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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Tilings with Multiple Symmetries

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students explore how some tilings can display rotational and/or reflection symmetry in addition to translational symmetry. Students demonstrate how these tilings can be generated using either one of the symmetry concepts and Zome System...
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Interactive
Government of Alberta

Learn Alberta: Math Interactives: Exploring Tessellations and Transformations

For Students 6th - 8th
Investigate tessellations using this interactive Learn Alberta math resource. Students will explore transformations, namely line symmetry, rotation symmetry, and translation occurring within a tessellated pattern. Be sure to follow the...
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Unit Plan
Other

Symmetry in Architecture

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides real world examples of symmetry in architecture, including pictures of each kind of symmetry, examples, acknowledgements, and a bibliography.
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Handout
Other

Xah Lee: Some Theorems on Rotation and Translation

For Students 11th - 12th Standards
This site is for the purpose of using proofs for geometry. It helps by giving some useful theorems.
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Lesson Plan
Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: Learning Math: Symmetry

For Teachers 9th - 10th
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...
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eBook
Mathigon

Mathigon: Geometry: Symmetry Groups and Wallpapers

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson focuses on wallpaper groups. While there are infinitely many possible patterns, they all have one of just 17 different symmetry groups. These are called the Wallpaper Groups. Every wallpaper group is defined by a combination...