Tessellating shaped bricks

Tessellating shaped bricks

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This task is about tessellating shapes.

Rapata has a lot of bricks shaped like this:    

Rapata makes different patterns from the bricks. Draw in the bricks to keep each pattern going.

a) Add four bricks


 

b) Add four bricks


 

c) Add four bricks


 

d) Add eight bricks

 

Task administration: 
This task can be completed with pencil and paper.
Level:
4
Description of task: 
Students draw shapes to continue tessellation patterns.
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Answers/responses: 
  Y8 (11/1998)
a) very easy
b) very easy
c) very easy
e) easy

NOTE: Accept if 4 (or 8) or more bricks are given and the pattern is clearly followed.