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

Rosa, MiltonOrey, Daniel Clark2012-11-132012-11-132009ROSA, M.; OREY, D. C. Symmetrical freedom quilts: the ethnomathematics of ways of communication, liberation, and art. Revista Latinoamericana de Etnomatemática, v. 2, n. 2, p. 52-75, 2009. Disponível em: <http://revista.etnomatematica.org/index.php/RevLatEm/article/view/19>. Acesso em: 13 nov. 2012.20115474http://repositorio.ufop.br/handle/123456789/1776Symmetrical 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.en-USUnderground railroadSymmetryGeometryEthnomathematicsMathematicsSymmetrical freedom quilts: the ethnomathematics of ways of communication, liberation, and art.Os quilts simétricos da liberdade: os modos etnomatemáticos de comunicação, libertação e arte.Artigo publicado em periodicoTodos los contenidos de la Revista Latinoamericana de Etnomatemática se publican bajo la licencia de la Red Latinoamericana de Etnomatemática y el Departamento de Matemáticas y Estadística de la Universidad de Nariño y pueden ser usados gratuitamente para fines no comerciales, dando los créditos a los autores y a la Revista, como lo establece esta licencia. Fonte: Revista Latinoamericana de Etnomatemática <http://www.revista.etnomatematica.org/index.php/RLE/about/submissions#copyrightNotice>. Acesso em: 27 jan. 2017.