Tessellation

Tessellation

Definition of tessellation

A pattern made of identical shapes:

• the shapes must fit together without any gaps.

• the shapes should not overlap.

Here is an example of tessellation:

This tessellation is using hexagons and triangles

Regular polygon	Irregular polygon
Salzman, L., (1990).  Cool Tessellations.  Creative activities that make math and science fun for kids!  P6-7)

Glossy / vocabulary Polygon-Shape. Vertices-It is when two lines meet together.     Regular polygon-The sides of the regular polygon are the same Irregular polygon- The sides of a polygon are not the same.

Reference list

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