This weeks picture of the week is a Tessellation. Tessellations created when a shape is repeated over and over again covering a plane without any gaps or overlaps. Another word for a tessellation is a tilling.
-Clarence
Thursday, January 14, 2010
Butterflies feed on nectar from flowers. They migrate over long distances. They have four wings with tiny scales.
-Clarence
Butterflies have a line of symmetry and they are all different.
- Clarence
Each butterfly has something different on them. They are like snowflakes.
Some examples of some butterlfies are the Painted Lady Butterlfy, Peacock Butterfly, Karner Blue Butterfly, and the Southern Dogface Butterfly. Butterflies can see red, green, and yellow. Butterflies range in size from 1/8 inch to almost 12 inches. There are about 24,000 species of butterflies. The top butterfly flight speed is 12 miles per hour. Examples:
This weeks picture is butterflies!!! One reason why butterflies have to do with math is because they have a line of symmetry. The scientific name of a butterfly is Lepidoptera. Antarctica is the only continent on which no Lepidoptera have been found. The Goliath Birdwing Butterfly, American Snout Butterlfy, and Blue Morpho Butterfly are some different types of butterflies. Examples: