A Presentation of a Multi-Disciplinary Unit on Ancient Civilizations, Archimedes and Mathematics

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A Presentation of a Multi-Disciplinary Unit on
Ancient Civilizations, Archimedes and Mathematics
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Who are we???

• Nicole Bibbens
• Tom Hartshorn
• Niki Campbell

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Table of Contents

• History Standards/Student Goals
• History Class Activities
• History Assignment
• Math Standards/Student Goals
• Math Class Activities
• Fun Fact
• Resources

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History Standards and Student Goals

• In History we study Ancient Civilizations,
  particularly Rome, Greece and Ancient
  Mesopotamia.
• Benchmark for this Unit
• Social Studies Global History Benchmark
• SS9.1.8 Classical Greek Civilization
  Understands achievements of Greek culture
• Mathematics Archimedes, Pythagoras and Euclid
• Student Goals
• Students will be able to
• Evaluate the use of mathematics in the
  development of ancient civilizations
• Summarize the effects of scientific reasoning on
  developing civilizations

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In History Class

• A focus on Societies needs for development in
  order to develop and survive
• Food
• Water
• Protection/
• Defense

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History Class Continued

• Students would be given a focus question
• What developments are important to the success
  of Ancient Civilizations?

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History Assignment

• THEMATIC ESSAY QUESTION
• Directions Write a well-organized essay that
  includes an introduction, several paragraphs
  addressing the task below, and a conclusion.
• Theme Science and Technology
• Task You may use any scientific or technological
  advance we discussed in this unit. Some
  suggestions you might wish to consider include
  development of agriculture, irrigation systems,
  the astrolabe, the catapult, lever/pulley or the
  water screw.

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Math Standard and Student Goals

• In Math we study different concepts and equations
  that pertain to our everyday lives.
• Benchmark for this Unit
• G.RP.1 Recognize that mathematical ideas can be
  supported by a variety of strategies
• G.CN.6 Recognize and apply mathematics to
  situations in the outside world
• G.CN.8 Develop an appreciation for the
  historical development of mathematics
• Student Goals
• Students will be able to
• Evaluate the use of mathematics in the
  integration of some of Archimedes inventions
• Explain various methods for finding Pi

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In Math Class

• A focus on Archimedes Method of Exhaustion for
  approximating Pi and other methods of calculating
  Pi
• Archimedes Inventions

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Archimedes Inventions
C pd
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Archimedes Inventions Continued
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PI

• Students would be given a focus question
• Summarize the different ways in which Pi can be
  calculated.

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EUREKA I GOT IT

• Archimedes after jumping out of the bath tub
  as he discovered the theory of buoyancy.

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Resources

• Baldwinsville History and Math Curriculum
  Documents
• Google Images
• United Streaming
• www.bville.org
• www.YouTube.com