Miss Villecco – Social Studies 6

You will be creating a Power Point Presentation on a Greek God or Goddess.
You need to research the following items to include on each slide of your power point.

Appearance (What your God/Goddess looks like) Import a picture from the Internet.
What is their symbol? Include pictures!
What are their strengths?
What are their weaknesses?
Who are their parents? Include pictures!
Who are their children, if they have any? Include pictures!
Where is their birthplace? Include pictures!
Who are their husbands or wives? Include pictures!
Where are their major temple sites, if any? Include pictures!

Useful Web sites:

www.mythweb.com

www.wingedsandals.com

www.greek-gods.info/

http://gogreece.about.com/cs/mythology/a/olympiangods.htm

www.cooltext.com

Choose your god/goddess

Zeus – god of the Olympians

Hera- goddess of marriage (wife to Zeus) Queen

Poseidon – god of the sea, earthquakes and horses

Apollo – god of prophesy, music and healing

Hades – god of the dead

Athena – goddess of crafts, arts, war and wisdom

Artemis – goddess of the hunt and protector of children

Aphrodite – goddess of love, beauty and fertility

Ares – god of war

Hermes – messenger of gods and guides dead souls to the underworld

Hephaestus – god of fire and crafts (blacksmith, makes tools and weapons)

Demeter – goddess of agriculture

Hestia – goddess of the hearth

Dionysus – god of wine

Name:___________________ Date____________________

Social Studies Research Notes for Project

Slide 1 - Describe what your god or goddess looked liked

Slide 2 - What is their symbol

Slide 3 - Strengths

Slide 4 - Weaknesses

Slide 5 - Parents

Slide 6 - Children

Slide 7 - Birthplace

Slide 8 - Husband or Wives

Slide 9 - Major Temple Sites______________________________________

Name_________________________________ Rubric God Goddess Power Point Total 160 Points

Score ________out of 160 =

Background(5)

Sound(5)

Animation (5)

Title Slide (5)_____Picture(5)________

Description Slide: Heading (5)_____Information(5) ______Picture(5)________

Symbol Slide: Heading (5)_____Information(5) ______Picture(5)________

Strength Slide: Heading (5)_____Information(5) ______Picture(5)________

Weakness Slide: Heading (5)_____Information(5) ______Picture(5)________

Parents Slide: Heading (5)_____Information(5) ______Picture(5)________

Children Slide: Heading (5)_____Information(5) ______Picture(5)________

Birthplace Slide: Heading (5)_____Information(5) ______Picture(5)________

Spouse Slide: Heading (5)_____Information(5) ______Picture(5)________

Temple Site Slide: Heading (5)_____Information(5) ______Picture(5)________