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Make masterful art using math. An interesting activity has learners create artwork involving tesselations. First they cut out a base shape from index cards, then they apply translations to complete their masterpieces.
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Instructional Ideas
- Team up with an art teacher for the lesson
- Have a contest to see which classmate can made the most original tesselation, etc.
Classroom Considerations
- Requires a variety of materials, such as index cards, rulers, scissors, tape, pencils, and markers
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- Easy-to-follow instructions
- Printable PDF handout
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- None