Norse Mythology Lesson Plans

1. Vikings - Secondary
...s Province/ Territory: NL (Historica Minute) Time Period: Pre 1600 - First Contacts Vikings - Intermediate (Lesson Plan) Time Allowance: 1 - 2 hours Overview This lesson is based on viewing the Historica Minute, "Vikings." Five hundred years before Columbus set foot on the islands of the Caribbean, Norse settlers were living in what is now a part of Canada. Proof of this Viking settlement was discovered in 1961. Aims After getting to know the Vikings through their written mythology, students will use their knowledge to speculate how history would have been different had the Vikings established a successful se...

2. Vikings - Intermediate
...ings Province/ Territory: NL (Historica Minute) Time Period: Pre 1600 - First Contacts Vikings - Secondary (Lesson Plan) Time Allowance: 1 - 2 hours Overview This lesson is based on viewing the Historica Minute, "Vikings." Five hundred years before Columbus set foot on the islands of the Caribbean, Norse settlers were living in what is now a part of Canada. Proof of this Viking settlement was discovered in 1961. Aims Students will hone their critical thinking skills by discussing how the Vikings and the First Nations are portrayed in the "Viking" Historica Minute. Students will do further research about the N...

3. Calliope, Muse of Eloquence
...: AELP-MYT0200 Calliope, Muse of Eloquence An Educator's Reference Desk Lesson Plan Submitted by: Carla Beard Email: cbeard@fayette.k12.in.us School/University/Affiliation: Connersville High School, Connersville, Indiana Date: November 7, 2000 Grade Level: 9, 10 Subject(s): Language Arts/Literature/Mythology Language Arts/Vocabulary Computer Science Duration: Five 40-minute sessions Description: A web-based set of interactive activities using English vocabulary drawn from Classical Mythology. Students explore the meanings and etymologies of 25 words. Goals: Supports Indiana Standard 2000 for English 9.1.3 and...

4. Battle of the Pantheons: Olympians vs. Asgardians
...ofessional Additional _ Resources Development Links _ _ Learning Experience/Unit _ _ Printer Friendly Version Send to a Friend _ Battle of the Pantheons: Olympians vs. Asgardians _ _ Learning Context/ Introduction: Working in pairs, the class will research a Greek god or goddess and a corresponding Norse immortal. They will be working to find out how these fictional creations served as either role models or explanations for unanswerable questions about life and/or nature (death, the sun, seasons, etc.) Unbeknownst to the pairs, on the final day they will have been randomly assigned to defend either the Olympi...

5. Title: Genealogy of the Gods
Title: Genealogy of the Gods Grade Level: 9^th grade English Subject Matter: Principle gods in Greek mythology Brief Description of the Lesson/Unit Plan: This lesson will precede the reading of the Odyssey. It will serve as an introduction to the world of Greek life and the mythology that the people's lives revolved around. This will take about 3 days to complete and the students will be asked to divide into group...

6. Who's Who on Olympus and Why Should I Care?
...html file by selecting "File", then "Save As" from your browser's pull down menu. The file name extension must be .html. This lesson provided by: Author: Carol Spencer System: HUNTSVILLE CITY School: WHITESBURG MIDDLE SCHOOL Title: Who's Who on Olympus and Why Should I Care? Overview/ References to mythology extend far Annotation: beyond the basic exploration of a genre. This unit will serve as an exploration of the creation myth across cultures, an introduction to the major Greek gods and goddesses, and an opportunity to link mythology to today's world. Students will research and create a newsletter on a cre...

7. BOM_lesson13
...uspended in the air. This is fog. Fog is sometimes called low cloud. Warm sea breezes often produce fog when they move over colder land surfaces. Fog is often thickest in valleys and low-lying areas. Fact File Jack Frost is a fictional elf-like character, part of a Scandinavian legend. According to Norse mythology, the son of the god of the winds was Jokul (meaning icicle) or Frosti (frost). It is Jack Frost who is supposedly responsible for the patterns formed by frost. Resources and actions Teachers will need to ensure that there are no jagged edges on the can. Print off the student's worksheet and photocop...

8. The Mythology Connection
...of North Carolina at Chapel Hill LEARN NC, a program of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Education, finds the most innovative and successful practices in K?12 education and makes them available to the teachers and students of North Carolina ? and the world. Lesson Plans The Mythology Connection Mythology is fascinating and students enjoy the research and learning more about different characters. By allowing them to choose some of the activities for the booklet, they take more ownership in learning. They also enjoy dressing up and pretending to become a mythological character. This uni...

9. An Ancient Odyssey
...in Depth WILFORD On This Day in History (Go to Article.) Crossword Puzzle Campus Weblines Education News Get Our Lessons By E-mailPrinter-friendly Version Newspaper in Education (NIE) Teacher Resources Classroom Wednesday, October 23, 2002 Subscriptions _ An Ancient Odyssey Exploring Ancient Greek Mythology and History through Geography Student Author(s) Connections Deborah Lerman, The New York Times Learning Network News Summaries Javaid Khan, The Bank Street College of Education in New York City Daily News Quiz Word of the Day Grades: 6-8, 9-12 Test Prep Subjects: Geography, Global History Question of the...

10. Hit or Myth
...ental Treat Issues in Depth By ELVIS MITCHELL On This Day in History (Go to Article.) Crossword Puzzle Campus Weblines Education News Get Our Lessons By E-mailPrinter-friendly Version Newspaper in Education (NIE) Teacher Resources Classroom Friday, June 8, 2001 Subscriptions _ Hit or Myth Exploring Mythology from Ancient Civilizations Around the World Student Author(s) Connections Rachel McClain, The New York Times Learning Network News Summaries Daily News Quiz Grades: 6-8, 9-12 Word of the Day Subjects: Geography, Language Arts Test Prep Interdisciplinary Connections Question of the Day Overview of Lesson P...