Tessellations and How to Make Them

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Tessellations and How to Make Them

• Grade 5

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What is a Tessellation?

• Definition a repeating shape that covers a
  surface without overlapping or leaving gaps
• The word tessellation comes from the Latin word
  tessera which means small stone cube
• The earliest tessellations were found as mosaic
  pictures on floors in old Roman buildings

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Lizard (Tessellation 104)
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Slide Tessellation
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How to make a tessellation
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Pegasus (Tessellation 105)