1. tessellations sdsu edtec 4701 Tessellations Bill Milburn, EDTEC 470 Morse High, Room 505 2007-2008

2. tessellations sdsu edtec 4702 Tessellation: 1. an arrangement of shapes that all fit together to fill a space. 2. There must be no gaps

3. tessellations sdsu edtec 4703 Tessellation (regular): 3. the shapes are identical (the same) and the pattern could be continued indefinitely.

4. tessellations sdsu edtec 4704 Tessellation (semi-regular): These tessellations are made by using 2 or more different regular polygons.

5. tessellations sdsu edtec 4705 This is not a tessellation It’s an interesting design, but it’s not a tessellation. Shapes are not the same, and they do not repeat.

6. tessellations sdsu edtec 4706 Tessellation Review 1. An arrangement of shapes which fit together to fill a space. 2. There must be no gaps. 3. Usually the shapes are identical and the pattern could be continued indefinitely.

7. tessellations sdsu edtec 4707 Making Tessellations Directions Try the following: 1. Make a regular tessellation, use only one shape, for example, a hexagon. 2. Next, use 2 or 3 different shapes of different sizes to make a semi-regular tessellation, like the one above.