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Facial Symmetry

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Learners study facial symmetry. They explore lines of symmetry, and create illustrations with multiple lines of symmetry.
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Symmetry - English Learners 17.4

For Students 4th - 6th
Upper graders solve four multiple choice problems where they determine if figures are symmetric and determine lines of symmetry.
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Countdown Challenge: Live Symmetry in Regular & Irregular Polygons

For Students 7th - 8th
In this symmetry activity, learners identify lines of symmetry in given polygons. They discover the correlation between the number of sides and the number of lines of symmetry. Students determine the lines of symmetry in irregular...
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Illustrative Mathematics

Lines of Symmetry for Triangles

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
What can symmetry tell us about triangles? After looking at four examples, learners will come to realize that lines of symmetry are different for equilateral, isosceles, and scalene triangles. Use this guided practice activity as an...
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Countdown Challenge Symmetry

For Students 6th - 8th
In this symmetry worksheet, students identify the lines of symmetry in given polygons. They match the number of lines of symmetry to the correct figure. This one-page worksheet contains seven problems.
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Polygons

For Students 8th - 10th
This resource provides 5 different worksheets on the topic of polygons and symmetry. These worksheets cover rotational symmetry, lines of symmetry, symmetry of regular polygons, special quadiralaterals, and polygon transformation. The...
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Symmetry

For Students 3rd - 4th Standards
Is this the line of symmetry? Scholars analyze 12 images to determine whether or not the dotted line in each reflects symmetry. There are three examples for them to reference before they start, so consider reviewing these together before...
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Using Symmetry to Create Corporate Logos

For Teachers 4th - 8th Standards
Young mathematicians investigate the use of symmetry in graphic design. After first learning about reflection, translational, and rotational symmetry, children use this new knowledge to identify symmetry in letters of the alphabet and...
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Symmetry

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
A very clever marriage of social studies and math is offered in this presentation. Young mathematicians look at slides of a variety of flags of the world and try to find the line of symmetry in each. A clever way to practice symmetry!
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Symmetry

For Students 3rd - 4th Standards
Enhance your geometry lesson by working with shapes. Fourth graders follow lines of symmetry to complete ten shapes, most of them currently triangles. Have pupils color each half of their shapes to reinforce the idea of symmetry!
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The Same

For Students 3rd - 4th Standards
These monsters are only half-drawn! Challenge scholars to observe the line of symmetry and draw in the other half to reflect the first half. There are six simple monsters in all, and scholars can color them in once finished (encourage...
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Line Symmetry and Rotational Symmetry

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders investigate the symmetry of pattern block shapes. Students, working in groups determine whether each shape has line symmetry, rotational symmetry or both kinds of symmetry. Students determine how many lines of symmetry the...
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Symmetry

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders find the lines of symmetry in pattern blocks and alphabet letters. In this symmetry lesson, 2nd graders discuss what symmetry is, view examples of lines of symmetry and apply what they have learned by finding the line of...
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Kindergarten Geometry: Symmetry

For Students K
The quality of the images on this activity is poor, but it could be a simple way to review the principle of symmetry with young mathematicians. Students are presented with six images. They must first identify which of these pictures has...
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Kindergarten Geometry: Symmetry

For Students K
Although the quality of the images on this worksheet is poor, this might be a quick and easy way to review the principle of symmetry with young mathematicians. Students are presented with six images. They must first identify which of...
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Line Symmetry

For Students 3rd - 5th
Teach your class about symmetry lines with this resource. This worksheet defines symmetry and explains lines of symmetry and how they work. Learners examine a variety of examples before drawing lines of symmetry in 5 figures. The...
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Symmetry in Agriculture

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this symmetry instructional activity, students look at 12 pictures. Students circle all the pictures that are symmetrical, and cross out all the ones that are not.
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Lines of Symmetry - Rotational Symmetry

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this geometry skills practice worksheet, students examine 3 images and determine whether or not they have rotational symmetry.
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A World of Symmetry

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students identify lines of symmetry.  In this symmetry instructional activity, students create objects and identify their lines of symmetry.  They answer questions about lines of symmetry.  Students cut shapes out of cookie dough and...
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Mirror Symmetry/Mirror Images

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students explore lines of symmetry in geometric shapes. In this geometry lesson, students construct angles using mirrors and rubberbands, then predict the number of images that will appear in the reflection. Students reproduce lines of...
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Identifying Lines of Symmetry

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this identifying lines of symmetry worksheet, students look at 6 drawings and check "yes" or "no" to identify the lines of symmetry.
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Finding Lines of Symmetry

For Students 2nd
In this finding lines of symmetry instructional activity, 2nd graders look at six drawings and mark yes or no to answer the question:  "Is this a line of symmetry?"
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Lines of Symmetry

For Students 1st - 3rd
In this geometry skills practice learning exercise, students respond to 3 questions that require them to identify lines of symmetry.
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Symmetry

For Teachers 1st
Symmetry is a term found in art, math, and science, prep your students to encounter symmetry from any angle. This presentation provides several simple examples of shapes that do and do not have a line of symmetry.

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