Tessellations Unit

The definition of Honey combs

• A real life example of a tessellation being used in nature

• this is an enclosed shape of 3 or more angles

• in math this is a way of arranging shapes

The definition of triangle

• this is an enclosed shape of three or more sides and angles which are equal

• this an enclosed shaped with 3 or more side none of the sides are equal

• this is a 3 sided polygon and equilateral one of these have 3 equal sized sides and angles

Square

• this is a 4 sided polygon which has 4 equal sized sides and angles which are 90 degree in measure

• this is any 4 sided 4 angled polygon

Octagon

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• this is an 8 sided polygon which also has 8 angles

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MC Escher

• the dutch artist

• the austrailian artist

Bruce Bilney

• the dutch artist

• the austrailian artist

Reflection

• this is the term for reflecting a shape over a line

• this is the mathematical term for turning an object

• this is the mathematical term for flipping a shape over a line

Vertex

• the highest point; the top or apex.

• the point at which regular polygons in a tessellation meet

• the point where two sides of a polygon meet

Translation

• the mathematical term for sliding a figure

• the common term for the sliding of a figure

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Regular Polygon

• this is an enclosed shape of 3 or more sides and angles but not all of the sides and angles are equal in size

• This is an enclosed shape of 3 or more sides and angles which are equal

• this is an equilateral with 3 or more sides and angles that are the same size