1. What You’ll Need for Class
Pencil
Pencil Crayon
Math Binder
Textbook
Protractor (Grade 8’s)

2. Topic 1.1 Quiz Clear your desks for the daily quiz
When you’re done hand in your quiz.
Grade 8’s grab a Mac .

3. 1.2 - Create Designs & 12.1 Tessellations

4. Grade 8’s Go to the Learning Alberta Website
The link to the website is posted on the Plone.
Work on the Tessellations Interactive

5. Grade 7’s Flag Assignment Draw a Flag on a Cartesian Plane
Identify the Key Coordinates
Write Directions
As if you were talking someone through drawing your Flag

6. Grade 8’s
What is a tessellation?

7. Tessellations
Tessellation – A pattern that covers an area or plane without overlapping or leaving gaps.
Also known as a tiling pattern
For the tessellation to exist, such that there are not gaps. The angles of all of the shapes that fit together must equal 360*
Tiling/Tessellation the Plane – Using repeated congruent shapes to cover an area without leaving gaps or overlapping.

8. Tessellations Assignment
Complete the shape chart
Create a Tessellation
Find Tessellations in Real Life

9. Instructions
Use the rest of your class time to work on your assignments.
If you finish you can work on your textbook questions for these topics.

10. Learning Logs Grade 7 Grade 8
What is the difference between the following three coordinates: (3,0), (0, 3) and (0, -3)
Grade 8
What is a tessellation?