Essential Question What do flags teach us about communities around the world? Week 1: The Elements of a Flag Students begin the project learning about the elements that make a flag. Students study color, shape and design, and learn how each of these elements represents specific ideas. As students learn about the parts of a flag they will explore flags from around the world including flags from New Zealand, Bhutan, South Africa, and Qatar. Week 2: The Purpose of a Flag Students continue their exploration of the world’s flags by studying the various uses and purposes of flags around the world. Students and their PenPals will learn about how flags were once used during the Middle Ages to represent knights and rival kingdoms. They will learn about how flags show pride and core values of countries, states, provinces, and cities. Students will even learn how companies and organizations have used flags to represent their brands. Week 3: Design a Flag During the final week of this project students have the opportunity to work with their PenPals and create their own flags. Students will begin by studying three tips for what makes a great flag before working with their PenPals to design their own flags using an online collaborative drawing program. Join at: www.penpalschools.com using the code provided by your teacher. We connected with students from:
20 Comments
Sarah Stephens
6/1/2017 06:12:47 am
I really like this project that we are doing. My name is Sarah and I'm from Chapel Hill in North Carolina in the US. I really like my pen pals.
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Christian Cabrera
6/1/2017 06:15:07 am
Yo aprendi que las banderas pueden representar muchas cosas. Algunas banderas representan a los países.
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Melissa Vazquez Patino
6/5/2017 10:18:38 am
What I learned about this is that there are different kinds of flags and they mean different thigs.
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Daniela
6/1/2017 06:46:16 am
I think that it is really cool how the flags are all s unique and what they represent.
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A. Jensen
6/1/2017 09:22:35 am
In this article, I learned all about different flags of the world. I also learned their symbolism, etc. I like penpals because it helps you get out of your town/city and immerse yourself in new and different cultures.
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Diana
6/1/2017 10:03:28 am
i think that its really cool about the different flags
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MAYA
6/5/2017 05:53:43 am
I like pen pals because you can learn about different cultures around the world. The flags project also helps w/ that.
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Norah
6/5/2017 09:16:28 am
I think it is cool that the different colors and symbols can mean different things. Green on a flag usually means pants, blue usually means water or sky. I like having pen pals because you can learn more about culture and you can learn about other people.
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Ani
6/5/2017 09:25:43 am
I like pen pals because you can learn about their culture, traditions, and many other things. Plus you get to chat and get to know other people.
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SIDRA
6/6/2017 05:03:52 am
I believe that in this article I learned about different flags of the world with their unique and diverse patterns, colors and symbolism's. But I think that the whole idea of being able to talk to kids all around the world is a fun thing and experience.
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Paloma Pacheco
6/6/2017 05:05:49 am
I think that this project on flags of the world was very interesting and I learned to make my own flags, I learned what my flags meant and I learned what the colors in flags represent. i learned abut the flag of my penal and why their flag had different colors than mine.
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10/11/2017 09:07:11 am
The students will be learning about the flags. They will learn things like this: What the flags represent, how they were used in the middle ages and to finish off the project they will work together using a collaborative drawing app to make a flag together.
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10/11/2017 09:50:49 am
That is so cool that you get to make your own flag! I did not know that there were projects like that. I also did not know that there was a place called Bhutan in South Africa.
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10/11/2017 09:57:03 am
I think that it is really amazing that you can learn and enjoy seeing other countries and communities flags because you get to compare and contrast each ad every one.
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caiden herstein
10/24/2017 05:54:52 am
Flags can represent your country wit the symbol on the flag.
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Piero S.
10/24/2017 06:01:34 am
Like in all Sentence it says how the flags are different and how we are gonna make our own. The Flags represent different things and that makes every thing seem different.
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Annika Baumler
10/27/2017 07:13:30 am
I love flags
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Rodrigo Montano
10/30/2017 04:50:25 am
Creo que en este artículo aprendí sobre diferentes banderas del mundo con sus patrones, colores y simbolismos únicos y diversos. Pero creo que la idea de poder hablar con niños de todo el mundo es algo divertido y una experiencia.
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Annika
11/17/2017 05:08:59 am
Before I read the article I did not know much about the flags but then I read it and now I know more about the flags.
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