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Monday, March 22, 2021

March 22, 2021 Interactive Flag Activity

MONDAY & TUESDAY

    1. Complete the directions below---


Click the link above to open the interactive flag site.

By clicking on the circles/spots on the flag, reveal
facts and information about the flag.
Pick up an Index card from the front of the room.
Write down 3 interesting facts you discovered while looking at this Flag.

Put your Name on your Card, and turn it in for your daily points


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4. Continue viewing Student "National Pride" Songs

162 comments:

  1. I found it interesting that the flag lost almost about 8 feet due to small fragments of the flag being snipped off and used for keepsakes.

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  2. I thought it was cool that a 37 widow made the flags and took orders for other people to make flags for them.

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  3. I thought it was amazing how much the flag has faded away by a lot.

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  4. I thought it was cool that a 37 widow made the flags and took orders for other people to make flags for them. I also thought it was crazy that the british burnt down the white house

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    1. I thought all that was very cool and fun to learn about as well. I mostly liked learning about the 37 window thing.

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  5. I leaned that the upside down V was actually an A. I have also learned the flag came to the Smithsonian in 1907.

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    1. I thought that it was kind of cool that the A was sewn on.

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  6. One of the things that I learned was parts were taken in the patriot keepsake. Also that each star is two feet across.

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  7. One of the interesting things I've learned is that they gave pieces of the flag a way. Also, that they cut one of the stars out and gave it away.

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  8. One of the things that I learned was parts were taken in the patriot keepsake. I have also learned the flag came to the Smithsonian in 1907.

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  9. Ya I thought that was cool too.

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  10. One of the things I learned about the flag is that this flag is the same size of the one in St. Johns. I also learned that the stars are about 2 feet each on the flag.

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    1. I was surprised how big it was too.

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  11. I thought it was interesting that they still don't know where the cut out star is.

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  12. What I found interesting was that the 15th star was cut out and given away. Another thing I found interesting was that the stars were made of indigo.

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    1. That is a great fact.

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    2. i agree with your comment

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  13. I thought it was cool that the blue part of the flag is called the union or canton

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  14. I think its cool how one of the fifteen stars was cut out and given away in the 1800s

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  15. I think that the stars being 2 feet wide was cool

    Cody Matson

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  16. I thought it was cool that the stars are two feet wide. I also thought that it was cool that on of the stars was cut out.

    Jake Fitzpatrick

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  17. I have found out that 1 of the stars was cut out and givin away in the 1800s. There was also a A sewn into the flag by Louisa Armistead, widow of the commander at Fort Henry.
    -Walker

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  18. its was interesting that the canton was made out of wool dyed with indigo.
    meghan

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    1. Hailey
      I thought that was interesting to!

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  19. I thought that it was cool that there was 37 different patches on the flag.

    Zoe Bennett

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    1. i thought that was cool to

      dakota

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  20. I thought the making of the flag was interesting. Mary Pickersgill seems nice.

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  21. I thought it was cool how each star was about 2 feet long. I also thought it was cool how there was an "a" sewed on the flag.

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    1. I also thought it was cool that each star is about two feet long.

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  22. I learned that there is a A on the flag

    dakota

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  23. I didn't know that the stars are two feet long.The fifth star was cut out and given away in the 1800.

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  24. I think it's funny that the stripes are made out of wool bunting from England. I also didn't know that each star on the flag is about two feet across.

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    1. I agree, I think that it is funny the wool bunting came from England.

      Alyssa

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  25. I thought it was interesting the way the flag was made, and I also thought it was interesting that it took seven weeks to make the flag.

    Alyssa

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    1. I thought that was neat too, because I thought that was a really long time to make something that got just about destroyed.

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    2. I also thought it was interesting how they made the flag.

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  26. What I thought was interesting was that the fifteenth star was cut out and given away in the 1800s.
    Garner

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  27. One thing I found interesting was the A that was sewn into the flag repeatedly. Also, each stripe is 23 inches wide.

