Museu matemático: passo a passo na criação de artefatos educacionais

Abstract

The present educational product, entitled MATHEMATICAL MUSEUM: STEP BY STEP IN THE CREATION OF EDUCATIONAL ARTIFACTS, consists of a pedagogical workbook aimed at teachers and students, with the goal of promoting meaningful learning and the contextualization of Mathematics. Grounded in Lev Vigotsky’s Historical-Cultural Theory and V. V. Davydov’s Theory of Developmental Teaching, the material proposes the development of students’ theoretical thinking through the integration of the History of Mathematics with pedagogical practice. The product provides a detailed, step-by-step guide for constructing ten artifacts that compose a mathematical museum, transforming abstract concepts into concrete and interactive experiences. The artifacts encompass historical inventions and theorems such as Archimedes’ Screw, Archimedes’ Spiral, the Pythagorean Theorem, Thales’ Theorem, the Astrolabe, Eratosthenes’ method for calculating the Earth’s radius, Heron’s Steam Engine, and Newton’s Pendulum. Each section of the workbook includes an explanation of the concept, its historical relevance, and proposes a Didactic-Formative Experiment structured in actions that follow the logic of ascending from the concrete to the abstract and returning to the concrete. This material seeks to be a transformative tool, encouraging students to explore, reflect, and interact with knowledge, becoming protagonists of their own learning process. Keywords: Mathematical Museum; Developmental Teaching; History of Mathematics.