Tessellation Project.pdf - Cherokee County Schools

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Tessellation Project-
After studying the properties of polygons and transformations, this project allows students to look at
areas, how things fit together, and at the same time encourage creativity, imagination, and design. I have
included a page of tessellation resources so that you can take this basic project and customize it to your
students and the resources that you have at school.
Name: ________________________
Due Date: _______________ _____
Class: ____________
Tessellation Project
Description: You are to create a tessellation and find where tessellations are used in the "real world."
Your final project will include:
Page 1 - At least three different real world applications of tessellations mounted on paper to be
included with your project. Find pictures in books, magazines, newspapers, etc.
Explanations of what you found should be written underneath the picture found.
Page 2 - A worksheet with two practice tessellations (not two pages, just a couple practices).
Page 3 - Draw a diagram of the transformations that your tessellation used. Use arrows to show
how the shapes reflect or flip, translate or slide, and/or rotate or spin. Show symmetries
by using a dashed line(s).
Page 4 - A short report explaining the geometry of your tessellation -- include a description of its
transformations as well as the reasons why the shapes you chose to tessellate "work."
Page 5 - A cardboard template of your polygon and its modifications.
Sep. Page - The actual, full size tessellation on the construction paper that was provided (or
something the same size).
There are three acceptable types of tessellations:
1. A combination of simple polygons (If you do this well, the highest grade you can receive
is 80%.)
2. A modified shape tessellation (If you do this well, the highest grade you can receive is
90%.)
3. A modified shape tessellation with detailed Escher-like decoration (If done well, you could
receive 100% and possibly some extra credit.)
Evaluation: This project is worth 50 points. Refer to the grading sheet for the point distribution.

Evaluation
Name:________________________________________
Class :_____________
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Tessellation Project - Grading Sheet
Points
Possible
Actual Tessellation: . .
Pattern does tessellate the plane 10 .
Appearance/Neatness/Attractiveness 21 .
Creativity 19 .
Sub Total 50 .
Report: . .
Real world examples with descriptions (3) 18 .
Two practice examples 4 .
Diagram showing symmetries and transformations 10 .
Explanation of why your shape tessellates 16 .
Cardboard Template 2 .
Subtotal 50 .
TOTAL 100
Points
Earned
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Student/ Parent Expectations Signature Page Checkpoints:
-Monday, May 6 th : Cut-Out of Tessellation for Approval
-Wednesday, May 8 th : Two Practice Tessellations
-Monday, May 13 th : 3 Real World Applications
-Wednesday, May 15 th : Final Project Due
I _____________________________ (name) have read over the project
requirements and acknowledge the checkpoints and final due date of
my Tessellation project for 6 th grade math.
__________________________ ___________________________
Student Signature Parent Signature