American Symbols!

Last week learned all about four American Symbols. The kids LOVED this unit, they do every year! We learned all about the Liberty Bell, American flag, Statue of Liberty, and Bald Eagle. 

We learned that the American flag has fifty white stars, seven red stripes, and six white stripes. 

We learned that the Statue of Liberty is located in New York. She was originally made of copper and was a gift from France. 

We did a fun little test to see if all of our class lined up would be as long as her foot (25 feet long). The answer was no!

That's a big foot!

We also did a little experiment to understand why Lady Liberty looks green instead of copper brown. We soaked copper pennies in vinegar and salt. They turned green just like her! The vinegar and salt acted like the salt water that surrounds her in New York harbor. 

Finally we learned that the Liberty Bell can be seen in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and it cracked three times! 

We made our own little Liberty Bells using paper cups, foil, toilet paper rolls, and brown and black markers. 

I hot glued their toilet paper rolls on their cups for them. 

Kennedy was very clever and realized she could make her materials into the Statue of Liberty's torch before making it a Liberty Bell. Everyone loved her Statue of Liberty pose!