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Tesselate This Classroom PPT Final

The document discusses tessellations using regular polygons. It defines a tessellation as a repeating pattern that fits together with no gaps. Specifically, it examines which regular polygons (equilateral triangles, squares, hexagons) regularly tessellate by having interior angles that add up to 360 degrees. The key regular tessellations are formed using equilateral triangles, squares, and hexagons. Examples are provided of tessellating different shapes to demonstrate how they can cover a plane with no overlaps or gaps.

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Tesselate This Classroom PPT Final

The document discusses tessellations using regular polygons. It defines a tessellation as a repeating pattern that fits together with no gaps. Specifically, it examines which regular polygons (equilateral triangles, squares, hexagons) regularly tessellate by having interior angles that add up to 360 degrees. The key regular tessellations are formed using equilateral triangles, squares, and hexagons. Examples are provided of tessellating different shapes to demonstrate how they can cover a plane with no overlaps or gaps.

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TESSELLATIO

NS
Objective: To understand and construct tessellations
using polygons
360
Starter Activity n
 

1. What’s the size of an 2. What’s the size of an interior


exterior angle of a regular: angle of a regular:

a) square? a) square?
360 = 90o 180 – 90 = 90o
4
b) pentagon? b) pentagon?
360 = 72o 180 – 72 = 108o
5
c) hexagon? c) hexagon?

360 = 60o 180 – 60 = 100o


6
Recap
External angle

Size of 1 360
=
external angle n

Internal angle

Size of 1 = 180 – external angle


internal angle
What shapes are
used to make up
the honeycomb?

Can these shapes


be arranged so that
there are no gaps
between them?
What does this have to do with
tessellations?

A regular tessellation is a
repeating pattern of a
regular polygon, which
fits together exactly,
leaving NO GAPS.

So the bees honeycomb… is a


regular tessellation of hexagons
Which regular polygons tessellate?
Equilateral Triangles: Do tessellate 
Which regular polygons tessellate?
Squares: Do tessellate 
Which regular polygons tessellate?
Regular Pentagons: Don’t tessellate
Which regular polygons tessellate?
Regular Hexagons: Do tessellate 
Which regular polygons tessellate?
Regular Octagons: Don’t tessellate:

This is called a semi-regular tessellation since more than one


regular polygon is used.
Which regular polygons tessellate?
Regular Size of each Size of each interior Does this polygon
Polygon exterior angle angle tessellate?

Equilateral
360 = 120o 360 = 6
Triangle 180 – 120 = 60o Yes
3 60
Square
360 = 90o 360 = 4
180 – 90 = 90o Yes
4 90
Regular
Pentagon 360 = 72o 360 = 3.33
180 – 72 = 108o No
5 108
Regular
Hexagon 360 = 60o 360 = 3
180 – 60 = 120o Yes
6 120
Regular
Octagon
360 = 45o 360
180 – 45 = 135o = 2.67 No
Regular
8 135
Decagon
360 = 36o 360 = 2.5
180 – 36 = 144o No
10 144
There are only 3 regular tessellations. Can you see why?

60o
60o
60o 90o 90o 120o
60o 120o
60o 90o 90o 120 o
60o

6 x 60o = 360o 4 x 90o = 360o 3 x 120o = 360o

108o
108o
135o 135o
36o 108o
90o

3 x 108o = 324o 2 x 135o = 270o

Consider the sum of the interior angles about the indicated point.
Non Regular Tessellations
A non-regular tessellation is a repeating pattern of a non-
regular polygon, which fits together exactly, leaving NO GAPS.
All triangles and all quadrilaterals tessellate.
Drawing tessellations
Show that each
of these shapes
ex. a) b)
tessellate by
drawing at least
8 more around
each one.
c) d) e)

f) g)
Drawing tessellations
Drawing tessellations
Drawing tessellations
Drawing tessellations
Drawing tessellations
Drawing tessellations
Drawing Tessellations
Drawing tessellations

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