Mayan number system
Last updated: 15/11/2023
Contributor: David Benjamin 🐝
Main Subject
Category
History: Non-European society
Inside
Includes answers
Resource type
Starter/Plenary
Student activity
A PowerPoint exploring the Mayan number system, looking at the symbols used for zero, one, five, twenty and four hundred. Children are asked to work out how much different Mayan symbols represent. They go on to convert numbers into Mayan notation.
This would also be useful as an introduction to algebra. Suitable for KS2.
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