It will explain the basic mathematics underlying tessellations, as well as allow you to browse through many examples of tessellations in real life. M. C. Escher and his well-known tessellations are also covered in this site. 9 - 12 Polyhedra in the Classroom Originally developed to support Unit 14 of Glencoe's Interactive Mathematics , these activities have been designed so that students can take extra time on specific mathematical ideas. This unit works well if the class has access to computers with Internet access. The goals of Project Interactivate are the creation, collection, evaluation, and dissemination of java-based courseware for middle school mathematics explorations.
All applets are visual and animation-oriented.
Moving figures on the screen help students to grasp the meaning of mathematical ideas intuitively. A selection of java applets to support geometry. 9 -12 Interactive Mathematics Miscellany and Puzzles Learning starts from wondering, and one purpose of this site is to serve as a resource for things, simple but curious, related to Mathematics. Items are not intentionally classify topics according to their simplicity. There must be an element of discovery involved to enhance a learning experience.