Symmetry
Symmetry is the quality of being made up of exactly similar parts facing each other or around an axis.
"this series has a line of symmetry through its center" (Google)
"this series has a line of symmetry through its center" (Google)
This lesson came from A Beautiful Geometric Art Project Featuring Symmetry: Paper Tiles by Ana Dziengel.
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Radial Symmetry
This project is great for incorporating origami into relief sculpture, and my fourth grade class enjoyed the project. To start this project, we began by talking about radial symmetry which means that there is more than one line of symmetry. We did this by analyzing the radius of a circle. Then we talked about what three-dimensional or what a relief sculpture means. A relief sculpture is a piece of artwork that has depth on the surface but is not meant to be seen from all sides. We started building our designs by folding two inch square pieces of paper into three different types of folds: the hat fold, the kite fold, and the samurai fold. Afterwards, we laid out our designs on our black paper and glued down the pieces to make our own radial relief sculptures. The project took about two weeks considering that the students met for class three times each week.
Resources:
- Mrs. Jackson's Art Room has a video for going through the steps of the project. Her website is mrsjacksonartbd.weebly.com/art-room-blog/category/fourth%20grade.
- I also used this resource: www.artwithmrsnguyen.com/2014/05/radial-paper-relief-sculptures-4th5th.html.
- Radial Symmetry: Let's Make a Design!