Below is a pattern which can be created using a pair of compasses and a ruler, and a photograph of an Islamic Star.
Use the interactivity to make this Islamic star and cross design.
Can you produce the following tessellations:
- regular octagons with two different types of triangle?
- irregular hexagons with triangles and squares?
Try creating your own tessellations using this template.
Click on a region of the pattern to change its colour. The colours will cycle between white, green, purple and orange if you keep clicking.
Use the CLEAR button to change everything back to white.