Classroom Idea Sheet

Anamorphic Art

Use science, math, and art skills to create a drawing on a curved grid. The coordinates used for the drawing on the curved grid are the same as they would be for a square grid. Anamorphic drawings appear distorted from the original and can be difficult to recognize until they are viewed with a cylindrical mirror! A recognizable image seems to “magically” appear!

Standards alignment

Common Standards — cross-referenced to the Common Core State Standards, the Next Generation Science Standards and the California Content Standards.
StandardFrameworkGradeSubjectDomain
NGSS Develop and Use Models, Electromagnetic Radiation, Wave Properties, Structure & Function, Properties of Matter, Information Processing, Cause & Effect, Systems CCSS Math Graphing & Coordinate Planes, Real-World Problem Solving SEL Self-awareness, Self-management, Responsible decision-making

About this sheet

Grades covered

Grade 3 – Grade 12

Curriculum topics

Coordinates, Geometry, Graphing, Properties of Light

Sheet number

278