Crafts with translational symmetry
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Craft instructions:
Frieze patterns are created from simple patterns and the application of translational symmetry rules.
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Last update:
2015-09-21
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Description:
The instructions suggest making potato stamps. The students can use them to easily make their own frieze patterns at the kitchen table. (A stamp set can also be used as an alternative.) Another variant is to work with transparent paper and a simple traced pattern.
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Learning resource type:
Experiment
Subjects:
Mathematics
Grade levels:
Grade 1 to 4
School types:
Elementary school
Keywords:
Geometric figure; Geometry
Bibliography:
Siemens Stiftung Media Portal
Author:
MediaHouse GmbH
Rights holder:
© Siemens Stiftung 2015