The Story of Mathematics
Create a scene to gain skills in breaking down story problems in an imaginative way.
Resources
- Background Music or a small drum
- (Optional) Small white boards and markers for displaying students responses
Fine Art Standards
National Theatre Standards: Creating Standard 2.1 Contribute to the development of a sequential plot in a guided drama experience
Integrated Standards
Mathematics Domain: Operational and Algebraic Thinking Standard 1.2: Solve word problems that call for addition of three whole numbers whose sum is less than or equal to 20, e.g., by using objects, drawings, and equations with a symbol for the unknown number to represent the problem.
Objectives
- Student will identify words used in story problems that represent mathematical symbols (e.g. more is the same as addition).
- Students will assist in creating short scenes that include character, setting and plot. The plot will include a mathematical problem that needs to be solved.