Washington

Best to use computers for these activities.

Day 1-

This is a WELL produced video/interactive piece that explains the Gettysburg incident

http://www.civilwar.org/battlefields/gettysburg/maps/gettysburg-animated-map/

This is a well done virtual exhibit that has many artifacts relevant to the assassination of Lincoln.

http://www.fords.org/home/plan-your-visit/daytime-visits-fords-theatre/museum

Day 2-

U.S. Capitol Building history and info. https://www.aoc.gov/history-us-capitol-building Go through the website and see if you have find out who have trees gifted to the U.S. Capitol.

Find the name of the statue that is on top of the Capitol.

Mount Vernon estate virtual tour. http://www.mountvernon.org/site/virtual-tour/

Day 3-

This is a description of the items found and stories told on each floor of the Holocaust Museum in Washington D.C. Check out each link in order.

Holocaust Museum 4th floor

Holocaust Museum 3rd Floor

Holocaust Museum 2nd Floor

The Star Spangled Banner is the flag that Francis Scott Key wrote about. Here is an interactive display that gives added information about the flag. It is part of the Smithsonian American History, so feel free to check out the other American History items after looking at this virtual exhibit.

http://amhistory.si.edu/starspangledbanner/interactive-flag-html5/