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Designing the World Around Me: Mathematics and Cultural Inspiration in Design
Place of publication | Year of publication | Collation: 
[Sheffield] | 2017 | 8 p.
Corporate author: 
Project in Citizenship and Mathematics(PiCaM); Erasmus+ Programme of the European Union
Region: 
Europe and North America
© PiCaM

 

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.

 

 

Resource Type: 
Curriculum, teaching-learning materials and guides
Theme: 
Civic / Citizenship / Democracy
Diversity / cultural literacy / inclusive
Globalisation and social justice / International understanding
Others
Level of education: 
Primary education