Introduction – Task – Process – Evaluation - Conclusion

Introduction

· Our understanding of all our math today came from other countries a long time ago. Marco Polo traveled all over Asia and the Middle East. So did MATH. People long ago were working on math problems to help them build houses, plant fields, bury their loved ones, learn about the stars, and figure out what day and time it was.

Task

· Figure out which country you’re in based on the math problem you’re asked to solve, and by the images of the land, contributions, mathematician(s), location and people of that civilization.

Process

· 1. Click on one of the locations shown to begin.

· 2. Solve the problem given.

· 3. Identify the civilization which first popularized the type of problem you just solved by clicking on its name.

· 4. Which images are from which civilization?

Evaluation

Conclusion

1. Problem:

An ancient tablet claims that “an isosceles trapezoid with bases 14 and 50 and sides 30 has area of 12,48”. Verify this. Turn your work in, then answer the following question:

2. Who devised this problem?

a) Babylonians

b) Egyptians

c) Greeks