Compare flag/anthem/landmark symbols across one's own and one other country
Exercise Difficulty 3 ~4 min hist.g1.s.civ.symbols_compare_world.ex_01

Flag Compare

Prompt

Compare the US flag to the flag of ONE of your study countries (Mexico, Japan, Ghana, India, France). Name 2 things SAME and 1 thing DIFFERENT.

M-1-S-EX-25 Manipulative Physical / non-image

6 flag cards (US + 5 study-country flags) for side-by-side compare.

How it's presented
mode open response
Answer criteria
type two part
criteria
  1. names 2 SAME features (all flags are rectangles; all have colors; all stand for a country)
  2. names 1 specific DIFFERENT feature (US has 50 stars; Japan has 1 red sun; Ghana has 3 stripes + star; Mexico has eagle and snake; India has 3 stripes + wheel; France has 3 vertical bands)
Hints
  1. Each flag has color and shape.
  2. What makes each unique?
Misconceptions to watch
  • Calling flags 'pretty' without specific features
  • Confusing similar tricolor flags (France/Italy/Ireland)
Used in lessons