The myths of Hercules and the Hydra and Jason and Medea open a resource about how poisons can be used as weapons of destruction or for beneficial purposes. After watching animated videos of the myths, users take a short quiz that tests their knowledge of poisons, and meet three scientists who study poisons.

Concepts

poison, greek mythology, myths, hercules, remote learning

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Additional Tags

social studies

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Instructional Ideas

• Ask learners to research in greater detail one of the poisonous plants or animals mentioned in the videos and share their findings on the class webpage or blog

Classroom Considerations

• Requires a computer with internet connection

• This resource is only available on an unencrypted HTTP website.It should be fine for general use, but don’t use it to share any personally identifiable information

Pros

• Includes transcripts of the interviews with the three scientists
• The Menu tab connects users to games, stories, hands-on activities and other videos

Cons

• None