How much math went into taking the first selfie?

Time to Complete

2 - 4 45 minute sessions

Overview

Learners delve into the geometry behind the earliest camera designs and make their own to take a selfie.

Standards Covered

  • Performing arithmetic operations on fractions

  • Determining inverse vs direct relationships

  • Distinguishing between segments, rays, lines and different types of angles

  • Identifying the type of geometric transformation given an object and its transformation

  • Solving linear equations in one variable

  • Finding the equation of a straight line in 2D

  • Solving for the missing side or angle in a right triangle

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