Graphic designer
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can understand how maths is used by graphic designers.
Key learning points
- Designs set out using the golden ratio are considered aesthetically pleasing.
- Both Western and non-Western cultures rely on geometric shapes and transformations to produce beautiful artwork.
Keywords
Graphic designer - A graphic designer creates visuals for various projects such as adverts, branding, magazines, packaging and websites.
Common misconception
Pupils may be uncertain as to whether an image has rotational symmetry.
Tracing paper may be useful here. Pupils can trace the image and then rotate the tracing paper to determine if an image has rotational symmetry.
Teacher tip
In the second learning cycle, there is an opportunity for pupils to research geometric patterns in other cultures. You may wish to set this as an independent task for completion outside of the classroom and invite pupils to share their findings in a future lesson.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.A standard cake recipe needs 200 g of flour and 100 g of sugar. Lucas makes a larger version of this cake and uses 300 g of sugar. How much flour does he use?
Q2.In a class of 25 students, the ratio of boys to girls is 2:3. How many boys and girls are there in the class?
Q3.A recipe for a smoothie calls for 2 bananas, 1 cup of yogurt, and 1/2 cup of berries. If you want to quadruple the recipe, how much of each ingredient would you need?
8
4
2
Q4.A car travels 150 miles on 45 litres of petrol. What is the ratio of miles to litres? Give your answer in its simplest form.
Q5.The ratio of red to blue marbles in a jar is 3 : 5. If there are 15 blue marbles, how many red marbles are there?
Q6.A fruit salad has apples, oranges, and grapes in a ratio of 3 : 2 : 4. If there are 12 apples, how many grapes are there?
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.A designer creates visuals for various projects such as adverts, branding, magazines, packaging and websites.
Q2.Two quantities are in the ratio if their ratio is the same as the ratio of their sum to the larger of the two quantities.
Q3. symmetry describes when a shape appears the same after some rotation.
Q4.Which of these shapes has rotational symmetry of order 5?
Q5.Which of these quadrilaterals always has rotational symmetry of order 4?
Q6.How many letters in the English alphabet (written as capital letters) have rotational symmetry?
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To help you plan your 9 maths lesson on: Graphic designer, download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs.
The starter quiz will activate and check your pupils' prior knowledge, with versions available both with and without answers in PDF format.
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The assessment exit quiz will test your pupils' understanding of the key learning points.
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