8- Math Science

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Questions to consider when researching:

• What was the affect of the achievement during the ancient time?

• Did your culture have any big ideas that influenced other cultures? -Measuring, architecture, navigation, medicine

• Did your culture invent any new systems? -Calendars, counting

• What was the affect on math during the time of your culture? -Geometry, navigation

• Did your culture have any technology that influenced other cultures? -Clocks

Change Over Time:

• What is the affect of the achievement on your life today?

• What affects do the achievements have on your life today?

• What evidence of the technology do you see in your life?

• How would life be different without the achievements?

• If the achievement were different and/or was not accomplished, how would your life be different?

• What is the future of the achievements?

• How will the achievement continue to affect our culture?

• Will it change over time, or will its affects remain the same?

Project Procedures

Select the at least one math and/or science achievement from below that you want to research (remember you need to explain how they affect you life today):

Calendars Counting Navigation Measuring Clocks Medicine Geometry Architecture

• Use a graphic organizer to record your research on the math/science achievements.

• Be sure to show the affect of the achievement on the ancient culture as well as your current culture.

• Be sure to explain what culture is responsible for the accomplishment.

• Research your chosen achievements.

• Pick a format to present your project to an audience.

• Work together to draft, edit, revise, and publish your project.

• Comparing Mayan Calendar to Julian Calendar and Modern (Gregorian)

• Roman Aqueducts to Modern Plumbing

• Calendar

• Impact of Printing Press in Europe

• Da Vinci – How his inventions influenced the Modern World

• Military/Battle Tactics of Ancient Rome vs. China or Greece

• Persian or Spartan Military vs. Modern Military

• Impact of Inventions over Time (Select one: compass, gun powder, paper, abacus, the arch, wheel, clock, money, number system)

• Impact of Medical Tools Across Cultures

• Ancient Chinese Medicine vs. Modern Chinese Medicine (or other culture of your choice)

• School in Ancient Greece vs. Modern American School (or culture of your choice)

• Euclid’s Geometry from Ancient Greece to Modern Geometry

• Astronomy from Ancient Mesopotamia to Copernicus to Modern Day

Additional keywords for searching:

Metric System Greek Astronomy Liu Hui Euclid Pappus Archimedes Ptolemy Zeno History of Math Origin of Math

Online Resources for Research

Use these links for general resources for all World Cultures:

· Ancient Civilizations

· BBC Schools

· Evaluating Websites – Internet Checklist

· Hyper History

· Internet History Sourcebooks Project

· Kidipede: History for Kids

· Teacher Oz’s Kingdom of History

· Why Study History?

· World Civilizations

· World Civilizations – Washington State University

Use these links for resources on specific topics:

-Aztec Calendar

-British Museum: Ancient Objects

-Galileo Project

-History of Plumbing

-Mayan Calendar

-NOVA: China's Age of Invention

-NIST: Evolution of Keeping Time

-Web Exhibits: Calendars Through the Ages