Perspective Art Project

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Objective

SWBAT understand how dilations on the coordinate plane relate to 3-D art and reducing as they approach the vanishing point (center of dilation).

Big Idea

This project is fun, fun, fun for students and also so educational on a middle school and high school level connecting dilations, similar figures, and 3-D art!

Lesson Author

Christa Lemily

Bowling Green, KY

Grade Level

Eighth grade

Subjects

Math

dilation (stretches and shrinks)

Transformations (Geom)

Standards

7.G.A.1

Solve problems involving scale drawings of geometric figures, including computing actual lengths and areas from a scale drawing and reproducing a scale drawing at a different scale.

8.G.A.3

Describe the effect of dilations, translations, rotations and reflections on two-dimensional figures using coordinates.

HSG-SRT.A.1

Verify experimentally the properties of dilations given by a center and a scale factor:

HSG-SRT.A.1a

A dilation takes a line not passing through the center of the dilation to a parallel line, and leaves a line passing through the center unchanged.

HSG-SRT.A.1b

The dilation of a line segment is longer or shorter in the ratio given by the scale factor.

MP4

Model with mathematics.

MP5

Use appropriate tools strategically.

MP6

Attend to precision.

Rational for Project - Vertical Alignment

Self Reflection - Adjustments to Practice

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Perspective Art Project Reflection 1.mov

Teaching Students the Mechanics of Perspective Drawing

50 minutes

Teacher Tools and Systems - Lesson Planning

Perspective Art Project using video reflection.mov

The opening day of the lesson revolved around teaching students the mechanics of 3-D perspective art. This section of the lesson is really focused on the artistic requirements that will later be the medium through which the students create the math. It is important for students to feel confident with the artistic requirements of the project so if your art teacher is unable to work with your students you may use the video below of our art teacher introducing the concept to my students.