Tuesday, May 7, 2013
Rotational Symmetry Art
One of my favorite art projects I do is on rotational symmetry. The students each receive a 4 inch by 4inch square of white construction paper. They create a design on the paper that includes a border around 2 of the sides. Then, they outline their design in black sharpie. Each student receives an 8 inch by 8 inch piece of printer paper. (Make sure it's printer paper because otherwise they will not be able to see through it to trace their design.) Students then place their 4 by 4 paper underneath their printer paper, lining up the borders in the top right hand corner. They trace their design. Then they rotate their 4 by 4 paper on rotation to the right so that the borders line up in the top right hand corner and trace their design. This rotation continues 2 more times until they have their design in each of the 4 quadrants of their 8 by 8 paper. Then, the students outline their finished design in black and color it. Here are some of the examples from my class. Some kids chose to use their favorite clothing brand or the popular mustache design. Others made it more abstract. No matter what the kids choose to use as their design, they always come out looking awesome!
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