Resources For Educators: Mythic Creatures
Part of the Mythic Creatures exhibition.
Mythic Creatures: Dragons, Unicorns & Mermaids brings to light surprising similarities as well as differences in the ways peoples around the world have envisioned and depicted these strange and wonderful creatures. This comprehensive guide will help you explore the exhibition with your students.
Educators Guide and Materials
Mythic Creatures Educator's Guide
Get an advance look at the exhibition's major themes and what your class will encounter. This nine-page guide for K-12 educators includes a Map of the Exhibition, Essential Questions (important background content), Teaching in the Exhibition (self-guided explorations), Come Prepared Checklist, Correlation to Standards, and Glossary.
More Resources
Use these free online resources to further explore themes presented in the Mythic Creatures exhibition.
Educator Materials
Early Explorers & Mistaken Identities
Setting sail without a map wasn't the only concern facing European explorers. Their heads had also been filled with tales of monsters...
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Explore Mythic Creatures with a Field Journal
What mythic creatures are new to you? Are some made up of different animal parts? And do dragons mean different things to Asian and...
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Investigate Mysterious Creatures
The elusive giant squid was first described 500 years ago by Scandinavian sailors. Investigate what we've learned--and what still...
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Mermaid Migration
Follow mermaids around the world and throughout history to see first-hand how cultures share and reinterpret mythic creatures.
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Mythic Creatures Booklist: Middle & High School
Unicorns and dragons and Sasquatch, oh my! Continue the investigation of fantastic creatures with this mythological menagerie of...
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Mythic Creatures Online Resources
Continue tracking mythic creatures through the art they've inspired and the science they've helped shape with this collection of...
Educator Materials
Who Owns These Bones?
What can scientists know about a creature by examining its bones? And what can they only guess at? Show students with this hands-on...
Hands-on
Make Your Own Mythic Creatures Stationery
Showcase the fire of your opinions or let your imagination take flight with these colorful, ready-to-print stationery files.
Game
Mythic Creatures Challenge
Does a dragon always breathe fire? Can a unicorn have colorful, shiny scales? Find out how well you know your mythic creatures with...