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  28. Hailey
    What I thought was interesting was that one of the fifteen star was cut out and nobody knows who did and why they did it.

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  29. I think that the flag loos like it is very old and torn up from being up so much on a flag pole.

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  30. I found the A sewn into the flag interesting.

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    1. I thought that was pretty interesting too.

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  31. It is sad to see a flag like that because it is are flag for the united states of america.

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  32. I thought that the fact that one of the stars was given away in the 1800 was vary weird. I hope that they find the star soon

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  33. One thing I thought was interesting was the stars were almost two feet long.
    Destiny

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  34. I thought it was interesting how they sewed different things into the flag.

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    1. I thought that was cool too!
      Shelby

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    2. Its weird how they would cut out a star and give it away
      Renn

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    3. Like how they put an A in the flag for the commander of Fort McHenry

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  35. I thought it was interesting that it took nine people to piece together the whole flag.

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  36. I thought the "A" sewn onto it was interesting.
    Anne

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  37. I thought it was interesting on what they did with some parts of the flag.
    Austin T.

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  38. I thought the one thing that is cool is that there has been many different times that they have repaired it and how it has been shot during the war.
    Griffin

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  39. I thought it was interesting how the stripes material was wool bunting from England.
    Shelby

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  40. Something that I found interesting was that in 2000, conservators snipped 1.7 million stitches to remove the linen backing that was damaging the flag.
    Madison

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    1. I also found that interesting.
      Olivia

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  41. That is really interesting.
    Austin

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  42. I liked how big the flag was.

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    1. I think liked that too Jordan
      -Markus

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  43. i thought it was cool what the corroded iron did to one of the stars.
    -Markus

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  44. I thought it was interesting that they cut out a star and gave it away in the 1800.
    Olivia

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  45. One thing that I found interesting was that the blue part of the flag is called the canton/union and how the blue color comes from the wool dyed indigo.

    Kyle

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  46. Something that I found interesting was that it was made out wool. Also how big the stars were.

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  47. I thought it was interesting how it took nine people to piece together the flag.
    Tieraney

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  48. I think the Flag is cool because it is big. And after what it has been through it still looks good
    HENRY

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  49. I thought it was cool how how that "A" was sewn into the flag.
    -Logan

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  50. I agree Henry, I thought it was cool that it is big too.
    -Logan

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  51. One of the flag's fifteen stars was cut out and given away in 1800.~Elizabeth

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  52. I found it interesting that each star was about two feet long

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  53. one of the stars are mad of cotton

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  54. i found that the stripes are made of wool from england.

    -Richard

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  55. the red strips are made of wool dyed with the roots of the madder plant

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  56. Kaylin

    I found it interesting that the flag was so damaged

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    1. Yeah, I agree. It looks like it's been through a lot.

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    2. Fisher

      I think that it's interesting how it was damaged because of jeans.

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    3. I thought it was interesting how the flag is still together, instead of in the trash because it seems like it would have fallen apart.

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  57. one of the stars are made of cotton

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  58. I thought it was kind of crazy that they cut out a star and gave it away.

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  59. I think that it is crazy how they do not know where the star that was cut out is!-Emily henry

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  60. Fisher

    I thought it was interesting how they snipped off parts of the flag to give to the museum.

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  61. The cotton stars were created by reverse applique method.

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  62. the red stripes are made of wool dyed with the roots of the madder plant
    -David Barror

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  63. the blue field of a flag is called a union or canton
    -david barror

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  64. The flags Fifteenth star was cut out during the battle

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  65. I think the canton is made of wool dyed with indigo is cool.

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  66. i like the stars take up two feet each
    Jared

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  67. The flags fifteenth star was cut out and given away in 1800s.

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    1. I saw that too I dont know why they would do that.

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  68. 37 patches are on the flag. Many different people worked on it.

