About this worksheet
Maya dots, bars and shells are the focus of this Year 6 history worksheet, which links the Maya civilisation to maths. Page 1 matches seven terms, such as vigesimal, shell symbol and Dresden Codex, to their meanings. On page 2, pupils join 0, 4, 8, 10 and 13 to the right glyphs. Page 3 moves to two-level numbers, where pupils work out values like 43 and 100 from descriptions of stacked symbols, then explain how the levels combine. The answer page gives every letter and works through 43 as an example.
