Step 1
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Chose
one of these
regular polygons: parallelogram, square, hexagon, or equilateral
triangle. Click on the following to see an example
of
these polygons: http://www.mathleague.com/help/geometry/polygons.htm
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Step 2
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Next,
trace it
repeatedly, leaving no spaces
and covering the entire
surface of the paper. |
Step 3
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Then,
color each shape, either randomly or in some form of a colored pattern. |
Step 4
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Before you begin,
click on the following link to get some
practice
making a tessellation ... remember that no white should be showing or
shapes overlapping. You can even experiment by using 2 or 3 regular
polygons to form a solid tessellation pattern. http://ejad.best.vwh.net/java/patterns/patterns_j.shtml |
Step 5
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Finally, write
3 things you learned about tessellations and geometry in general in
your journal in addition to the pattern you created. |
class and
you learn about these new ideas that have recently been discovered in
Greece and
labeled "Geometry." You soon learn that Ancient Greece is not only
important to today's society because of its advancements in
democracy, but this country and period of time also helped come up with
the
basic principles of what we know today as geometry! 