Tessellations                                             

A tessellation is a pattern made up of one or more shapes, completely covering a surface without any gaps or overlaps. Today you will visit tessellation town and discover the many ways one can create a tessellation.

http://www.mathcats.com/explore/tessellationtown.html

After viewing tessellation town go to the other links below to get more information about creating your own tessellation

http://library.thinkquest.org/16661/escher/tessellations.1.html http://www.tessellations.org/tess-escher1.htm

Use a piece of plain white paper 8” by 11” to create your own tessellation.  Be creative and make the design colorful.