To assist students in making connections between math and art
To encourage students to generalize and apply classroom information
to other contexts
Student Objectives:
To synthesize and apply information in order to create an original
product
To recognize the relationship between mathematics and art/architecture
Teaching Strategies:
Lecture
Demonstration
Discussion
Individual Work
Prerequisite Information:
Students have seen examples of the golden rectangle/ratio, golden spiral,
and golden triangle. They should be familiar with each of these shapes
as well as with the Fibonacci numbers and their relationship to these figures.
Anticipatory Set:
Review with students the shapes they have studied/created in the last
few lessons. Tell them they are going to have an opportunity to use them
today to create some original art work of their own.
Materials:
pencil/paper
construction paper
markers
colored pencils
compasses
rulers
Procedure:
1. Read through the handout with the students.
2. For each shape, show examples cited (or others which illustrate
the same figure) An excellent devise for this purpose would be a Flex-Camera,
which could project an image from a book onto a television screen.
3. Point out the use of the specific figure in each work.
4. Encourage students to find the image themselves.
5. Read the assignment with the students and distribute materials for
their use in creating their own work.
Assessment:
Students should be able to describe orally or in writing the use of
one of the "golden" shapes in their composition. Work should
be neat, and should "imply" the shape rather than depict a rectangle,
spiral or triangle.
Enrichment:
Students may do the following for extra credit or as an enrichment
activity:
2) Create a picture or drawing in which one of the golden shapes is
used as a focal point or is implied within the scene. (You might elaborate
or improve on a drawing, painting or picture you have done in class.)
Math 9.A.3c: Use concepts of symmetry, congruence, similarity,
scale, perspective, and angles to describe and analyze two- and three-dimensional
shapes found in practical applications (eg., geodesic domes, A-frame houses,
basketball courts, inclined planes, art forms, blue prints).
ART:25.A.3e: Analyze how the elements and principles can be
organized to convey meaning through a variety of media and technology.
ART:26.B.3: Demonstrate knowledge and skills to two- and three-dimensional
works (eg.,--VISUAL ARTS--create works of art that are realistic, abstract
and decorative).