Bibliograph

Math and science across cultures, activities and investigations from the Exploratorium, Maurice Bazin, Modesto Tamez, and the Exploratorium Teacher Institute

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Math and science across cultures, activities and investigations from the Exploratorium, Maurice Bazin, Modesto Tamez, and the Exploratorium Teacher Institute

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references

Illustrations

illustrationsmaps

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Math and science across cultures

Nature of contents

bibliography

Responsibility statement

Maurice Bazin, Modesto Tamez, and the Exploratorium Teacher Institute

Series statement

An Exploratorium science snackbook

Sub title

activities and investigations from the Exploratorium

Summary

Too often, the study of science, math, and technology is limited to the major successes of the Western world. Yet people all over the world have observed and explored nature and developed technologies to help them in their everyday lives. This book is designed to help teachers, parents, and youth-group leaders use hands-on activities to explore the math and science of different cultural traditions, and to make these subjects more relevant and approachable for children of all backgrounds. With instructions in this book, you can: Construct a Brazilian carnival instrument and investigate the science of sound--Play a peg solitaire game from Madagascar and learn about mathematical patterns--Experiment with a traditionally prepared cup of Chinese tea and learn about energy flow--Count like an Egyptian, decipher Mayan mathematical symbols, and decode the ancient Inca number system of knotted cords

Table Of Contents

Patterns and Play -- 1. Sona: sand drawings from Africa -- 2. Cuica: making music in Brazil -- 3. Madagascar solitaire: playing games -- Counting and Calendars -- 4. Quipus: the Inca counting system -- 5. Counting like an Egyptian: math in Ancient Egypt -- 6. Breaking the Mayan code: Mayan math -- 7. The Mayan calendar round: keeping time -- Social and cultural traditions -- 8. Weaving baskets: discovering patterns and symmetries -- 9. Dyeing: colors from nature -- 10. Tea and temperature: Chinese traditions -- Substance and survival -- 11. Rain in a bottle: collecting water in the Kalahari Desert -- 12. From arrows to rockets: flight stability -- 13. Building terraces: irrigation in rural China -- 14. Mud bricks: making African houses stronger

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