Function of 1st Degree in Narratives of bovine milk producers

Abstract

This article is part of a research carried out together with students of the Boa Esperança school of Tauarí village in PA Paulo Fontelles, located in the municipality of São Domingos do Araguaia. Our objective is to investigate sociocultural practices for the teaching of linear equation from narratives of bovine milk producers. Our goal is to present the creation of a set of curricular mathematical activities based on narratives resulting from the socio-cultural practices of the country man for use in the school context of rural education. It is based on political and pedagogical principles of the Field Education and on sociocultural aspects of Ethnomathematics. The main concern is to answer "to what extent can the narratives of bovine milk producers contribute to the teaching of linear equation?"In order to obtain answers, this study was developed in four moments described below: (i) preparation of a question form; (ii) semi-structured interviews; (iii) transcripts of narratives; and (iv) problematization of issues. The results indicated the importance of this activity as a strategy for the teaching of Mathematics. Therefore, we can see that it is possible to teach linear equation from sociocultural practices of bovine milk producers, which brings strengths of political, pedagogical and didactic principles to rural schools.