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Article: Create tessellations like M.C. Escher. (Art Workshop).
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- April 1, 2003
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Mary Bussman's fourth- and fifth-grade students at Ohlone Elementary School in Palo Alto, California, really know how to put the pieces together! Inspired by the striking work of M.C. Escher, the students turned math into art as they experimented with colorful shapes and interlocking patterns. In the process, they explored contrast, dimension, illusion, repetition, metamorphosis, and even infinity.
1. Templates are made from a square section of an index card Students cut into the left side of the square and remove a shape. They drag this shape straight across to the right side of the square taping it to the outer edge. They repeat the process with the top and ...