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Beaded Braids: Investigating Patterns & Ratios
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In this activity learners create patterns of hair beads.

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.

Butterfly Symmetry Painting
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This activity (on page 3 of the PDF) has learners create models of butterfly wings.

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 3-5)
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In this activity, learners repeat patterns in two and three dimensions to create tessellations.

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.

Exploring Tessellations (Grades K-2)
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In this activity, learners repeat patterns in two and three dimensions to create tessellations. This activity combines the creativity of an art project with the challenge of solving a puzzle.

Size It Up
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In this artistic activity, learners blow up a smaller picture into a larger one, by using a grid.
Toothpick Patterns
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In this math activity, learners make toothpick designs by following simple patterns.