1. 9.7 Tesselations
Brett Solberg AHS ’11-’12

2. Today’s Agenda
9.7 Tessellations
Examples
Definition
Create

8. Tessellation
A repeating figure which completely fills an entire plane.
Tessellations can be created through
translations
reflections
rotations

9. Make a Tessellation

10. Creating a Tessellation
Step 1 – Make index card a 3 inch square
Step 2 – Make a groovy design on two adjacent sides
Step 3 – Cut out design and tape to opposite side
Step 4 – Trace repeatedly
Step 5 – Color
Step 6 - Admire

11. Creating a Tessellation
Materials Needed
Index Card
Scissors
2 Pieces of Tape

12. Tessellation Basic tessellation – 10 points
Awesome tessellation – 10 points extra credit