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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