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A Transformation and Tessellation Unit

 

Students completed a Portfolio of Work Completed On Transformations and Tessellations

Students submitted a portfolio of what they have learned from their study of transformations and tessellations.

This portfolio will contained:

a.         All completed activities on transformations and tessellations.

b.         3 Escher-type tessellations, colorfully illustrated on 9x1 2 inch oaktag.

c.         A 4-5 page summary explicitly describing what they learned about

1)    Transformations: translation, rotations, and reflections

2)    Similarities or relationships of translations, rotations, and reflection transformations

3)     Effect of transformations on order of points on an object

4)     Symmetries of polygons

5)     Tessellation of regular and non-regular polygons

d.     The material in their portfolio was carefully organized and bounded. All portfolios were due on ________________ during their class period.

e.     Value of Portfolio: 1 unit test, 2 quizzes, and 8 homework assignments.

f.      Evaluation of project

 

Activities will be graded on a scale of 0-3

 

0- activity not completed

1 - activity shows incomplete understanding of concept

2- activity shows good understanding of concept

3- activity show exceptional understanding of concept

 

Summary will be graded on a scale of 0-4

 

0 - summary not completed

1 - summary shows incomplete understanding of concepts

2- summary shows good understanding of concepts

3- summary show exceptional understanding of concepts

 

Each Escher-type tessellations will be graded on a scale of 0-4

 

0 - tessellation not completed

1 - tessellation shows incomplete understanding of concept

2- tessellation shows good understanding of concept

3- tessellation show exceptional understanding of concept

Assignment

Student Sample