Linking Teens, Crossing Borders

3rd High School of YmittosAthens Greece

Group Name: “Pythagoras”

By John, Michael, Andrew and Theodore!!!!

• Our group name is “Pythagoras”!!! Our name is inspired by the brilliant Ancient Greek Mathematician Pythagoras. Pythagoras was the first who claimed that the square on the hypotenuse (the side opposite the right angle) is equal to the sum of the areas of the squares of the other two sides of the triangle. This is known in Geometry as “The Pythagorean Theorem”.

• This theorem also proves that the triangle is right.

• It is important because its application can make our lives easier. For example in Ancient Egypt near the river Nile, the farmers couldn’t tell which their fields were during or after a rainfall. And this because the river flooded and the rocks that separated the fields were moved away so the farmers didn’t know exactly how to separate their fields again. Thanks to the Pythagorean theorem farmers learnt how to separate their fields!!

Modern Greeks• We are in the 2nd Grade of Junior High School and our

names are Kyriakos, Lambros and Giannis. We live in a suburb of Athens called Aghia Marina. It is a very beautiful place with a lot of sport complexes so there are many things to do such as volleyball, basketball, football and tennis.

• Kyriakos doesn’t do any sports but he has tried many of them. In his free time he likes hanging out with his friends or playing computer games.

• Lambros has been swimming since he was 4 years old. He likes playing video games and watching TV.

• Giannis plays football, tennis and table tennis. He likes hanging around with friends and he doesn’t mind studying.

Greek Directioners• We are Konstadina, Marianna, Eleni

and Katerina. • This name is important to us

because of this group named ONE DIRECTION which is very popular among teenagers in Greece.

• We really want to see them live but this is almost impossible because of the economic crisis here in Greece. We wouldn’t possibly afford to go to their concert unless they came to our country.

The Karyatides• They are statues that support the roof of the

ancient temple in the honour of goddess Athena.

• These sculptures represent 5 girls carrying baskets. There were originally 6 statues but a British archaeologist, Lord Elgin, took one of them to England.

• The Greek word karyatides  means "maidens of Karyai", an ancient town of Peloponesse. Karyai had a famous temple dedicated to the goddess Artemis who  "As Karyatis she rejoiced in the dances of the nut-tree village of Karyai, those Karyatides, who in their dance carried on their heads baskets of live reeds, as if they were dancing plants”.

• They are important because they were made by some famous Greek architects in the ancient times and they are kept until today. They represent an important part of our history and a very famous tourist attraction which appeals tourists to go and visit.

• One of those original six figures, removed by Lord Elgin in the early 19th century, is now in the British Museum in London. The  Acropolis Museum holds the other five figures, which are replaced onsite by replicas.

• The five originals that are in Athens are now being exhibited in the new Acropolis Museum, on a special balcony that allows visitors to view them from all sides.