Designing and Drawing Tessellations$24.95 Tessellations in which the individual tiles are lifelike motifs are a fun and fascinating combination of art and mathematics. At first glance, the creation of these intriguing designs can appear to be a complete mystery. Once the mathematical underpinnings are understood, however, designing them is a skill anyone can master. Designing and Drawing Tessellations presents everything needed for mastering this art. History and background on the topic are followed by descriptions of the required geometric concepts, focusing on transformations and symmetry. Numerous tips and techniques on the artistic aspects of creating tessellations are also presented, material not available from any other source. A step-by-step illustrated example describes in detail the process of designing and drawing a tessellation. Finally, dozens of different templates are included for creating a wide variety of different tessellations. Designing and Drawing Tessellations is designed for use either by individuals or in a classroom. Each chapter contains activities designed for a classroom setting. Students and adults alike love tessellations - they make math fun while encouraging creativity! Click on the following links to download sample pages from the book in pdf format: Table of contents Student worksheet example Tessellation template example By Robert Fathauer, 8-1/2" x 11", 142 pages, 2008. 
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Lifelike Tessellations Activity Book$12.95 This book contains a 2-page introduction covering tessellation basics, an example page, and two dozen original lifelike tessellation designs that can be copied and colored many different ways. Four other activities can be performed with each design to help learn about tessellations. By Robert Fathauer. 8-1/2" x 11".
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Regular Polygon Tessellations Activity Book$12.95 This book contains two pages of background material about tessellations, an activities example page, plus two dozen 8.5" x 11" pages of tessellations in which the individual tiles are regular polygons. There are five activities that may be performed for each page: 1) Identifying the different types of tiles in the design; 2) Identifying the unit cell for the design (the group of tiles that can be repeated to cover the plane); 3) Marking the different types of symmetry the design possesses; 4) Identifying the distinct types of vertices in the design; 5) Coloring the design. By Robert Fathauer. 8-1/2" x 11".
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Polyhedra Activity Book$12.95 This book contains two pages of background material about polyhedra, an activities example page, plus two dozen 8.5" x 11" pages of different polyhedra, including all eighteen Platonic and Archimedean Solids. There are six activities that may be performed for each page: 1) Identifying the number and different types of polygons in the polyhedron; 2) Counting the number of vertices, faces, and edges in the polyhedron; 3) Writing out the name of the polyhedron and learning to pronounce it; 4) Marking the different types of symmetry the polyhedron possesses; 5) Drawing the polyhedron by connecting dots; and 6) Coloring the polyhdedron. By Robert Fathauer. 8-1/2" x 11", 30 pages (2009).
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