Cross-and-Turn Tile Patterns.

Clason, Robert G.; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ548150

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1997

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Cross-and-Turn Tile Patterns.

Clason, Robert G.; And Others

Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, v2 n6 p430-37 May 1997

Presents three sets of polygons marked so that visually appealing designs emerge when the polygons are assembled into tessellations that cover the plane. Provides ideas for using the different sets of tiles in the classroom and reactions of the students who assembled the patterns. (AIM)

Descriptors: Geometric Constructions, Intermediate Grades, Junior High Schools, Mathematics Instruction, Middle Schools, Pattern Recognition, Patterns in Mathematics, Plane Geometry, Polygons, Secondary School Mathematics, Tessellations

Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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