USING MATH IN ART

QUILT PROJECT

WHERE IS THE STORY IN A QUILT?

Cancer Memorial

Underground Railroad Codes

Soldier Memorial

Clothing from uniforms

Wedding

Ground Zero Quilt

Close up of the 650 faces

WHAT STORY WILL YOU TELL?

Choose your story

• Make a list of 3-5 stories that you would be interested in sharing.• Family story• Favorite book• Personal story• Historical event

TELLING YOUR STORY IN PICTURES

Requirements

• Translation• Reflection• Dilation• Similar Figures

All must be mathematically correct

Things to think about…

• Any line can be a line of reflection

• Center of dilation limits location

• Prominence• Symbolic vs. Literal• You may include other

math elements

Write down some ideasbefore you start drawing.

TODAY’S GOAL

By Tuesday, Nov. 20 To receive approval

Use the scratch paper provided to draw your picture. Have it ready for approval.

Your project must have all required elements and be mathematically correct. You must make any corrections asked and be able to explain the significance of your picture.

FINAL DRAWING

Requirements

• Colored• Glued on construction

paper• A paragraph on the

back telling me about your story (no math!)

TODAY’S GOAL

• Draw your final picture• Begin to color it• Glue on cardstock and

write paragraph if time allows.

We will have more time to work after break, but there will also be another part to do.

MATH WRITE UP

See the rubric and write up questions on the separate handout. Make sure to write your answers on a separate sheet of paper.