Unit 18 - Tessellations

Lesson Objectives ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Shapes are all around us ,[object Object],A square Floor tiling in a classroom

Shapes are all around us ,[object Object],Shapes can be arranged on unusual ways. Sometimes an unusual shape will tessellate. At the parade square

What is a tessellation? ,[object Object],[object Object]

Can be tessellated ,[object Object],No gaps between the shapes which form it

Have you seen these? ,[object Object]

What is common among the tessellation? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Triangles Squares Hexagons. Some examples

This is NOT a tessellation, because... This is NOT a tesselation, because there is space left over. vertex space

Try these yourself ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Task 1 ,[object Object],[object Object]

[object Object],[object Object]

[object Object],You may change its colors too!

Enjoy making your own tessellations!

Task 2 ,[object Object],[object Object]

References ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

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