Monday, August 8, 2016

Tessellations



Tessellation


Defernation of tessellation means.

A pattern made of identical shapes
  • The shapes must fit together without any gaps.
  • The shapes should not overlap.


Polygons

These are regular polygons.
They are regular because the sides and angles are the same.
These are irregular polygons.
They are irregular because the sides and angles are not the same.
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Salzman, L., (1990).  Cool Tessellations.  Creative activities that make math and science fun for kids!  P6-7



Vocabulary
Vertice
A vertex is a corner.  An edge is a line segment that joins two vertices.  A face is an individual surface.
Sides
Regular- A regular polygon has to have even sides.
Irregular- An irregular polygon has uneven sides.
Angle
Angles are the corners of shapes.                           Screenshot 2016-08-04 at 2.31.34 PM.png
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