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DEMONSTRATIONS FOR JAKOB STEINER'S GEOMETRIC CHALLENGE: APPROACHES TO HIGH SCHOOL

Steiner’s Pizza. Mathematical proofs. Meaningful Learning.

This article emphasizes the relevance of teaching mathematics in the cognitive and intellectual growth of students, with a special focus on demonstrations as a pedagogical strategy in basic education. The main objective is to explore these demonstrations as a pedagogical strategy, aiming to enrich mathematics teaching in high school, boost students’ cognitive and intellectual development and encourage meaningful learning. To this end, we present some demonstrations of the geometric challenge proposed by Jakob Steiner, known as "Steiner’s Pizza". The approach aims not only to transmit knowledge, but also to share with high school mathematics teachers teaching material that can be used to stimulate a meaningful learning process.