Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ415608
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1990
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Symmetry in American Folk Art.
Zaslavsky, Claudia
Arithmetic Teacher, v38 n1 p6-12 Sep 1990
Described is how folk art can be used to teach spatial thinking and symmetry. Activities are open-ended and can be used for all age groups and levels of development. Mathematics is integrated with the study of culture, art, and history in these activities. (KR)
Descriptors: Art Activities, Creative Activities, Cultural Influences, Elementary School Mathematics, Elementary Secondary Education, Folk Culture, Geometry, Interdisciplinary Approach, Junior High Schools, Learning Activities, Mathematics Education, Middle Schools, Pattern Recognition, Secondary School Mathematics, Symmetry
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Classroom - Teacher
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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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