Lesson Plan
Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Tiling With Spidrons

For Teachers 9th - 10th
If art and math are both passions of yours, this project is meant for you! Spidrons are geometric forms made from alternating sequences of equilateral and isosceles (30 degrees, 30 degrees, 120 degrees) triangles. Spidrons were...
Interactive
Shodor Education Foundation

Shodor Interactivate: Floor Tiles

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
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.
Lesson Plan
Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: G Mg Hexagonal Pattern of Beehives

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Beehives are made of walls, each of the same size, enclosing small hexagonal cells where honey and pollen are stored and bees are raised. This problem examines some of the mathematical advantages of the hexagonal tiling in a beehive....