Overview of the Mathematics Fairs project

an extension action at a public university in Bahia

Abstract

This article aims to present an overview of the Mathematics Fairs on the Countryside of Bahia (FEMIBA) project, which has been ongoing since 2015 at the State University of Santa Cruz (UESC). It is a continuous action project with UESC, professors, and elementary school teachers. Then, we present a brief history of UESC Math Fair (FEMATESC) to describe this project. From this perspective, we reflect on the pertinence of the categories and modalities intrinsic to the works presented by students and elementary school teachers during the fair, and the relevance of FEMIBA in the teacher training context. The project aims to improve communication between the university and the school, encouraging great interest in the teaching-learning Mathematics process, besides promoting significant integration of this with the other curricular components. Regarding the methodology, the procedures and stages of FEMATESC implementation are more detailed in the text. As a result, it was possible to see that FEMIBA broadened the debate, particularly during FEMATESC, helping the public to perceive the importance of mathematics as an instrument that enables understanding and analysis of the social, climatic, and ecological challenges that humanity faces, because the works brought up questions about the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) in many debates and discussions that need constant revitalization since such practices reveal a better understanding of human contributions to society.