NCompass Live: The Heartland Honors 9/11 Victims and Survivors June 1, 2022 http://nlc.nebraska.gov/ncompasslive/ Lexington (NE) Middle School 9/11 Poster Exhibit Student Questions

1. I Will Never Forget
POSTERS 1 & 2
A. Looking at the picture, why do you think al-Qaeda terrorists targeted the Twin Towers?
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B. How many people were killed in the 9/11 attacks? ______________________
C. News reporter Sofia and cameraman Humberto risked their lives to report the attack. Why
does Sofia say it is important to remember 9/11?
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POSTER 3.
A. How much time elapsed between the first crash and the second?
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B. How many passenger and crew members were on the two flights in total?
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C. Watch the video of Principal Ada Dolch (just up until the 5 minute mark). Where did she
send teachers and students when they evacuated the school?
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POSTER 4.
A. What was the yellow and blue piece of equipment (pictured on the poster)used for on 9/11?
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B. How many ambulances were sent to the site of the attack within the first hour?
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C. Which groups are called first responders? _____________________________
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D. Scroll down to the recording of first responder Adrienne Walsh’s retelling of her experience
as a firefighter on 9/11. After she saw the tornado of dust and debris coming toward her and
then made it through the cloud, she describes “drawing a line in the middle of my brain.” On
one side were those she thought _____________;onthe other side were those she thought
________________.
POSTER 5.

2. A. Even though he was out of the building on his way to a trip to the veterinarian with his dog
Vito, Pentagon police officer Isaac Ho’opi’iran into the burning building. In addition to
leading several to safety with his voice, how many people did he carry out of the building?
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B. How long did it take to contain the flames at the Pentagon on September 11?
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C. After watching the video linked on the website, explain why Rottweilers were used instead
of bloodhounds in the canine search and rescue teams. ______________________
D. Photos 1, 2, and 3 are all actual objects used by the canine search and rescue teams during
9/11. Why did the dogs need to wear the boots and bandanas?
POSTER 6.
A. Why weren’t the four hijackers of Flight 93 successfulin their Washington, D.C. attack on
September 11? ______________________________________________________________
B. What were the famous last words Lisa Jefferson heard Todd M. Beamer say from the plane?
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C. How many more minutes would it have taken the hijackers to get to Washington, D.C.
before Flight 93 crashed in Pennsylvania? ______________
D. In Washington, D.C., what was the probable target of United Airlines Flight 93?
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3. POSTER 7.
A. According to her family’s missing personsign (shown on Poster 7), how old was the missing
young woman, Tonyell McDay, at the time of the 9/11 attacks?
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B. How many people were found alive at the World Trade Center site after the buildings
collapsed? _______________________________________________
C. After listening to her recording, when did Ester DiNardo know that her daughter Marisa
wasn’t a survivor? ___________________________________
POSTER 8.
A. Other than in the United States, where else were other suicide attacks aimed at the United
States? _________________________________________________
B. What did al-Qaeda hope to accomplish with their 9/11 attacks?_____________
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POSTER 9.
A. How much debris was cleared from Ground Zero in the nine months that followed the 9/11
Attacks? _________________________________________
B. After looking at the website, explain what has been done to honor those who were killed and
who died as a result of being exposed to toxins from the attacks.
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POSTER 10.
A. What are two ways that people showed supportfor those affected by the events of
September 11?
1.__________________________________________________________
2.__________________________________________________________
B. What is one safety precaution that was added after 9/11? _________________
POSTER 11.

4. A. Which U.S. President declared war against the terrorists after 9/11?
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B. Where was Osama bin Laden finally caught and killed? _________________
C. Read through at least page three of his Address to Congress, then answer this question: What
does President George W. Bush mean when he said, “In Afghanistan, we see al-Qaeda's
vision for the world”? _____________________________________________
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POSTER 12.
A. What is one health effect that people have suffered from that was caused by the events and
aftermath of September 11? _________________________________________________
B. How did the Zadroga Act and the Never Forget the Heroes Act provide for victims and their
families? _________________________________________________________________
C. Sonia says, “9/11 didn’t end at midnight or a year later... 9/11 still goes on.” How does
Sonia’s story show how 9/11 still impacts the world today?
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POSTER 13.
A. What day did the U.S. Congress make a “National Day of Service and Remembrance”?
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B. Click through the slideshow on the website. Why do you think so many 9/11 memorials
were built? _________________________________________________________________
POSTER 14.
A. What is one way you can “demonstrate the bestof human nature after even the worst of
days”? ____________________________________________________________________
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5. 15. Pick up the books displayed on the table and glance through them.
If you’d like to, you can tie a yellow ribbon around the oak tree in supportof United States
troops.
16. Write an act of kindness you can do/plan to do this month that will improve our community.
Act of kindness:______________________________________________________
How it will improve the community: _____________________________________
17. Look at the display on the wall.
What is terrorism? ___________________________________________________
What does a terrorist look like? ________________________________________
What is a stereotype? ________________________________________________
What is an example of a stereotype? ____________________________________
18. Who will you thank for their service to the community? __________________
Look at the patriotism display on the wall. Which have you seen before?
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19. Read the newspapers that came out in the days following 9/11.
What’s one thing you learned? ________________________________________
Which photograph was on the front page? _______________________________
20. Think about the events of 9/11 and how America shut down. Think about COVID-19 and
how America shut down. How do the two compare/contrast?Write on a sticky note, then place
that note on the diagram on the wall.
What did your note say? ______________________________________________
21. Look at the hijacked flights’ paths on September 11. What’s one thing you notice about
them? _________________________________________________
Why would the al-Qaeda terrorists attack these particular places in the United States?
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22. Can you complete the 9/11 crosswordwith your group? Circle one: YES/NO