Can You Find the White House?You planned a day of sightseeing in Washington, D.C., but now you're lost. You wanted to visit the White House, but instead you're stranded strand 1 n. The land bordering a body of water; a beach. v. strand·ed, strand·ing, strands v.tr. 1. To drive or run ashore or aground. 2. on a strange street corner. Follow the directions below. Along the way, write down the letters you find at the end of each step. When you put them together, in the order in which you collected them, they'll spell the answer to the question at the bottom of the page. First, locate the map scale and the compass rose A graduated circle, usually marked in degrees, indicating directions and printed or inscribed on an appropriate medium. on the map. You'll need to use them to follow some of the directions. 1. Place yourself on the map. You're standing at the corner of North Capitol Street Capitol Street can refer to three separate streets in Washington, D.C.:
2. Walk west on E Street about a mile, or 5,000 feet. Collect the letter. What street have you come to? -- 3. Walk south two blocks. What street do you come to? Collect the letter. -- 4. Turn southeast on Pennsylvania Avenue Pennsylvania Avenue is a street in Washington, D.C. joining the White House and the United States Capitol. Called "America's Main Street," it is the location of official parades and processions, as well as protest marches and civilian protests. . Continue until you reach the Capitol Capitol, seat of the U.S. Congress Capitol, seat of the U.S. government at Washington, D.C. It is the city's dominating monument, built on an elevated site that was chosen by George Washington in consultation with Major Pierre L'Enfant. building. Collect the letter. 5. Walk southwest on Maryland Street about 3/4 of a mile or 4,000 feet. Collect the letter. What street have you come to? -- 6. Walk north one block. Collect the letter. You've reached the Mall, a park lined with museums. What street creates the southern border of the Mall? -- 7. Walk one block north and collect a letter. What street borders the north side of the Mall? -- 8. Walk west 3/4 of a mile or 4,000 feet. Collect the letter. You can see the Washington Monument Washington Monument, obelisk-shaped tower, 555 ft 5 1-9 in. (169.3 m) high, located on a 106-acre (43-hectare) site at the west end of the Mall, Washington, D.C.; dedicated 1885. . 9. Walk up to the monument Anything by which the memory of a person, thing, idea, art, science or event is preserved or perpetuated. A tomb where a dead body has been deposited. In real-property and collect the letter. Now, you can see the White House. 10. The visitors' center entrance is in the East Wing of the White House. Go there, and collect the final letter. Now that you've found your way to the White House and collected all the letters, put them together to spell the answer to this question. Who designed and built the White House? --1 --2 --3 --4 --5 --6 --7 --8 --9 --10 You Do It! Give a classmate directions to another site in the capital. Try to create a route that spells the answer to another question about the White House. |
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