Hanson, Anders, 1980-

Cool tessellations : creative activities that make math & science fun for kids! / Creative activities that make math and science fun for kids! Anders Hanson and Elissa Mann. - Minneapolis, MN : ABDO Publishing Company, 2014, c2014. - 32 p. : col. ill. ; 21 cm. - Cool art with math & science . - Cool art with math & science. .

Includes glossary. Checkerboard Library.

Includes bibliographical references (page 31) and index.

Cool tessellations: the tiling of space -- Shape up! get to know your polygons! -- Project 1: making a tessellation -- Three of a kind: regular tessellations -- The great eight: semi-regular tessellations -- Anything goes! non-regular tessellations -- Project 2: tessellating with scissors -- M.C. Escher: the master of tessellations -- Mirror image: the beauty of symmetry -- Project 3: tessellating with tracing paper -- Archimedean solids: another dimension -- Project 4: tessellating in 3-D -- Math terms -- Glossary -- Web sites -- Index.

Introduces readers to the sciences with a twist, cool tessellation activities that offer practical applications.

4.0. 8-12. 3.0-6.0. 550 Lexile. N Fountas and Pinnell Leveled Books.



9781617838262 (lib. bdg.) : 19.95

2013001903


Tessellations (Mathematics)
Mathematical recreations.
Creative activities and seat work.

QA166.8 / .H36 2014

516/.132