http://www.tessellations.org/index.htm

What are they?

A repeating pattern using regular polygons

No gaps or overlaps

Each vertex is the same

Regular Polygons?

Equal sides and equal interior

angles

VERTEX?

•Where corners all meet•Has to equal 360

degrees

M. C. Escher

Famous artist that used tessellations in his works

How to make your own

Make your own

For more information and an interactive tessellation application click on the picture

References

• http://www.mcescher.com/• http://www.tessellations.org/index.htm• http://www.coolmath.com/lesson-tessellation

s-1.htm• http://library.thinkquest.org/16661/templates

/index.html

Intended for education purposes only