Activities related to Gediminas' legend.

1. Justification of this activity
Whit this activity we expect to contextualize some specific mathematical
contents. We are taking advantage of this beautiful story to make our work more
real.
This is a motivational activity that it will be developed through a cooperative
project. In this particular case, our pupils will become architects and builders to
the serve of Gediminas. They desire, like his leader, to build the greatest tower
and city ever in their country. This city would become the present day capital of
Lithuania.
I hope you like and enjoy this activity.

2. THE GEDIMINAS DREAM
THE BIRTH OF THE LITHUANIA CAPITAL
We are going to help Gediminas and their workers (architects, builders and bricklayers) to
build the dreamed tower and the city of Vilna. Once you solved each these mathematics
activities you will be rewarded with part of the tower or a houseof the city. With them you
should build the whole city and the Gediminas Tower.
Here we go! Good luck and enjoy!
The Gediminas builders should buy 3432 bricks to build the tower, 867 cement sack bag and
745 kilos of sand to mixture with cement. The price of the bricks is 1,59 litas each, each
cement sack bag 24 litas and each kilo of sand cost0,23 cent of lita more than the price of
cement ¿How much will be the total of everything?
These are the prices of the stuff necessary for his bricklayers. Putin order and calculate these
additions in both directions, the total in both mustbe the same.
Helmets32,45 Globes 12,5 Overalls 45,06
Special glasses 39,87 Boots 27 Rulers 2,9
Tools belt 42,07 Special shocks 6,8 Vests 16,2
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+__________ +___________ +___________ +___________

3. GEDIMINAS TOWER GARDEN PROJECT
Gediminas and his architects thought about the possibility to surround this magnificent
tower with a beautiful and colorful garden. Follow the instructions and complete the
activities.
Watch the plan of the garden and then answer the questions.
PAVING
STONES
GRASS
ROSE BUSHES

4.  The fraction which represents the part of the garden covered
with grass.
 The fraction which represents the part of the garden with rose
bushes.
 The fraction which represents the part of the garden covered
with paving stones.
 Now organize these fractions from the lowest to the highest.

5. Solve these littleproblems
Gediminas has paid 215 litas for each grass partHow much has he paid for the total of the
grass part?
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
Each part of paving stones cost 503,4 litas How much did these paving stones cost?
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
How much did he pay for the total of the garden?
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

8. Pictures of the process
Doing the calculation necessaries to build

9. BUILDING THE TOWER ALL TOGETHER