Happy 14th B'ak'tun!

2023-11-20 09:44:29

Happy 14th B'ak'tun!


mesoamerican_civilizations


Luckily, we’ve passed 12/21/2012 and the world is still here and we’ve made it into the start of the next Mayan calendar cycle ... the next B’ak’tun.

The ancient Mayans had an interesting number system and phenomenal ability to guage time and planetary motion.  Let your students learn a little more about this area of the Americas and their numerical skills as you study what all of the "end of time" fuss was about. Students review working with base 10 and learn about working with base 20 ... sort of.  Enjoy the math and the history.


Activity Solutions & Supporting Materials
Share this:
Comments (0)
    Display 1 - 10 Of total 0
    Giant chocolate bunnies
    What can you deduce about these bunnies f...
    Who's going back to school?
    Students look at the past and present populati...
    Green, green river
    During the St. Patrick's Day parade in C...
    Stacking Jack
    Act One: Check out the video slide show. &nb...
    Pizza party figuring
      In this activity students decide how to ...
    What's the answer?
    Image by Twitter user @pjmdoll.  Math...
    Are original movies better than their sequels?
    We've gathered some data on movie ratings and ...
    What time should I wake up?
    I'm going to surprise my mom with breakfast in b...
    Bears Ears revisited
    There is some beautiful land in Utah that was ...