| "REGULAR POLYGON TESSELLATIONS" Activity Book Description:
Tessellations are shapes that fit together to cover a surface without gaps or overlaps. Regular polygon tessellations are those in which the individual shapes are polygons with sides of equal length and angles that are all the same.
The wonderful designs in this activity book are intriguing because they combine art and math.
Very young children can simply color the shapes. While not directly studying the geometry content in the designs, they will be thinking about the symmetry on some level.
For older children, there are four additional activities for each design that help them learn about tessellations and different types of symmetry.
Workbook Specifications:
Workbook includes instructions, background of regular polygons and tessellations, and an example. Each worksheet is a regular polygon tessellation to color.
Ages: All Ages
Workbook Size: 8.5" x 11"
Workbook Weight: 0.5 lbs
Number of Pages: 32
Number of Worksheets: 24
About the Author DR. ROBERT FATHAUER:
A tessellation designer and artist, Dr. Robert Fathauer received his Ph.D. from Cornell University in Electrical Engineering and has been on the research staff of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. He has been a longterm fan of M. C. Escher, and began designing his own tessellations in the late 1980's. Dr. Fathauer's explorations with tessellations branched into fractals.
Dr. Fathauer's is interested in tessellations, fractals, mirrors, illusion, and perception. He produces puzzles, math books, and math manipulatives based on his designs, and to promote mathematical art. |
