Task of the Week: A Giant from University
In Freiburg, student teacher Meryem Moll has created the task “The giant in front of the Albert-Ludwig University” which we present today. The aim of the task is to estimate […]
[Read the article]Task of the Week: Arched Greenhouse
As a task creator for MathCityMap, it is important to look at the environment through “mathematical glasses”. Thus, buildings become cuboids, lawns become polygons or – as in the current […]
[Read the article]Task of the Week: Jacobean Pilgrim
Today, we would like to introduce you a task from Speyer, which was created there by Katalin Retterath. It is about the famous Way of St. James, which leads through […]
[Read the article]Task of the Week: Spider Web
While searching for suitable MathCityMap tasks, creativity and a focus for mathematics in the environment are required. This is also shown by the current Task of the Week, created by […]
[Read the article]Task of the Week: Europe Tower
The current Task of the Week deals with one of the many landmarks of Frankfurt: the Europe tower, also known as “asparagus”. The related task is to estimate the own […]
[Read the article]Task of the Week: Block of concrete at Camps Bay
The current “Task of the Week” is about determining the mass of a concrete sculpture in Camps Bay near Cape Town, the capital of South Africa. The special feature of […]
[Read the article]Task of the Week: Slope of the Roof
Today’s Task of the Week leads us to South Africa. Matthias Ludwig created three trails in Grahamstown as part of a teacher training course. You can learn more about the […]
[Read the article]Task of the Week: Old Oak Tree
How can the age of a tree be approached using mathematics? This question addresses the current Task of the Week. It is placed in this form in Kappeln, but can […]
[Read the article]Task of the Week: Tank Filling
In today’s Task of the Week everything focuses on the geometrical body of a cylinder as well as the activities of measuring and modeling. The task is included in the […]
[Read the article]Task of the Week: Mushroom
Today’s Task of the Week focuses a geometric question at the Aasee in Münster. More specifically, the surface content of a hemisphere is calculated by the students. Task: Mushroom (task number: […]
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