Questions+anyone?

Here are the questions that we needed to answer for the war of 1812:

=//**War of 1812**//= Essential Question: //Why is the American Flag one of the most important symbols in the world?//

1 What is a symbol? Something that represents something else.

2 What are some examples of objects that are symbols? A heart- symbolizes love A clover- symbolizes lucky. A star- symbolizes courage.

3 What are some thoughts that are conveyed by symbols? A exclamation point (!) is also another meaning for excitment and also, a red cross means first aid.

4 Name the three most powerful symbols that you know of and what they symbolize? The three most powerful symbols to me is a heart, a clover, and a "+" sign. A heart to me symbolizes the love for my family and friends. A clover symbolizes that I'm Irish and that it will bring luck to me and our family. Finally, a "+" sign because it makes me think positive instead of negative. (- sign.)

5 When do we create symbols? We create symbols when we feel like there should be a symbol to symbolize something.

6 Why do we create symbols? Or Why do people need symbols? Why we create symbols is to show meaning without any words or long descriptions about what something is and instead you could just remeber the meaning by the symbol/picture because your brain can remeber pictures more than words. Why we need symbols is because if we don't have them then our lifes won't have much meaning to it because almost everything is a symbol in some way.

7 Why would the American Flag be considered a symbol? Why the American Flag is considered a symbol is because pretty much everything is a symbol and because it represent, or symbolizes, our country and what our country stands for.

8 What does it symbolize? The American Flag symbolizes our country and more. For example, the 50 stars represent the 50 states of America. The 13 stripes represent the original 13 colonies that where formed and to me, the whole entire flag symbolizes freedom because our country's free.

9 The American Flag has been called a “living symbol.” Why? I'm guessing because America is a living, breathing country with living, breathing people. So, since that freedom is what the flag symbolizes, than it is also a symbol for living because if you're not free, then you're technically not living.

10 Ask five people of different ages what the American Flag Symbolizes. Record their ages and answers below.

Dad (48)- He thinks that it symbolizes that each star represents each state and the 13 stripes represent the first 13 colonies. In general, he says that it represents freedom, or independence.

Mom (46)- She thinks that it symbolizes liberty, freedom, and justice.

Sister (11)- She said that it symbolizes our country and the becoming of our 50 states.

Brian (13)- He said that it symbolizes freedom for our country.

John (14)- He said that it symbolizes freedom and strenghth.

EXTRA! Dog teddie (1)- says woof woof woof.