Matemática no contexto rural: ensino de medidas agrárias e cálculo de áreas na agricultura familiar para alunos do 7° ano na comunidade lagoa das vacas, em São Lourenço do Piauí.

Abstract

This study aims to analyze the traditional units of measurement used in the community of Lagoa das Vacas and bring them closer to mathematics teaching. The proposal seeks to understand how these measurements, used in rural daily life, can be integrated into the curriculum of area calculation and measurement units in the 7th grade of elementary school. The research is based on authors who discuss ethnomathematics and popular knowledge, such as D’Ambrosio, Góes, and Bartnik. The methodology adopted is qualitative in nature, based on field research conducted with 7th-grade students and residents of the Lagoa das Vacas community. In addition, bibliographic and documentary surveys were also used to provide theoretical support for the study. By valuing local knowledge, the study aims to contribute to a more contextualized and meaningful teaching, connecting community practices with school content.