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7th Grade Trip - Washington DC
May 19, 2014
Purpose of the trip…
To celebrate our study of the United States Government, United States History, and United States culture.
Details
• Departure time – 7:30 AM –BE HERE BY 7:15 & DO NOT TAKE THE BUS
• Estimated return time – 9:30 PM
• Students who do not go on the trip are expected to go to school!
Details
• Bus order on Louella Ave1. Watershed2. 7A3. 7A4. 7B5. 7B6. 7C7. 7C
http://images.salon.com/news/feature/2006/11/08/pennsylvania/story.jpg
Our Representatives in
Washington DC
http://politicomafioso.blogspot.com/2011/03/senator-pat-toomey-endorses-jeff-flake.html
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4b/Pat_Meehan,_Official_Portrait,_112th_Congress.jpg
http://www.dcisoc.org/ietf61/US_Capitol_Gaines/images/national_mall_map_from_smithsonian.jpg
http://www.hometownusa.com/wdc/images/Washington_DC_Arial.jpg
http://lettres-histoire.ac-rouen.fr/histgeo/i_have_a_dream_mlk.jpg
“March on Washington” – Civil Rights
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“Million Mom March” – Gun Control
http://www.endabuse.org/newsletter/mmm1.jpg
Washington Cherry Blossom Festival
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Strongly Recommended Sites
-National Archives (Advance tickets optional)
-US Capitol tour (Advance tickets optional – Contact Senator or Congressman)
- Supreme Court-Lincoln Memorial
-National Museum of American History – “American Pop Culture” exhibit
-Museum of Natural History-National Gallery of Art-Air and Space Museum
http://z.about.com/d/godc/1/7/a/100_5198archives.jpg
http://foxtravelandtours.com/New%20Folder/assets/Hot%20Spots/US%20capitol%20building/us%20capitol%208.jpg
http://photos.nondot.org/2002-04-20-Washington-DC/2002-04-21/normal/059%20-%20Lincoln%20Memorial%20Front.jpg
http://z.about.com/d/dc/1/0/d/g/nmah_rubyslippers.jpg
http://americanhistory.si.edu/collections/subject_detail.cfm?key=32&colkey=29http://americanhistory.si.edu/collections/subject_detail.cfm?key=32&colkey=16
Strongly Recommended Sites (Dedicated August 22, 2011)
• Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial
http://jcuanews.files.wordpress.com/2011/08/martin_luther_king_memorial.jpg
Other possible sites
-Library of Congress -White House (walk by)-Washington Memorial
(Advanced tickets required) – reopens 5/12
-Museum of American Indians-Ford’s Theater (Advanced
tickets optional)-Jefferson Memorial-War Memorials-Bureau of Engraving and
Printing (Tickets are first come-first served - school group tours can be arranged in advance)
http://moberly.k12.mo.us/blogs/pashriver/files/2009/02/supreme-court.jpg
http://www.thedctraveler.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/presidential-box-fords-theatre.jpg
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Smithsonian Institute
Jefferson Memorial
Washington Monument
Lincoln Memorial
Vietnam War Memorial
Admission Fees Required – BRING $
-Newseum – “World’s Most Interactive Museum” - Adults $23 / Students $14
-International Spy Museum - $21/$15
-Imax theaters in Natural History and Air and Space Museums
-Virtual Reality “rides” in Air and Space Museum
http://www.acc-tv.com/images/wjla/news/ec_newseum_061908.jpg
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_O3XDt3CTa6c/SDMP1FfCq2I/AAAAAAAAACI/nWn-YrX_Paw/s320/international-spy-museum-washington-dc.jpg
Parental Permission Required
http://www.film.dc.gov/film/lib/film/Holocaust_Museum2.JPG
http://cache.boston.com/resize/bonzai-fba/Globe_Photo/2008/02/07/1202442386_4783/539w.jpg
United States Holocaust Museum
The White House(Closed on Mondays)
National Archives Building
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http://www.visitingdc.com/images/national-mall-washington-dc.jpg
Meet at the Air & Space
Museum at
5:45 pm. Don’t be the LAST group…
BEFORE May 19th
Plan your itinerary (where you want to go) with your group
to avoid wasting time(NPS App might help)
On the trip….what to bring.
• Lunch and snacks (for bus)
• Minimum $20 – dinner• WALKING shoes• Electronics for bus
• Ipods, DVDs (PG only!), hand held games, cameras, etc
• Cell phones – for emergency
• Weather appropriate attire/materials (rain “ponchos”…)
what NOT to bring.
• Food in Capitol Building!
• Sandals or flip-flops• Inappropriate clothing• Bad attitude…
• Make it a great trip!
Purpose of the trip…
To celebrate our study of the United States Government, United States History, and United States culture.Represent Radnor Middle
School appropriately