Let’s Tessellate

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Let’s Tessellate

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This lesson is a hands-on, technology-based project that will take place in the classroom and computer lab. Students will discover which regular polygons tessellate the plane by constructing polygonal tessellations. Students will also use a spreadsheet to calculate the area and perimeter of the polygons.

Education Levels:

9, 10, 11, 12

Subject:

Measurement, Geometry

Resource Type:

Activity

Medium:

Text/HTML

Fee Status:

Free

Online provider:

Alabama Learning Exchange (ALEX)

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Keywords:

Tessellations, Perimeter, Polygons, Area

Mediator:

Secondary school teachers

Publisher:

Alabama Learning Exchange (ALEX)

Contributor:

Shelia Spencer

Is Part Of:

http://alex.state.al.us/plans.php

Language:

English

Subjects/Topics

P21 Subject:

Mathematics

Learning Outcomes:

Conforms To

Alabama Course of Study: Mathematics (2003)

Geometry

11. Determine the areas and perimeters of regular polygons, including inscribed or circumscribed polygons, given the coordinates of vertices or other characteristics.

Conforms To

Alabama Course of Study: Mathematics (2003)

Geometry

13. Identify the coordinates of the vertices of the image of a given polygon that is translated, rotated, reflected, or dilated.

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