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The Fall of Phaeton |
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https://www.nga.gov/education/teachers/lessons-activities/origin-myths/phaeton.html |
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Other
National Gallery of Art
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Learning Activity
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Overview: |
This lesson allows students to make connections between Latin, astronomy terminology, and Greco-Roman art. Students will be introduced to the Greco-Roman myth of Phaeton and how he created the Milky Way galaxy by critically analyzing The Fall of Phaeton by Rubens. The lesson provides a detailed background that explains the artwork, guiding questions that help transition from the art to a discussion of the constellations and astronomy, step-by-step activity instructions, and an optional extension. Middle school and High School Latin students should add to this assignment by creating a list of astronomy-related words that are influenced by Latin. |
| Content Standard(s): |
Latin
LAT (2017)
Grade: 7-12
Level I | 6) Investigate and describe the most important Greco-Roman deities, including their characteristics, duties, and associated myths.
Examples: Olympian gods, earth gods, mythical monsters, and creation stories.
| Latin
LAT (2017)
Grade: 7-12
Level I | 9) Identify Latin influences on other disciplines.
Examples: Roman numerals, metric prefixes in (mathematics), anatomical terminology, and names of planets (science).
| Latin
LAT (2017)
Grade: 7-12
Level I | 13) Identify similarities of their own culture to that of the Greco-Roman world.
Examples: Architecture, daily life, themes and heroes of classical mythology.
| Latin
LAT (2017)
Grade: 7-12
Level I | 15) Identify professional fields that employ Latin terminology.
Examples: Medicine, law, pharmacy, engineering, and science.
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| Tags:
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Art, Astronomy, Communities, Connections, Constellations, Cultures, GrecoRoman Art, Latin, Phaeton, Rubens, Science |
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