Babylonian Maths
http://motivate.maths.org/content/BabylonianMaths
A full teaching resource kit on maths in Ancient Babylon, including videos presented by a mathematical archaeologist, worksheets and activities – including making cuneform style base60 numbers in clay or plasticine tablets, looking at the area of Babylonian house and how Babylon students did their maths homework and multiplication tables.
- Topics:
- Number, History of Number
- NSW 7-10 Syllabus:
- NS Number, NS4.1 Operations with Whole Numbers
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