A comercialização de farinha de mandioca: possibilidades de contextualização da matemática ensinada no 6º ano

Abstract

It presents results of a qualitative research carried out with producers and sellers of cassava flour in the municipalities of Parintins and Nhamundá. The objective of the research is to understand how the commercialization of cassava flour can constitute a possibility of contextualization for the teaching of mathematics in the 6th year of Elementary School. The data is constructed through systematic observation, structured interviews and document analysis, which are analyzed through triangulation. The results obtained indicate possibilities for using the commercialization of cassava flour as a context for teaching mathematical content, as this process mobilizes a variety of mathematical ideas such as measurement, comparison, quantification, evaluation and mental calculations, which enable the establishment of relationships with mathematics curriculum content and allows students to understand mathematics in real situations, known and experienced by many students from the interior of the state of Amazonas.