For Easter, people of many cultures decorate eggs. For extra credit, you may read about Easter eggs and then follow the instructions at the bottom of this page to create your own decorated geometric Easter egg!
There are many websites with beautiful examples of these eggs; one website can be seen by clicking on the links below:
On this website, it says: "In the Ukraine, this custom has become a work of art. Ukrainian Easter Egg Decorating has been handed down through generations of the Ukrainian people. They are famous the world over for their colorful Easter Eggs (Pysanky). Over 2000 years ago, before the time of Christ, people decorated eggs believing that great powers were embodied in the egg. To them, eggs symbolized the release of the earth from the shackles of winter and the coming of spring with its promise of new hope, new life and prosperity. With the advent of Christianity, Easter eggs symbolize the Resurrection and a promise of eternal life Legend has it that as long as pysanky are decorated, goodness will, prevail over evil throughout the world."
Here are some beautiful Pysansky created by an artisan whose website has other designs and interesting information.
You can construct a geometric egg, and decorate it for Easter! Here are some examples of beautifully decorated geometric Easter eggs, decorated by 9th grade geometry students. The eggs were constructed using The Geometer's Sketchpad, then copied and pasted into SuperPaint and "decorated" there.
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You can construct your own geometric Easter egg using The Geometer's Sketchpad. Just follow the instructions below:
When you have finished constructing your geometric egg, you can decorate it in Geometer's Sketchpad by drawing designs and coloring polygon interiors. (Remember, to construct a polygon interior, first select all the vertices of the polygon in consecutive order, then use the Construct Menu to Construct Polygon Interior. When you are finished, your design will look much nicer if you hide all the points as described below, and send it to your TA for extra credit!
To hide all the points: Click on the Point Tool in the toolbox. Then use the Edit menu to Select Points. When all points are selected, use the Display Menu to Hide Points.
