Where Math and Art Meet: The Quilt Project
What happens when two disciplines collide? Fifth grade math students have the equation figured out. They’ll be quick to tell you that math plus art equals … well, one large quilting bee!
This fall, our youngest middle school students stormed the Maker Space design lab to create art that incorporated newly-honed geometry skills. Beginning with 13” x 13” squares, students were charged with calculating sums and discovering new ways to think about shapes. Many students were surprised to learn that the best way to create a trapezoid is by combining a triangle with a rectangle.
Students took advantage of Maker Space equipment such as the Cricut machine and a host of sewing machines to begin assembling the pieces to create the blanket top. Once complete, the top will be quilted into a king-sized exercise in geometry.
Newly-acquired skills, exercises in combining disciplines, and collaborative learning … that about sums up The Quilt Project!
