Grade Range: 6-12Resource Type(s): Reference MaterialsDuration: 80 MinutesDate Posted: 11/19/2008
Encourage your students to examine objects for historical information, ask historical questions, research answers to historical questions, and present their findings. Take a close look at the Star-Spangled Banner using an interactive Web site, then dive deeper into symbolism, the War of 1812, and the story of this specific American flag.
This teacher tip-sheet is included in the online exhibition, The Star-Spangled Banner: The Flag that Inspired the National Anthem.
Multimedia instruction, Museum education, Teaching guides
The shape of the bar shot, a center bar with rounded half-circles at either end, made it very eff...
1814, 1800, Fort McHenry, problem-solving, flag, 19th century, 19th Century, star spangled banner, Discussion, Nineteenth century, war of 1812, 1814, nineteenth century, discussion, SSB, Fort McHenry, 1800, Star-Spangled Banner, Inquiry-based learning, history
This is a story of the Star-Spangled Banner through the eyes of young Caroline Pickersgill, the d...
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