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Lines of Symmetry
In this lines of symmetry instructional activity, students check either yes or no to determine whether 3 pictures have rotational symmetry or not. A reference web site is given for additional activities.
CK-12 Foundation
Even and Odd Functions and Function Symmetry: Even and Odd Functions (Symmetry)
Even money states that the resource is good to use. Scholars manipulate an interactive to adjust the portion of a graph to the left of the y-axis. The interactive allows them to switch between even and odd modes that show the right side...
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Symmetry All Around
Learners explore geometry by creating a quilt square. For this symmetry lesson, students identify a list of items, designs, insects and animals which have either rotational or line symmetry. Learners investigate symmetrical designs on...
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Geometry Exam
In this reflections and symmetry worksheet, students draw lines of symmetry in shapes and patterns and reflect letters over lines in graphs. Students complete 20 problems.
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Symmetries of a Quadrilateral II
Learners investigate the symmetries of a convex quadrilateral in a collaborative activity. Rigid motion and complements are explored as learners analyze different cases of reflections across a line.
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Rotational Symmetry
In this math worksheet, students examine the shapes given in two dimensions. They determine which ones are symmetrical to each other.
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Perfectly Puzzling Pentominoes
Second graders utilize manipulatives (pentominoes) to demonstrate knowledge of: lines of symmetry, slides, reflections (flips), rotations (turns), area, and perimeter. This lesson gives students a meaningful way to practice these...
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Symmetry
Students identify the different symmetry in polygons. In this geometry lesson, students identify line, rotational and point symmetry in different objects. They find the symmetry with 90% accuracy.
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Transformations in the Coordinate Plane
Your learners connect the new concepts of transformations in the coordinate plane to their previous knowledge using the solid vocabulary development in this unit. Like a foreign language, mathematics has its own set of vocabulary terms...
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Polynominoes
In this polynominoes activity, 10th graders solve 9 different problems relating to various types of polynominoes, such as triominoes and tetrominoes. First, they determine how many different types of triominoes they can locate and draw...
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Turn Symmetry
Fourth graders observe geometric patterns to determine if they show rotational or point symmetry. They participate in the a demonstration lesson with a triangle. They create their own designs that show rotational or point symmetry.
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Everything You Wanted to Know About Symmetry
Second graders, in groups, rotate through four workstations that reinforce the concept of symmetry. They spend about fifteen minutes at each workstation.
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Translations, Reflections, and Rotations
High schoolers are introduced to the concepts of translation, reflection, and rotation. They practice translating, reflecting, and rotating two-dimensional objects on the coordinate plane. students use computers to learn about the three...
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Tessellations: Geometry and Symmetry
Students examine tesselllations and their geometric properties. They have a better knowledge of polygons, can identify types of symmetry in tessellations. Also students use visulization, spatial reasoning, and geometric modeling to...
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Science and Math Lab (Students Look at Symmetry in Nature)
Students study patterns. In this symmetry in nature lesson, students examine objects to determine what type of symmetry they have. They work in small groups to rotate through stations that have objects for them to study.
School Mathematics Project
Resource Sheets
This extensive and far-reaching collection of worksheets puts a new twist on many basic concepts. Learners use multiplication to trace a path from one point to another, tile a plane by converting between improper and proper fractions,...
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Let the Light Shine Through!
Students display knowledge of line of symmetry by designing a geometric stained glass window pattern.
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Symmetry: Theory, Reality and Art!
Students explore the concept of geometric symmetry. In this geometric symmetry lesson, students walk around their school and take pictures of objects that demonstrate symmetry. Students use Microsoft Paint to draw the lines of symmetry...
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Reflections and Equilateral Triangles II
Given the lines of symmetry in an equilateral triangle, your learners find where the pre-image vertices are mapped onto the new image. They explore the properties of equilateral triangles, the impact of reflections, and the idea that the...
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Triangles
In this math worksheet, learners answer 3 questions about an equilateral triangle. Students then answer 3 questions about isosceles triangles. Learners then calculate missing angles on isosceles triangles.
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Angles, Symmetry, and Quadrilaterals in Four Exercise Sets
For this angles worksheet, students calculate the size of angles, draw lines of symmetry, and form quadrilaterals in four exercise sets. The solutions are provided.
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Symmetry of Flags
Students explore, examine and study the symmetry of the flags of individual countries in the EU. They identify and describe the reflection and rotation symmetries of two-dimensional shapes and assess how symmetry changes with respect to...
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Symmetry of Flag
In this symmetry of flags activity activity, students examine the symmetry of the flags of the nations of the European Union.
Willow Tree
Transformations
How does something go from here to there? Describe it with a transformation. Young mathematicians learn how to translate, reflect, rotate, and dilate an image.