4th Grade

Mythology & Heroism

From a very young age, students begin to develop their own ideas of what it is to be a hero. As children grow, their exposure to different manifestations of a hero broadens. Heroism is an interdisciplinary unit that will be explored in two parts: fictional and non fictional heroes. Students will gain an understanding of Greek mythology to compare and contrast with modern day, fictional superheroes. They will also incorporate STEM/STEAM to question, investigate, create and use technology to design projects based on their research about Greek Mythology.

We started our Greek Mythology unit by locating Greece on Google Earth and then completing a map of ancient Greece. After that students located the Parthenon in Athens and used their creativity to make a model of the Parthenon to test the strength of the pillars. The pillars support the Parthenon that has been standing for over 1,000 years.

How strong are the pillars?

Heroism: Greek Mythology Posters

Students had a choice of a Greek Olympian to research and created a poster that included the following: role of god or goddess, symbols, where they are found, important powers, physical and personality traits and roman name. These posters will serve as a reference for our unit throughout the school year.

more to come

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