Tessellation Escher Project

This education project involves students creating tessellation patterns and printing those out as puzzle pieces. Developing math thinking involves looking for patterns. This activity is designed to encourage students to see patterns in the world around them. 3D printing is useful here because students understand concepts by manipulating physical objects through kinesthetic learning.

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The sample files provided here are examples of the kind of puzzles students could create. These puzzles could be shared with other students to further reinforce the concepts of tessellating patterns.

Here are other examples I created: http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1470332

https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2952793

It also creates a nice piece of math art.

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kendel3d created an awesome puzzle frame for this: http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2125154

Print Settings

Printer Brand:

MakerBot

Printer:

Rafts:

No

Supports:

Resolution:

Medium

Infill:

Notes:

Note: there is a set of multiple pieces designed for a rectangular build platform and one for a square arrangement. Select the file that best suits your printer.

Post-Printing

If you want a better fit on this print, sand or file the edges of the fist layer after the print is done (that first layer tends to squish out a bit).

How I Designed This

Design Process

Category: Math