Objective

By the end of this lesson, you will be able to understand and apply percentages in various art-related scenarios.

Materials and Prep

• Pencil and paper
• Ruler
• Coloring materials
• No prior knowledge needed

Activities

• 1. Percentage Color Wheel: Create a color wheel with 100 sections. Color in each section to represent a percentage of a color. For example, 25% red, 50% blue, 25% yellow.
• 2. Art Sale Discounts: Pretend you are having an art sale. Calculate different discount percentages for your artworks and practice pricing them accordingly.
• 3. Percentage Patterns: Design a geometric pattern using percentages. For instance, color 20% of the shapes in red, 30% in green, and so on.

Talking Points

• Understanding Percentages: "Percentages are a way to express a part of a whole as a fraction of 100. For example, 50% means half of something."
• Calculating Percentages: "To find a percentage of a number, you can multiply the number by the percentage. For instance, 20% of 80 is 0.20 x 80 = 16."
• Using Percentages in Art: "Percentages can help us create balanced color compositions in art and determine discounts or markups on artworks."