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Mosaic ArtTeaching Math through the ArtsAmanda Escudero

+What is Mosaic Art?

art of creating pictures and patterns on a surface using a combination of small materials of varying sizes to create a final work of art.

Different materials – glass, stones, tile

Dates back many many years.

Used as decorations.

+Organic vs. Geometric

Irregular shapes, often found in nature.

Rectangles, triangles, octagons, squares. Complex and stable. Not often found in nature.

Organic Geometric

+Examples of Mosaic Art

What do you see?

What kinds of shapes are used?

What kinds of colors are used?

+Examples of Mosaic Art

What do you see?

What kinds of shapes are used?

What kinds of colors are used?

+Have you seen mosaics around you?

Hilton Hawaiian Village Sanrio Ala Moana

+Have you seen mosaics around you?

Halekulani Hotel Pool

+Create your own mosaic!

Using different colored paper, create an image of your own that expresses yourself and tells us about who you are!

+TWIST

Let’s use MATH too!

If = 9 then = 4 ½ and = 2 ¼

Add up the total amount for each shape and create a multiplication sentence for each different shape. Example:16 squares 16 x 9 = 14410 half trianges 10 x 4 ½ = 453 fourth trianges 3 x 2 ¼ = 6 ¾