Here is a list to get your brains whirling about your art/math project...
- The History of Mathematics (if you're a history buff, this is a topic for you!!)
- Measurement in the Ancient World (for example, the Egyptians, the Greeks, etc...)
- Computers and Their Mathematical Uses (got any free broken computer parts lying around?)
- A Famous Mathematician (are you a good portrait artist?)
- The Development of Numbers (this is linked to math in the ancient world)
- Math and Architecture (there is a ton of info about the new World Trade Center on the Net)
- Math and Nature (do you like to be outside??)
- Fashion and Math (do you like to create your own clothes, designs, or jewelry?)
- Math and Art (are you a museum buff?)
- Math and Medicine (anyone in your family a doctor?)
- Inventions (does the idea of creating something new interest you?)
- Symmetry Patterns in Nature (you could certainly use items from your own back- or front-yard)
- Geometry and the City (have you been to Manhattan recently?)
- Math and Sports (do you participate in a team of some sort?)
Here are a list of occupations that deal with math. Maybe one in this list is interesting to you:
- Accountant
- Pilot
- Architect
- Baseball player (or any sports player)
- Astronomer (studies space)
- Attorney (lawyer)
- Banker
- Cartographer (a map-maker)
- Casino manager (do you know how to play poker? You would certainly beat me!)
- Computer programmer (how do you think all those apps work on your iPhone?)
- Electrical engineer (wires, lights, even a light show at a Justin Bieber concert...)
- Environmental planner (are you interested in a green planet?)
- Financial planner (do you want to help others plan how to use their money?)
- Fund raiser
- Weatherman or woman
- Professor of math (let me tell you, they are tough on their students!!)
- Illustrator (how do you think those cool pictures end up in your favorite books?)
- Technical Illustrator (how do you think icons on your computer end up there?)
Wow, that's an amazing list to choose from. Good luck putting together your 75-word paragraph and materials for your art project. I look forward to helping you every step of the way.
-Mrs. D'Auria
