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

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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.