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Floor Tiles (Activity)
Build a "floor tile" by dragging the corners of a quadrilateral. Learn about tessellation of quadrilateral figures when the shape you built is tiled over an area.
This worksheet is for use with the Tessellate! activity (http://www.shodor.org/interactivate/activities/Tessellate/).
Explores lines, planes, angles, and polygons in tessellations.
What are Tessellations (Discussion)
Examines the mathematical properties of tessellations.
This worksheet is for use with the Tessellate! activity (http://www.shodor.org/interactivate/activities/Tessellate/).
Color in Tessellations (Discussion)
Explains the effect that color has on the patterns we see in tessellations.
This worksheet is for use with the Tessellate! activity (http://www.shodor.org/interactivate/activities/Tessellate/).
Looks at the history of tessellations, why they are important and examines some patterns in nature and art.
Tessellate! (Activity)
Create a tessellation by deforming a triangle, rectangle or hexagon to form a polygon that tiles the plane. Corners of the polygons may be dragged, and corresponding edges of the polygons may be dragged. Parameters: Colors, starting polygon.
This worksheet is for use with the Tessellate! activity (http://www.shodor.org/interactivate/activities/Tessellate/).
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