Shodor Education Foundation
Shodor Interactivate: Tessellate!
This creative applet allows you to tessellate variations you create starting with either a triangle, rectangle or hexagon. Directions are only a click away.
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
The Math Forum: Regular Tessellations
This site contains a lesson plan on tessellations. There is a link to the NCTM standards that fit this lesson and a link to an applet that is useful to both teacher and student.
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
The Math Forum: What Is a Tessellation?
The Math Forum defines and illustrates geometric tessellation.
Other
Porcelai Nia: Tessela
Tessellated geometric patterns in art are discussed and illustrated in this resource.
Math Cats
Math Cats: Visit Tessellation Town on Tile Island!
Go to Tessellation Town on Tile Island and create a variety of tessellations.
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Nctm: Figure This: Envelopes
Explore tessellations with real world applications in this activity from the NCTM Math Challenges for Families series. Figure out what shape you would use to create a legal envelope from a single sheet of paper. Then discover how...