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  69. i think its weird that the flag was made of wool
    -david barror

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    1. Kacey February 14 2019 at 9:09 am that was pretty interesting

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  70. Kacey February 14 2019 at 9:03 am
    Georgiana Armisted Appleton, daughter of 1814 comander of fort mchenry inscribed the flag "This precious relic of my father's frame"

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  71. i thought it was cool how each star is pretty much halve my height

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  72. the stars are made of cotton

    -Jake F

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  73. i thought that was kind of cool that the flag measured 30x42 now it measures 30x34

    Billy

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  74. In 1914, Amelia Fowler and a team of of ten needlewomen Attached a flag to a linen support.

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    1. Yes I saw that too I thought that was interesting

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  75. The canton is made of wool dyed with indigo is cool
    -ryan

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  76. megan
    the hole in the flag was cut out and given out and that don't know who has it. the stain on the star is from iron.

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  77. I thought it was interesting that the stars are 2.5 feet long.

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  78. i think it seems odd that the flags are made out of cotton.

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  79. The goal of the conservation was not to restore the flag to its original condition, but to preserve it for the future.

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  80. I'm not sure why they would cut a piece of the flag out. I cant think of anybody that is that important to give a piece of it to.

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    1. I think it might be because they did not realize how important it would be in history. -Emilie B

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  81. Hannah I found out that the big hole was cut out of one of the fifteen stars.

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  82. I thought it was cool that one of the stars were cut out and given away in the 1800's

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    1. I found that interesting too!

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    2. So did I! -Abby W

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    3. I found this was interesting to and, I wonder where they put it cause they have no idea where it is.

      -Jacob Simpson

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  83. I found it interesting that there is a hole in flag because one of the stars was given away.

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  84. I thought it was very interesting that one of the stars was cut off. It was giving away in the 1800s.

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  85. I think its interesting that each star is about 2 feet across -Abby W

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    1. I thought that was cool as well!- Elizabeth S

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    2. I found that interesting too.
      -V.R.

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  86. I thought it was very interesting that one of the stars was missing. Its was cut off and giving away in 1800s.

    Forrest W.

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  87. I found that each star on the flag was originally 2 feet long individually. I thought that was pretty interesting.
    - Abbigail M

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    1. I thought this was very interesting myself. -Morgan

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    2. I found that interesting too. Jordyn

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  88. I think it is cool how in 2000, conservators snipped 1.7 million stitches to remove the linen backing that was damaging the flag. -Morgan

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    1. I thought that that was interesting as well. -Abigail C.

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  89. I thought it was cool that there was an "A" sewn into one of the white stripes.

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  90. I thought it was interesting that a star was given away in the 1800's even though it is an important piece in history. - Emilie B

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  91. i thought it was cool that there was a star sold and that's why there is a hole-brayden

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    1. Well no one knows where the hole came from and where the star was taken to

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  92. I thought it was very interesting that one of the stars was cut off. It was giving away in the 1800s.

    - V.R.

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  93. I wonder why one of the fifteen stars were cut out and no one knows where it is. Other one is the flag has been repaired by many hands before.

    -Jacob Simpson

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    1. i also think that it is weird how they cut it out.
      -Austin

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  94. I find it interesting that the flag has been repaired so many times by different people, and that it holds 37 patches. -Abigail C.

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  95. I thought that its interesting that they cut out one of the stars. Jordyn

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    1. I also thought that was interesting. I thought it was odd that they gave it away. _ Abbigail M

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  96. I think that it is cool that they cut it out, but why did they cut it out.

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  97. I found out that they cut out one of the stars and i thought that was intersecting Corbin, VanEtten

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  98. I think that it is cool that they cut it out, but why did they cut it out.
    -Austin

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  99. Eight feet had been lost due to use and deterioration and to the fact that many small fragments of the flag were snipped off as patriotic keepsakes

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  100. I found it interesting that, each star is measured approximately 2 feet across. I also found that in 2000, conservators snipped 1.7 million stitches to remove the linen backing that was damaging the flag.

    -Kayleigh Glidden

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  101. I found it interesting to find that the flag had over 37 patches. -Destiny Barror

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