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Compelling question
How does geometry impact art?
Standards & practices
4.G. Draw and identify lines and angles, and classify shapes by
properties of their lines and angles
4.MD2. Use the four operations to solve word problems involving
distances, intervals of time, liquid volumes, masses of objects, and
money, including problems involving fractions or decimals, and
problems that require expressing measurements given in a larger unit in
terms of a smaller unit. Represent measurement quantities using
diagrams such as number line diagrams that feature a measurement
scale.
Staging the question
How are lines angles and shapes used to create traditional and modern
art?
Supporting inquiries
Supporting question 1
How does geometry impact
beading art work?
Formative performance task
Student will utilize math
manipulatives to create a design on
graph paper and use geometric
terms (i.e. parallel, perpendicular,
right angle) to describe the design.
Students will research the materials
and cost involved in creating their
design.
Featured sources
Geometry within the Lakota art
Cheyenne Randall
https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=TBbeF7JV nQ
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Kevin Fast Horse
https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=AbRqRns-AIM
Supporting question 2
How does geometry impact ledger
art?
Formative performance task
Have students create a piece of
ledger art that includes an animal
of their choice.
Find 3 precise measurements
within your art piece.
Check with partner and compare
findings.
Featured sources
What is ledger art?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=GVZ8AHBHiC0
Ledger art elder
https://www.wolakotaproject.org/
oseu-5-oral-history-ledger-art-with-
donald-montileaux/
Prairie Edge Ledge Art
https://prairieedge.com/native-
american-indian-fine-art-
gallery/native-american-indian-
ledger-art/
Supporting question 3
What is an entrepreneur? What can
I create that I can share with the
world?
Formative performance task
Research entrepreneurship and
discuss with class.
Write a journal entry of your
research and come up with an idea
you would like to develop. With a
partner, write a plan to implement
your idea.
Featured sources
What is entrepreneur?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=mWBif5GTzNs
SD entrepreneur
https://www.striderbikes.com/l/ab
out-us.php
Elder shows loom beadwork
https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=TWoqtwCF4Hc&index=8&list=PLs
8d38Q6863vqHK6WolI2hEyS3cRaVF
pL
Summative performance task · Argument
Is geometry necessary for art?
Extension
Create a design on graph paper for project
Taking informed action
Create student project made from supplies provided by the classroom. (i.e.
ledger art, loom beadwork design, graph paper design, own ideas)
Successfully explain project to class, family, elders, and community.
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Inquiry Design Model (IDM) Blueprint™
“Geometry & Art” | OSEU 7: Way of Life & Development
Compelling Question
How does geometry impact art?
Standards and Practices
4.G. Draw and identify lines and angles, and classify shapes by
properties of their lines and angles
4.MD2. Use the four operations to solve word problems involving
distances, intervals of time, liquid volumes, masses of objects, and
money, including problems involving fractions or decimals, and
problems that require expressing measurements given in a larger unit in
terms of a smaller unit. Represent measurement quantities using
diagrams such as number line diagrams that feature a measurement
scale.
Staging the Question
How are lines angles and shapes used to create traditional and modern
art?
Supporting Question 1
Supporting Question 2
Supporting Question 3
How does geometry impact
beading art work?
How does geometry impact ledger
art?
What is an entrepreneur? What can
I create that I can share with the
world?
Formative Performance Task
Formative Performance Task
Formative Performance Task
Student will utilize math
manipulatives to create a design on
graph paper and use geometric
terms (i.e. parallel, perpendicular,
right angle) to describe the design.
Students will research the materials
and cost involved in creating their
design.
Have students create a piece of
ledger art that includes an animal
of their choice.
Find 3 precise measurements
within your art piece.
Check with partner and compare
findings.
Research entrepreneurship and
discuss with class.
Write a journal entry of your
research and come up with an idea
you would like to develop. With a
partner, write a plan to implement
your idea.
Featured Sources
Featured Sources
Featured Sources
Geometry within the Lakota art
Cheyenne Randall
https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=TBbeF7JV_nQ
Kevin Fast Horse
https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=AbRqRns-AIM
What is ledger art?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=GVZ8AHBHiC0
Ledger art elder
https://www.wolakotaproject.org/
oseu-5-oral-history-ledger-art-with-
donald-montileaux/
What is entrepreneur?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=mWBif5GTzNs
SD entrepreneur
https://www.striderbikes.com/l/ab
out-us.php
Prairie Edge Ledge Art
https://prairieedge.com/native-
american-indian-fine-art-
gallery/native-american-indian-
ledger-art/
Elder shows loom beadwork
https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=TWoqtwCF4Hc&index=8&list=PLs
8d38Q6863vqHK6WolI2hEyS3cRaVF
pL
Summative
Performance Task
Argument
Is geometry necessary for art?
Extension
Create a design on graph paper for project
Taking Informed Action
Create student project made from supplies provided by the classroom. (i.e.
ledger art, loom beadwork design, graph paper design, own ideas)
Successfully explain project to class, family, elders, and community.