1. + Mosaic Art Teaching Math through the Arts Amanda Escudero

2. + 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.

3. + Organic vs. Geometric Irregular shapes, often found in nature. Rectangles, triangles, octagons, squares. Complex and stable. Not often found in nature. OrganicGeometric

4. + Examples of Mosaic Art What do you see? What kinds of shapes are used? What kinds of colors are used?

5. + Examples of Mosaic Art What do you see? What kinds of shapes are used? What kinds of colors are used?

6. + Have you seen mosaics around you? Hilton Hawaiian VillageSanrio Ala Moana

7. + Have you seen mosaics around you? Halekulani Hotel Pool

8. + Create your own mosaic! Using different colored paper, create an image of your own that expresses yourself and tells us about who you are!

9. + 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 = 144 10 half trianges  10 x 4 ½ = 45 3 fourth trianges  3 x 2 ¼ = 6 ¾