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Mandala Art

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Students investigate art elements such as color schemes and proportion by creating their own personal Mandala Circle on paper or canvas. This also allows students to investigate mathematical concepts such as tesselations or social concepts such as religi

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Grade
6th - 12th
Subjects
Math
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Resource Type
Lesson Plans
Audience
For Teacher Use
Duration
1 day
Instructional Strategy
Project-Based Learning

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