Exploring Butterfly Wing Patterns

What is a Tessellation? Butterfly Wing Pattern

Instructions

  1. Choose one of three shapes - hexagon, triangle or rectangle.
  2. Use your mouse to click and drag the sides of the shape to create a new shape. *Be sure that no sections overlap.
  3. Click on 'Tessellate' to see how your shape tessellates a plane.

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