by Erin Johnson, Millersville University
Modified by Becky Petrey, Virtual Community School
The students will be learning about geometric shapes, along with symmetry and other patterns. They will be applying their newly gained understanding of geometry and how this type of mathematics plays a key role in real life and art by critiquing the provided for art within the virtual art gallery in the webquest. Once the students have done this, they will create their own art work or structure that reflects their comprehension of the geometry and art in real life learned. The students will be applying their own interpretations of the artwork's purpose into their geometric creations.
Teacher Introduction
The students will be learning about geometry and art. The students will understand geometry through learning about shapes, lines, angles, 3-d, symmetry, tessalations and patterns. The students will be applying their newly gained understanding of geometry to appreciate how this type of mathematics plays a key role in real life and art. In addition, the students will be critiquing the provided for art, within the virtual art gallery in the webquest, to learn to be critical thinkers. With a partner, once the students have critiqued one of the art works, they will create their own art work. Learning to 'think outside the box' will allow students to develop an appreciation for both geometry and art, whether it is a simple 2D or 3D image. In the end, the students will know that geometry plays a key role in the development of art, as art is designed with a purpose.