Lesson plan based on Amphora
Determine relative volume equivalents among various ancient Greek vessels.
Skills and Focus: Calculation, Geometry
Subject Area: Mathematics
Thematic Connection: Counting and Calculating
Grade Level: Elementary School
Time Needed: 60-100 minutes
Objectives
• Practice multiplication and division skills.
• Develop a sense of the relative proportions of different volumes.
Instructional Materials Needed
Activity
Step 1: Have students look at the images of different kinds of Greek drinking vessels from the Art Institute collections and discuss how they would have been used.
Step 2: Distribute the chart. Ask students to use the information on the chart to calculate answers to the following questions:
• How many amphorae would it take to fill the krater?
• How many kylikes would one oinochoe fill?
• How many rhyta would an oinochoe fill?
• How many kylikes would it take to empty the krater?
Goals
This assignment meets Illinois State Goal 6: Demonstrate and apply a knowledge and sense of numbers, including basic arithmetic operations, number patterns, ratios, and proportions.
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