Type of Tessellations

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Type of Tessellations
A Triangle Tessellations
A Square Tessellations
A Hexagon Tessellations
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Tessellations all around us

• Look for tessellations in walls, patios and
  pavements.

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Tessellations all around us
Sometimes an unusual shape will tessellate
Common shapes can be arranged in unusual ways
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Tessellations all around us
Sometimes 2 or more different shapes will
tessellate.
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Tessellation with Pentominoes
Here is one example to get you started.
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Tessellation with Pentominoes
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Tessellation with 7-Pin Polygons

• Which 7-pin polygons will tessellate?

Here is one example to get you started.
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Tessellation with 7-Pin Polygons
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Tessellations by M.C. Escher
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Make Your Own Escher Tessellations 1
Step 1 Start with a simple shape that will
tessellate e.g. a rectangle.
Step 2 Remove a shape or shapes from one side
of the rectangle and fix them to the opposite
side.
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Make Your Own Escher Tessellations 1
Use this as a template to create your
tessellation.
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Make Your Own Escher Tessellations 2
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Make Your Own Escher Tessellations 3
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7-Pin Polygons

• Here is an arrangement of 7 pins.

A 7-pin polygon is a closed shape with straight
sides with corners on the pins.
Here are some examples of 7-pin polygons.
How many different 7-pin polygons can you find?
Click here to return to the Tessellations.
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Enjoy making your own tessellations!END OF
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