Design

Both math and art include elements of design. Explore the relationship between form and function as well as pattern, shape, and space using these educational resources.

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• Geometry and art: Art museum visit: This lesson is the second in a three-part unit integrating math, writing and visual arts. In this lesson students apply their knowledge of geometry by sorting, classifying and counting plane geometric figures during a visit to the art museum to look at and compare twentieth- century paintings. Students then collect data and share what they observe.
• Everyday geometry: Hidden figures and polygons: A lesson plan for grade 5 math in which students use historical photographs and drafting plans to demonstrate their knowledge of mathematical figures and polygons.
• Polyhedra: Faces, edges, and verticies (3-D marshmallow models): Students will review the names of 3 dimensional shapes, create the shapes using marshmallows and toothpicks, and find relationships among the faces, verticies, and edges of different 3-D polyhedra.

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• Learn more about art, fractals, geometry, mathematics, and tesselations.

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Geometry and Art: Art Museum Visit

Geometry and Art: Art Museum Visit is the second lesson of a three-part unit integrating math, writing and visual arts. In this lesson students apply their knowledge of geometry by sorting, classifying and counting plane geometric figures during a visit to the art museum to look at and compare twentieth- century paintings. Students then collect data and share what they observe. (Grade 2 Visual Arts Education, English Language Arts, and Mathematics)

Practicing Multiples using Pascal’s Triangle

This lesson will introduce students to Pascal’s Triangle. Students will be introduced to the patterns in Pascal’s Triangle and complete a 9 level triangle. Then they will color the multiples of specified numbers. This lesson uses resources of Shodor Education Foundation, Inc. Permission has been granted for the use of the materials as part of the workshop “Interactivate Your Bored Math Students”(Grade 4 Mathematics)

Reflection Design

Students will be able to illustrate the geometric transformation of a reflection through creating their own unique designs.(Grade 4 Mathematics)

Finding Patterns Using Fractals

This lesson will introduce students to patterns in fractals using resources of Shodor Education Foundation, Inc. Permission has been granted for the use of the materials as part of the workshop Interactivate Your Bored Math Students. (Grade 6 Mathematics)

Tesselations with M.C. Escher

This lesson familiarizes students with tessellations, designs created by images placed against each other with no empty spaces. It also introduces the work of M. C. Escher. It can be used in conjunction with math lessons in geometry.(Grade 6-8 Visual Arts Education)

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The Artist’s Toolkit

Create your own composition using this cool art and design toolkit. Line, color, balance, shape, movement and space are demonstrated, then you can experiment yourself. Check out the Artist’s Toolkit Encyclopedia for in-depth information about the building blocks of composition.

Interactivate Geometry Tools

Cool tools for geometry and design. For starters try Tessellate or make snowflakes with the Flake Maker. Also check out the Geometry Activities.

Totally Tessellated

This ThinkQuest site explores the history and construction of these beautiful designs. Mathematical applications, related art, tilings (patterns of shapes with straight edges) and Escher tilings (tessellations of irregular shapes) are covered. The Escher section describes the life and work of the artist synonymous with tesselations and even dissects his famous designs to explain shapes, patterns and techniques used to create the effect.

Cool Math

Check out the Math Art — Fractals section of this site to learn more about fractals, the beautiful designs made with math!