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.
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Re-creating Pueblo Bonita with Pythagoras
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.
Pueblo and Commercial Agriculture
Agriculture has historically played a major role in the development of cultures and communities across the world. Ccompare and contrast Pueblo Indian agriculture with contemporary commercial agriculture.
Wellness Through Running and Dancing
Focusing on Native running and dancing and how they are used for healing, prayer, and storytelling. At the core of the lessons is the importance of maintaining an active healthy lifestyle.
Poveka: A Pueblo Legacy
In historical times, Pueblo pottery was used for utilitarian purposes such as carrying water and storing items, water and food. One such potter was Maria Poveka Martinez, a woman from San Ildefonso Pueblo who lived in the late 19th century and early 20th century.
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
Origins of Democracy – Observing Ancient Civilizations in Modern Practices
In many ways, Pueblo practices of cooperation to care for the land and the people, are common in the development of civilizations across the world. This unit explores the concurrent development of ancient practices in democracy as ancient Pueblo people and ancient Greeks established principles of governance for their people.
Creating a Movement Through Resilience
Explore how the resilience of the Pueblo people protected and maintained their communities through communication, resilience, and working together.
What is Wellness?
Reflect on the four elements of wellness; emotional, physical, intellectual, and community. Students will assess their own lives and identify community concerns. Upon identifying concerns, the students will be able to create proactive ways to help their community to be healthy and well.
Change and Transition: Pueblo Life and Education Experiences: Joseph H. Suina and Christine T. Lowery
Explore the understanding of identity and culture, and how an educational experience changes one’s perception of one’s self and surroundings.