ERIC Number: EJ1193139
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Publication Date: 2018-Oct
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Dream Catchers: Weaving Connections between Geometry and Algebra
Thompson, David
Mathematics Teacher, v112 n2 p88-90 Oct 2018
For 500 years, dream catchers have been cultural symbols of intrigue worldwide. The most common folkloric design is a 12-point dream catcher. According to Native American legend, the first dream catcher was woven by a "spider woman" to catch the bad dreams of a chief's sick child. Once the bad dreams were caught, the chief's child was healed (Oberholtzer 2012). The basic design has been used for 500 years and is similar to the weaving of a spider's web. In this article, the author describes how to weave a dream catcher and how to create a math lesson from it.
Descriptors: Geometry, Algebra, Mathematical Concepts, Folk Culture, Teaching Methods, Mathematics Instruction, American Indian Culture
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Language: English
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