This WebQuest involves the
completion of 4 different assignments.
You will complete 3 Tessellation Projects as an individual.
The 4th assignment involves developing PowerPoint presentation
about tessellations with your group or
as an individual.
Tessellation Project #1
You will be given a hard
copy (paper copy) of this project. Click here to access the Word document for
Tessellation Project #1.
Visit the following web pages to
assist you in answering the questions that are part of
Tessellation
Project #1.
Projects that will be done by hand
by each individual.
You will be given handouts
explaining the projects in detail. You may also access the
Tessellations Projects document in Word by clicking
here.
Click
here to access the rubric for Tessellation Project #2.
Click
here to access the scoring guide
for Tessellation Project #3.
Tessellation
Project #4
The presentation of what
you have discovered about tessellations.
This part of Our Tessellation WebQuest involves putting together what
you have learned into the creation of a PowerPoint.
You may choose to do the
presentation alone,
with
another student, or in a group of up to three
individuals.
Use online or printed sources (books) to help you define
and describe what a tessellation is using your own words.
Compare and contrast three or more different
types of tessellations. You also need to discuss the various
mathematical methods that can be used to create them. (Use online or
printed sources to assist you.)
Find out how symmetry relates to tessellations
and explain how the different types of symmetry are used to create
tessellations.
Use The
Geometer's Sketchpad(R) or some other software or
online program to create a unique tessellation (at least one per
person). You
may utilize the
classroom computer or a computer in the school computer lab.
Find three or more examples (per person) of
tessellations in the world around you. Look for unique examples.
Photograph the tessellations and include them in your presentation
along with a description.
Present your Tessellation Projects #2 and #3 to
the group as a whole.
In your own words present what you have found on
the history of tessellations. Relate what you have found out about some
of the individuals famous for their work with tessellations?
Every item listed above does not have to be presented via the
PowerPoint.
You will also be showing the class the actual posters that you
have created.
You may photograph and/or scan some of your creations for
inclusion in your PowerPoint if you so desire.
Click
here to access the scoring guide
for Tessellation Project #4.