Lets try an activity using translation vectors to
form a tessellation.
Use the following
parallelogram and the Geometer’s Sketchpad to work through the
activity. If you don’t have the Geometer’s Sketchpad use the third link to
try a tessellation activity on Microsoft
Paint
Sketchpad Activity
Use the window bars at the
bottom of the screen to switch back and forth between the instructions
and Geometer’s Sketchpad.