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	The Geometry Junkyard: Tilings URL: http://www.ics.uci.edu/~eppstein/junkyard/tiling.html ODP description: A collection of links.
	Investigating Patterns: Symmetry and Tessellations URL: http://britton.disted.camosun.bc.ca/jbsymteslk.htm ODP description: Links to activities and other resources. Page description: Annotated links to over 150 web sites that illustrate symmetry and tessellations. Organized into 30 learning activities that are correlated to a middle school math text.
	Tessellation Tutorials by Suzanne Alejandre URL: http://mathforum.org/sum95/suzanne/tess.intro.html ODP description: Tutorials and templates for making tessellations using ClarisWorks, the Geometer's Sketchpad, HyperCard, HyperStudio, and straightedge and compass, including step-by-step instructions for classroom activities. Page title: Math Forum: Tessellation Tutorials by Suzanne Alejandre Page description: Tutorials and templates for making tessellations using ClarisWorks, the Geometer's Sketchpad, HyperCard, HyperStudio, and straightedge and compass, including step-by-step instructions for classroom activities.
	Escher Web Sketch URL: http://escher.epfl.ch/escher/ ODP description: Java applet drawing repeated patterns with selected symmetry.
	The Seventeen Wallpaper Groups URL: http://mathmuse.sci.ibaraki.ac.jp/pattrn/PatternE.html ODP description: Examples in traditional Japanese patterns. Page title: Seventeen Kinds of Wallpaper Patterns
	Totally Tessellated URL: http://library.thinkquest.org/16661/ ODP description: An introduction to tessellations explaining the basic underlying mathematics, and with many examples from real life.
	Grotesque Geometry URL: http://www.cromp.com/tess/home.html ODP description: Andrew Crompton's tiling and tessellation images. Page title: crompton tessellations
	TESS URL: http://www.peda.com/tess/ ODP description: Tessellation software. 11 rosette, all 7 frieze and all 17 wallpaper groups included. Page title: Pedagoguery Software: Tess
	Symmetry and Pattern: The Art of Oriental Carpets URL: http://mathforum.org/geometry/rugs/ ODP description: In this online exhibit, the study of symmetry is used to analyze patterns in Oriental carpets. A joint project of The Textile Museum and The Math Forum.
	Wallpaper Groups URL: http://www.clarku.edu/~djoyce/wallpaper/ ODP description: Images and descriptions of the 17 plane symmetry groups.
	The 14 Different Types of Convex Pentagons that Tile the Plane URL: http://www.mathpuzzle.com/tilepent.html ODP description: Graphics and references. Page title: tilepent
	Tessellations: Technology and Culture URL: http://www.geocities.com/williamwchow/javagraf/javagraf.htm ODP description: Examples and Java applets. Page title: Tessellations and Periodic Drawings, Tiling, Wallpaper, JAVA Graphics, Patchwork, Quilt, textile design, katagami, stencils, Lattice Windows, Wood Lattice, multicultural math, puzzle quilts, Islamic pattern, connections, Infinity, fretwork pattern, symmetry, concrete paving, Color Tiles, Regular Division, Arts and Crafts, Celtic design and pattern, Regular Patterns, Two Dimensional Symmetry, Geometry Challenges, Motif, Mathematical Mosaics, Latticework, etched glass, Japanese quilt, Japanese textile design, Pattern design, sashiko, chiyogami, temari, Celtic art, Celtic keys, stencils, jali screen, Celtic maze pattern, Moorish designs, batik, parquet deformation, diaper patterns, architecture of India, Moorish architecture
	Hyperbolic Tessellations URL: http://aleph0.clarku.edu/~djoyce/poincare/poincare.html ODP description: Explanations and graphics.
	Java Kali URL: http://www.geom.uiuc.edu/java/Kali/ ODP description: A program for drawing symmetrical patterns based on any of the 17 wallpaper groups, as well as several frieze and rosette groups. Page title: Java Kali Home Page
	William's Geometric Construction Page URL: http://www.cyffredin.co.uk/ ODP description: Activities to create patterns using simple resources, such as making equilateral triangle from a circle. Suitable for upper primary and lower secondary ages.
	Mike Field URL: http://nothung.math.uh.edu/~mike/ ODP description: University of Houston. Graphics and resources in symmetry and tiling. Page title: Symmetry, Chaos and Field Homepage Page description: computer graphics, symmetric chaos, patterns, symmetry
	Chaos Tiles URL: http://www.mathpuzzle.com/chaotile.html ODP description: This chaotic tiling consists of two equilateral pentagons, with angles (80, 160, 60, 140, 100) and (40, 200, 60, 100, 140). Sets are for sale. Page title: chaotile
	References about Tessellations URL: http://www.geom.uiuc.edu/software/tilings/TilingBibliography.html ODP description: Compiled by Doris Schattschneider, Moravian College. Page title: Doris Schattschneider's Bibliography of Tesselations
	Hans Kuiper URL: http://web.inter.nl.net/hcc/Hans.Kuiper/ ODP description: Hans Kuiper's work. Tessellations and optical art. Also tessellation software with the 17 wallpaper groups. Page title: Computer Art, Inspired by M.C. Escher, Victor Vasarely and Sol LeWitt
	Tessellations with Java URL: http://dimacs.rutgers.edu/~rkrane/tessell.html ODP description: Examples and source code.