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UFT Math Committee’s Tessellation in Quilts and Stained Glass workshop

A busy group of math teachers spent the afternoon of March 25 cutting, measuring, designing and constructing quilt block patterns as part of a hands-on workshop exploring how tessellation in quilts and stained glass can be used in math classes at all grade levels.
Stephanie Kollar (third from left), retired art teacher and creator of the quilt
Stephanie Kollar (third from left), retired art teacher and creator of the quilt, explains how each block represents a clue showing slaves how to escape to freedom.
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Alfred Manford of the Academy of Young Writers HS and Mercedes Mera of PS 10 in
Alfred Manford of the Academy of Young Writers HS and Mercedes Mera of PS 10 in the Bronx cut and paste to create a tessellation.
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Mercedes Mera of PS 10 in the Bronx carefully arranges the pieces into a wagon w
Mercedes Mera of PS 10 in the Bronx carefully arranges the pieces into a wagon wheel design.
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Connie Farruggio-Heckler of PS 71 in Ridgewood, Queens, cuts out a wallpaper sam
Connie Farruggio-Heckler of PS 71 in Ridgewood, Queens, cuts out a wallpaper sample to create her own pattern.
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Nicholas Weber of the HS for Health Professions and Human Services in Manhattan
Nicholas Weber of the HS for Health Professions and Human Services in Manhattan arranges a bear-claw block.
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Stephanie Kollar (third from left), retired art teacher and creator of the quilt
Stephanie Kollar (third from left), retired art teacher and creator of the quilt, explains how each block represents a clue showing slaves how to escape to freedom.
Miller Photography
Alfred Manford of the Academy of Young Writers HS and Mercedes Mera of PS 10 in
Alfred Manford of the Academy of Young Writers HS and Mercedes Mera of PS 10 in the Bronx cut and paste to create a tessellation.
Miller Photography
Mercedes Mera of PS 10 in the Bronx carefully arranges the pieces into a wagon w
Mercedes Mera of PS 10 in the Bronx carefully arranges the pieces into a wagon wheel design.
Miller Photography
Connie Farruggio-Heckler of PS 71 in Ridgewood, Queens, cuts out a wallpaper sam
Connie Farruggio-Heckler of PS 71 in Ridgewood, Queens, cuts out a wallpaper sample to create her own pattern.
Miller Photography
Nicholas Weber of the HS for Health Professions and Human Services in Manhattan
Nicholas Weber of the HS for Health Professions and Human Services in Manhattan arranges a bear-claw block.
Miller Photography
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