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Designing the World Around Me: Mathematics and Cultural Inspiration in Design

Corporate Author
Project in Citizenship and Mathematics(PiCaM)Erasmus+
Collation
8 p.
Resource Language
English
Year of publication
2017
Topic
Civic / Citizenship / DemocracyDiversity / Cultural literacy / InclusivenessGlobalisation and social justice / International understandingOthers
Resource Type
Curriculum, teaching-learning materials and guides
Level of education
Primary education
Region
Europe and North America
Place of publication
Sheffield

 

This activity supports the development of geometric understanding through the use of two dimensional shapes in cultural and religious symbolism and though their use in architecture, particularly in the use of tiling. Throughout there are opportunities for exploring how symbolic representations are underpinned by ideas and beliefs.

 

 

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