Tessellations

Introduction- 

Help!! All of the written text and artwork on tessellations have been burned and destroyed by an anti-tessellation clan, Rebels Against Tessellations (R.A.T.s). It is your responsibility to start rebuilding the text and artwork by using the internet (which the R.A.T.S have not destroyed yet) to re-discover the history of tessellations, the artists who made them and then create your own to help rebuild the collection of tessellations.

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Task-

The Tessellation Rebuilding committee (TRC) is under siege by the R.A.T.'s. The committee was rebuilding a website but couldn't finish answering the questions. The TRC has asked that you help out by answering the following questions to help finish creating some new books and resources on tessellations. Here are some questions that they need help with.

1- What is a tessellation and where were they first created?

2- Who is the father of tessellations? Where and when was he born?

3- How are tessellations created?

4- Find 3 of your favorite tessellations

5- Create your own tessellations using Paint.net

Don't forget to check out the artwork as well, your final step as a TRC member is to create a tessellation to put on display in the FLS art gallery.

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Process-Tessellation Webquests

Answer questions on your handout using the links below. Click the back button to return to this webquest.

Questions 1, 2,3 - What is a tessellation and Where did they start?

Questions 4-Father of Tessellations?

About The Father of Tessellations: click through pages to find out more!

                   5 and 6 Father of tessellations biography 

Question 7- Click through pages to find Tessellation creation 

Question 8-Search through these galleries, find your three favorites, list the titles and explain why you like them.

                      Escher Gallery1  Escher Gallery 2 

evaluation

Are you done helping out with the research and ready to submit your information to the leader of the Tessellation Rebuilding Committee, Lt. Scoville?

 1-Have you answered all the questions?

  2-  Submit your work to the lieutenant, they will review your work, you must have an 80% or higher to move on to the next step, tessellation creation!

3- Open up the triangle template, and practice with the tools. Next class, based on the completion of today's mission you may begin your final.

Conclusion

If you received an 80% or higher you can begin your tessellation creation. Think about the artwork that MC Escher made and follow the TRC leader's guidelines very carefully in order to make your own tessellation. Good luck and thanks for the help.

Lt.  Scoville

~Your Fearless TRC Leader, Member since 2009.

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Tessellation Webquest

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