A tessellation is created
when a shape (or polygon) is repeated over and over on a surface (or plane)
with no empty areas or overlaps in the arrangement. Squares, triangles,
rectangles, and hexagons can be repeated like tiles on a surface to create a
tessellation. Tessellations provide an opportunity to build a bridge between
art and mathematics. During the Art lesson the students from the second
grade identify and appreciate the work of M. C. Escher, construct a
tessellation and created an Escher-style
tessellation using an equilateral triangle with rotations. They created their own tessellation by first making a shape tracer that can
be repeated over and over and over again. It technically could go on forever.
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