MathXplosion

The Tessell Nation

Watch and be amazed! Mathemagician Eric makes a tessellation using a geometric tile in the shape of his head! The Educational Gist: This episode is about tessellations or tilings (created when a shape is repeated over and over again covering a plane without any gaps or overlaps), and transformational geometry (e.g. slides, flips and turns), which provide visually rich designs to explore geometry, patterning, spatial sense/relationships, and the integration of mathematics with the visual arts.