Civics_Ch13_webquest

=**Pennsylvania History Web Quest**=


 * Task:** The Chief Executive of PA, Governor Hill, has decided that he wants a new flag design for Pennsylvania. You are put in charge of designing the new flag.


 * Process:** Design the new flag for Pennsylvania. The current PA flag (shown below) is blue (same color blue as the blue in the U.S. flag) and with the Coat of Arms of William Penn. The state coat of arms is surrounded by draft horses on both sides, and a bald eagle, which represents Pennsylvania's loyalty to the United States, above. The state coat of arms includes a ship under full sail, a plow, and three sheaves of wheat indicating the significance of commerce, labor, perseverance and agriculture to the state. Surrounding the coat of arms is a stalk of Indian corn on the left and an olive branch on the right. These represent the state's recognition of its past and its hope for the future. The scroll below the coat of arms reads: "Virtue, Liberty and Independence," which is the state's motto.


 * Steps:** Governor Hill wants you to design the new state flag following the listed steps.


 * 1) Develop a new motto for the state and incorporate the new motto on the new flag.
 * 2) Include our state nickname and/or the meaning of our state nickname.
 * 3) Be certain that important aspects of PA history are represented on the flag. Key word is represented...you can use symbols or be creative to "represent" PA history.
 * 4) Use Microsoft Word to design your flag and then print your flag OR get a piece of computer paper to design your flag. This is the only day we're in the lab.
 * 5) On the back of your flag write the meaning of your flag (explain all parts like the example above for the current flag.
 * 6) Include an explanation on why your flag deserves to be adopted as the new state flag.


 * Bonus:** Create a new state song (you can use any tune of any current song, but must create your own lyrics).

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