PPT-Tessellations

POD What is the measure of each interior angle of each regular polygon Equilateral triangle Pentagon Hexagon Octagon Tessellations Tessellation A collection of figures that cover a plane with NO OVERLAPS. EXPLORING TESSELLATIONS is any pattern made of repeating shapes that covers a surface completely without overlapping or leaving any gaps. A checkerboard is a tessellation made of squares. The squares 1 Katherine Sheu A tessellation is created when a shape is repeated o ver and over again to cover the plan e without any overlaps or gaps. 1. Th e picture below can be extend ed to a t essellati 1 Katherine Sheu A tessellation is created when a shape is repeated o ver and over again to cover the plane without any overlaps or gaps. 1. The picture below can be extended to a tessellation of With a heavy dose of symmetry. Symmetry. The terms symmetry has many meanings.. In . The Last Supper. , symmetry is about balance in that the disciples are grouped in four groups of three, with two groups on either side of the central figure of Christ.. Make a tangram by drawing an 8 x 8 square and cutting out the 7 shapes as shown below.. Tangrams: making shapes. Use all 7 shapes each time; they can be rotated and flipped over if needed.. Individual pieces must not overlap each other. . St Paul’s Geometry Masterclass I. Who are we?. Mairi Walker. Final year maths PhD student at The Open University. Studying links between geometry and numbers. A. lso interested in the history of maths. Combinatorics. Designs and configurations For applications of design theory. By: Valerie Toothman. What are Tessellations. A tessellation is created when a shape is repeated over and over again covering a plane without any gaps or overlaps. . Becca Stockford Lehman. Tessellations. Tessellate: to form or arrange small squares or blocks in a checkered or mosaic pattern . Comes from the Latin word tessella which refers to the small square pieces used in mosaics . Who is Escher? . Maurits . Cornelius Escher is a very popular artist, and m. any . people recognize his work from posters and calendars. He was born on the . 17. th . of June. , in 1898, in Leeuwarden, Netherlands (Holland). Escher studied at the School of architecture and Decorative Arts in Haarlem, Netherlands. . What is a . Tessellation. ?. Definition: a repeating shape that covers a surface without overlapping or leaving gaps. The word “tessellation” comes from the Latin word “tessera” which means “small stone cube”. STEM Cats. Tessellations. M.C. Escher. Buckminsterfullerene. Common Cold Virus. Bogota Sport Center. Epcot. Dice. Seven Days . Sci. . Fi. TV Series. Rubies. Giant’s Causeway. Origami. Lamps. Projection of Cube. By Rebecca K. Fraker. Atlantic Union Conference. Teacher Bulletin 2013. What are Tessellations?. The word '. tessera. ' in Latin means a small stone cube. . They were used to make up the mosaic pictures forming floors and . What shapes can tile the plane?. In other words, shape can you put next to itself and NOT have any gaps?. Circles?. Octagons?. Hexagons?. Triangles?. Regular Tessellations. When the shape used to tile the plane are the same regular polygons the tessellation is called regular. These are the only regular tessellations.. M.C. Escher. Buckminsterfullerene. Common Cold Virus. Bogota Sport Center. Epcot. Dice. Seven Days . Sci. . Fi. TV Series. Rubies. Giant’s Causeway. Origami. Lamps. Image Sources. http://www.georgehart.com/virtual-polyhedra/escher.html.