Number+Zero+Investigation+questions

= Investigation questions The number Zero =

=== Students are required after their investigation stage on the number Zero to answer any 5 of the questions below. There are different levels of difficulty to the questions. Questions 1 to 5 are not as hard as questions 6 to 10. If proper research on the number Zero has not been done then all questions will be hard. Students who feel comfortable and confident with ICT should answer more of the hard questions and students who have not done well in the first two units should answer maybe 4 easy questions and one hard. Students should know their level and choose questions that they know they can answer and get uploaded on time to the wiki. ===

** 1. ** Where did the number Zero come from? ** 2. ** When did it spread to Europe? ** 3. ** Name the man who brought it to Europe? ** 4. ** What city in Italy first used the number Zero? ** 5. ** Describe what was wrong with the roman numerals number system? ** 6. ** Why were people afraid of the new number system? ** 7. ** Contrast the roman numerals to the new number system ** 8. ** What difference did the new number system make in Europe? ** 9. ** Plan your own number system. ** 10. ** How could the number Zero been invented in two different parts of the planet by two totally unrelated civilisations at about the same time?