Connecting Mathematics and the Arts through the Magic of Escher for Elementary School Students

Year: 2008 Authors: Marilyn Sue Ford; Sarae Gold

Core claim

Escher-based art activities can integrate DBAE with NCTM geometry and connections standards for elementary classrooms.

Topics

tessellations, transformational geometry, discipline-based art education, elementary mathematics

Domains

geometry, transformations, symmetry, tessellation, visual arts education, art history, art criticism, art aesthetics

Methods

classroom activities, historical review, guided evaluation, paper-cut tessellation

Media

card stock, paper, PowerPoint, images of Escher works

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