RESOURCE 9 THE TANGRAM CHALLENGE JUNIOR CYCLE GRAPHICS

RESOURCE 9: THE TANGRAM CHALLENGE JUNIOR CYCLE GRAPHICS STRAND: Applied Graphics ELEMENT: A Swan can fly as fast as 60 miles per hour (mph) and in Irish folklore is reputed to be a mystical creature in the story of the Children of Lir! Spatial Reasoning, Design Thinking and Geometric Principles & Constructions LEARNING OUTCOMES: 3. 1, 3. 2, 3. 3, 3. 5, 3. 6, 3. 11 & 3. 12 RATIONALE Equipment Drawing Board, T-Square, 2 H/5 H The Tangram Challenge! ‘Shape Up or Shape Out’ SCIENCE LINK Pencil, Set-Square & Masking tape Step 1: Set up and line out page as LEARNING TRACKER per specification JC KEY SKILLS Step 2: Locate start point and draw a square at desired size to create BEING CREATIVE, BEING LITERATE, BEING NUMERATE, COMMUNICATING & MANAGING MYSELF The tangram has a square OPTIONS & ALTERNATIVES, EXPRESSING IDEAS CLEARLY & ACCURATELY, EXPRESSING IDEAS outline and. EXPLORING contains 7 shapes, KEY SKILL ELEMENTS MATHEMATICALLY, USING LANGUAGE AND SETTING & ACHIEVING PERSONAL GOALS namely 5 isosceles triangles, 1 SOL 15, SOL 21, SOL 23 & SOL 24 STATEMENTS OF LEARNING MATHS LINK square and 1 parallelogram tangram outline LEARNING OUTCOMES 3. 1, 3. 2, 3. 3, 3. 5, 3. 6, 3. 11 & 3. 12 Step 3: Divide up square into the ACTION VERBS INTERPRET, ILLUSTRATE, DEMONSTRATE, RECOGNISE, APPRECIATE, CREATE, DEVELOP & COMMUNICATE WHAT IS THE OUTLINE SHAPE FOR THE TANGRAM? seven shapes as shown. Step 4. Colour in each tangram shape KEY QUESTIONS WHY WOULD WE USE A TANGRAM IN GRAPHICS? Step 5: Using a scissors or a cutting knife, cut out each tangram shape HOW MANY SHAPES ARE IN THE TANGRAM? 3 THINGS I LEARNED – WRITE IT ON THE PAGE 3 -2 -1 STUDENT REFLECTION 2 THINGS I WANT TO KNOW MORE ABOUT – WRITE IT ON THE PAGE 1 QUESTION I STILL HAVE – WRITE IT ON THE PAGE Step 6. Set the class a challenge of completing the ‘swan’ based off the silhouette shape as shown Step 7: Proceed to create different arrangements using the tangram shapes. The internet can be a useful research tool in this regard. ART LINK A Silhouette, such as the above, is a dark outline of someone or something in restricted light with a brighter visible background. It’s a very popular art and photography technique JUNIOR CYCLE GRAPHICS SCOILNET PDST JOE LYSTER 2019/20