6th Grade Math Textbook, Progress

Draw these polygons on dot paper. Try to make a

tessellation using each polygon.

regular regular regular

pentagon hexagon heptagon octagon

5. Which of the polygons above could not be used
   for a tessellation?

Use each figure to create a tessellation on dot paper.

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7. If all triangles tessellate, do all
   quadrilaterals tessellate?


8. Create your own tessellation by
   using a combination of polygons.

11.Can you tessellate a plane using

a combination of squares and

equilateral triangles? Explain.

A

B

E GH

F

C D

Planes can be parallel, intersecting, or perpendicular.

13. Which pairs of planes shown above are parallel? intersecting? perpendicular?


14. How do you describe parallel planes? intersecting planes?

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