Integrating Math and the Arts

In a child’s eye, natural phenomena seem random. A special and startling lens for detecting patterns, such as fractals and illusions, will help sharpen their perceptions and awaken them to the mathematical and perceptual unity in nature and environments.

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21 Math Art Projects for Kids to Try

Math art projects are a great way to combine right and left brain learning. Combining the two will help engage all your students. Projects include fish tessellation, symmetry…  learn more

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MIND Research Institute

See the Math, Change the World Mathematically Equipping All Students to Solve the World’s Most Challenging Problems We are a nonprofit social impact organization specializing in neuroscience and…  learn more

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Math with Art

TeachKidsArt has some easy projects to show that math can be beautiful, and fun.  learn more

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Song from Pi!

Musician David Macdonald created a melody to help him remember the numbers in pi, "since it's easier than recalling a long string of numbers". By assigning each number…  learn more

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A Mile of Pi

What happens when you print out Pi to a million digits? You get a piece of paper 1.05 miles long. Follow along as Matt Parker takes you on…  learn more

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Symmetry in Art and Math

Symmetry in art and math is illustrated by patterns in old Arabian rugs.  learn more

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Community Bridge at Skyline

The Community Bridge is an illusion. Painters turn an unremarkable viaduct-like bridge into computer art with tricks, such as "depth", to fool the eye.  learn more

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Double Pendulum Art

Devon has created Pendulus, one of his favorite projects. A stunning visualization of the beauty in chaos, Devon uses glow-in-the dark paint to trace the random movement of…  learn more

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Nico's Fractal Machine

This simple web page shows how simple concepts can expand into something complex and many times beautiful. Try clicking Animate, Color, Trails, and Random in that order.  learn more

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Optical Illusions & Visual Phenomena

Michael Bach has great collection of simple "illusions". Emphasis here is on the beauty of perceptual phenomena, on interactive experiments, and explanation of the visual mechanisms involved –…  learn more

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Origami and Fractals

Origami and Fractals: Shadowy Worlds Between Art and Mathematics looks at Jane Chafin's personal exploration into the world of origami and fractals. Includes a number of video links…  learn more

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Porta Estel·lar (Star Gate)

Porta Estel·lar (catalan for Star Gate) is an immersive light and sound installation inside a plane. Using strips of LED lights and sound sequences, it takes the audience…  learn more