1. Washington DC Research Project Grade 5 Carver Elementary

2. Project Guidelines Choose one of the topics from the following page to research and create a visual project telling us the history and importance of your monument. Make sure to include as much information as you can about the history behind each monument, the person/thing it represents, and how it came into existence.

3. Possible Topics Arlington National Cemetery The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and the Changing of the Guard John F. Kennedy Eternal Flame The Capitol Martin Luther King Memorial Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial Jefferson Memorial The White House World War II Memorial Lincoln Memorial Vietnam Memorial Ford’s Theatre and the Petersen House The Smithsonian Museum: National Air and Space Museum The Smithsonian Museum: Museum of Natural History The Smithsonian Museum: Museum of American History The National Archives Korean Memorial Washington Monument Iwa Jima The Pentagon Air Force Memorial

4. Information Required History behind person or war represented. Why is it important? Where is it located in Washington? Why is the topic important enough for a memorial to be built? Specific details about the landmark