Tessellations

What is a tessellation?

A tiling or tessellation of a flat surface is the covering of a plane using one or more geometric shapes, called tiles, with no overlaps and no gaps. In mathematics, tessellations can be generalized to higher dimensions and a variety of geometries. A periodic tiling has a repeating pattern.

 

Check out this link:

http://www.tessellations.org/

 

Now try it out! You can use a sharpie to outline your pattern and don’t forget to create a cool pattern, shape or animal inside your tiles. Try using different colours on alternate tiles (contrasting or complimentary colours). Good luck!

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