Stolen Paintings and Real Life Maths

2 November 2015

Last week was a hunting week…

My daughters and I watched as the FBI tried to hunt down a number of stolen masterpieces. And then I went on a hunt for some real life maths experiences. (Where’s all that maths everyone says the world is full of?)

Did the FBI recover the paintings? Were the criminals apprehended? And did I find some maths notes to add to my rather empty looking homeschool records book?

All will be revealed in this week’s podcast!

In episode 49:

  • I talk about the educational value of documentaries and lifestyle TV programs
  • I share some of the Youtube videos we’ve been enjoying
  • I describe how I translate these videos into notes for my homeschool records book
  • I tell you about the real life maths experiences I did eventually hunt down
  • Along the way, I share lots of resources!

 

Show Notes

Blog post

Is it Necessary We Agree with Each Other’s Ideas?


Podcast

Do My Unschoolers Mind Being Different?

 

Resources

I haven’t viewed all the following resources. Some contain adult content. Perhaps you could take a look before giving them to your children if you are concerned.


Art Documentaries on Youtube:

 What Makes Art Valuable?

The World’s Most Expensive Stolen Paintings

How to Paint a Queen: A Culture Show Special

The Artful Codgers

 

 Websites and Articles about Stolen Paintings

 The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum

Thirteen Works: Explore the Gardner’s Stolen Art

The Getty

The Getty Foundation: The Ghent Altarpiece

Closer to Van Eyck: The Ghent Altarpiece

Carravagio’s Nativity: Hunting a Stolen Masterpiece

  

Auctions

How Does a Sotheby’s Art Auction Work?

Glossary of Terms

The ‘Scream’ Auctioned for $119.9M in NYC

Understanding the eBay Auction Automatic Bidding System

  

Grand Designs

(TV Shows are full of learning experiences!)

 Grand Designs

Grand Designs Australia

 Episodes of Grand Designs on Youtube

 (Generally, Grand Design is child-friendly. Occasionally, the people involved have very different values and ideas to ours.This could be good or bad depending on the situation!)

 

Home Design Software

Homestyler

Pinterest

Please join me on Pinterest. I’m continually adding resources to my boards!

 

Music

60’s Quiz Show by Podington Bear(CC BY-NC 3.0)

 

 

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