Exploring Butterfly Wing Patterns
What is a Tessellation?
Butterfly Wing Pattern
Instructions
Choose one of three shapes - hexagon, triangle or rectangle.
Use your mouse to click and drag the sides of the shape to create a new shape. *Be sure that no sections overlap.
Click on 'Tessellate' to see how your shape tessellates a plane.
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