Marvelous Moroccan Mosaics: Rotations, Reflections, and Translations

GeoSTEM
Lesson Plan Content
Description: 
In this lesson students will learn about the beauty and craft of Moroccan tile and use zillij patterns and shapes to perform tessellations.
Author: 
Cheryl Wiens
Grade Range: 
8 and High School
Duration: 
1-2 class periods
Lesson Materials
Teacher Instructions: 
application/pdf iconTeacher Instructions
Student Materials: 
application/pdf iconStudent Worksheets, Assessments, and Answer Keys
image/jpeg iconStudent Example
image/jpeg iconStudent Example
application/pdf iconSouthwest Asia/North Africa map (labeled)
application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.presentationml.presentation iconMarvelous Moroccan Mosaics: Patterns in Zillij PowerPoint
Standards
National Geography Standards: 
4: The physical and human characteristics of places
6: How culture and experience influence people's perceptions of places and regions