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Star Spangled Banner

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Learners use the Internet to discover the basic information about the American Flag. They explore how to fold a flag and which holidays to use the flag. They compare Betsy Ross's flag to the ones of today. They discover the story of the flag and the song

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the star spangled banner, francis scott key, independence

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4th - 8th
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Social Studies & History
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