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Tessellating Ceiling Tiles

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Students transform polygons.  In this tessellating lesson, students design a picture containing a translation and a rotation.  They create a template of a translation or a rotation.  Students tessellate and decorate a ceiling tile.

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rotations, tessellations, transformations

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reflection, rotation, tessellation, transformation, math
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Grade
5th - 7th
Subjects
Math
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Resource Type
Lesson Plans
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For Teacher Use
Duration
2 days
Instructional Strategy
Project-Based Learning
Technology
Calculator
Year
2002
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