Transcript MythsConstellations - Moore Public Schools

In ancient times people made up stories, called
myths, to explain things they didn’t understand.
T-P-S: Based on your background knowledge,
describe an example of a myth you have heard
before.
Many constellations are named for
mythological characters, such as gods,
goddesses, and heroes.
Capricorn: The constellation Capricorn or Capricornus, is
supposedly one of the earliest constellations of the Zodiac.
Many people think that the Capricorn's name means the
"sea goat" or the "goat fish", but in reality when you
translate it's name from mythology, it means horned goat.
Gemini: In Greek mythology the twins of
Gemini weren't really twins, they were halfbrothers. The two brothers had the same
mom but different dads. Castor and Pullox the
twins were very close. When castor was
killed, Pullox was so sad, Zeus let him visit
Castor in the underworld. Later Zeus put the
two next to each other in the heavens.
More famous constellations
Leo: The constellation Leo the Lion is said to
represent Nemean the lion in Greek
mythology. Nemean's skin was resistant to all
weapons. The Greek hero Heracles (Hercules),
fought Nemean, choked him, and killed him,
in his first labor. After killing Nemean Heracles
skinned him, and wore the skin for protection
when he fought Hydra. Leo is located between
Viro, and Cancer.
Sagittarius: The constellation sagittarius is the
archer. Sagittarius was a centaur, this means
he was half human, and half horse. This
constellation is one of the oldest known in the
sky.
The Great Bear
The Story of
Callisto and Arcus
T-P-S: Make a prediction
of how The Great Bear
constellation got it’s
name.
Great Bear and Little Bear
The ancient way of viewing the Great
Bear places the Big Dipper in the
rump and the tail of the bear. The tail
is unusually long for a bear ... see the
Myth!
Little Bear is also known
as the little dipper and
Ursa Minor.
Write your own myth!
Directions:
1. Choose a constellation from the list on the next
slide
2. Think about the meaning of the name and how it
could have gotten it’s name
3. Write a modern day myth using your constellation
as the main character. You should include at least
two other constellations as supporting characters.
Your myth must be a paragraph!
1. Each teammate will share their myth out loud to their
table
2. The team votes on the most descriptive and creative
myth
3. I will read the best five out loud to the class
Supplies: Black construction paper, 10 stars, chalk/white
crayon
Directions:
1. Hold the stars above the black construction paper and
drop them lightly onto the paper
2. Stick the stars onto the paper in the exact place where it
fell
Directions:
3. Study the placement of the stars to see what ‘picture’
your looks like
4. Create a constellation by
drawing white lines to connect the stars.
Directions:
5. Add a title to your constellation
6. Then write a creative paragraph explaining why it was
given that title
1. Each teammate will share their paragraph about
their constellation out loud to their team
2. The team votes on the most descriptive and creative
paragraph
3. I will read the best five out loud to the class