Math Cats
Math Cats: Visit Tessellation Town on Tile Island!
Go to Tessellation Town on Tile Island and create a variety of tessellations.
Other
Platonic Realms: The Mathematical Art of m.c. Escher
Math Academy Online presents a great M.C. Escher (1898-1972 CE) site for connecting the arts and mathematics. As even Escher said, "For me it remains an open question whether [this work] pertains to the realm of mathematics or to that of...
E-learning for Kids
E Learning for Kids: Math: Market Place: 2 D Space
At the Food Market there are a lot of shapes. Help Afia find and name the shapes.
TeacherLED
Teacher Led Interactive Whiteboard Resource Rep Tile
Students use shapes to explore transformations and tessellations with this interactive white board activity.
Louisiana Department of Education
Louisiana Doe: Louisiana Believes: Eureka Math Parent Guide: Geometry and Measurement Word Problems
A guide to support parents as they work with their students in geometry and measurement word problems.
Louisiana Department of Education
Louisiana Doe: Louisiana Believes: Eureka Math Parent Guide: Foundations of Multiplication and Division
A guide to support parents as they work with their students in the foundations of multiplication and division.
E-learning for Kids
E Learning for Kids: Math: Riksjas, Toek Toek: 2 D Space: Symmetry
Students will play interactive games and explore symmetry.
University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge: Nrich: Building Stars
This interactive activity gives you an opportunity to color in a tessellation that is different from the usual. Read the short introduction to find out more about this tessellation that doesn't repeat.
Oswego City School District
Regents Exam Prep Center: Review of Transformations
Review of material on transformations, which offers definitions and examples, as well as worksheets and resources for extending instruction. Follow links to find guidelines for examining transformations using a Geometer's Sketchpad.
Curated OER
Clip Art by Phillip Martin: Tesselation
A clipart illustration by Phillip Martin titled "Tesselation."
Curated OER
Clip Art by Phillip Martin: Tesselation
A clipart illustration by Phillip Martin titled "Tesselation."
Science Buddies
Science Buddies: Tiling With Spidrons
If art and math are both passions of yours, this project is meant for you! Spidrons are geometric forms made from alternating sequences of equilateral and isosceles (30 degrees, 30 degrees, 120 degrees) triangles. Spidrons were...
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Nctm: Figure This: Envelopes
Explore tessellations with real world applications in this activity from the NCTM Math Challenges for Families series. Figure out what shape you would use to create a legal envelope from a single sheet of paper. Then discover how...
Other
Paper Mosaics
A unique combination of origami paper folding and mathematical tessellations create these stunning works of art. Definitely not for the beginning paper folder to try! Site includes printable patterns.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Merlot Mathematics Portal: Symmetry and Tilings: An Exploration
A geometry lesson where young scholars read about tilings and tessellations, answer some questions, then explore them using an online interactive. Afterwards, they share and apply their learning in discussion and by examining other tilings.
PBS
Pbs Mathline Lesson Plan: Sidewalk Capers [Pdf]
The objective of this lesson is for young scholars to, "explore spatial relationships by determining the area of various shapes and creating tessellation patterns." Using a variety of hands-on activities, students apply concepts of...
Wolfram Research
Wolfram Math World: Space Filling Polyhedron
This MathWorld site shows pictures of polyhedra which can fill space. A discussion of these figures follows.
University of St. Andrews (UK)
University of St. Andrews: Wilhelm Magnus
This site, provided by the University of St. Andrews in Scotland, gives a biography of Wilhelm Magnus. Many interesting links are provided as well.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Triangles
In this video segment [2:01] from Cyberchase, the CyberSquad finds that by arranging triangle tiles they are able to create a path that will allow them to cross a river of hot lava.
University of Waterloo (Canada)
University of Waterloo: Cemc: Geometry and Spatial Sense: Transformations [Pdf]
Accompanied by links to online activities and demonstrations, middle schoolers learn about the different types of transformations on a coordinate grid through this lesson plan. The lesson is designed to match the Grade 7 Ontario...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Squares
The CyberSquad builds a raft out of squares in order to cross a river in this Cyberchase video [2:05] segment.
Primary Resources
Primary Resources: Patterns and Symmetry
Teachers, here's a great resource for worksheets and presentations about symmetry. Includes PowerPoint and smartboard presentations.
Other
Ctte: Geometer's Sketch Pad Activities
This site offers numerous activities for middle school and high school students to explore using Geometer's Sketch Pad.
University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge: Nrich: Roll These Dice
Sharpen your problem solving, sequencing, and spatial reasoning skills playing this interactive game, Roll The Dice. See how many different paths you can take to end up with the same result.