LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 1. Examinetessellatingpatternsaround

thepalace.2. Considerwhichshapestessellate.3. Designatessellatingpatternto

decoratethefloorofHenry’snewpalace.

RESOURCES: 1. PowerPoint“Findthetessellatingpattern”2. Worksheet“Dotheytessellate?”3. Worksheets“Shapeswithmarksforthe

linesofsymmetry”4. PowerPoint“Shapeswithmarksforthe

linesofsymmetry”

VOCABULARY:Hexagon,kite,pattern,tessellating

ACTIVITY:Explaintheconceptoftessellatingshapes.Looktogetheratslides1-4ofthePowerPoint.Howmanytessellatingpatternscanthechildrenspot?

Givegroupsofchildrenoneshapefromtheworksheet“Dotheytessellate?”Childrenhypothesiseastowhethertheshapewilltessellate.Recordtheirhypotheses.Nowgivesufficientshapesforthemtotestouttheirhypothesis.Weretheycorrect?(Seeexamplestoillustratethisactivity.)

Eachgroupofchildrenteachestheothergroupswhattheyhavelearntabouttheirshape.Theydiscusstheirhypothesis-whytheythoughttheywould/wouldnottessellateandwhethertheywerecorrect.

ChildrenaregoingtodesignatessellatingpatterntodecoratethefloorofHenryVIII’spalace.Explainhoweverytilehastohavethesamepatternand,inorderforthepatterntofittogether,weneedtomarkwherethelinesofsymmetrymeettheedges.LooktogetheratthePowerPoint“Shapeswithmarksforthelinesofsymmetry”toexplain.Explainthatthesimplerdesignsareprobablygoingtobemoreeffective.Trynottohavetoomanylinescrossingeachother.

Childrenchooseashapefortheirtile,(hexagon,triangleorsquare)andexperimentwithdifferentdesigns–justinpencillinesatthisstage.

Oncethechildrenarehappywiththeirdesign,theyshouldduplicatethatdesignandcolourinoneoftheirtiles.

QUESTIONS TO DEVELOP THINKING:WhatcolourswouldhavebeenusedtodecoratetilesinHenryVIII’spalace?

Lesson 4: Exploring tesselationMaths through Hampton Court Palace

Hampton Court Palace and St John the Baptist Church of England Junior School

Worksheet

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Do they tessellate?

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Lola'stessellation

Leo'stessellation

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Shapes with marks for the lines of symmetry

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Shapes with marks for the lines of symmetry

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Shapes with marks for the lines of symmetry