Transformations Vocabulary

When was M.C.Escher born?

•     1898, Netherlands

• 1892, Germany

• 1902, Belgium

• 1895, France

What did he begin life as?

• Graphic Artist

• Musician

• Chef

• Entrepreneur

What was he fascinated by?

• Geometric decoration of the Moorish Tiles

• The intricate patterns of the Persian rugs

• The vibrant colors of the stained glass windows

• The detailed carvings of the Gothic architecture

What area of mathematics did Escher experiment with?

• Tessellations

• Algebra

• Geometry

• Trigonometry

What is the definition of a tessellation?

•  Regular patterns that divide the plane

• A type of mosaic art

• A type of geometric shape

• A type of patterned fabric

What is the connection to math?

• Symmetry

• Estimation

• Patterns

• Logic

What is one thing that you learned?

• That there is a connection between math and art.

• That music and literature are related.

• That science and history are intertwined.

• That nature and technology are intertwined.

Match the following

• a shape is flipped over a mirror line

• Transformation

• a change in position

• Translation

• moving them around a fixed point

• Rotation

• moving a shape into a different position, without changing it in any way

• Reflection

A slide is a

A turn is a