ARCHIMEDES
Author: Susan Keating
Illustrator: Stefano Tartarotti
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Number of pages: 32
Publisher: Mason Crest Publishers (USA) First published in: 2002 Format: Picturebook Is the mathematical focus explicit in the story? Yes Is this story part of a mathematics story series? No Click here to preview and/or purchase this book via the Amazon (UK) website Synopsis by the author/publisher
In today's modern world of airplanes, satellites, and submarines, science owes much to a mathematician who lived more than 2,000 years ago. This great genius was the Greek scholar Archimedes. A brilliant and sometimes funny man, Archimedes left the world a tremendous legacy. |
“Archimedes now realised that in order to solve the king's problem, he needed to obtain a lump of pure gold that weighed as much as the crown. Archimedes knew that the lump of gold and the crown should displace equal amounts of water. They didn't. The thief was caught.”
Recommended age range:
8 years old +
Relevant mathematics topics:
Mass, Volume & Capacity; Mathematicians
Possible teaching activities:
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8 years old +
Relevant mathematics topics:
Mass, Volume & Capacity; Mathematicians
Possible teaching activities:
At MathsThroughStories.org, we believe that stories can be meaningfully incorporated in mathematics teaching in different ways. Thus, we are inviting you to share your experience of how you have used this story in your mathematics lesson with other members of the community. By sharing your experience with us, you will be added to our team of On-line Contributors here, where you can also find our submission guideline.
