The Development of Concepts Related to Area and Perimeter: An Exploration with Bisemis

AUTHORS

Peter Palhares | palhares@ie.uminho.pt | University of Minho

Sara Ribeiro | pg25542@alunos.uminho.pt| University of Minho

SUMMARY

This article presents some of the educational potential of a material invented by Paulus Gerdes, the bissemis. The pedagogical intervention, developed over three lessons, took place in a 4th grade class, within the scope of the Supervised Teaching Practice, of the Master's Degree in Teaching of the 1st and 2nd Cycles of Basic Education at the University of Minho. It focused on the Measurement domain, with a focus on the development of concepts related to area and perimeter.

KEYWORDS

bisemis; area; perimeter.

RELEVANT DATES

Published: 2015/06/21