Interdisciplinary Project- ART

Part One (time: 2-3 hours)

PATTERNS in your Immediate Environment

Work with a partner to:

  1. Search for patterns in or around the school (do not go off the school property). Use the chart below as your guide.

    You must select one factor from at least 3 columns for each pattern.

    You cannot repeat a factor more than twice.

    Check a them as you go to keep track.

    How many patterns can you find? Be as creative as possible.

  2. You must photograph half of the patterns on a digital camera and do rubbings for the other half (cameras, paper and crayons will be supplied for you).

    Type of Environment

    Type of Pattern

    Symmetry of pattern or motif

    Placement/ Networks

    Uniformity or Variation

     

     

     

    Man-made

     

    Natural

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Man-made

     

    Natural

    Symmetrical

    -horizontal

    -vertical

    -radiating

     

     

     

    Asymmetrical

     

     

    Ordered, Formal

    -square

    -brick or ½ step

    -diamond

    -spiral

    -woven

    Random, Informal

     

     

     

     

     

    Size

    Space

    Shape

    Colour

     
  3. Record the pattern particulars (type of pattern, type of environment, symmetry, etc.) and where you found each one.

 

Part Two (time: 2 hours)

SYMBOLS in your Immediate Environment

Work with a partner to:

  1. Search for symbols in or around the school. You must find examples of both pictograms and ideograms.

    How many can you find? Really look!

  2. Photograph (or draw) them and for each record the type (pictogram/ ideogram) and meaning of the symbol.

 

Final Product

 

With your partner create power point slides containing the following information:

Information about those patterns

 

WHO, WHAT, WHY, WHEN, WHERE?

 

Who would be advantaged by the use of symbols in our environment?

What do we mean by a "pattern"?

Why do we use symbols in our environment?

When is a symbol different to a logo?

Where are you likely to see symmetrical patterns in your local environment?

 

 

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