Delta-K,  Feature Articles,  Volume 36, Issue 2

Tiling Pattern Possibilities: A Geometric Classroom Activity

Journal of the Mathematics Council of the Alberta Teachers’ Association

Volume 36 Issue 2, June 1999

61 – 62

Tiling Pattern Possibilities: A Geometric Classroom Activity

Bonnie H. Litwiller and David R. Duncan

The NCTM curriculum standards call for integrating geometry at all levels of the curriculum. Teachers are always looking for interesting settings which can be used to aid in this integration. We shall present a situation involving floor tiles.