Lesson / Document · South Dakota · OSEU 3 · OSEU 7
Themes: Language & revitalization, Education & learning, Healing & resilience, Culture & continuity, Arts & expression, Economy & livelihoods
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Inquiry Design Model (IDM) Blueprint™
Steve Heinert ,Todd County Middle School , Mission, South Dakota
Cultural Math Geometric Designs 6 lessons | OSEA 3: Culture and Language and OSEA
7: Ways of Life and Development
Compelling Question What are Geometric Shapes?
OSEU 3 Culture and Language: Symbols For The Oceti Sakowin Nation Embody Colors, Directions,
and Stars. OSEU 7: Ways of Life and Development: 7.3 Identify ways that the Oceti Sakowin
provide resiliency in keeping their way of life. SD Common Core: 4.OA.C Generate and Analyze
Patterns 4.G.A Draw and identify line, angles, and classify shapes by properties. G-MG Applying
Geometric Concepts in Modeling.
Standards and Practices These practices will be utilized in the lessons below that involve geometric shapes in quilt making,
cake decorating, and dance regalia creation.
Staging the Question Where Do You See Geometric Shapes?
Supporting
Supporting Question 1 Supporting Question 3
Question 2
What and how
many
Where did the dancing regalia maker
ingredients
What materials are needed to make a Star Quilt? get their inspiration from to make
are needed to
dancing outfits?
decorate a
cake?
Formative
Formative Performance Task Performance Formative Performance Task
Task
1) Bring a picture of a Star Quilt or the Quilt. Discuss what A guest 1) Students can bring pictures or the
shapes and colors are used in making the quilts. Make a list speaker will actual dancing regalia that they
of the shapes and color schemes. be brought in might have to school. Discuss and
2) Invite quest quilter in to give a presentation on Star Quilt to present the note the various colors and shapes
making. Students take notes and ask questions. class with a that are included in the dancing
3) Visit Source site and find about the Lakota history of Star demonstration regalia.
2) Guest Speakers will be brought in
Quilt making. Take notes on the reasons why they started of decorating
to present their dancing regalia
making them and the meaning behind the Morning Star. a cake with a that they have designed and made.
Native Students can ask questions and
American make notes of presentations.
design that 3) Students will design and create
includes patterns to be used in making
various dancing regalia and will use a color
shapes. scheme to complete a Star pattern.
Students will
help assist in
the
preparation
for the cake to
be decorated.
Students will
take notes and
ask questions
why it is
designed this
way.
Featured
Featured Sources Featured Sources
Sources
http://aktalakota.stjo.org/site/News2?page=NewsArticle&id=8594 http://www.prairieedge.com/tribe-
Eileen Shot ( scribe/what-indians-use-before-beads/
http://www.powwows.com/star-quilt-maker-shares-journey/
Parmelee http://www.mnopedia.org/evolution-
Badlands Quilting ( Martin, SDak) SDak) dakota-beadwork
Harvest Wind ( Parmelee, SDak.) Linda Douville https://www.huffingtonpost.com/emil-
( Parmelee her-many-horses/remembering-lakota-
Mary Guerue (Mission, SDak ) ways_b_2145131.html Dodie Arcoren (
SDak)
Janell Stoeger (TCMS in Mission SDak) 856-3504 St. Francis, SDak.)
Freda Heinert ( Mission, SDak.)
Students will discuss the various shapes and patterns that
Argument are used to create a Star Quilt, Cake, or Dancing Regalia.
Summative Discuss the history of the Star Quilt made by Lakota.
Performance Task
Create a pattern on a grid paper that could be used for
Extension
making a quilt, cake, or dancing regalia.
Students will use knowledge from these lessons to help explain in the future, what, why,
Taking Informed Action
and how geometric patterns are used in the designs of Quilts, Cakes, and Dancing Regalia.