Math Is Fun
Math Is Fun: Symmetry Artist
The learning activity explores symmetry. Students combine mathematics and art as they investigate reflection and rotation symmetry.
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
The Math Forum: The Four Basic Symmetries
This is a site from the Math Forum that gives visual examples to show the differences between the four different kinds of symmetry. Examples are given along with links to additional information.
Wolfram Research
Wolfram Math World: Symmetry
This site provides a detailed explaination of symmetry and many links to related topics.
Curated OER
Ic Teachers: Line or Reflective Symmetry
This website will provide you with a quick review of line or reflective symmetry. It also has questions and answers to help you understand line/reflective symmetry.
Curated OER
Ic Teachers: Line or Reflective Symmetry
This website will provide you with a quick review of line or reflective symmetry. It also has questions and answers to help you understand line/reflective symmetry.
Math Graphs
Houghton Mifflin: Math Graphs: Symmetry 5 [Pdf]
The practice problem explores y-axis symmetry. The graph is available in PDF format.
Math Graphs
Houghton Mifflin: Math Graphs: Symmetry 6 [Pdf]
The practice problem explores x-axis symmetry. The graph is available in PDF format.
Math Graphs
Houghton Mifflin: Math Graphs: Symmetry 7 [Pdf]
The practice exercise examines origin symmetry. The graph is available in PDF format.
Math Graphs
Houghton Mifflin: Math Graphs: Symmetry 8 [Pdf]
The practice exercise examines y-axis symmetry. The graph is available in PDF format.
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.
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.
Beacon Learning Center
Beacon Learning Center: Ask Hannah
This web lesson teaches students about symmetry in two-dimensional shapes.
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: G Co Symmetries of Rectangles
This task examines the rigid motions which map a rectangle onto itself. The emphasis here is on careful reasoning using the definitions of reflections and rotations. Aligns with G-CO.A.3.
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Numb3 Rs: A Group of Symmetries
Based off of the hit television show NUMB3RS, this lesson has students examine a set of transformations to determine if certain properties (such as associativity and closure) exist for equilateral triangles. Students create tables of...
Government of Alberta
Learn Alberta: Math Interactives: Exploring Transformations
This multimedia Learn Alberta math resource looks at real world examples of transformations found throughout West Edmonton Mall. The accompanying interactive component asks students to predict transformations through looking at...
Science U
Science U: Isometries: Reflection
This site from Science U gives a good example of reflection of symmetry. It also gives some background information about reflection as well.
University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge: Nrich: Happy Halving
On this one page website expand your logic, symmetry and pattern recognition knowledge while working on this challenge. The solution is available to double check your solution.
Oswego City School District
Regents Exam Prep Center: Reflections: Line and Point
Lesson and activities focusing on line reflection. Here you will find a detailed explanation of the concept with picture examples, opportunities for interactive practice, and supporting classroom activities in the teacher resource pages.
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Nctm: Slam Ball
[Free Registration/Login Required] Angles and symmetry are reviewed in this learning game. Students try to identify high-scoring paths by slamming the ball off the sides of the game board and send it on a path that collects the most tokens.
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: G Co Seven Circles Ii
In this task, seven pennies are placed in a circle so that they are all touching one in the center and their neighbors. Young scholars are asked to find as many rigid motions of the plane as they can which are symmetries of this...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Geometry: Reflections
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] This concept teaches students about reflections and how to find the coordinates of a reflected figure.
Science and Mathematics Initiative for Learning Enhancement (SMILE)
Smile: Using Symmetry to Create a Community Quilt
This site provides a hands-on lesson plan to make a quilt using symmetry.
Other
Earth Measure: Native American Geometry Designs: Mathematical Landscaping
If you want to plant a class garden, this is a great resource for combining geometry, Native American studies, and rocks.
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...