What is a TESSELLATION?

Lesson 1
Instructional objectives:
• To explain to students what tessellations are,
• Name the shapes in tessellations that form patterns.
• To recognize tessellations that exist in varied art forms.

Resources:
Definition of tessellation http://www.coolmath.com/lesson-tessellations-1.htm
Math Tessellations http://gwydir.demon.co.uk/jo/tess/triex.htm
Tessellation examples in art http://fiveprime.org/hivemind/Tags/tessellation,triangle
 What is a TESSELLATION?

Task: Name the polygon shapes in tessellations that form patterns.

Configure the angle vertex measurements of tiled polygons.
Experiment with rotating and translating polygons to form
repeating patterns.

Assessments:
Name the tessellations meeting at vertexes that form 360° interior angles?
Demonstrate and share tessellations on wikis.
 The ART of TESSELATIONS

What is a tessellation?

Tessellations can be defined as a repeated geometric design that covers

a plane without gaps or overlaps. Tiles on floors, mosaics, drawings and
paintings have used tessellations in colorful and beautiful ways.

Enjoy exploring and discussing the tessellations created in various art

http://fiveprime.org/hivemind/Tags/tessellation,triangle

Task: Go onto the provided web pages and find an interesting tessellation to post to your
wiki. Describe the original geometric shapes in these patterns and how they were tiled.