Clue #1 Top of the World
Head to "Our Universe" section of the American Indian Museum and find:
Nazario Turpo Condori
He is a paqu (spiritual leader) who lives near the apu (tallest mountain) and speaks Quechua.
Get a close up photo of one of you pointing to Nazario Turpo Condori and one of you pointing to his country on the Geography Action Map.
Geography Action Video #1!
What stretches from Venezuela
to Chile and what is so special
about it? Start with “Check it out…”
Clue #2 Devastating Settlement
Head to “Our Peoples” section of the American Indian Museum and find the area of Invasions.
Where did Smallpox attack in 1493 besides Hispaniola?
(read the Geography Action map for help)
Get a close up photo of one of you pointing to these 4 places on the Geography Action Map and one of you standing in front of these RED places in the museum.
Clue #3 “Very Adaptable People”
Head to the “Our Lives” section of the American Indian Museum and solve this clue:
My front feet are skis but my back feet a tank.
I’m heavy on land and on water some sank.
My name is like a weapon yet I help get food.
People speak English and French so as not to be rude.
I use a drill to look undersea.
With temperatures like this you’d surely flee.
What on Earth could I be?
Get a photo of both of you standing in front of the answer to this riddle and pointing to the country where it is from on your Geography Action Map.
Clue #4 Skillful Weavers
Head to the Resource Center of the American Indian
Museum and find Juanita on the wall.
How long does it take her to weave a shirt?
Get a photo of one of you pointing to an
example of one of her shirts and holding up the
number of months it takes her to weave it with your
fingers.
Next, get a close up photo of one of you pointing to
the country where she comes from on the
Geography Action Map.
Video Bonus!
Find the map in the resource center that
has all the American Indian Lands in the
United States. Shoot a video in which
you show the three closest Indian
Lands to DC on this map.
Clue # 5 Funky Wood
Find a boat on the first floor of the American Indian
Museum that is made of the following types of wood:
koa wood
hau wood
wili-wili wood
hau wood
wili-wili wood
Geography Action Video #2!
That boat you were just riding in clue #5 is used on the same ocean as the longest living animal on Earth. Shoot a short video in which you explain what this animal is and where it lives.
Start with “You’ll never believe this…”
Clue #6 Some Big Art
Head to the EAST Building of the National Gallery of Art.
Ask to see the biggest piece of artwork in the entire building.
The sculptor: Alexander Calder was born in a state…
East of Ohio
West of New Jersey
South of New York
Get a photo of one of you pointing to this state and to his giant piece of art.
Clue # 7 Brush Paintings
Head to the EAST Building of the National Gallery of Art and find the artist with this mixed up name:
Deb Regrets Urge Hoofs
Unscramble his name and head to his solo exhibit. Read about his life and find out which two states where he did most of his painting. Head to the gift shop and get a photo of one of you pointing to the two states on the Geography Action Map standing in front of The Silence Broken.
Clue #8 Rosy Pines
Head to the US Botanic Garden and go upstairs in the Jungle room.
You need to find the Porphyrocoma pohliana plant. Look carefully; there is also a clue in the title of this clue.
Get a photo of one of you pointing to the plant as well as the country it is from on the Geography Action Map.
Video Bonus: Head to the Plant adaptations area and find the mimosa pudica which is from the same country. Shoot a video of one of you touching the leaves and explaining what is happening.
Geography Action Video#3!
What is the longest river in the
Americas and why is it so
important?
Clue #9 Those Fries aren’t so French!
Head to the US Botanic Garden and search out a room that highlights botanical expeditions.
Did you know that you eat the Solanum tuberosum
on a fairly regular basis? But where did it come
from?
Find the sign that is entitled “Well Traveled Plants” and
locate the origin of Solanum tuberosum.
Now get a photo of one of you pointing to this country on
your Geography Action Map while also showing the
photograph of this plant on the “Well Traveled Plants” sign.
Clue #10 Fossilized Movie Treats
Head to the US Botanic Garden look at the murals in the
main hall.
Find the THIRD most important staple (food) crop. It’s
something you eat pretty regularly.
It was domesticated in the highlands of a country over
6,000 years ago. Where did this happen?
Get a photo of both of you pointing to this country on your Geography Action Map in front of this mural…make sure
we can clearly see the country and the plant or food in the background.
Geography Action Video#4!
What is so special about the capital city
of the country in clue #10?
Give us three facts to WOW us!
