Symmetrical freedom quilts: the ethnomathematics of ways of communication, liberation, and art

dc.creator	Milton Rosa
dc.creator	Daniel C. Orey
dc.date	2009-08-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned	2015-07-20T22:25:19Z
dc.date.available	2015-07-20T22:25:19Z
dc.identifier	2011-5474
dc.identifier	https://doaj.org/article/b3995b991ac8416db284ab4c3e00632a
dc.identifier.uri	http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/21388
dc.description	Symmetrical Freedom Quilts may be considered as links between mathematics, history, ethnomathematics,and the art of quilting. A quilt theme is a pedagogical way to integrate mathematics, art, and history in an interdisciplinary approach. This article combines an ethnomathematical-historical perspective by elaborating a history project related to the Underground Railroad. This work will allow teachers to develop classroom projects that help students to better understand geometry, especially concepts of symmetry and transformations. One of the objectives of this project is to stimulate student’s creativity and interest, because quilts may be considered as cultural and mathematical expressions of student’s daily life.
dc.language	Spanish
dc.language	English
dc.language	Portuguese
dc.publisher	Red Latinoamericana de Etnomatemática
dc.relation	http://www.etnomatematica.org/v2-n2-agosto2009/rosa-orey.pdf
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/2011-5474
dc.source	Revista Latinoamericana de Etnomatemática, Vol 2, Iss 2, Pp 52-75 (2009)
dc.subject	Freedom Quilts
dc.subject	Underground Railroad
dc.subject	Mathematics
dc.subject	Ethnomathematics
dc.subject	Geometry
dc.subject	Symmetry
dc.subject	Quilts da Liberdade
dc.subject	Underground Railroad
dc.subject	Matemática
dc.subject	Etnomatemática
dc.subject	Geometría
dc.subject	Simetría
dc.subject	Mathematics
dc.subject	QA1-939
dc.subject	Science
dc.subject	Q
dc.subject	DOAJ:Mathematics
dc.subject	DOAJ:Mathematics and Statistics
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Mathematics
dc.subject	QA1-939
dc.subject	Science
dc.subject	Q
dc.subject	DOAJ:Mathematics
dc.subject	DOAJ:Mathematics and Statistics
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Mathematics
dc.subject	QA1-939
dc.subject	Science
dc.subject	Q
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Mathematics
dc.subject	QA1-939
dc.subject	Science
dc.subject	Q
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Mathematics
dc.subject	QA1-939
dc.subject	Science
dc.subject	Q
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.title	Symmetrical freedom quilts: the ethnomathematics of ways of communication, liberation, and art
dc.type	article