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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In the Ocean Standard Pack$19.95 Features three things found in the ocean -- squids, sea turtles, and rays -- in blue, sea green, and purple. Every piece fits every other piece for an ocean of possibilities! Color instructions show over a dozen different tessellations that can be formed with the set. Ages 5 to adult. 90 foam pieces.
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In the Ocean Classroom Pack $44.95 225 foam pieces (enough for 10-15 students). Activity sheets and worksheets accompany the Classroom Pack, covering different types of symmetry found in tessellations, and also characterizing and classifying tessellations using their vertices.
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Birds Metamorphosis Tie in Olive & Rust$39.95 Features a tessellation that transforms from birds to rhombi. In olive and rust.
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Birds Metamorphosis Tie in Blue$39.95 Features a tessellation that transforms from birds to rhombi. In blue and black.
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Day and Night poster$9.95 "Day and Night" is one of Escher's most popular prints. The original is a woodcut in black and gray, executed in 1938. Poster dimensions: 22" x 34".
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Reptiles poster$9.95 "Reptiles" shows a drawing of a reptile tessellation in one of Escher's notebooks turning into a real reptile and then back into a flat drawing. The original is a lithograph executed in 1943. Poster dimensions: 26" x 22".
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Plato's Solids$49.95 The five regular three-dimensional solids, known as the Platonic Solids, can all be constructed at the same time using the nodes and struts in this set. In addition, the duals of each can be embedded within the solid using specially-designed foam pieces. (The dual of a polyhedron is the polyhedron obtained by connecting the midpoint of each face with its nearest neighbors.) Discover why these forms fascinated Plato and his followers! Contains 245 parts. List price: $60. 
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Tessel-gon Stars Classroom Pack$34.95 Contains star polygons with three, four, six, eight, and twelve points, as well as equilateral triangles and squares. Tessel-gon Stars forms a variety of beautiful and fascinating tessellations. Can be used along with Tessel-gons. Ages 5 to adult. 340 nonmagnetic pieces.
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The Puzzle of Pythagoras$3.95 A foam puzzle inspired by the Golden Ratio, which fascinated Pythagoras and his followers. One large pentagon can be rearranged to form different combinations of smaller pentagons. Loaded with fun geometry content! Ages 8 to adult.
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Fish Tessellation T-shirt - Small Yellow$14.95 This light yellow T-shirt features a colorful fish tessellation by Robert Fathauer. 100% cotton, heavyweight T.
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Fish Tessellation T-shirt - Medium Yellow $14.95
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Fish Tessellation T-shirt - Large Yellow $14.95
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Fish Tessellation T-shirt - XL Yellow $14.95
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