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Tessellation Lesson Plan

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Students produce original tessellations, using equilateral triangles where three unique symmetrical faces rotate, use shape, pattern/repetition, and color to create a striking composition, and create "beasties" inspired by bestiaries of the Middle Ages.

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medieval history, shapes, tessellations

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middle ages, shapes, tessellations, math
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Grade
6th - 12th
Subjects
Math
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