Scavenger Hunt

Grades 4-5 Answer Key

All of the answers to this

scavenger hunt can be found

in the Museum Exhibits.

When you see

you’ll need to read the panel

on the wall or in the cases

with that title to find the

answers.

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Wisconsin Veterans Museum 30 W. Mifflin St.

Madison, WI

(608) 267-1799

www.wisvetsmuseum.com

An educational activity of the

Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs

Civil War 1861-1865

“Unparalleled Growth Divides a Nation” PANEL

In 1861, the United States was growing rapidly and a debate over state rights and

slavery caused problems for our growing nation. Find the answers to the following

questions:

What year was President Abraham Lincoln elected? 1860

How many states seceded or left the United States after his election? 11

Map

Find the map of the United States in the Civil War Gallery. Answer the questions

below:

1. How many states belonged to the Union? 23

Label these states with a “N” for North on the map above.

2. How many states belonged to the Confederacy? 11

Label these states with a “S” for South on the map above.

3. Find all the states Wisconsin soldiers served in, list two: Pennsylvania; West

Virginia; Indiana; Illinois; Wisconsin; Minnesota; Kentucky; Missouri; Arkan-

sas; Tennessee; North Carolina; South Caroline; Georgia; Alabama; Mississip-

pi; Louisiana; Texas; Kansas

4. A company of soldiers is traveling from Madison, WI to Washington D.C. They

have been marching 10 miles a day for 81 days. Washington D.C. is 814 miles

away from Madison, WI. After 10 days, have the soldiers made it to D.C. yet?

81 days x 10 Miles = 810 Miles; No, they have not arrived.

MAP

0° 320

yards

1° 675

Yards

2° 870

Yards

3° 1,140

Yards

4° 1,250

Yards

5° 1,525

Yards

Elevation

3°

Yards

5° Yards

0°

Yards

Range

Civil War Cannon

Leeds & Company 6-pound Field Gun captured at the Battle of Shiloh in 1862.

The higher you raise the cannon to fire the farther the

projectile will travel. Use the data table on the right to fill in

how far the cannon could shoot in the images below.

320

1,140

1,525

“The Battle of Antietam”

Describe what you see in this diorama.

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Near what city did the battle of Antietam take place? Sharpsburg, Maryland

How many casualties were reported? 25,000 casualties

How many soldiers were killed in battle? 5,000 deaths

A civil war training camp was crowded and the soldiers spent most of their day

marching. Letters from home were important for motivating soldiers. Write a

short note to this soldier sitting by the campfire:

Dear______________,

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Sincerely Yours,

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“Hard Tack and Coffee“ Hard Tack was made with 3 ingredients; Flour, Salt

and Water. It was durable but could sometimes be

infested by insects or spoiled.

Find the real piece of hard tack in the case and

draw it here:

The Battle of Antietam began September

17, 1862. The Iron Brigade initiated battle

as they marched through a cornfield. The

Iron Brigade was made up of regiments

from Wisconsin, Indiana and Michigan and

were known for their black hats.

The graph below shows deaths during the civil war. Answer the following questions

using the graph: Remember 1 = 1,000 soldiers

1. How many soldiers from Wisconsin died during the Civil War? ≈ 12,200

2. How many deaths were there from battle? ≈ 3,800

3. How many deaths were there from disease? ≈ 8,000

4. Were there more deaths from battle or disease? Disease

= 1,000 soldiers

Total Deaths

Deaths in Battle

Deaths from Disease

Wisconsin Deaths in the Civil War

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Beyond the Trenches: Stories from the Front

What ship did John Isermann

serve on?

The Tuscarora

Did he like it? Not really

How do you know? He talks about

enjoying time off the ship more

than on it. He wrote a poem about it too.

The zig-zagged and oddly curved ditches in this picture are trenches.

How many do you see? 10

Do you see any buildings in the picture? no

Why do you think that is? Destroyed or never there—farm field

What are the crater shapes in the earth made from? Artillery shells

What else do you see in the picture? People, wagons, and horses on

a road

Does that surprise you? Why or Why not?

Helen Bulovsky worked in a hospital.

What are some adjectives or phrases

she used to describe what she saw,

heard, felt, or did?

Wild nightmare

Worst of all hundreds of patients

Each day and night seems more like hell

Tired and lonely, weariness

Groan of the wounded boys

Long tent, no floor and oozing mud underfoot and swarms of flies

World War I 1914-1918

1.What year did war break out in Europe? 1914

2. What year did the US declare war on Germany? 1917

“Mobilizing the Nation”

Trench Warfare

Find the diorama depicting a

World War I trench. A soldier

could expect to spend up to 70

days in the trenches. Observe the

diorama and circle the words

below you think describe conditions in the trenches:

Warm

Comfortable

Smelly

Rat-Infested

Clean

Snowy

Fun

Boring

Dangerous

Dirty

Miserable

Easy

Quiet

Uncomfortable

Hard

Wet

Cold

Healthy

“Armistice: The Eleventh Hour”

1. When was the peace treaty ending World War I signed ?

11 o’clock on November 11, 1918

2. How did the soldiers describe the battlefield after the peace treaty was

signed? Eerie, Quiet

Bonus 3. What holiday do we observe today on November 11th?

Veteran’s Day

Find the Sopwith Camel Biplane. A

biplane has two sets of wings.

These planes had more victories in WWI than any other type of

plane.

These planes were tricky to fly, and more people were injured

or killed during training than in action. The pilot

Rodney Williams flew this plane and performed dangerous

maneuvers.

Complete the Acrostic using your observations of the plane.

Write a word for each letter of “Biplane” to describe the plane

or what it was like to fly the plane.

B_________________

I _________________

P_________________

L _________________

A_________________

N_________________

E_________________

LOOK UP!

