MC Escher and his Tesselations

Answer the questions that are in italics.  

You will have to toggle back and forth in the tessellation activities.  Take your time, have fun, and don't get lost.

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HIGHLIGHT AND COPY EVERYTHING BELOW AND PASTE IT ON A NEW DOCUMENT.  Name it with your name.

Answer all the questions on your google document.  When finished, share with me, [email protected].

1.   Who was M. C. Esher.  Look at this website.   
Click on the Tessellation tab.
Read about MC Escher.
Answer the following questions: A. Where and when was Escher born?   B. Besides tessellations, what other subjects did Escher like to draw? C. How many tessellations did Escher do in his lifetime?

2.  What is a tessellation?  Look at this website.

3.  Now look at Escher�s tessellations at this website. Click on Picture Galleries and then choose "Symmetry"

4.  Practice on-line doing of tessellations pieces by enjoying the following website.

5.  Make a few tessellations online by going to this website.

6. Use the following website to practice making a tessellation starting with a triangle, square or hexagon.

7.  Go back to here.  Click on the Galleries tab and look at the many different examples done by a few tesselation artists.
        Which do you like the best and why?

8.  Now try to make a few tessellations yourself using any of the ways shown to you under the �Do it yourself� tab.  Be patient and have fun with this!
Or try this website with different directions.   Fi.nd a style you want to try.  Copy and print the directions underneath the answers on your google document

You must turn in at least one submission.