Tessellation+Station

Tessellations have been around for thousands of years. Islamic artists made tessellations with their tiling in Mesopotamia and Frontier women made tessellations with their quilts in the 1600s. M.C. Escher was a famous modern artist/mathematician and master of tessellations that we will study. Get ready to view tessellations of Escher and others through both an artist's and mathematician's eye.

We will "try our hand" at creating tessellations with paper, technology, AND cloth. Don't worry if you don't think you're artistically inclined--Escher didn't either! Remember to bring your art supplies--this 3 week unit will be loads of fun! View the Tessellation Unit Outline [|here.] There are lots of internet resources about tessellations. Some of the ones we will explore can be previewed by following the links in the downloadable [|Tessellation Web-Resources] handout.


 * We will create tessellations like this with a computer during our study. We have great laptops that I will bring into the classroom for research and assignments **
 * View the Lesson Plan for this assignment ****here**

Click the link below to view the computer generated tessellations created by our QUEST students.

This PowerPoint was used in class to show examples of Escher's art

This PowerPoint was created by Mrs. Koehler to teach the concept of Fractals