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Sumerian arithmetic
Year3 Mathematics with a bit of history! Learn how the ancient Sumerians counted their stored grain, beer stocks and other things and do a few sums yourself. Counting was not always done in 10’s and 100’s. This activity teaches how counting was done in 4000 BCE and asks students to try their hand at a few sums. Finally can they spot the first mathematical mistake ever recorded!