Help me give my students art supplies! Students will create various high-quality projects with compasses, origami paper, and printing techniques.
FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Abby's classroom raised $543
This project is fully funded
My Students
Our students DO mathematics in the classroom. To us, that means solving real problems and explaining the thinking behind strategies to each other. Real problems require real supplies.
Our school is a transfer high school.
This means that we accept students who, for a variety of reasons, were not successful in their previous high school. Many of our students have taken the same math class a few times and failed. Students feel unsuccessful at math and unsure of themselves in sharing answers. In our classrooms, students are encouraged to think creatively. Strategies, as opposed to answer-getting, are encouraged. Students have a voice as we design curriculum that meets their math needs and is relevant.
My Project
Three years ago, I studied how to create Islamic Art as seen in the Alhambra (Spain) and Morocco. For hundreds of years, artisans have passed down the skills to create perfect designs that contain complicated and beautiful mathematics. Fueled with a new interest in the connections between art and math, I continued to think about how to incorporate art into a traditional geometry class. Now, we use origami, print making, laser cutting, and 3D printing to make geometry come alive.
Students will learn traditional geometric concepts by creating art projects themselves.
They will describe each design geometrically and write proofs that analyze the relationships between the shapes, lines, and angles. Students will then take their mathematical art to be displayed at a local gallery.
Using the compass tools and origami paper purchased here, students will be able to use mathematics to create aesthetically pleasing artwork. These drawings will be analyzed mathematically and shared with the greater community.
Nearly all students from low‑income households
Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more
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