Videos on tessellations

There are hundreds of videos on YouTube about how to do tessellations.  Explore online on your own this weekend or watch one of these two videos

A step-by-step version

A challenging tessellation with rotational symmetry:

Our Geometry mini-fieldtrip

Today we checked out Tessellations Art created by Winona students of past.  Here are some of the favourites.  We'll be starting this project on Friday!

Also check out http://www.mcescher.com/ > Picture Gallery > Symmetry: Most of MC Escher's Symmetry Drawings 

Geometry Unit Overview & Explorations

Geometry

For the first 15 minutes explore:

Working with Transformations (House game) 

Tessellations ("The flip" - Interior Design Game)

HW - Find a definition and a diagram or picture for the following 7 geometry vocabulary words.  Use Math Makes Sense, Math is Fun illustrated Dictionary, or any other online resource. Good copy due Friday April 12.
- translation
- reflection
- rotation
- dilation
- congruent shapes
- similar shapes
- tessellation

If you finish, explore: 
Tessellations (Skateboard Design Lesson)

MC Escher website

Printable nets (simple)

More printable nets (complex)

Angles in Triangles Interactive
How do the angles of a triangle change as you move the points?  What remains the same?