Activity Overview
This activity encourages students to explore the math (ratios, scale, vertices) and science that muralists use to create larger-than-life art.
A masterpiece of ratios, scaling and color
Awaken the artist in your students with Math: An Art Form, a STEM Behind Cool Careers activity that encourages them to explore the math and science that muralists use to create larger-than-life art.
Developed for middle grades classrooms, this activity builds students’ reasoning and problem-solving skills by challenging them to:
- Determine strategies for comparing ratios
- Compute scale factors of similar figures
- Use scale factors to transform vertices of a given region
Former professional football player and published mathematician, John Urschel, visited Eyecon Studios to explore the STEM behind the cool, colorful career of mural painting. Get your students ready for the activity by sharing the fun video of John's artistic adventure in your classroom.
Former professional football player, John Urschel, helps students tackle unexpected STEM careers. The Mathlete® scoops up real-life STEM lessons in ice cream flavor science, high-end fashion design and mural making.