paper
The Grand Canyon
Created by:
Scott and Chris
The Grand Canyon• Is located in Arizona.• It became a national
monument in1908 and a National Park on Feb. 26,1919.
• It was explored by John Wesley Powell.
• Average depth 4,000 ft.• Average width 10 miles.• The Colorado River is at
the bottom of the canyon.
• The river is 227 miles long.
• The canyon is 6 million years old.
• It was the favorite park of former President Theodore Roosevelt
Source: wwwledhelper.com
Source: www.nps.gov
The Grand Canyon• Materials needed:• Tape• Newspaper• Box• Paint: yellow, orange,
blue, brown,
red
St. Louis Gateway Arch
Created by:Tanaya and Jamie
St. Louis Gateway Arch• It is in St. Louis Missouri• Construction started on
February 12,1963 and was finished on October 28,1965
• It is 630 feet tall.• It cost $30 million to build.• It by the Mississippi
River• A 40 passenger tram runs
inside the arch.
Source:www.Bensguide.gpo.gov and www.enchantedlearning.com
St. Louis Gateway Arch• Materials Needed:• Shoe box • Card board box• Paper• Pool noodle • Tape• Water• Newspaper• Scissors• Toy horse • Foil
The White House
Created by: Victor and Victor
The White House• It is in Washington
D.C.• It was built 1792.• It was built by James
Hobe.• It has 132 rooms.• The President lives in
the White House.• It is 18 acres.
Source: www.Enchantedlearning.com
The White House• Materials needed• Cardboard boxes• glue• Paper towel tubes• Flag • Tape• Newspaper• water
U.S. Money
Created by:
Jamie and Tanaya
U.S. Money• Penny – one cent - $0.01 The man on the penny is President Abraham Lincoln.
• Nickel- five cents -$0.05 The man on the nickel is President Thomas Jefferson.
Source: www.usmint.gov
•Dime- Ten cents -$0.10 The man on the dime is Franklin D. Roosevelt
Quarter-twenty-five cents- $0.25The man on the quarter isPresident George Washington.
Source: www.usmint.gov www.coinfacts.com
Half-dollar - $.50 – fifty centsThe man on the half-dollaris President John F.Kennedy.
Dollar - $ 1.00
Source: www.usmint.gov http://www.arcytech.org/java/money/learn_bills.html
Five Dollar Bill –Five Dollars- $5.00
Ten Dollar bill - Ten dollars-$10.00
http://www.arcytech.org/java/money/learn_bills.html
Twenty Dollar Bill- Twenty Dollars- $20.00
http://www.arcytech.org/java/money/learn_bills.html
Fifty dollars - Fifty dollars- $50.00
The US Flag
Created by:
Victor P. and Victor Y.
U.S.A. Flag• The 13 stripes stand for
the first 13 colonies of the US.
• The fifty stars stand for the 50 states.
• The flag is also called “Old Glory” and “The Stars and Stripes”
• The Flag Act was passed on June 14, 1777
The Pledge of Allegiance
• I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, and to the Republic for which it stands, one Nation under God, indivisible, with liberty
and justice for all.
The Bald Eagle
Created by:
Izais and Paul
The Bald Eagle
• The bald eagle was made the national bird of the United States in 1782.
• The bald eagle is a large powerful brown bird with white head and tail.
• The founding fathers wanted to choose an animal that was unique to the United States
• When Europeans first came to the North American continent in the 1600’s there were an about 25,000 to 50,000 bald eagles.
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The Liberty Bell
Created by:
Traivon and Ucal
The Liberty Bell• It was made in 1752 in
London.• The bell first cracked during a
test ring.• The bell cracked again on July
8,1835.• It is in Philadelphia
Pennsylvania.• The bell was made by John
Pass and John Stow.• The bell weighs 2090 pounds.• The strike of the bell is E-flat.• The bell is 3 feet high.• The crack in the bell is 241/2
inches long and ½ inch wide.
The Seal of the U.S.A.
Created by:
Victor P.
Great Seal of the U.S.A.• It was adopted in 1782.• On the front is a bald
eagle with 13 arrows in one talon and an olive branch in the other.
• The words mean:
* Out of Many, One
* Providence has favored our undertakings
*A new order of the ages.
Source: www.bensguidegpo.gov.