Studens will be able to explain a proof of the Pythagorean Theorem and its converse by applying it to real world and mathematical problems connecting to the Indigenous People.
Mathematics
Transforming art with math
As with most cultures, art plays an integral role in definition. It is no different in Pueblo communities. Students will describe types of transformations that relate points by the motion of reflections, rotations and translations and methods for identifying and creating symmetric figures
Seeking Balance to Meet the Needs of Our Communities through the Mathematics of Solving
Using the Housing and Urban Development Act, students will learn the effects on Native American communties, the restrictions implemented, and will model problems with constraints related to construction through a system of equations.
What Would Pythagoras Think of Pueblo Bonito?
Though there are many math lessons that can be connected to sacred site, in this unit will simply focus on the structures of the circular Kivas and how mathematics today can help us understand the complex minds of our ancestors.
The Competition for Self-Sufficiency through Gaming
Students will analyze gaming revenue and looking at the state of the different gaming tribes in regards to their mean revenue.
Pathways to Wisdom Through Family and Community
This unit is designed to engage students in connecting and relating mathematics through the activities practiced in Pueblo culture.
Mathematics in Our Creator’s Gifts
Designed to help students reconnect with the knowledge that Pueblo People were mathematicians who adapted to their needs in order to sustain a way of life for generations.
Our Environment and Way of Life
Students can identify geometric shapes and structures in their community and categorize the figures according to similar properties, which may include areas of farming, homes, sidewalks, etc.
Mathematics All Around Us
Measuring, geometric principles, recognition of shapes and more knowledge was involved in order to build houses made of adobes and other materials. Students will use observational skills to discover geometric shapes within the structures of houses and buildings.
Cooking With Fractions In Pueblo Feasts
Using Pueblo Feast Days as a real-life example, students can apply the concept of dividing fractions through measuring recipe ingredients.