Quilting in Math
Quilting in Math
Quilting in Math
Quilting in Math!
A quilt is usually made in square sections called blocks. We will be making individual quilt pieces
so that we can make a class quilt we can hang up.
You will hand in your quilt piece, rough draft, communication page and this
piece of paper with the rubric on the back on Tuesday February 17th
Your Task: You will be in charge of creating a quilt piece that utilizes various angles, triangles
and quadrilaterals.
Your pattern should include only triangles and quadrilaterals: each type of triangle must be
present (right, isosceles, scalene, equilateral)
Use a sheet of lined paper to practice your design. You will need Ms. Smiths signature on
your design in order to get your good paper to begin your quilt block.
You will need a legend describing what the colors mean on your design
You will need to pick one of each type of the triangles and one quadrilateral and describe
the angles in the shape (use letters to label the angles)
Measure all the angles and identify the type of each angle
Ex) Angle BCE = 72 and therefore it is an acute angle
Show that the sum of all angles in your triangles is 180 degrees
Show that the sum of all angles in you quadrilateral is 360 degrees
- Computation
- Communication
Mathematical Concepts
Name: ___________________
Measuremen
t of angles
Measurement
s are not
present
Many errors
in measuring,
angles are
missing the
degree
symbol
Several
errors in
measuring,
some angles
are missing
the degree
symbol
Minor errors
in measuring,
all angles
have the
degree
symbol
No errors in
measuring,
all angles
have the
degree
symbol
Identifying
Triangles
and
Quadrilatera
ls
Triangles and
quadrilaterals
are not
identified
Some
triangles are
classified
correctly and
are color
coded in the
legend
Most
triangles are
classified
correctly and
are color
coded in the
legend
Almost all
triangles are
classified
correctly and
are color
coded in the
legend
All triangles
are classified
correctly and
are color
coded in the
legend
Classifying
of angles
Angle
classifications
are not
present
Math showing
the interior
angles in a
triangle is not
present
Some angles
are classified
correctly
Most angles
are classified
correctly
Most of the
math is
incorrect and
does not
show an
understandin
g of the
interior
angles in a
triangle
Most of the
math is
incorrect and
does not
show an
understandin
g of the
interior
angles in a
quadrilateral
Quilt block
shows little
detail and
effort
Most of the
math is
correct and
shows an
understandin
g of the
interior
angles in a
triangle
Almost all
angles are
classified
correctly
Almost all the
math is
correct and
shows a deep
understandin
g of the
interior
angles in a
triangle
Most of the
math is
correct and
shows an
understandin
g of the
interior
angles in a
quadrilateral
All math is
correct and
shows an indepth
understandin
g of the
interior
angles in a
quadrilateral
Quilt block
shows good
detail and
effort
Quilt block
shows great
detail and
effort
Quilt block
shows
immense
detail and
effort
Sum of the
angles in a
triangle
Sum of the
angles in a
quadrilateral
Math showing
the interior
angles in a
quadrilateral
is not present
Quality of
work
Quilt block is
not fully
complete or
shows poor
detail and
effort
All math is
correct and
shows an indepth
understandin
g of the
interior
angles in a
triangle
Name: ___________________