Curated OER
Patterns Everywhere
Students connect math to images they pass in every day life- from the smallest bud of a flower to the most intricately woven spider web, students can relate to math and therefore enjoy it further. A main objective of the unit is to...
Curated OER
Precision Tools
Learners discuss the appropriateness of using a specific tool to measure and define an object. After measuring the area of their classroom and the objects in it with the appropriate tools, they create a floor plan that makes the most...
Incredible Art Department
The Incredible Art Department: Art Tessellations
Looks at tessellation artists, including M.C. Escher, Robert Fathauer, and Roger Penrose. This is followed by a discussion of fractals and their similarities and differences to tessellations, and links to lessons and resources on...
Other
Center for Technology and Teacher Education:exploring and Creating Tessellations
This site is a Geometer's Sketch Pad lesson plan where students explore tessellations through reflections, rotations, and translations.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Geometry: Tessellations Grade 8
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Identifying tessellations and figures that will tessellate.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Geometry: Tessellations Grades 9 10
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] This concept teaches students about tessellations and how to determine whether or not a figure will tessellate.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Geometry: Tessellations Grades 8 10
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Tessellate figures.
Shodor Education Foundation
Shodor Interactivate: Lesson: Geometry in Tessellations
This upper elementary and middle school lesson plan explores tessellations and their geometric properties. Plenty of interactive support is available for students. Lots of resources for teachers to use.
Shodor Education Foundation
Shodor Interactivate: Lesson: Tessellations Geometry and Symmetry
This lesson plan deals with tessellations and their geometric concepts. Upper elementary and middle school students will also explore polygons, symmetry, analyze patterns and explore the role of mathematics in nature and culture.
Shodor Education Foundation
Shodor Interactivate: Lesson: Visual Patterns in Tessellations
This upper elementary and middle school lesson plan examines the mathematical nature of art, tilings and tessellations. Students will also explore polygons, symmetry, analyze patterns and explore the role of mathematics in nature and our...
Mathigon
Mathigon: Geometry: Polygons and Polyhedra: Tessellations
This lesson focuses on tessellations, a tessellation is a geometric pattern that covers a surface without gaps or overlaps. They can be seen everywhere in nature such as a honeycomb or a tortoise shell.
Cool Math
Coolmath: What Are Tessellations?
A resource describing tessellations with definitions and examples.
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
The Math Forum: Regular Tessellations
This site contains a lesson plan on tessellations. There is a link to the NCTM standards that fit this lesson plan and a link to an applet that is useful to both teacher and student.
PBS
Pbs Mathline: Mirror, Mirror Lesson Plan [Pdf]
Determine which regular polygons tessellate by using mirrors. Printable lesson.
PBS
Pbs: Mathline: Tessellations Wow! [Pdf]
An integrated geometry lesson on spatial sense in which students identify and use different shapes to create a tessellation. "Through a variety of modalities such as writing, music, art, poetry, and literature, students are introduced to...
PBS
Pbs Mathline Lesson Plan: Mirror, Mirror [Pdf]
The goal of this PBS instructional activity is for young scholars to apply spatial reasoning, problem solving, and critical thinking skills to assess which regular polygons will tessellate. A detailed lesson plan that includes related...
PBS
Pbs Mathline Lesson Plan: Sidewalk Capers [Pdf]
The objective of this lesson is for learners to, "explore spatial relationships by determining the area of various shapes and creating tessellation patterns." Using a variety of hands-on activities, students apply concepts of geometry,...
University of Waterloo (Canada)
University of Waterloo: Cemc: Geometry and Spatial Sense: Transformations [Pdf]
Accompanied by links to online activities and demonstrations, students learn about the different types of transformations on a coordinate grid through this lesson plan. The lesson is designed to match the Grade 7 Ontario curriculum, with...
Shodor Education Foundation
Shodor Interactivate: Recognizing Patterns
Students learn to identify a variety of patterns using sequences and tessellations.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Math Grade 3
Browse resources related to third-grade math standards. Click on a topic for interactive lessons, videos, and extra practice.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Math Grade 4
Browse resources related to fourth-grade math standards. Click on a topic for interactive lessons, videos, and extra practice.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Math Grade 5
Browse resources related to fifth-grade math standards. Click on a topic for interactive lessons, videos, and extra practice.
OER Commons
Oer Commons: Gallery Problems Exercise
Students who have a clear understanding of the previous lessons can work on gallery problems of their choosing. This can be used as a good review or assessment.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Merlot Mathematics Portal: Symmetry and Tilings: An Exploration
A geometry lesson where students read about tilings and tessellations, answer some questions, then explore them using an online interactive. Afterwards, they share and apply their learning in discussion and by examining other tilings.