Lesson Plan
ArtsNow

Arts Now Learning: Explore Geometry With Abstract Imagery [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Delve into the abstract world of Wassily Kandinsky! Allow your imagination to soar as you discover mathematical connections within Kandinsky images that explore the relationships between geometric shapes and polygons.
Lesson Plan
ArtsNow

Arts Now Learning: Explore Geometry With Abstract Imagery [Pdf]

For Teachers K - 1st
Delve into the abstract world of Wassily Kandinsky! Allow your imagination to soar as you discover mathematical connections within Kandinsky images that explore the relationships between geometric shapes and polygons.
Website
University of California

University of California: Art, Geometry and Abstract Sculpture

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource gives many examples of how math and geometry are used by visual artists to create abstract sculpures.
Handout
Los Angeles County Museum of Art

Los Angeles County Museum of Art: Beyond Geometry: Abstract Expressionism

For Students 9th - 10th
One-paragraph encapsulation of the basic tenets of abstract expressionism, with mention of some of its major adherents.
Handout
Los Angeles County Museum of Art

Los Angeles County Museum of Art: Beyond Geometry: Abstraction, Defined

For Students 9th - 10th
Definition of the term abstraction, from an artist's point of view.
Lesson Plan
Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: 6.g Same Base and Height, Variation 2

For Teachers 5th - 8th Standards
This is the second version of a task asking students to find the areas of triangles that have the same base and height. This presentation is more abstract as students are not using physical models. They still determine the area of each...
Unit Plan
Clark University

Clark University: Euclid's Elements

For Students 9th - 10th
A review of the 13 books of Euclid's "Elements" text can be found here. Each of the chapters are broken down into definitions, propositions, and common notations that are used throughout this overview.