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Peer reviewedGutierrez, Angel – Mathematics in School, 1983
Experiences with tessellations used with a group of preservice elementary teachers are described. Specific illustrations of patterns are included, with details on how these are analyzed. (MNS)
Descriptors: Experiential Learning, Geometric Concepts, Learning Activities, Mathematics Education
Peer reviewedClason, Robert G.; And Others – Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, 1997
Presents three sets of polygons marked so that visually appealing designs emerge when the polygons are assembled into tessellations that cover the plane. Provides ideas for using the different sets of tiles in the classroom and reactions of the students who assembled the patterns. (AIM)
Descriptors: Geometric Constructions, Intermediate Grades, Junior High Schools, Mathematics Instruction
Peer reviewedNevin, Mary Lou; Fennell, Francis, Ed. – Arithmetic Teacher, 1992
The focus of this article is patterns and pattern making using geometric figures. Included are sequentially planned activities for K-8 students that help them first to discover the attributes of various figures and later how to combine these figures into patterns. Finally, this information is applied to real world activities such as quilting and…
Descriptors: Discovery Learning, Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics, Geometric Concepts
