Lets Get Tessellating!

WALHT:

• Describe the transformations (reflection, rotation, translation, or enlargement) that have mapped one object onto another.

This week, we will be discovering what a tessellation is and how to translate a shape to create a tessellated pattern. 


https://www.mathsisfun.com/geometry/tessellation.html 

http://eisforexplore.blogspot.co.nz/2013/05/translation-tessellation.html

http://eisforexplore.blogspot.co.nz/2014/05/rotation-tessellation.html?utm_campaign=Feed:+EIsForExplore+(E+is+for+Explore!)&utm_medium=email&utm_source=feedburner



Have a go at making an online tessellation
https://www.mathsisfun.com/geometry/tessellation-artist.html

• What did you notice?
• What do you wonder?
• What is a shape that has been translated?
• What is a shape that has been rotated?
• What do you need help with?
• What do you understand?
• How will you be successful in making your own tessellation?

Write your thinking in your maths books before you start to create your own tessellation. Make sure you have written a success criteria too.

Watch the following video to learn how to design a tessellation of your own. Your goal is to design a wrapping paper that will appeal to children.

Extension

Some of you may like to try a more complicated tessellation where the shape has been rotated. Watch the following video clips to help you.