ESTHETIC EXPLORATION OF FRACTAL PATTERNS WITH MANIPULABLE MATERIALS:

interdisciplinary learning

Abstract

This article aims to discuss the contributions of the interdisciplinary aesthetic exploration of fractal patterns with manipulable materials for high school students in the technical IT course at the Federal Institute of Science and Technology of Southeastern Minas Gerais, Campus Muriaé, which formed the master's research scenario of which this article is an integrative part. The methodological proposal is qualitative in nature. The data produced throughout the meetings were analyzed based on the records made by the students on the activity sheets and triangulated with the theoretical framework based on our perceptions as teachers and researchers. Our conclusions indicate that the interdisciplinary aesthetic exploration of Fractal Patterns, involving the disciplines of Computer Science, Arts and Mathematics, contributed to students having a globalized understanding of patterns, infinity and three-dimensionality, sharpening the capacity for aesthetic analysis and contributing to the construction of knowledge relevant to the disciplines involved. In the case of fractal patterns, it was possible to identify that the properties of self-similarity and infinite complexity provided the contemplation of aesthetics in the harmonies, proportions and symmetries present in the regularities of these patterns. Furthermore, the fractal patterns approach contributed to the critical-reflective citizenship training of students, helping them to reflect on the role of each individual in society and the world.