A tessellation is a repeating pattern made from one or more shapes that fit together to cover a surface without gaps. Tessellations can be found in nature, construction, and art and design. To make a basic tessellation, you need a square piece of paper, pencil, scissors, tape, and a large piece of paper. You draw a line on the square, cut along the line, tape the piece to the top to create a new shape, trace it and repeat to fill the large paper.

1. TESSELLATIONS
By: Amanda Harju

2. Today’s learning questions
 What is a tessellation?
 Where are tessellations used?
 How can I make a tessellation?

3. What is it?
 A tessellation is..
 Shape (1 or more)
 Repeated
 Pattern
 Covers Without Gaps

4. Where do we see them?

5. -In Nature-

6. -in
construction-

7. -In art & Design-

8. How Can we make some?
 What we need:
 Square piece of
paper
 Pencil
 Scissors
 Tape
 Large piece of paper

9. Making a Tessellation
 Step 1
 Place paper
in front of
you

10. Making a tessellation
 Step 2
 Draw line at
bottom of
square
 Be
creative!

11. Making a tessellation
 Step 3
 Cut on line
 Step 4
 Tape piece
to top

12. Making a Tessellations
 Step 5
 Trace on sheet
and repeat

13. Making a tessellation
 Step 6
 Figure out
what your
shape
looks like
 Be
creative!

14. Have fun and thank you for
listening!