How to Use this Resource
Four Steps: Take the Quiz, Learn the Growth Mindset, Learn Math Through Art, Take the Survey
STEP1: TAKE THE QUIZ to find out your mindset.
Here is an infographic I created about your brain on art.
Artists praise specific, malleable traits, as they recognize how subjective the process of making art is.
Read more about effective praiseHere
Psychologists encourage students to speak to themselves as if they were speaking to a friend. I created an inforgraphic with specific advice.
| Math Concept | Art Application |
|---|---|
| Ratio | Photorealism |
| Absolute Value | Optical Illusions |
| Exponents | Making Models |
| The Area of a Triangle | Folding Paper |
| Box Plots | String Art |
| Probability | Making Structures |
| Intro Into Statistics | Tessellations |
Math concept: ratio
Art concept: photorealism
Objective: enlarge an image using ratio
Materials: grid paper, transfer paper, pencils, markers, rulers, reference image
Skills: observational and drawing skills
Instructions: 1) draw a grid over your refernce photo 2) draw a grid of equal ratio on your work surface 3) add numbers and letter to each square 4) draw the image focusing on one square at a time until the entire image is transferred 5) each student will pick one square or more to colro 6) erase the grid lines
Math concept: absolute value
Art concept: optical illusions
Objective: using the absolute value to learn about the optical illusion of static mountains
Materials: pencils, rulers, reference images, extra paper for drawing mountains, youtube video
Skills: ability to measure a distance with a ruler and drawing skills
Instructions: 1) study the shape of a mountain before erosion 2) measure the height of a mountain 3) use a ruler to measure how deep the mountain is 4) note that the distance under the surface is negative (depth) %) use absolute value to calculate the depth 6) measure the height and depth over time
Math concept: exponents
Art concept: making models
Objective: to make models of the planets in the solar system using exponential distances and color composition
Materials: information on the planets in the solar system from videotechnology.com/solar-walk.html, recording log, toilet paper, sketchbook pro and PS Touch on ipad
Skills: the ability to convert distnace to exponential figures, using ipad apps
Instructions: 1) watch a tutorial 2) re-create your planet 3) make a model that shows the distance from the sun
Math concept: the area of a triange
Art concept: folding paper
Objective: to make a module cube with a specific triange area
Materials: 6 sheets of oragami paper
Skills: the abilty to deduce the area of a triange, and use paper to make 6 identical modules and put them together to make a cube
Instructions: 1) fold a square to create 2 triangles 2) use the halved area of the square to deduce the area of a triangle 3) make a model cube with triangles
Math concept: box plot
Art concept: string art
Objective: to plot points on the number line using string art
Materials: string, thumb tacks, cork board, paper
Skills: the ability to calculate median and spread, using string to mark the points on the whisker and box plot
Instructions: 1) read the question 2) calculate the mean 3) find the quartiles 4) plot the median points and the range using thumb tacks and string
Math concept: probability
Art concept: drawing portraits
Objective: to learn about random, biased and representative sampling while drawing portraits
Materials: paper, pencils, and dice
Skills: the baility to follow directions, and see bias in samples
Instructions: 1) read the directions 2) roll the dice 3) draw the facial feature based on the directions 4) answer questions about bias in the samples
Math concept: statistics
Art concept: rhyme
Objective: to learn about mean, median, mode, and range
Materials: paper, pencils, dice
Skills: the abilty to follow directions, and calculate mean, median, mode and range
Instructions: 1) read the rhyme 2) roll the dice 3) calculate the mean, median, mode, amd range
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