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Lesson starters. measuring height in Durham Cathedral. 2, Architecture and KS3 maths :

Steve Humble examines how a cathedral like Durham was designed by following the master mason's use of practical geometry, symmetry, pattern and proportions. Here the challenge is to measure one of Durham Cathedral's towering columns, using rope, a metre rule and similar triangles.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: Brook Lapping Productions (Producer)
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:In English.
Published: [England] : Teachers TV/UK Department of Education, 2010.
Series:Teachers TV
Subjects:
Durham Cathedral.
Mathematics > Study and teaching > Activity programs.
Mathematics > Study and teaching > Great Britain.
Mathématiques > Étude et enseignement > Méthodes actives.
Mathématiques > Étude et enseignement > Grande-Bretagne.
Mathematics > Study and teaching.
Great Britain.
Online media.
Instructional television programs.
Émissions pédagogiques télévisées.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
Description
Summary:Steve Humble examines how a cathedral like Durham was designed by following the master mason's use of practical geometry, symmetry, pattern and proportions. Here the challenge is to measure one of Durham Cathedral's towering columns, using rope, a metre rule and similar triangles.
Item Description:Title from resource description page (viewed Jan. 9, 2014).
Physical Description:1 online resource (4 min.).
Playing Time:00:03:36
Audience:For High School audiences.
ISBN:9781503450813
1503450813