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Tessellations Around the World © 2014 Tessellations 41 The veins in a dragonfly’s wing define a complex and beautiful tessellation. Tokyo, Japan, Asia Activities and questions: The veins in a dragonfly’s wing de- fine polygonal regions. A portion of the wing of the dragonfly in the photograph was carefully drawn to create the tessellation above. Each tile in this tessellation has between 4 and 7 sides. Count the number of each type of polygon and create a histogram using the axes at right to compare the pre- dominance of the different tiles. Japan is known for its gardens, and this dragonfly was photographed in a garden in Tokyo. What is the name of the Japanese art of grow- ing miniature trees in containers?

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Page 1: Tokyo, - TessellationsTokyo, Japan, Asia Activities and questions: The veins in a dragonfly’s wing de-fine polygonal regions. A portion of the wing of the dragonfly in the photograph

Tessellations Around the World © 2014 Tessellations 41

The veins in a dragonfly’s wing define a complex and beautiful tessellation.

Tokyo,Japan,Asia

Activities and questions:

The veins in a dragonfly’s wing de-fine polygonal regions. A portion of the wing of the dragonfly in the photograph was carefully drawn to create the tessellation above. Each tile in this tessellation has between 4 and 7 sides. Count the number of each type of polygon and create a histogram using the axes at right to compare the pre-dominance of the different tiles.

Japan is known for its gardens, and this dragonfly was photographed in a garden in Tokyo. What is the name of the Japanese art of grow-ing miniature trees in containers?