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Earthquakes, Volcanoes, Mountains

Earthquakes, Volcanoes, Mountains . Earth’s Crust. What did the earthquake say to the ground?. You crack me up!. Earthquakes, Volcanoes, Mountains…. What do you know about Volcanoes, Earthquakes, Mountains?. Myths. Real? How did myths start?.

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Earthquakes, Volcanoes, Mountains

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  1. Earthquakes, Volcanoes, Mountains Earth’s Crust

  2. What did the earthquake say to the ground? • You crack me up!

  3. Earthquakes, Volcanoes, Mountains…

  4. What do you know about Volcanoes, Earthquakes, Mountains?

  5. Myths • Real? • How did myths start? • Poseidon: Greek god of the sea, also known as the ‘earth shaker’ when he was ignored or offended. • What does ‘earth shaker’ mean? • How did ancient Greeks explain Poseidon ‘shaking’ the earth?

  6. Explaining events • People use myths to explain the world around them. • Earthquakes, volcanoes and mountains all have myths!

  7. Glooscap (Mi’kmaq legend) • http://www.lib.unb.ca/Texts/QWERTY/Qweb/qwerte/mic_mal/sugar.htm sugarloaf mountain NB

  8. Pele (Hawaiian Fire goddess) • She was sent away from her home island because she had a hot temper. • She made many fire pits (in Hawaii) before her elder sister found her there. • Her sister (goddess of the sea) kept putting out the volcano’s fire. • They had a big fight and Pele was torn apart and her spirit was free to be Fire goddess in the Kilauea Volcano. • Kilauea, Hawaii

  9. Anaxagoras (Greek Philosopher) 500BC • World is flat • Air supports the world (floats) • Disturbances in the air cause… Earthquakes!

  10. Hindus of India • believed that 8 elephants held the world on their backs and when they were tired, the earth shook, creating…. Earthquakes

  11. What do you think? • Are these explanations believable?

  12. Your turn! • Time to create your own myth about an earthquake OR volcano OR mountain. • Think of a story • Add a picture to illustrate your story! • We’ll use GLOGSTER and link it to your wikispace!

  13. Signing in to Glogster – 1st step: • Open a Word Doc • Type in a ‘nickname’ and ‘password’ EXAMPLE: msmaccitsrainy11 • Save your Word Doc in your ‘documents’ folder as GLOGSTER INFO

  14. Step 2: • Connect to the internet • Go to: www.glogster.com • Click the REGISTER button (it’s pink) • Fill in your information

  15. Step 3: • Add text,sound,video,pictures • You can not use the DRAW tool. You can use Paint and save the picture and then upload it to your glog. • Homework for tonight: ~Think about a story or myth to explain one (1) cause of earthquakes OR volcanoes OR mountains (pick 1, not all 3) ~Add an image or picture/sound/video to illustrate your myth using Glogster! **We will put the above together in tomorrow’s class.

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