MYP 4Year 10Term 3
IDU — Aesthetics
Interdisciplinary unit · Symmetry & form (Criterion D)
Geometry
12 objectives
Learning objectives
What students should be able to do by the end of this unit.
Mathematical Aesthetics
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- Identify symmetry (reflective, rotational and translational) in a piece of art, architecture or natural form.
- Use geometric vocabulary (proportion, ratio, tessellation, fractal) to describe an aesthetic choice.
- Investigate the golden ratio $\varphi$ and where it appears in art, architecture and biology.
- Construct a geometric pattern, tessellation or fractal that meets a stated aesthetic constraint.
Interdisciplinary Inquiry (Criterion D)
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- Compare how mathematics and another subject (Language, Visual Arts, Music) each describe a chosen aesthetic concept.
- Bring evidence from both disciplines together to support a single interdisciplinary claim.
- Reflect on how a mathematical lens changes the way an aesthetic object is read or made.
- Discuss age-appropriate Theory of Knowledge questions about beauty, pattern and proof.
Presenting the IDU
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- Plan and produce an IDU artefact (poster, slide deck, model or short report) that meets Criterion D expectations.
- Use consistent terminology and notation across the mathematical and non-mathematical parts of the IDU.
- Cite sources for images, ideas and data, including images of artworks and architecture.
- Evaluate the final IDU against the published rubric and reflect on what worked and what to improve.
Review pack
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