1. Section 2

1.1. Lesson 1

Mathematics 20-3 Module 5

Section 2: Perspective and Scale

 

Lesson 1: One-Point Perspective

 

Focus

 

This is a photo of a prairie highway converging to a point on the horizon.

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Have you ever driven along a prairie highway and watched the road narrow, and even vanish, at a distant point on the horizon? This classic prairie landscape in the photo captures the way your eyes see depth and your mind perceives distance.

 

In this lesson you will explore a method of drawing objects the way your eyes would see them in three dimensions.

 

Lesson Question

 

In this lesson you will investigate the following question:

  • How are views drawn in one-point perspective?
Assessment

 

Your assessment for this lesson may include a combination of the following:

  • course folder submissions from the Try This and Share sections of the lesson

  • your contribution to the Mathematics 20-3: Glossary Terms

  • Lesson 1 Assignment (Save a copy of your lesson assignment to your course folder now.)
Materials and Equipment
  • blank sheets of paper
  • pencils
  • pencil crayons
  • eraser
  • straight edge
  • square from a geometry set
Time

 

This lesson has been designed to take 150 minutes; however, it may take more or less time depending on how well you are able to understand the lesson concepts. It is important that you progress at your own pace based on your own learning needs.