Making tessellations

Making tessellations

Pencil and paper
Overview
Using this Resource
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This task is about tessellating patterns.
Practical task - tessellation.
  • Cut out the shapes.
  • Arrange the shapes in the box below so that they make a repeating pattern.
  • Fill up the whole box with your pattern so there are no gaps.
  • When you have made your pattern glue the shapes in the box.
rectangle shaped box
 
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Task administration: 
This task can be completed with scissors and glue. 
 
Equipment:
Scissors; glue; photocopied page of shapes.

Give each student the page of photocopied shapes and the page of instructions.

Copyright: 
Copyright: NZCER
Level:
3
Curriculum info: 
Maths, Geometry and Measurement, Transformation
Keywords: 
tessellations
Description of task: 
In this practical task, students arrange triangles and trapeziums to create a tessellating pattern within a rectangular box.
Learning Progression Frameworks
This resource can provide evidence of learning associated with
Geometric thinking, sets 3-4
within the Mathematics Learning Progressions Frameworks.
Read more about the Learning Progressions Frameworks.
Answers/responses: 
 
Makes a repeating pattern with no gaps between the shapes and the pattern fits inside the box,
e.g., 
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