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Tuesday 28 March 2017

Show numbers in groups above thousands



Number
How many tens are there?
How many groups of ten are there?
How many hundreds are there?
How many groups of hundred are there?
How many thousands are there?
How many groups of thousand are there?
1432
3
143
4
143
1
1
2618
1
261
6
261
2
2
1064
4
106
0
106
1
1
9811
1
981
8
981
9
9
2081
1
208
0
208
2
2
5129
2
512
1
512
5
5
1012
2
101
0
101
1
1
9107
0
910
1
910
9
9
6566
6
656
5
656
6
6
5468
6
546
4
546
5
5
L.I To show numbers in groups of 10,100,1000 or 10,000.
As you can see, I chose above the thouands

Wednesday 22 March 2017

Ancient Egyptian

Ancient Egyptian numbers


Learning Intention:  to understand place value by using Ancient Egyptian numbers.

Challenge:

What number is this? Why?
The answer is twenty three because… the lines represent ones in the egyptian language and the upside down U’s represents tens.
 23


Some Ancient Egyptian numbers


1
10
Drawing.png
100

Challenge:

What are these numbers?


l44
602
379
314
636
379
379


What is the same about the last two numbers?


What is different about the last two numbers?

Challenge:

Change these numbers into Ancient Egyptian numbers. Insert a photo of your number written on a whiteboard.


7
IIIIIII
42
Image result for png uImage result for png uImage result for png uImage result for png uII
220
Drawing.pngDrawing.pngII
608
Drawing.pngDrawing.pngDrawing.pngDrawing.pngDrawing.pngDrawing.pngIIIIIIII
795
Drawing.pngDrawing.pngDrawing.pngDrawing.pngDrawing.pngDrawing.pngDrawing.pngImage result for png uImage result for png uImage result for png uImage result for png uImage result for png uImage result for png uImage result for png uImage result for png uImage result for png uIIIII


Addition

Challenge:

Now try adding numbers. You cannot draw modern maths symbols like + and =.
7 + 5
IIIIIII IIIII Image result for png uII←
36 + 15
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274 + 418
Drawing.pngDrawing.pngImage result for png uImage result for png uImage result for png uImage result for png uImage result for png uImage result for png uImage result for png uIIII Drawing.pngDrawing.pngDrawing.pngDrawing.pngImage result for png uIIIIIIII
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593 + 109
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Drawing.pngDrawing.pngDrawing.pngDrawing.pngDrawing.pngDrawing.pngDrawing.pngImage result for png uII

Subtraction



Challenge:

Now try subtracting numbers. You cannot draw modern maths symbols like - and =.
12 - 3
Image result for png uII  III
23 - 17
Image result for png uImage result for png uIII  Image result for png uIIIIIII
445 - 152
Drawing.pngDrawing.pngDrawing.pngDrawing.pngImage result for png uImage result for png uImage result for png uImage result for png uIIIII Drawing.pngImage result for png uImage result for png uImage result for png uImage result for png uImage result for png uII
623 - 249
Drawing.pngDrawing.pngDrawing.pngDrawing.pngDrawing.pngDrawing.pngImage result for png uImage result for png uImage result for png uIII Drawing.pngDrawing.pngImage result for png uImage result for png uImage result for png uImage result for png uIIIIIIIII

What can you understand about Ancient Egyptian numbers compared to modern numbers?

I learnt how the ancient egyptians write their numbers and how they solve equations.
I learnt it by looking at the hints and examples.