The following is a compilation of lesson plans drafted and implemented by the seven-member GeoArt Team made up of math and art teachers from elementary, middle, and high school levels in Stark County, Ohio. The lessons are based on notions discussed in The GeoArt Workbook. M. J. Albacete, Director, Canton Museum of Art, drafted The GeoArt Workbook: Conceptualizing in Three Dimensions, with the hope of generating an appreciation for the art in math and the math in art. His geometric constructions have inspired the GeoArt Team to develop interdisciplinary projects rich with necessary inquiry based learning and critical thinking skills. They address many of the concerns educators have about covering geometric concepts in preparation for the Ohio Achievement Tests and the Ohio Graduation Test.

Each lesson plan includes step-by-step instructions, handouts, web links, pictures, and diagrams for easy duplication. While the lesson plans are complete with standards alignment and support materials, teachers should feel free to expand upon or alter the lesson plans to fit the needs of their classroom. Teachers from varied subject areas can work together to develop more comprehensive interdisciplinary units.

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UPPER ELEMENTARY LESSON PLANS

A Perfect Square to a Cube; Utilizing a CubeA Mother's Day Gift; DodecahedronMaking the Perfect Triangle for StorytellingThree-Dimensional MobilesFlying Shapes: Two- and Three-Dimensional SpaceGraphic Nameplates: PerspectiveSix-Point Star or Six-Petal Flower

MIDDLE SCHOOL LESSON PLANS

Equilateral Triangles to the Star of DavidA Box of ArtifactsStellar Escher InspirationsColor Wheel MobileOp Art Icosododecahedrons

HIGH SCHOOL LESSON PLANS

Geo Sculpture

Bridge the HallWheel of TheodorusSpecial QuadrilateralsNets - Cube & HousePentagonal Dipyramid Holiday OrnamentCreate a Tetrahedron, Octahedron, & IcosahedronMany Sides of Me 3-D CollagePersonal Clay Box"Circle Flower" Mandala