Social Studies Integration

Social Studies Integration

Moon Myths

The Story of Annigan:  (Myth from Greenland)

Annigan would chase his sister, Malina, around the sky all the time.  He would chase her so much he would forget to eat and become thinner.  When he would become hunger he would disappear for three days and return full to start the chase of his sister again. To stay try and stay away from her brother Malina would try and only come out during the day. 

Idea for Integrating into the classroom:  Students could write their own myths or legands to help explain the moon phases.

Resource:  http://education.jhu.edu/PD/newhorizons/strategies/topics/multicultural-education/multicultural-science-education/

Chang’e:  (Chinese myth)

Chang and her husband were immortal, but because they became to greedy they were mad mortal.  They took a pill to become more immortal again and Chang took to much.  She ended up floating to the moon and was stuck forever. 

Idea for Integrating into the classroom:  Students could research other myths they have heard and see if there is any scientific proof.  An idea would be:  “more people go to the emergency room on a full moon” 

Integrating Historical Space Exploration into the Classroom:

There are many ways a teacher can integrate historical space explorations into a classroom.  There are many great websites that teach students about space history. Some examples are:

·         http://osr.org/en-us/articles/the-history-of-space-exploration/

·         http://www.history.com/topics/space-race

·         http://www.spacekids.co.uk/spacehistory/

·         http://www.kidsdiscover.com/space-exploration-for-kids

For my classroom I would let kids make class books that inform others about different historical events that happen based on space explorations.  I would assign students into groups and each group would have their own topic to research.  I will already have printouts, websites, books, and articles ready so students can become “experts on their topics.”  Students will create books for the classroom library so their classmates can learn more about different space explorations.  I could also have students create presentations to share with their classmates explorations with the class.