Math Art ~ Raucous Rectangles

Ready for a Wild Math Art Project or a Calm One?

Either way, try this activity with upper elementary students. Students can make Raucous Rectangle artwork or Restful, Relaxing Rectangle artwork. They get to choose a number, find all the factor pairs for it, draw rectangles to represent each factor pair, and make artwork with rectangles that all have the same area.

Students will:

  • Practice academic vocabulary such as similar or congruent.
  • Explore rectangles with different dimensions and the same area.
  • Find all the factor pairs for chosen numbers.
  • Use color and composition to create either raucous or restful artwork.

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