

You can find the invention tessellation resource here. I had so much fun creating artistic tessellations with my kids that I created a simple “I” tessellation research project for inventions! A list of 50+ inventions is included that students can research and report on in a fun way. You can also fill in the desired dimensions (in pixels) manually. Just upload the GIF and use your mouse or trackpad to select the part of the image you want to crop/trim. Reflection or Mirror Tessellation Use a Collaborative Tessellation for a Research Project A simple online tool for cropping and slicing animated GIF, WebP, and PNG images.

There are some videos for making rotational and mirror tessellations on YouTube once your students have mastered the simpler translation tessellation:

Tessellations are a fun, hands-on way to explore STEAM, whether you are in art class, math class, or in a STEM or STEAM classroom.
