Crafts Tessellations

Directions:
1.  Today you will complete the Rythm, Pattern, and Contrast Worksheet, each person must turn in a worksheet but you may choose to work in groups.
2.  When everyone is finished we will Review your summaries in class.
3.  QuickStudy:  Fill each of the 6 squares with a different design using Pattern, Rythm, and Contrast.  


NEXT:
Try to create your own unique repeating pattern in the form of a tessellation.

Practice first by making a tessellation cube using the provided template.

tes·sel·la·tion

ˌtesəˈlāSH(ə)n/

noun

1. the process or art of tessellating a surface, or the state of being tessellated.

   • an arrangement of shapes closely fitted together, especially of polygons in a repeated pattern without gaps or overlapping.

   

   
   

   See how there is a diamond shape, to begin with and then it is morphed into a repeating pattern that fits within the diamond?
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You try to make your own tessellations.