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Frieze Patterns: Mathematics and the Liberal Arts
Provides a listing of books that are useful in research on this topic.
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: Why Are Fish Fish Shaped?
Lauren Sallan explains why certain fish features are so common, and what it reveals about fish.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Origami Geometry
Origami (ori-folding, kami-paper) is the traditional Japanese art of folding paper. Young scholars will discover relationships between shapes as they are actively engaged in this hands on geometry lesson to learn basic geometric shapes,...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Who's Line Is It Anyway?
In this lesson learners will learn about line of symmetry in real life objects. An interactive web lesson is used to engage students and give a multitude of real life examples with some interactive practice. The lesson also includes an...
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Attributes of Shapes
Students will identify the attributes of shapes and use those attributes to draw and describe shapes. This lesson contains a detailed plan, pictures of student work, and videos of the lesson in action.
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Measurement and Symmetry
Second graders use a variety of measurement tools to measure both small and larger distances.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Symmetry of 2 D Shapes
Analyze various shapes according to their reflective and rotational symmetries.
Cuemath
Cuemath: Symmetry
Introduces the concept of symmetry by learning the definition, types, lines of symmetry, and point of symmetry. Check-out the solved examples for better understanding and try your hand at solving a few interactive questions at the end of...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Math + Arts: Symmetry, Reflective Drawing, and Totem Poles
In this activity, students will create a colored pencil drawing utilizing symmetry and forms characteristic of Northwest Coast art and write a critique of their work. Media resources and teacher materials are included.
ArtsNow
Arts Now Learning: A Perfect Sacred Sphere [Pdf]
In this lesson, 4th graders will explore protractors, rulers, balance both radial, and symmetrical, and concepts of angle measurements as they create their own mandalas.
E-learning for Kids
E Learning for Kids: Math: Tea Store: 3 D Space
Can you help Leela find objects of different 3D shapes in her parents' tea store?
E-learning for Kids
E Learning for Kids: Math: Castle in the Clouds: Space: 2 D Shapes and Symmetry
Students will explore symmetry through a variety of learning games.
E-learning for Kids
E Learning for Kids: Math: Dinosaurs: Symmetry and Estimation: Mass and Symmetry
Students play learning games to explore mass and symmetry.
E-learning for Kids
E Learning for Kids: Math: Singing Angels: Symmetry
Use these interactive activities to explore symmetry.
E-learning for Kids
E Learning for Kids: Math: African Village: 2 D Space and Capacity
Visit this African village and learn about symmetry and parts of 2D shapes. Users can first watch a video that helps with the concepts of finding a vertex and a line of symmetry. They can then practice their knowledge on four activities...
E-learning for Kids
E Learning for Kids: Math: Riksjas, Toek Toek: 2 D Space: Symmetry
Students will play interactive games and explore symmetry.
E-learning for Kids
E Learning for Kids: Math: Tea Store: 3 D Shapes and Symmetry
In this tea store, the boxes all have different shapes! What do you know about shapes?
Dartmouth College
Dartmouth College: Pattern Lessons
Students read about examples of symmetry and patterns in alters and the mandala.
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Nctm: Figure This: A Shard or Two
Archaeologists have just uncovered an ancient plate. They need your help to determine the original size of the plate. Try this challenge where you use concepts of symmetry and estimation to uncover the solution. An activity from the NCTM...
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
The Math Forum: Multicultural Math Fair: Sonya's Symmetry
Straightforward lesson designed to introduce students to symmetry and reflection using MIRA mirrors. Includes two worksheets--instructions and activities are available in English and Spanish.
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
The Math Forum: Multicultural Math Fair: Navajo Burntwater Designs
Simple lesson designed to help students learn the geometric concepts of translation, reflection, and symmetry by creating Navajo weaving patterns. Includes templates and instructions and is available in English and Spanish....
University of Regina (Canada)
University of Regina: Math Central: Symmetry and Translations
This University of Regina site gives some history and definitions about translations and symmetry.
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
The Math Forum: Rotational Symmetry
This is a good site for elementary teachers to help educate students about symmetry by using pattern blocks. This link has multiple activities that the instructor could use including technological and standard activities.
University of Illinois
University of Illinois Urbana Champaign: Chickscope Eggmath: The Shape of an Egg
An interactive page offering a view of a rotating egg, information on rotational symmetry, and definitions of related topics.