This document provides an overview of tessellation through animated demonstrations and examples. Tessellation is defined as using shapes to cover a flat surface without gaps or overlaps. Only some shapes like triangles, hexagons, and rectangles can tessellate. Regular tessellations use one shape with equal vertex angles, while irregular tessellations mix shapes. Tessellation is used in areas like tiling, packaging, and M.C. Escher artwork which transform shapes through translations, rotations, and reflections.