Tessellation TownThis is an interactive site that allows the student to manipulate the puzzle pieces to build Tessellation Town. It even has one tutorial that shows how to make compatible shapes suitable for tessallations.
NOTE: The drag and drop interactive capability does not work on a PC when using Netscape as the browser, only with Internet Explorer.
URL: http://www.mathcats.com/explore/tessellationtown.html
Connect the Dots - TessellationsThis site provides the student with directions for printing a grid sheet of dots to be used as they design a tessellation. It also includes some tips and examples for creating tessellations.
URL : http://www.mathcats.com/crafts/connectthedots.html
This is a cool online tool that allows the student to build and manipulate tessellations using shapes that have common lengths that can be positioned and "locked" together to make larger shapes. It also allows the student to use rotation and translation of the shapes to complete the tessallation and to change the colors.
URL: http://www.boxermath.com/plp/modules/online/workshop/toolbox/mosaictool3
This site provides the directions for the student to make an interesting design. The student will follow thedirections to create rotational symmetry with the design.
URL: http://www.mathcats.com/crafts/rotation.html
This site provides an online definition, examples, and tutorial for creating regular and irregular tessellations. There is also a lesson plan to guide students' work with tessellations.
URL: http://mathforum.org/sum95/suzanne/whattess.html
This site offers a tutorial for students in creating basic tessellations using Paint or Paintbrush. (Must have one of those programs on the computer.)
URL: http://www.wsd1.org/lgc98/teach/Paint/makefish.htm
This site guides students through steps to create several tessellations.
URL: http://www.tessellations.org/diy-basic1.htm