Math Art: Fractional Art
Geometric designs are created using listening and Math skills to make an imagine in the style of Piet Mondrian using fractions.
Resources
- Art paper 12” x 14”
- Ruler
- Compass
- Markers
- Pencil
- Coppernickel Goes Mondrian by Wouter Van Reek
Fine Art Standards
VISUAL ART STRAND: CREATE (4.V.CR 1-4) Students will generate artistic work by conceptualizing, organizing, and completing their artistic ideas. They will refine original work through persistence, reflection, and evaluation.
Integrated Standards
- 4th: Math Standard 4.NF.3 Understand a fraction a/b with a >1 as a sum of fractions 1/b. In other words, any fraction is a sum of unit fractions.
- a. Understand addition and subtraction of fractions as joining and separating parts referring to the same whole.
Objectives
Inspired by Piet Mondrian, geometric designs are created using listening and Math skills to make an imagine in the style of Piet Mondrian using fractions. While each student will be given the same Instructions, each creation will be unique!