Art and Design

Introduction

Islamic pattern

Task

You will need a whiteboard or other screens.

 

  • Look carefully at the picture and at the close-up of the ceiling.
  • How many birds are in the middle?
  • How many points does the star in the middle have?
  • How many lines of symmetry are there in the middle star?
  • Do the lines of symmetry go further out than the star?
  • Do the birds fit the symmetry exactly?
  • How many round domes are there?
  • How many times does the pattern inside the domes repeat?
  • How many lines of symmetry can you find across the domes?
  • What repeat patterns can you identify?