Sunday, 7 August 2016

Tessellations

Tessellations


Tessellation means:A pattern made of identical shapes with no gap in the pattern.
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Like this:
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Regular Polygon/ Shape: It means the polygons sides are all the same length.
Irregular Polygon/ Shape: It means that the polygons sides are not even.
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Salzman, L., (1990).  Cool Tessellations.  Creative activities that make math and science fun for kids!  P6-7)

Vocabulary/ Glossary
Irregular Polygon
It means that the polygons sides are not even.
Regular Polygon
It means the polygons sides are all the same length.
Angels
They are where are corner meets.
Polygon
Posh word for shape.

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