Tessellations

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Cover the Camel

Age

5 to 7

Challenge level

Can you cover the camel with these pieces?
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Repeating Patterns

Age

5 to 7

Challenge level

Try continuing these patterns made from triangles. Can you create your own repeating pattern?
interactivity
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Tessellation Interactivity

Age

7 to 16

Challenge level

An environment that enables you to investigate tessellations of regular polygons
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Polygon Rings

Age

11 to 14

Challenge level

Join pentagons together edge to edge. Will they form a ring?
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Semi-Regular Tessellations

Age

11 to 16

Challenge level

Semi-regular tessellations combine two or more different regular polygons to fill the plane. Can you find all the semi-regular tessellations?
problem

Schlafli Tessellations

Age

11 to 18

Challenge level

are somewhat mundane they do pose a demanding challenge in terms of 'elegant' LOGO procedures. This problem considers the eight semi-regular tessellations which pose a demanding challenge in terms of 'elegant' LOGO procedures.
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Triominoes

Age

11 to 14

Challenge level

A triomino is a flat L shape made from 3 square tiles. A chess board is marked into squares the same size as the tiles and just one square, anywhere on the board, is coloured red. Can you cover the board with trionimoes so that only the square is exposed?
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Tessellating Hexagons

Age

11 to 14

Challenge level

Which hexagons tessellate?
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Tessellating Capitals

Age

5 to 7

Challenge level

Have you ever tried tessellating capital letters? Have a look at these examples and then try some for yourself.
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Tessellating Triangles

Age

7 to 11

Challenge level

Can you make these equilateral triangles fit together to cover the paper without any gaps between them? Can you tessellate isosceles triangles?