When an Irish giant and a Scottish giant face off in a mythical duel, it is a cunning woman who determines the outcome with her clever tricks. Introduce viewers to geomythology—myths that explain the occurrence of natural features—with an animated version of a little-known Irish tale. Learners who watch the resource are primed to find further connections between mythology and geography.

Concepts

european geography, mythology, volcanoes, story events, plot development

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Additional Tags

social studies

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Instructional Ideas

• Show pupils a photograph of the Giant’s Causeway and ask them to speculate, based on what they know about rock formation, how it might have come to look the way it does
• Extend the lesson by having scholars research other geomyths

Classroom Considerations

• Pause the video at the map (0:09) and help the class relate it to a more precise map of the area by finding the structures that match
• Pre-teach locations mentioned in the video using a precise map
  

Pros

• Simple graphics help learners focus on the core story points
• Cross-curricular connections with science and literature

Cons

Common Core

RL.6.1 RL.7.1 RL.8.1 RL.9-10.1 RL.11-12.1