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- Tessellations with M.C. Escher
- This lesson familiarizes students with tessellations, designs created by images placed against each other with no empty spaces. It also introduces the work of M. C. Escher. It can be used in conjunction with math lessons in geometry.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 Visual Arts Education)
- By Judith Riddle.
- Design
- Both math and art include elements of design. Explore the relationship between form and function as well as pattern, shape, and space using these educational resources.
- Format: bibliography/help
Resources on the web
- Totally Tessellated
- Mathematics underlying tessellations, plus examples of tessellations in real life. M. C. Escher and his well-known tessellations are also covered in this site. (Learn more)
- Format: website/activity
- Provided by: ThinkQuest
- Archimedes' Lab
- Explore optical illusions, test your powers of observation, and even custom-design puzzles to stump your friends! Improve your mathematical thinking with these puzzles and games. (Learn more)
- Format: website/activity
- Provided by: Gianni A. Sarcone and Marie J. Waeber
- NonEuclid
- Download a Java simulation to aid students learning of the basic concepts of hyperbolic geometry. Includes activities and discussions of definitions, proofs, x-y coordinate systems, and more. (Learn more)
- Format: website/activity
- Provided by: University of New Mexico
