Tessellation Creator Creating Tiling Patterns using Regular Polygons

A tessellation is a repeating pattern of polygons that covers a plane with no gaps or overlaps. Using this tool, explore the shapes and combinations of shapes that can tessellate. What kind of tessellations can you make out of regular polygons?

Popcorn Anyone? Developing Number Skills by Playing a Game

Shape, dimension, volume, and formula. Discover the relationship among these concepts in a hands-on activity. By creating different popcorn containers from a single sheet of paper, students can answer the question: Which holds more? The results are surprising to many students.

Challenge others. Challenge yourself.^TM

Sign up for fun at Calculation Nation! Free registration gets you access to the beta version of this online gaming site from Illuminations. Challenge others in math strategy games, and see how you rank.

Bright Ideas Newsletter

Cindy Stofferahn of Sturgis Elementary School bases her entire third-grade curriculum on Illuminations lessons. Cindy was featured in the premiere issue of Bright Ideas, the new Illuminations e-newsletter. Read Cindy’s success story, and sign up to receive future issues of Bright Ideas.

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