📐 Part 1: Understanding Transformations

1. What is a tessellation?

A pattern with gaps between shapes

A pattern where shapes fit together without gaps or overlaps

A single shape drawn many times

2. Which transformation slides a shape without turning or flipping it?

Reflection

Rotation

Translation

3. A reflection is like using a _____________ to flip a shape.

Answer: _________________

4. Which properties stay the same when you perform any transformation on a shape? (Select all that apply)

Size

Shape

Position

Orientation

5. Complete the sentence: When you rotate a hexagon 120° around a vertex, you are turning it _____ of a full circle.

1/2

1/3

1/4

🎨 Part 2: Pattern Analysis

6. Look at your tessellation pattern from today's activity. Which shape did you use?

Triangle

Rectangle

Hexagon

7. Describe the transformations you used to create your tessellation pattern. Use the words translation, reflection, and rotation in your answer.

8. Explain how a translation is different from a rotation.

9. If you wanted to create a tessellation using only reflections, what would you need to be careful about?

✏️ Part 3: Design Challenge

10. In the space below, sketch a simple tessellation pattern using triangles. Show at least one translation and one rotation. Label your transformations.

11. Describe one place where you might see tessellation patterns in real life.

Example: _________________________________________________

12. Reflection Question: What was the most challenging part about creating tessellation patterns today? What did you learn about transformations?