Tessellation Activities Ks 2. Tessellation is when shapes fit together in a pattern with no gaps or overlaps. What kind of tessellations can you make out of regular Which of the shapes tessellate by themselves?
Shape hunts - always a favourite (angles, perimeter, area, tessellation, symmetry). Can you cover the plane with just triangles? just squares? just pentagons? Different questions that can be used to learn more about new pupils during the transition period.
What kind of tessellations can you make out of regular Which of the shapes tessellate by themselves?
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Try to find a way to make a. They can develop their maths skills via real-world scenarios. Tell which figures can be tessellated and which ones cannot.