Decorate a room in a house with patterns made of rhombuses, squares and equilateral triangles. Choose a part of the room to decorate. Select tessellations of rhombuses and equilateral triangles, or rhombuses, squares and equilateral triangles to make. Copy the pattern and see it cover part of the room. Finish decorating the room with two more tessellations. Create your own designs with rhombuses, squares and equilateral triangles in the play space. This learning object is one in a series of eight objects.
Objective
Students describe a tessellation as a pattern that has no gaps.
Students use right-angled triangles to create the same tessellation as one displayed in a virtual sample book.
Curriculum Information
Education Type
K to 12
Grade Level
Grade 1, Grade 2
Learning Area
Mathematics
Content/Topic
Numbers and Number Sense
Geometry
Measurement
Intended Users
Students
Competencies
Copyright Information
Copyright
Yes
Copyright Owner
Education Services Australia
Conditions of Use
Use, Copy
Technical Information
File Size
0 bytes
File Type
application/x-rar
Software/Plug-in Requirements
Adobe Flash Player - http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/
