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Tessellation

math Maturity 11-13

Shapes can fit together like a puzzle.

Roman geometric mosaic.jpg
Roman geometric mosaic.jpg
They can cover a floor. They leave no gaps. They do not overlap. You can see them in honeycombs.
Buckfast bee.jpg
Buckfast bee.jpg
Do you see patterns around you?

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File:Stone-Cone Temple mosaics, Pergamon Museum.JPG
Stone-Cone Temple mosaics, Pergamon Museum.JPG
File:Roman geometric mosaic.jpg
Roman geometric mosaic.jpg
File:Semi-regular-floor-3464.JPG
Semi-regular-floor-3464.JPG
File:Tassellatura alhambra.jpg
Tassellatura alhambra.jpg
File:P5-type15-chiral_coloring.png
P5-type15-chiral_coloring.png
File:2005-06-25 Tiles together.jpg
2005-06-25 Tiles together.jpg
File:Wallpaper group-p3-1.jpg
Wallpaper group-p3-1.jpg
File:Penrose Tiling (Rhombi).svg
Penrose Tiling (Rhombi).svg
File:wang tiles.svg
wang tiles.svg
File:Truchet base tiling.svg
Truchet base tiling.svg
File:Torus with seven colours.svg
Torus with seven colours.svg
File:Texas tessellation.svg
Texas tessellation.svg

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📚 Content adapted from Wikipedia | Readability: FK 12.4 | Vital Level 4