The document discusses dragons in European and Chinese culture. European dragons are typically seen as evil and scary, while Chinese dragons represent wisdom and good fortune. Chinese dragons are snake-like without wings but can fly, have claws, and are celebrated in legends as protectors that control water and bring rainfall. The four main Chinese rivers are said to be guarded by four dragons.

2. What is a Dragon?
• Made up creature
• Usually reptile like
• Can fly
• Have tails
• Have claws

3. European vs Chinese Dragons
European Dragons Chinese Dragons

4. European vs Chinese Dragons
European Dragons
• Fear, evil, scary
• Kidnapping princesses
• Knights kill them to be
heroic
• Fairytale stories
Chinese Dragons
• Wisdom, protection, good-
luck
• Helpful
• Celebrated
• Legends

5. Chinese Dragons
• Snake-shaped
• No wings, but can fly
• 4 claws
– Ordinary have 4 toes
– Imperial (royal) have 5
toes
• 71 scales (81 positive
yang, 36 negative yin)
• Powerful, wise, and
good-luck
• Associated with water,
rain, lakes, seas,
oceans, and rivers

6. Watch Video: Dragons a Chinese Symbol of
Power
• https://goo.gl/ZyAY9Z

7. What Do Chinese Dragons Do?
• Guardians
– Control water, rivers,
rainfall, and floods
– Often placed on
buildings to protect
from fires

8. Watch Video: Tale of Four Dragons
• https://goo.gl/9wBgu1

9. Legend of the Four Dragons
• The dragons became rivers to protect the people of China
– Heilongjian River (Black Dragon)
– Huanghe River (Yellow Dragon)
– Changjiang River (Long Dragon)
– Zhujiang River (Pearl Dragon)

10. Chinese Emperors and Dragons
• Emperors are said
to the be the
descendants of
dragons
• Only emperors can
wear or display
dragons with 5
toes (imperial
dragons)

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60. Water on Earth
• 71% of the Earth is covered in water
• 96.5% of Earth’s water is salt water
• 3.5% of Earth’s water is fresh water (drinkable)

63. Watch Video: China’s Polluted Water
• https://goo.gl/E0phRf

64. Create a New Dragon Legend to Help
China Clean the Water
• Write a legend of a
dragon who cleaned the
water
• Include at least 1 fact
about the amount of
water on the Earth’s
surface in your legend
• Planning sheet:
https://goo.gl/DjgYv0

65. Create a New Dragon Legend to Help
China Clean the Water
https://goo.gl/DjgYv0

123. Add Color to Your Dragon

128. 1. Grade
your work
using the
rubric
2. Turn final
work into
teacher
https://goo.gl/mnJumZ