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The Art of Security Placing security cameras for an art exhibition |
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 World of Work  Becoming a(n)... security expert  Context The task asks for a security system at a museum taking into account prices of cameras, their viewing options and the number of cameras needed to observe the whole museum. Role Students adopt the role of an employee at a security company with (architectural) knowledge of art museums. Activity Students work with the plan of an art museum and with cameras with various viewing options to observe the rooms in the museum. Product The product is a new security system for the museum; i.e. a proposal for the board of the museum including a working drawing and a brief accompanying letter. |
Abstract A museum for modern art will organise a large exhibition with the work of a number of important artists. The museum is currently working on the preparations for the exhibition and encounters a problem relating to security. The current security system using video cameras does not satisfy the needs required by an exhibition of this scale. Among others the cameras do not move around quickly enough (to bring a different corner into the picture), but the main objection is that the current system cannot cover the entire area of the museum. A new security system must be purchased in order to be able to organise the exhibition. Students are asked to design a new security system for the museum taking into account prices of cameras and the geometry of observation. This task is designed for a half day mathematics modelling event for teams of students in lower secondary education. No advanced mathematics is required. Documents Copyright/Creative Commons Mascil partner: NL  Materials are published under the CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 license.    |
Inquiry Learning Inquiry Learning Dimensions - Exploring situations ✓ - Planning Investigations ✓ - Experimenting systematically ✓ - Interpreting and evaluating ✓ - Communicating results ✓ Discipline - Mathematics ✓ - Biology - Physics - Chemistry - Engineering Target group - Primary Education - Lower Secondary Education ✓ - Upper Secondary Education Age range 11-15 Duration 180 min. |
