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Maya Ball HandoutMaya Ball Handout
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Penn Museum
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Maya Ball

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Sure the ancient Mayan civilization had an advanced calendar and mathematical system, but did you know that they also played a great team sport like basketball? Invite your learners to discover the great ballcourt at Chichen Itza and ballgame of the Mayans with this engaging set of worksheets.

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

teams, circumference, circles, perimeter

Additional Tags

circumference, perimeter, ancient maya, ancient mayan civilization, team sports, social studies

Pros

  • Interdisciplinary worksheets describing Mayan ball game, how the Maya made rubber, and mathematical problems asking learners to calculate perimeter/circumference/etc.

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  • None

Common Core

7.G.B.4

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