What comes next? Assess your students’ understanding of patterns by having them identify and continue shape patterns.
Explore the world of sacred geometry and discover the beauty and symbolism of these ancient geometric patterns. Our in-depth article covers the history and meanings of sacred geometry art and symbols.
Geometric forms are those which correspond to named regular shapes, such as squares, rectangles and circles. I like the fact that not all naturally occurring objects are organic and it is the precision and regularity of forms within the natural world which I find particularly inspiring. Below are just a few of many examples.
Velvet Olive's mission statement is 'Endeavouring never to offend your eyes' and with these lovely typography cards they certainly wont. The company is based in Hastings and this week they were one of the Louie Award nominees in New York at the National Stationery show.
Use this free printable template to create paper quilt designs using squares. This geometry for kids activity is perfect for practicing spatial awareness, encouraging creativity, and can even be used as a collaborative art project! Are you following our Math for Kids Pinterest board? Recently we’ve been learning all about quilts! Studying quilts can provide …
Tessellation is a repeating pattern of the same shapes without any gaps or overlaps. These patterns are found in nature, used by artists and architects and studied for their mathematical properties.
Karel Martens: 'Patterns', «Roma Publication» 409, Roma Publications, Amsterdam, 2021 [Actual Source, Provo, UT]. Designed by Martens and Martens (Karel Martens, Aagje Martens)
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Phi, or 1.618, is known as the golden ratio, and can be found throughout artistic composition and nature. It can be represented in the formula (a+b)/a = a/b = phi.This formula applies to the golden…
"Tessellations aren't fun at all and nobody likes to make them." -said no one EVER!Tessellations are created with very special shapes that fit together when repeated in a pattern. After researching many materials dealing with tessellation, I was dissatisfied with their usefulness as teaching resour...
