Abacus

Niek, Isabella, Johann

What is it used for.

In history:
For calcuting:
Sheep
Inventory
Doing financing
Today it is use for teaching calculating;
Preschool
Elementary school
Or as a toy

What is an abacus
It is a simple tool to calculate things.
What can you do with it:
Addition,
Subtraction
Division
Multiplication
Square roots
Cubic roots

Where is the abacus still used?

Africa
Japan
Russia
China
And other countries as a visual aid to facilitate the learning
of mathematical concepts.

Some Facts :)
The abacus is known as the most ancient calculating device ever
discovered.
The abacus is latin
It is taken from the Greek wordabax
You can calculate adition, subtraction, multiplication, division

How does it work

How do you count with an abacus?
Is it simple to use?
Is it really that efficient?
Is it still used today?

Conclusion
Throughout this project we have found more out about the abacus. Us,
as humans, tend to forget scores quite easily, so the invention of the
abacus is immensely useful. It is also useful for teaching young kids
mathematics. Without the abacus, we might not have gotten as far as
we have today.
Thank you for listening we hope you enjoyed our presentation about
the Abacus we found it fun working together.
Thank you
Any Questions?

quiz
What was used for originally in the beginning?
List the things you can use an abacus for?
Where is it still used?
What do they still use it for?
What language does the word Abacus come from?
How do you make the number ten?
Were the Chinese the only ones who developed the Abacus?
List the countries who developed an Abacus too?