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Significant Concept
MYP Unit Question
cultural beliefs and influence artistic
Maths, Science and Art can reflect cultural values.
How is the idea of unity and infinity expressed in the artistic, scientific and cultural achievements of Islamic civilizations?

Significant Concept
MYP Unit Question
Community and Service:Human Ingenuity: How does a community'sdo cultural beliefs and world-view influence creativtiy and artistic production.
Maths, Science and Art can reflect cultural values.
How is the idea of unity and infinity expressed in the artistic, scientific and cultural achievements of Islamic civilizations?

Click here for the Umbrella Unit Plan
Islam IDU.pdf (Ben's ideas for Math Segment of the IDU)
{mm182pumfrey.pdf} (Teaching Math and Art together, examples from Escher and Islam, for teachers)
Link to Open University Page for Story of Maths here
Resources
Islamic Science and Maths (A Unit from California, U.S.A. Not the greatest unit ever devised but there are some ideas and some links that might be useful for our purposes)
Short article about the golden ratio
{mm182pumfrey.pdf}
{Tile_panel_flowers_Louvre_OA3919-2-297.jpg} Earthenware, transparent glaze, painted underglaze on slip. Turkey: Iznik, second half of the 16th century.
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UNITY AND INFINITY:
Mathematical and Cultural Influences in Islamic Art
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Click here for the Umbrella Unit Plan
Islam IDU.pdf (Ben's ideas for Math Segment of the IDU)
{mm182pumfrey.pdf} (Teaching Math and Art together, examples from Escher and Islam, for teachers)
Link to Open University Page for Story of Maths here
Resources

Click here for the Umbrella Unit Plan
Islam IDU.pdf (Ben's ideas for Math Segment of the IDU)
Link to Open University Page for Story of Maths here
Resources
{http://c1.wikicdn.com/i/mime/32/application/msexcel.png} Pascal's triangle modulo.xls (from John Barr)

Significant Concept
MYP Unit Question
Human Ingenuity:Community and Service: How do people'sdoes a community's beliefs and world-view influence what they create?creativtiy and artistic production.
Maths, Science and Art can reflect cultural values.
How is the idea of unity and infinity expressed in the artistic, scientific and cultural achievements of Islamic civilizations?
Significant Concept
MYP Unit Question for Maths
Human Ingenuity: How do people's beliefsCommunity and world-view influence what they create?Service:
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{islamic_art_and_geometric_design.pdf} (From the Metroplitan Museum- pdf)
Islamic Science and Maths (A Unit from California, U.S.A. Not the greatest unit ever devised but there are some ideas and some links that might be useful for our purposes)
Short article about the golden ratio
{Tile_panel_flowers_Louvre_OA3919-2-297.jpg} Earthenware, transparent glaze, painted underglaze on slip. Turkey: Iznik, second half of the 16th century.
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