Handy4class
Getting "Handy" in the classroom with technology integration!
What is a Tesselation?
A tessellation is the complete covering of a plane by one or more figures in a repeating pattern with no overlap of figures.
Advantages for use in the classroom:
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Provides an excellent example of combining mathematics and art instruction such as looking at geometric shapes and the work of Dutch graphic artist M.C. Eschert, most recognized for spatial illusions, impossible buildings, repeating geometric patterns.
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Help students see that tessellations are the building blocks of nature and visual arts.
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Excellent activity to move from the tactile to the abstract.
Disadvantages:
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Often strains software and causes it to crash, frustrating students.
Examples:
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Pattern Blocks Program (check out actual pattern blocks)
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Tessellation (done by UT student with Appleworks)