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Tessellations
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In this activity, learners will engineer a new shape and use it to create a new pattern with no wasted space.
Geometry: Tiling the Plaza
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In this math lesson, learners arrange pattern blocks to create tessellations and to explore geometric patterns. Learners first explore making patterns with a variety of pattern blocks.
Exploring Tessellations (Grades 6-8)
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In this activity, learners design unique tiles and make repeating patterns to create tessellations. This activity combines the creativity of an art project with the challenge of solving a puzzle.
Making a Translation Tessellation
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In this activity, learners slide shapes to create unusual tiled patterns.
Wear a Chimp on Your Wrist
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Learners construct a bracelet containing two strands of beads, which represents a double strand of DNA that codes for a gene. They match beads to the bases in a section of a chimp's DNA code.
Toothpick Patterns
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In this math activity, learners make toothpick designs by following simple patterns.