LOGO Challenge - Tilings
Three examples of particular tilings of the plane, namely those
where - NOT all corners of the tile are vertices of the tiling. You
might like to produce an elegant program to replicate one or all of
these.
Age
11 to 16
Challenge level
Problem
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NRICH members have enquired about more ideas for particular tilings
of the plane, namely those where - NOT all corners of the tile are
vertices of the tiling.
Three such examples of this type of tiling are reproduced here.
Again, you might like to produce an elegant program to replicate one or all of these.
This develops some of the ideas in LOGO Challenge Triangles-squares-stars
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Teachers' Resources
There are a number of approaches to these tilings but all require
you to break the problem down and start by idenitfying units and
then how the units fit together.
I often find it useful to see the lines of shapes rather than the groups.
The problem with lines is getting back to the right place to do thenext line. The problem with groupings is working out how these fit together if you wish to go beyond a very confined space.
Its up to you to investigate and the good thing is you will see when it is going well!!
I often find it useful to see the lines of shapes rather than the groups.
The problem with lines is getting back to the right place to do thenext line. The problem with groupings is working out how these fit together if you wish to go beyond a very confined space.
Its up to you to investigate and the good thing is you will see when it is going well!!