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Interactivate - Geometry in Tessellations

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Learners use an on-line worksheet to experiment with patterns of tessellations in regular polygons. As students observe different shapes in the "Tessellate" Activity they complete a data table and practice making predictions for different forms

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angles, lines, planes, 2-d shapes, 2-d, polygons, tessellations

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angles, lines, planes, polygon, tessellation, math
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Grade
8th - 11th
Subjects
Math
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Resource Type
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For Teacher Use
Duration
1 hr
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Database & Spreadsheet
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