1. Geometry and Patterning
with Mary and Melody
In this program you will see some pink smiley faces. When
you see one you should take off your headset and work with
your partner on your worksheet. Each page will have one
or more buttons like the blue arrow to the right. These
buttons will take you to other pages that will teach you
about Geometry!

2. Shapes and Patterns Some shapes that we know:
Circle
Square
Triangle
Diamond
Oval
Rectangle
All of these shapes and many more can be used to form patterns.
Take a minute to talk to your partner about what a
pattern looks like and how they are made.

3. - A pattern is a series of objects that are repeated in the same way.
Here are examples of patterns:
Can you see the pattern below?
Find the patterns with your partner.
Then draw the next five shapes for each.

4. Complete this Pattern circle rectangle triangle
Choose the next shape by clicking on a dark blue button.
circle
rectangle
triangle

5. Go back and re-read the question. There is a better choice.
Try again

6. Great Job!
Keep Going

7. Complete this Pattern circle diamond square
Choose the next shape by clicking on a dark blue button.
circle
diamond
square

9. Go back and re-read the question. There is a better choice.
Try again

10. Great Job!
Let’s look at
something else.

11. Patterns are all around us!
There are so many things that can be made into patterns.
Talk with your partner and think of at least five unusual
things that you can use to create patterns.
TO READ OUR IDEAS
CLICK HERE
Patterns can also fill large spaces, they do not have to be in a straight line!

12. Melody's Ideas Mary's Ideas Crayons Shoes Candy Words Balls Numbers
People
Stuffed Animals
Keys
Houses

13. Geometry and Patterning Terms
SLIDE
TURN
FLIP
SYMMETRY
I’m done learning
these terms!

14. SLIDE Watch the car slide across the screen! Why is this a slide?
original car
Why is this a slide?
In this case the car has moved forward. It has
stayed the same size and shape and also faces
the same direction as the original car.
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15. Tessellations in Art
Some artists tessellate complex objects in their artwork!
Artists tessellate objects like
this butterfly by using the slides,
turns and flips that you learned
about earlier. The butterfly in
this picture is also symmetrical!
Now that you know all about this
cool word, tessellation, you should
ask Mrs. Ferrington to add it to
your word board. We hope you had as much fun as we did learning about Geometry!

16. FLIP Watch the tree flip! Why is this a flip?
original tree
FLIP
Watch the tree flip!
Why is this a flip?
The tree is flipped from top to
bottom. Each new tree is the same size
and shape as the original.
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17. All of the shapes that we used earlier for patterns have symmetry!
Why do they have symmetry?
These shapes are symmetrical because you
can draw a line that will split the shape into
two parts that are exactly the same.
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18. similar to turns in math!
More on Turns
Things that we turn are
similar to turns in math!
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19. More on Slides
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20. Symmetry in Nature
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21. When we look at honeycomb close up
we can see a natural tessellation!

22. -There are so many things that are symmetrical about our bodies!
Look at your neighbor. You may not know it,
but their body has symmetry and so does yours.
More on Symmetry
Mary and Melody have symmetry.
We both have:
2 eyes, 2 ears, 2 arms, 2 legs and 2 feet
-There are so many things that are symmetrical about our bodies!
Where is the imaginary line that divides your body into two parts?
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Mary
Melody

23. More on Tessellations On your worksheet you will see many objects.
Put an X through the objects that you and your
partner feel cannot be tessellated.
brick
carpet
sidewalk
These are pictures of tessellations
that we found at our school. You
might want to look for tessellations
in your classroom or at home.
One last thing
about tessellations!

24. Click here to see a tessellation
More on Tessellations
Look at some more shapes
that can be tessellated!
Some of them have been tessellated
on the page. All of the shapes can
be tessellated because they fit together
without any gaps!
Click here to see a tessellation
found in nature!

25. Tessellation Tessellation Has no gaps and it has no end. Tessellation!
It is a fun word to say…
Tessellation!
Math and art
come together and play.
What I see
is up to me!
Tessellation!
Help me think of things
it can be.

26. Why is this a Tessellation?
This is a tessellation because the
triangle is repeated over and over
filling the space without any gaps.
Many objects can be tessellated.
All it takes is many of one object
that fit together like a puzzle.
A circle cannot be used for a
tessellation because when you fit
them together there are many gaps.

27. TURN
original light bulb
Click the mouse and watch the light bulb turn. You will have to click four times to see the light bulb turn all the way back to where it started.
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28. TURN
original light bulb
Click the mouse and watch the light bulb turn. You will have to click four times to see the light bulb turn all the way back to where it started.
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29. TURN
original light bulb
Click the mouse and watch the light bulb turn. You will have to click four times to see the light bulb turn all the way back to where it started.
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30. TURN
original light bulb
Click the mouse and watch the light bulb turn. You will have to click four times to see the light bulb turn all the way back to where it started.
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31. TURN
original light bulb
Click the mouse and watch the light bulb turn. You will have to click four times to see the light bulb turn all the way back to where it started.
Why is this a turn?
In this case the light bulb has stayed the same size and shape as the original bulb. However with every click the bulb changes direction .
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32. More on Flips ORIGINAL SHAPE Click the mouse to
top
Click the mouse to
see this shape after it
has been flipped
bottom
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33. to read the explanation
More on Flips
NEW SHAPE
top
Now click the mouse
to read the explanation
of this flip.
bottom
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34. More on Flips ORIGINAL SHAPE Why is this a flip? NEW SHAPE
This is a flip because the
pink moon has been flipped
across an imaginary line and
the new red moon is upside
down!
NEW SHAPE
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