Tessellation

  Tessellations

Definition of Tessellation A pattern made of identical shapes: • the shapes must fit together without any gaps • the shapes should not overlap

Vocabulary/Glossary Polygon - Shape Vertice - corner Angles -The amount of turn between two straight lines that have a common endpoint (the vertex).

Regular Polygons

A regular polygon is when the polygons sides are all equal and they all have the same length. Salzman, L., (1990).  Cool Tessellations.  Creative activities that make math and science fun for kids!  P6-7)

Irregular Polygons

A irregular polygon is when they the polygons sides are not equal and not the same length. Salzman, L., (1990).  Cool Tessellations.  Creative activities that make math and science fun for kids!  P6-7)

Here is an example of a tessellation with no gaps and no overlapping  q=tessellations+art+of+a+square&rlz=1CAACAJ_enNZ684NZ684&espv=2&biw=1366&bih=631&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUK

Reference
Definition of Tessellation	www.mathsisfun.com/definitions/tessellation.html
Definition of Angles	www.mathsisfun.com/definitions/angle.html