Behind the Beehive - The Code - Episode 2 - BBC Two

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In episode two of The Code, Marcus du Sautoy explains why bees choose to use a hexagon to build their honeycomb structure rather than a triangle or a square.

5 May 2013 Edit: 9 January 2023

Topics:
Space and Geometry, 2D Shape, Tessellations
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Interesting, Publisher, BBC, Marcus du Sautoy, Stimulus, Video, YouTube
The Australian Curriculum
Measurement and Geometry, Location and transformation, ACMMG114 Year 5 Describe translations, reflections and rotations of two-dimensional shapes. Identify
The Australian Curriculum Version 9.0 New
Year 5, Space Year 5, AC9M5SP03 describe and perform translations, reflections and rotations of shapes, using dynamic geom
NSW Mathematics K-10 Syllabus
Measurement and Geometry, MA3-15MG Two-Dimensional Space
NSW Curriculum New
Measurement and space, Two-dimensional spatial structure, MA3-2DS Two-dimensional spatial structure, MA3-2DS-01 Two-dimensional spatial structure

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