These free lessons show how the study of architecture supports the teaching of maths in junior & secondary schools. If you are attracted to the use of geometry of architecture to support your lesson plans but this is your first time, you may experience an unaccustomed enthusiasm in the classroom with a high demand for your attention. This may put you under pressure, leading you to give up. Be patient. Keep going. Have an assistant. Students will soon grasp the concepts.

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The volute is the principal distinguishing feature of the Ionic order, the spiral located on either side of the capital of a column,

School Curriculum: Mathematics at Key Stages 2,3 & 4. Drawing a volute with semicircles will enable students at Key Stages 2 & 3 to create a pattern with repeating shapes in different sizes and orientations. In doing so, students will become familiar the the properties of a circle (circumference, radius, diameter). The drawing will also provide a visual element for the calculation of the perimeter of a semicircle.

At Key Stage 4 drawing a volute with quadrants will facilitate the calculation of arc length subtended by those quadrants.

There is also a brief history of the Ionic volute and its symbolism.

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