NAME:__________________
Year 7 Numerals Assignment - 2005
Source: http://www.thekavaliers.com/ letter.html
Outcomes:
Students should be able to:
Recognize the importance of place value in the number system
Understand the significance of zero
Realise that cultures used number systems appropriate to their needs
Convert between numbers in different systems
Appreciate the patterns used in the display of numbers
Task
Visit the bookmarked websites and use other Library resources to complete the
questions on various number systems.
Present your information word processed in table format on A4 paper using
Ariel font, size 12, bold and centre the headings and questions e.g.
MAYAN NUMERALS MARK
Copy the Mayan symbol for zero.
Who developed the Mayan numerals?
Mayan numerals were discovered by…….
From your research you may also include any related graphics. The graphics
could be selected from websites such as www.google.com/images this search
engine has a vast database of images that might be useful.
You will be required to present a 2-3-minute talk on one of the cultures (as
negotiated with the teacher before the due date). Your talk should include:
Description of the culture
The need for the number system
How the number system works
Any other interesting facts you can locate
Bibliography
You may find it useful to complete a draft of your presentation first.
You are to submit this Assignment sheet with your assignment.
DATE ISSUED:_________________
DATE DUE:____________________
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Marking Criteria
MARKS
Mayan Numerals – 1 mark per question /6
Roman Numerals – 1 mark per question /3
Egyptian Numerals - 1 mark per question /4
Hindu Arabic Numerals - 1 mark per question /3
General Questions - 1 mark per question /2
Presentation – Border (1 mark), Heading (1 mark),
Use of Colour (1 mark), Neatness (1 mark), Setting out (1 mark) /5
Sentences – Grammar and Spelling (1 mark each) /2
Just For Fun /1
Other URLs /1
TALK – description of culture (1 mark), number system (1 mark)
need for number system (1 mark), clarity of presentation (3 marks) /6
TOTAL /33
GRADE
A: 33 – 26 B: 25 - 18 C: 17 – 10 D: 9 - 0
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Mayan Numerals
Visit the following sites to find the answers to the questions:
http://www.saxakali.com/historymam2.htm
http://mathforum.org/k12/mayan.math/
http://www.niti.org/mayan/lesson.htm
http://www.michielb.nl/maya/math.html
QUESTIONS MARKS
1. Copy the Mayan symbol for zero. 1
2. Who developed the Maya numerals? 1
3. What foods were used as ‘counters’? 1
4. Write 9 in Mayan numerals. 1
5. What two symbols are used in Mayan numerals? 1
6. What is the number base of the Mayan number system? 1
Roman Numerals
Visit the following sites to find the answers to the questions:
http://mathforum.com/dr.math/faq/faq.roman.html
http://literacy.kent.edu/Minigrants/Cinci/romanchart.htm
QUESTIONS MARKS
1. What symbols are used in roman numerals? 1
2. Did the Romans have a symbol for zero? 1
3. Write 3 452 in Roman numerals. 1
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Egyptian Numerals
Visit the following sites to find the answers to the questions.
http://www-groups.dcs.st-andrews.ac.uk/~history/HistTopics/Egyptian_numerals.html
http://www.saxakali.com/COLOR_ASP/historymaf5.htm
http://www.scit.wlv.ac.uk/university/scit/modules/mm2217/en.htm
QUESTIONS MARKS
1. What is the Egyptian symbol for zero.? 1
2. Write 251 in hieroglyphs. 1
3. What is the major difference between the hieratic numerals and our 1
number system?
4. What is a difference between hieroglyphs and hieratic numerals? 1
Hindu Arabic Numerals
Visit the following sites to find the answers to the questions.
http://www.worldbook.online.com
QUESTIONS MARKS
1. What is our name for the symbol Sunya? 1
2. What determines the value of the Hindu Arabic numeral? 1
3. Write one thousand three hundred and seventy four in Hindu Arabic 1
numerals.
General Questions
Visit the following sites to find the answers to the questions:
http://www-groups.dcs.st-andrews.ac.uk/~history/HistTopics/Zero.html
QUESTIONS MARKS
1. Who invented ‘zero’? 1
2. Who invented place value? 1
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Just for fun (this is a compulsory part of the assignment and must be completed)
Complete the table on this sheet
Visit these sites and rate the m according to the following categories:
1 = Waste of time. Don’t Visit.
2 = Worth a visit.
3 = Lots of fun. A must go site.
Site Rating
Egyptian Numbering
Translation
Mathematicians alive on a
given date
Ask Dr Math
Convert Roman Numerals
Egyptian Numbering Translation
http://www.psinvention.com/zoetic/tr_egypt.htm
Mathematicians alive on a given date
http://www-groups.dcs.st-andrews.ac.uk/~history/Timelines/WhoWasThere.html
Ask Dr Math
http://forum.swarthmore.edu/mathgrepform.html
Convert Roman Numerals
http://www.novaroma.org/via_romana/numbers.html
Other URLs
Search the Internet for at least one other resource that would be used by students when
completing a similar task. List the site, include a rating of the site and a brief
description of about 2 sentences. Answer below.
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Evaluation and Journal
Complete this self-evaluation and journal by answering the questions in the
spaces provided.
1. How long did it take you to complete this assignment?
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2. Other than the website listed, how many other resources did you use?
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3. What did you learn from the assignment that you didn’t know before?
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4. Did you find the assignment worthwhile? Why or why not?
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