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?
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?
Explaining events
• People use myths to explain the world
around them.
• Earthquakes, volcanoes and mountains all
have myths!
Glooscap (Mi’kmaq legend)
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http://www.lib.unb.ca/Texts/QWERTY/Qweb/qwerte/mic_mal/sugar.htm
sugarloaf mountain NB
Pele (Hawaiian Fire goddess)
• Kilauea, Hawaii
•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.
Anaxagoras (Greek Philosopher)
500BC
• World is flat
• Air supports the world (floats)
• Disturbances in the air cause…
Earthquakes!
Hindus of India
• believed that 8 elephants held the world
on their backs and when they were tired,
the earth shook, creating….
Earthquakes
What do you think?
• Are these explanations believable?
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!
Signing in to Glogster – 1st step:
• Open a Word Doc
• Type in a ‘nickname’ and ‘password’
EXAMPLE: msmacc
itsrainy11
• Save your Word Doc in your ‘documents’
folder as GLOGSTER INFO
Step 2:
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Connect to the internet
Go to: www.glogster.com
Click the REGISTER button (it’s pink)
Fill in your information
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.