Lesson Seven — Plato, Philosophy, and Displays

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Prep

Load the video into a dvd player.
Skip to the “Dual Pairs” scene.
After the text appears, you will hear the word, “now.”
Pause the dvd at that point and you should see a quote from Plato’s Republic.
Practice until you can hit the frame every time.
Do some research on who Plato was. You may find some good information in the www.PlatonicSolids.info links page.
Prepare to tell students a little bit about philosophy and the meaning of the quote.
Take out supplies for students to use to make informative displays of their work.

Procedure

Load the video and pause it at the Plato quote.
Lead a class discussion about what the quote might mean.
Discuss connections between geometry, philosophy, and mysticism.
Put out supplies and have students create informative displays with their paper models.