Math Is Everwhere
Michael Kanas and Alexcia Sillem, two high school math teachers from Fefan Island, Chuuk, demonstrate concepts of ethnomathematics to draw relationships between math and culture.
Part I: Michael Kanas
Michael uses geometry to measure common features of most Micronesian homesites (water tank, cook house, gravesite, and breadfruit trees).
Michael Kanas is a math teacher at Saramen Chuuk Academy.
Part II: Alexcia Sillem
Alexcia uses basic algebra to calculate time, labor, and cost of sewing traditional Micronesian skirts.
Alexcia Sillem is from Onongoch Village on Fefan Island (Chuuk). Currently she is the Vice Principal for Saramen Chuuk Academy where she herself graduated in...