by Blythe Day, Orange Glen High School
Students learn about how math relates to the music, visual art, and literature and create a lesson plan that uses art to teach a particular content standard.
Introduction
. . . She
had not understood mathematics until he had explained to
her that it was the symbolic language of relationships. "And
relationships," he had told her, "contain the essential meaning of
life."
-- Pearl S. Buck
Have you ever wondered why we need math, and what the heck it has to do with the things you like?
Many students struggle to find math interesting or fun. In this lesson, you will learn about how math relates to the arts and you will create a lesson that uses art to teach geometry!