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“GI Jane:

The Women of WWII”

1. What year did Great Britain and France declare war on Germany? 1939

2. What happened at dawn on December 7, 1941? Japanese attacked Pearl

Harbor

3. How many days after the attack did Hitler declare war on the U.S? 4 Days

Women served in the military like never

before during WWII. While most served

in healthcare, list the other jobs women

did during WWII:

Parachute riggers

Cryptographers

Bombsight repair specialists

Camouflage technicians

Weather observers

Ferry pilots

Motor transport service operators

World War II 1939-1945 “Resisting the Aggressors”

“The Buna Campaign”

The soldiers from Wisconsin’s 32nd Division were sent

to Buna, New Guinea in the South Pacific. Code-

breaking was important to intercept enemy infor-

mation. Decode the message below:

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T U E S D A Y

S U N D A Y

“Battle of

the Bulge”

In December 1944, a major German offensive is launched against the Allies in the Ardennes Moun-

tains region on the Western Front.

Because it was the middle of Winter,

temperatures were frigid. Convert the

temperatures below from Celsius to

Fahrenheit using the equation below.

To convert from Celsius to

Fahrenheit:

Multiply by 9,

then divide by 5,

then add 32.

Celsius Math Fahrenheit

-10° (-10° x 9) ÷ 5 + 32 = 14°

0° (0 x 9) ÷ 5 + 32 = 32° 32°

5° (5 x 9) ÷ 5 + 32 = 41° 41°

10° (10 x 9) ÷ 5 + 32 = 50° 50°

M O N D A Y

Korean War 1950-1953

Vietnam War

1959-1975

1. What is the capital of South Korea? Seoul

2. How many times was the capital of South Korea taken over in the first year of the

war? 4 times

1. How long did troops spend “in country” during the Vietnam War?

12-13 Months

2. Minority groups were put in positions of leadership for the first time in the

Vietnam War. Name one of these groups: Women; Hispanics; African-

Americans

3. How many women served in Vietnam? 7,500 “MiG Alley”

“The See-Saw War”

MiG Alley is the name given by pilots to the area surrounding the Yalu River in North

Korea. During the Korean War it was the sight of numerous dogfights between American

and North Korean pilots.

North Korean Pilots flew the MiG-15 Fighter Jet, while American Pilots flew the F-86 Sa-

bre Fighter Jet. Compare the stats of each of these jets below and answer the questions.

1. Which jet could travel further before needing to refuel? F-86 Sabre

2. Which jet had the fastest max speed? F-86 Sabre

3. Which jet could weighed more? F-86 Sabre

MiG-15 Fighter Jet F-86 Sabre Fighter Jet

Country of Origin Soviet Union United States

Weight 7,900 lbs. 10,950 lbs.

Max Speed 668 mph 690 mph

Max Range (Fuel) 745 mi. 785 mi.

Rate of Climb 11,480 Ft./Min. 12,000 Ft./Min.

The Korean war was

part of the Cold War

struggle to contain

Communism.

UH-1 “Huey”

Helicopter

Convert the measurements of our “Huey” Helicopter from meters to centimeters.

To convert Meters to Centimeters, multiply by 100. Example:

12.20 Meters x 100 = 1,220 Centimeters

OR move the decimal to the right 2 places.

Meters Centimeters Math

Overall Length 17.60 Meters 1,760 cm 17.60 m x 100 = 1,760 cm

Overall Height 4.42 Meters 442 cm 4.42 m x 100 = 442 cm

Rotor Diameter 2.59 Meters 259 cm 2.59 m x 100 = 259 cm

There were approximately 7,000 “Hueys”

used during the Vietnam War and

approximately 2,500 were lost or

damaged during the war.

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Persian Gulf War 1990-1993

“The 100 Hours War”

1. On what day did the assault in Kuwait begin? February 24

2. What two battleships attacked Kuwait first? The Wisconsin and the

Missouri

3. The major offensive, Operation Desert Storm, only lasted 100

hours. How many days is 100 hours? 4 days and 4 hours

Iraq & Afghanistan

Over 2.4 Million soldiers have

fought in Iraq and Afghani-

stan. Over 32,000 of these

soldiers have been from

Wisconsin, and 115 soldiers

from Wisconsin have died

while serving in these wars.

Soldiers in the Middle East had to communicate with the citizens in Arabic which was

sometimes difficult. Written Arabic looks much different than English, try writing the

phrases listed below using Arabic script.

English Arabic Script You Try: Pronunciation

Hello! السالم عليكن as-salām 'alaykum

How Are You? كيف حالك؟ kayfa hālak

What’s Your Name? ها اسوك؟ mā ismak/ik?

Good-Bye! هع السالهة ma'a as-salāmah

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A periscope works when light is reflected

from 2 mirrors positioned at 45 degree

angles. Look through the Periscope in the

Museum.

ROOF

45° Angle

45° Angle

What does your eye see? Draw what you see here:

The Wisconsin State Capitol

Periscope

Label the objects below with the years they were used.

Use the Information to the right for help.

War Years

Civil War 1861-1865

Mexican Border 1916-1917

World War I 1914-1918

World War II 1939-1945

Vietnam 1959-1975

1860 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 1980

20th Century

Gallery

The Medal of Honor is

the highest award for

bravery in action

against an enemy

which can be given to

an individual serving in

the military. “The Medal of Honor”

Find the case with the Medal of Honor recipients and write their names by their pictures.

Staff Sergeant

Beauford Anderson

Corporal

Mitchell Red Cloud Jr.

Second Lieutenant

Jerome A. Sudut

Staff Sergeant

Gerald Endle

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1861-1865 1916-1917 1914-1918 1939-1945 1959-1975