Invite students to have doodling to new heights while developing skills in math, drawing, measuring, and design. By making mandalas, students practice measuring and work on deciphering the radius, bore and circumference of three circles, which they depict using their compasses, while creating a unique symmetrical design.

The term mandala is derived from a Sanskrit discussion meaning "circle." In some Asian traditions, the mandala is used to represent the world or the cosmos, and the making of mandalas can exist a highly meditative practice.

Each mandala has a different meaning and is unique to the artist(s) who designed information technology. Mandalas can be spiritual or symbolic. This fun project allows students to express their creativity and individuality by incorporating their own pattern ideas.


What you need:

Pencils
Newspaper
Compasses
Colored pencils

madala-design

Instructions:

1. Bear witness your students one or more than of these curt videos about mandalas.
a. A mandala made in 2022 in honor of the Dalai Lama'due south 80th birthday
b. five colorful mandalas drawn in 9 minutes with colored pencils.
c. Using a compass, this Russian creative person makes an intricate black-and-white mandala.
two. Have students make a dot in the center of their paper.
iii. Next, ask them to measure one/2″ from each side of their dot (see image): higher up, below, left, right and diagonally. They create a dot to stand for their measurement.
4. Then they measure ane′ from their ane/2″ dot.
five. Finally they mensurate 1.5″ from their 1″ dot.
6. Once dots are laid out on the paper, students connect them!
vii. Then they use their compasses to create three circles (connect the dots once again).
This is a expert time to discuss radius, diameter and circumference!
8. Once their circles are laid out, students are encouraged to unleash their creativity to make designs within each "compartment" using their colored pencils.
Students explore patterns and radial symmetry while creating their unique mandala pattern!