Apr14

Monday - April 14 Tessellations - Rotation
Lessons adapted from [|Tantalizing Tessellations] by Vivian Archambault, Danielle Desjardins, and Terry Wood

Review Translation/Slide Tessellations by sharing Fish Tessellations.

Discuss the [|3 types of Tessellations].



Take a [|quiz].

Discuss Rotation Tessellations using examples.
 * Using a 2 X 2 square and the nibble technique. We will change an ordinary square into a wonderful new irregular shape.**

1. Lightly shade one side of the square. 2. Draw a simple design from one corner of the sheet to an adjacent corner. (Do not draw diagonally.) You must draw from corner to corner. Do not stop halfway across. 3. Cut on the design line, being sure to have 2 pieces when done - the nibble and the rest of the square. There should be no other pieces lying around. This is very important. No trimming allowed. 4. Instead of sliding the nibble, rotate the nibble at its end point to an adjacent side of teh square, not an opposite side. Tape the piece making sure that it matches a straight edge. Do not overlap the edges when taping them. The corners of the piece and the nibble should match perfectly. 5. Repeat # 3 and 4 on another side. 6. Use your shape to make a rotation tessellation on the paper provide. Trace the shape in the center of the paper. Then slide, rotate and trace. Continue to fill the paper. 7. Now comes the time to be creative! What does your shape look like? Make it into something. Then color. 8. Staple the rotation piece to the back of your tessellation and turn in.

Evaluation: you will be assessed based on the quality of the nibble and the tessellated paper. (Coloring and creativity count, too.)

Tuesday - April 15 - Tessellations - Reflection
Discuss Reflection Tessellations using examples.


 * Using a 2 X 2 square and the nibble technique. We will change an ordinary square into a wonderful new irregular shape.**

1. Lightly shade one side of the square. 2. Draw a simple design from one corner of the sheet to an adjacent corner. (Do not draw diagonally.) You must draw from corner to corner. Do not stop halfway across. 3. Cut on the design line, being sure to have 2 pieces when done - the nibble and the rest of the square. There should be no other pieces lying around. This is very important. No trimming allowed. 4. Slide the nibble across the sheet to the opposite side. **Flip it over** so the colored side is showing on the nibble piece only. Tape the piece making sure that it matches a straight edge. Do not overlap the edges when taping them. The corners of the piece and the nibble should match perfectly. 5. Repeat # 3 and 4 on another side. 6. Use your shape to make a reflection tessellation on the paper provide. Trace the shape in the center of the paper. Then slide, reflect and trace. Continue to fill the paper. 7. Now comes the time to be creative! What does your shape look like? Make it into something. Then color. 8. Staple the rotation piece to the back of your tessellation and turn in.

Evaluation: you will be assessed based on the quality of the nibble and the tessellated paper. (Coloring and creativity count, too.)

Wednesday - April 16 - Computer Tessellations with Appleworks
Follow the directions on the pdf.

Thursday - April 17 - Tessellations on the Coordinate Plane
Using the Lesson Plan and coordinate grids, discuss tessellations on the coordinate plane. [|Lesson Plan]

Friday - April 18 - Tessellations on the Coordinate Plane
Review how to translate, rotate, and reflect on the coordinate plane. Complete activities and hand-outs.