National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Nctm: Illuminations: Mirror Tool
This interactive tool helps student visualize symmetry. The exploration provided by the site helps students explore reflective symmetry. [Requires Java.]
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Geometry: Lines of Symmetry
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Understanding symmetry and identifying lines of symmetry
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Geometry: Lines of Symmetry
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Distinguish between line symmetry and rotational symmetry
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Biology: Invertebrate Evolution
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] An overview of the major events in invertebrate evolution.
Other
National Research Council: Elementary Particle Physics
The Committee on Elementary-Particle Physics, part of the U.S. National Research Council, presents this massive report on particle physics. It's a definitive document. Surprisingly readable, totally detailed. Start with the Table of...
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Perching Parrot
Students explore the concepts of center of mass and static equilibrium by seeing how non-symmetrical objects balance. Using a paper cut-out shape of a parrot sitting on a wire coat hanger, they learn that their parrot exists in stable...
Varsity Tutors
Varsity Tutors: Hotmath: Practice Problems: Circular Functions, Periodicity and Symmetry
Eighteen problems offer practice working with circular functions, periodicity and symmetry. They are given with each step to the solution cleverly revealed one at a time. You can work each step of the problem then click the "View...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Elem Math: Determining Whether Given Shapes Are Rotationally Symmetrical
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Students watch a video to determine if given shapes have rotational symmetry and then take an assessment to test their skills.
Other
The Disgustoscope
This is a resource to teach optics, while building a modified kaleidoscope that will provide 3-dimensional images.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Geometry: Lines of Symmetry
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Identify line, bilateral, and rotational symmetry.
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: Quilts
Copy a quilt block made of 16 squares. Each block will have one of the four symmetry types: H, M, B, or S and you choose which you think it is.
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: Learning Math: Symmetry
This presentation provides a tutorial on symmetry. In the tutorial, you will do the following: learn about geometric symmetry, explore line or reflection symmetry, explore rotation symmetry, and explore translation symmetry and frieze...
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
The Math Forum: Building Shapes
Based on building a hexagon, this activity from the Math Forum collection focuses on using different combinations of pattern blocks to create a hexagon. An online activity, pencil and paper method, literature connections, and a...
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
The Math Forum: Line Symmetry
This site from The Math Forum is a great site if you are looking for activities to engage your students in learning about line symmetry. Peruse this collection of activities for one or two or four that would be right for your students....
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
The Math Forum: Putt Putt Golf in the Math Classroom
Putt-Putt golf can be a great tool in helping students understand angles and their reflections. Here a teacher demonstrates the "Course," set up in his classroom to assist in explaining to students how to use geometry and angles in...
Oswego City School District
Regents Exam Prep Center: Intuitive Notion of Line Symmetry and Plane Symmetry
Definitions are provided line of symmetry, line symmetry, and plane symmetry, and several nice examples are provided that illustrate these definitions.
Oswego City School District
Regents Exam Prep Center: Intuitive Symmetry: Point, Line, Plane, Rotational
Investigate the concept of symmetry at this test prep site. See detailed definitions and picture examples, answer the questions in the interactive practice pages, and do the classroom activity where learners use a digital camera to...
Oswego City School District
Regents Exam Prep Center: Working With Point Symmetry
Fun graphics and realistic problems in point symmetry for students to solve and check.
Oswego City School District
Regents Exam Prep Center: Photo Activity for Symmetry
This activity has instructions for making symmetrical portraits of the human face using a digital photograph. It's an activity students of all ages would enjoy.
National Institute of Educational Technologies and Teacher Training (Spain)
Ministerio De Educacion: Corta en Dos
Try to find the line of symmetry of these 8 figures. If you find it the two figures should coincide.
Purple Math
Purplemath: Symmetry About an Axis
Explains symmetry about a line, using animations to illustrate the "rotation" or "reflection" involved in this type of symmetry.
Cool Math
Coolmath: Coolmath4kids: Tessellations
Tessellations are explained and described at this website. Three basic rules are given for creating tessellations.