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SPIN!
1. Symmetry…

(to measure together)–Means that

one shape becomes exactly like
another shape when you move it in
some way: turn, flip, or slide.

Can you think of any examples?

2. Spirals…
-is a curve which starts from a
point, moving farther away as
it revolves around the point.
2. Spirals…

Can you
count the
spirals??
3. Fractals…
 Some plants have fractal patterns. A
fractal is a never-ending pattern that
repeats itself at different scales.

 A fractal continually reproduces copies of

itself in various sizes and/or directions.

 Fractals are extremely complex,

sometimes infinitely complex.
A never-ending pattern
Tessellation…
 Sometimes in nature we find tessellation.
A tessellation is a repeating pattern of polygons
that covers a flat surface with no gaps or
overlaps.

 Think about when you tile a floor. No gaps

and no overlapping tiles! There are regular
tessellations (all the same shape tiles) and
irregular (a mix of shapes).

 Can you think of any examples in nature?

Where is
THIS
tessellation
from?!