Tessellations
Description – nteractively explore what Tessellations are using animation and movable tiles. Learn the numbering system that describes tessellations.
Activities – Multimedia Tutorial
Objectives
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Learn to identify tessellations as repeating geometric patterns
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Learn to identify tessellations in nature
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Learn to describe tessellations of polygons as numeric sequences
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Learn the regular polygons that can form simple tessellations
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Learn to create tessellations by starting with simple figures and modifying them
Tags
polygons, congruent, similar figures, plane symmetry, tessellation, tangrams
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