The Great Garrison Flag


OBJECTIVES:

The students will:

1. explain the reason the flag was so large.

2. demonstrate the size of the Great Garrison Flag.

MATERIALS:  "Great Garrison Flag"   handout

ACTIVITIES:

1. Divide the students into cooperative groups and distribute the "Great Garrison Flag" handout. Have each group read the handout to identify the following information:

     1. dimensions of the Great Garrison Flag.
     2. dimensions of the storm flag.
     3. size of a single star on the flag.
     4. size of a single stripe on the flag.
     5. number of stars on the flag.
     6. number of stripes on the flag.
     7. the person who wanted to fly such a huge flag.
     8. why the flag was made so large.
     9. the person who made the flag.
    10. the people who ordered the flag to be made.
    11. the person who wrote a poem after seeing the flag.
    12. where you can see the flag today.


2. Have the groups brainstorm ways to show the dimensions of the Great Garrison Flag. Have the groups decide which of the ideas is the most practical way of showing the size of the flag. Some ideas could be:

    1. standing around the perimeter of the flag's dimensions
    2. painting a copy of the flag on the school's playground.
    3. use string or rope to create the flag's outline.


Take a picture of the class's idea for showing the size of the flag. Bring it to Fort McHenry and share it with the Rangers.


Lesson #8: The Great Garrison Flag

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