Today was a great day for the Math-a’licious Discovery Term! We started off the day playing Frisbee Golf at SAS, a game that incorporates parabolas and different curves in the trajectory that the Frisbee travels. But above all: the game was really fun! We returned to the upper school to watch a video on different ways math has been woven into art over the centuries, in preparation for our trip to the North Carolina Museum of Art. After the video, we went to the NCMA for a tour and to explore the grounds. On each piece of art in the tour, we paused to discuss different the different ways that math fit into the paintings. A common theme among the paintings is the use of parallel lines to establish perspective, and to give depth to different scenes. After our tour, we ate lunch in front of the museum. Following our lunch, we took a walk on the scenic trails around the Museum, and finally returned back to CA. Upon our return, we played a short game of touch football on the Quad, and finished out our day by planning for our presentation on Friday.
Edit: The museum was really picky about pictures so here’s a representation of what it looked like
(Made in Powerpoint)