Tessellation Design And Construction

Kindergarten through second graders explore tessellations. Pupils learn a little bit about the history of tessellations, then get to construct one of their own by using worksheets embedded in the plan. They use two shapes in their...

Tessellations are wonderful geometric designs that have an artistic element incorporated into them. Learners of many ages construct a piece of art which combines tesselating shapes, translational symmetry, and reflectional symmetry. A...

In this tessellation worksheet, students research M.C. Escher and find an example of tessellation in his work, write the name of the print and describe it. Students trace the print and tell whether it is a true tessellation, then...

Students create snowflakes using the ideas of symmetry, perpendicularity, and regularity in this Art lesson that incorporates Mathematical concepts and artistic design. The lesson includes a materials list, vocabulary list, and possible...

Fourth graders use pattern blocks to create tessellations. In this tessellations lesson plan, 4th graders create tessellations from a tessellation web page and define a tessellation. Students find examples of tessellations in their...

Students identify shapes that will tessellate. They construct a tessellation using transformations. Students identify transformations in tessellations. They identify applications of transformations such as tiling and fabric design.

Students learn and review basic geometric terms, definitions, and theory, including regular polygons, lines, angles, points, etc. They make a tessellating stamp and create a repeating work of art.

Students combine geometric shapes. For this geometric shapes lesson, students review basic 2-D shapes and discover how to combine shapes to construct a tangram. Students explore tessellations.

In this Arctic visualization worksheet, students create a design using hexagons and an equilateral triangle. Students cut out patterns and glue them on black construction paper.

Students choose various shapes and colors to create a Valentine's 'person'.  For this Valentine's Day lesson, students design collages, make prints and mosaic pictures.  More advanced students create a Tessellation using geometric shapes.