Here is your virtual tour of Washington, DC for the students at Edythe J. Hayes middle school who weren't able to make the trip.  Bon Voyage!

Use the links below and the DC Virtual Worksheet your teacher has given you to virtually explore the locations your classmates will be visiting on their trip.  Links that you click on will open in a new window; close that window to get back to this page.

The team will be visiting several sites on their trip.  Visit each of these sites virtually to see what students will be learning while there.

1. Take this Virtual Tour of Washington DC.  Click on each of the buildings for a brief description. Answer the questions on your sheet.
2. Read about landmarks in Washington, D.C. by clicking on the following:   Land Marks and Attractions and answer the questions on your sheet. (If a screen pops up and ask you to debug something, press yes. The website should appear shortly.)
3. National Air and Space Museum--There are currently several exhibitions in the National Mall building of this museum.  Browse through a few of the exhibits and list three things that you have learned or that you found most interesting.
4. The National Mall includes 7 famous monuments. Visit the links of each and write one thing you find interesting about each monument.
   • Washington Monument
   • Lincoln Memorial
   • Thomas Jefferson Memorial
   • WWII Memorial
   • Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial
   • Korean War Veterans Memorial
   • Vietnam Veterans Memorial
5. Take this Virtual Tour of Supreme Court Building.  Scroll to the top of the page and click on "Tour." Be sure to read the directions on the first page on how to navigate through the tour.  Click on some of the 'hot spots' and explore the building.  Be sure to visit the courtroom and the chambers of Justice Ginsburg and Justice Stevens.  Write at least five interesting pieces of information that you learned about the Supreme Court Building on your paper.
6. Choose one of the online activities at the National Museum of American History.  Describe the activity you chose.
7. Pick one Online Exhibit from the National Museum of Natural History to explore.  Write which one you chose and the most interesting thing you learned.
8. Visit Fords Theatre (Make sure you click on get started.) to learn about the plot to assassinate Abraham Lincoln. Visit Petersen's Boarding House  to learn about his death.  Draw a timeline on your paper listing the events leading up to Lincoln’s death.
9. Read about the Ronald Reagan Building and describe what its purpose is.
10. Visit Mount Vernon.  Then click on the Virtual Mansion Tour and launch the Flash tour. 
11. Next, go to the National Archives and visit some of the online exhibits.  "Of all documents and materials created in the course of business conducted by the United States Federal government, only 1%-3% are so important for legal or historical reasons that they are kept by us forever." Which is your favorite and why?
12. Go to the Bureau of Engraving and Printing.  Try to Catch the Counterfeiter and play the Treasure Trivia Hunt game.
13. The last stop is the Washington National Cathedral.  Take the Virtual Tour to view and read about the High Altar, Crossing, the two chapels and the West Front. Scroll to the top of the page and click on Visit. Then, scroll to the bottom of the page and click on "choose an online tour."

Now you are ready to return home!  Have a safe trip!