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Author |
Grade
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"Sir
Cumference and the First Round Table" |
Cindy
Neuschwander |
3rd to 5th grade |
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Summary of the story : |
This
math story tells how Sir Cumference, his wife the Lady Di of
Ameter, and their son Radius solve the problems of the
king's table. King Arthur and his knights needed to have a
council of the strongest and bravest knights to discuss the
problem of the neighboring kingdom preparing for war, but
there was a problem with the table around which they met. At
first it was too long and then had too many sides. Other
table designs produced more objections. Geo of Metry made
tables in several shapes before a round table solved all the
problems.
This sharp-minded team
eventually designed the perfect table conducive to
discussing the peace plan where everyone was comfortable and
felt on equal standing.
Now that
students have discovered that the circle shaped table worked
perfectly, we will begin our lessons on circles. That will
be our springboard for learning all about circles. We will
discuss vocabulary (radius, diameter, circumference, chord,
and tangent). We will learn how to use the diameter or
radius to find the circumference of a circle. We will also
use this time to create and interpret circle graphs.
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Design Challenges: |
~
threat of war with neighboring kingdom
~ how
will the brave knights get to the kingdom quickly
~ Sir
Cumference needs to get rid of his sore throat
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Knights need a table where they can comfortably discuss
peace plan |
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Comments: |
This is a
great book to introduce or review geometric vocabulary and
concepts. Polygons and measurements are explained in this
quest for the perfect council table for the king and his
knights. When the round table is finally found to be the
perfect shape, the king names certain measurements after Sir
Cumference, Radius, and the Lady Di from Ameter.
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