- The second activity is to have students create their own tessellation.
- Encourage students to be creative and design a colorful tessellation of their own creation.
- Intelligences- linguistic, logical- mathematical, visual- spatial, bodily- kinesthetic, interpersonal, intraper-
sonal.
III.SpecialNeeds/Modifications
- Write the notes of how to tell if a shape tessellates on the board.
- Provide students with a few visual examples of some tessellations.
- Have them use actual pattern blocks to explore.
IV.AlternativeAssessment
- Grade student tessellations.
- You will be able to tell if the students executed the concept well by looking at their tessellations.
- Be sure to include design and color in your evaluation.
- Also check the edges of the plane- did the students successfully fill- in partial images?
Symmetry
I.SectionObjectives
- Understand the meaning of symmetry.
- Determine all the symmetries for a given plane figure.
- Draw or complete a figure with a given symmetry.
- Identify planes of symmetry for three- dimensional figures.
II.MultipleIntelligences
- To differentiate this lesson, divide the students into groups.
- Ask each group to come up with an example to explain line symmetry, rotational symmetry, point symmetry
and planes of symmetry. - When finished, have each group share their images.
- Then move on to the next part of the activity.
- Ask each group to draw half of an image that has line symmetry, rotational symmetry, point symmetry.
Students can use objects in the room to help them brainstorm which image to draw for each. Students may
use examples from biology as well. - Then they are going to pass their papers to a group near them.
- The next group must finish the drawings according to each description.
- When finished, allow time for sharing.
- Intelligences- linguistic, logical-mathematical, visual- spatial, bodily- kinesthetic, interpersonal, intrapersonal.
III.SpecialNeeds/Modifications
- Two- dimensional
- Line symmetry- left- right symmetry. Divides the figure into two congruent halves. When flipped over the
line of symmetry, it is exactly the same.
- Line symmetry- left- right symmetry. Divides the figure into two congruent halves. When flipped over the
- Rotational symmetry- rotated image looks exactly like it did before the rotation.
Chapter 4. Geometry TE - Differentiated Instruction