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Culturally
Situated Design Tools: TEACHING MATH THROUGH CULTURE |
Many cultural designs are based on mathematical principles. This software will help students learn standards-based mathematics as they simulate the original artifacts, and develop their own creations.
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African overview: fractal geometry |
African American | Youth Subculture | Native American Virtual Bead Loom: Cartesian coordinates Alaskan Basket Weaver: Cartesian coordinates Navajo Rug Weaver: Cartesian coordinates |
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For STARS: handouts and evaluations |
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applets run best using Firefox, and screen resolution of 1024 X 768 or
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This research is funded by: Our local institutional partners: |
| All software linked on this page is copyright 2003 Ron Eglash and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. All rights reserved. A license to use this software for non-commercial, educational purposes only is hereby granted. DISCLAIMER: the software is distributed "as is" without any express or implied warranty, including but not limited to, any implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose or any warranty of non-infringement of any current or pending patent rights. The entire risk as to the quality and performance of the software is with the user. Neither Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Ron Eglash, or others involved in its development are liable for any indirect, special, consequential, or incidental damages related to the software, to the maximum extent the law permits. |
