Escher Lizard Tesselation and Christmas

Here are some photos of Escher’s Lizard tesselation, which you are going to put together today.

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Notice how the colours change what you see in the finished product?

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And later this week we will be using what we have learnt about tesselations to make some Christmas tesselations.  Have a look at these photos for inspiration.

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Isn’t Maths just so cool?  Look at how much Maths is used in Art, and Engineering, and just about everything in life….!

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