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Math in the News: Issue 53--Titanic: A Century Later

Math in the News: Issue 53--Titanic: A Century Later

April 2012. In this issue of Math in the News we analyze the sinking of the Titanic. It has been a hundred years, yet the story of the sinkin g of the Titanic still fascinates.

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Common Core Standards CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.6.G.A.2, CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.7.G.B.6, CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.8.G.C.9
Grade Range 6 - 12
Curriculum Nodes Geometry
    • Surface Area and Volume
        • Surface Area
        • Volume
Copyright Year 2012
Keywords math in the news, Titanic, volume, density, bouyancy, sunken ships