Border Pattern Projects

The students in a mathematics class (MATH 3403 Geometric Structures) at Oklahoma State University created displays about border patterns as class projects during the fall of 1998. The displays were so attractive that we wanted to share them.

Students were asked to imagine the (fictitious) setting:

For an education conference at OSU, 7th and 8th grade students and their teachers will be coming on campus as part of a professional development day. Your group has been selected to develop an educational display which presents practical information about borders which the students will be able to apply to their everyday world.

• All About Borders was created by Sarah, Brook, Kelley, Melody and Heather.
• Can You Identify the 7 Symmetries was created by Ashley, Jeremy, Kat and Amanda.
• Border Safari was created by Dana, Liz, Samantha, Geri, Amy and Nicole.
• Different Types of Symmetry was created by Donna, Shelley, Rebecca, Amy and Todd.
• Borders, Borders, Borders was created by Hitoshi, Debbie, Wendi and Tasha.
• Under the Sea Borders was created by Amber, Heather and Keith.
• Border Patterns (with a Christmas flare) was created by Sarah, Karena and Tara.

Click here to see the students in the class.

Click here for an Adobe PDF file (764K) with pictures of the projects.