The Origins of Fibonacci’s Sequence

Mathematical Topics: Origins of Fibonacci’s Sequence Suggested Age: 9th | 11th Suggested Course: Algebra 1 or Algebra 2 Relevance: India & Peru Lesson Summary: This lesson intends for students to engage with “Fibonacci’s Sequence” with a discovery lens and explore...

African Baskets & Regular Polygon Rotations

Mathematical Topics: Regular Polygon Rotations Relevance: African Baskets: Uganda, Kenya, Ghana, Zimbabwe, Botswana Suggested Age: 8th | 9th | 10th Lesson Summary: This lesson intends to explore regular polygon rotational symmetry through the lens of African Basket...

Oracle Bones & Counting Rods

Mathematical Topics: Oracle Bones & Counting Rods Relevance: China Suggested Age: 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th Lesson Summary: depending on your class length, this might take 2 lessons or you may want to re-order and do “closing work/hw” as homework at the end)...

Ishango & Lebombo Bone

Mathematical Topics: Ishango & Lebombo Bones Relevance: Uganda, Congo, Eswatini Suggested Age: 8th| 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th Lesson Summary: The goal is to have students look at patterns and begin to understand why an artifact as old as the Ishango bone helps us...

Piraha Culture – Does Society Need Math?

Mathematical Topics: Does Society Need Math? Mathematical Topics: Brazil Suggested Age: 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th Lesson Summary: Through exploring research on societies that do not have number systems or awareness of numbers beyond 3, we consider the necessity of...