Math and Art Come Together at School 2

In December third-grade students at School 2, working with their art teacher Beth Porto and Math PIR Paul Odenwelder, learned how to create Magic Squares (arrangements of numbers in a square grid in which the numbers in each row, in each column, and in the diagonals all add up to the same number.)  (See previous post, "Magic Squares at School 2.")  

Now they have enhanced their works by adding the art elements of color and shape, thus turning them into STEAM projects.  Here are two examples:

The next project for third grade students deals with tessellations.  A tesselation is a pattern of geometric shapes that fit perfectly together, with no spaces in between.  Tesselations can be simple or complex, and can involve color.  Below is the beginning of one student’s tessellation project.  Note that the repeated shape interlocks with adjoining shapes, while the color pattern changes.
Look for its completion, and for other math/art integrated projects in future posts.