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Challenge 032 · Ages 816

African Pattern Design

Design repeating geometric patterns.

Primary STEAM area

Arts

The Challenge

What will your learner investigate?

Can you design repeating geometric patterns. and explain the choices that make your solution effective?

Learning outcomes

  • Explore visual ideas, techniques and design choices linked to the project.
  • Apply pattern, form, colour, composition or spatial thinking purposefully.
  • Create, evaluate and refine an original outcome.

Connected learning

Art & Design: creative process; Mathematics: pattern, symmetry or geometry; Science: materials/light/nature where relevant; English: visual analysis and presentation.

Dream Areas

Graphic designfine artillustrationarchitecturecreative industries