E-learning for Kids
E Learning for Kids: Math: Living in the Mill: 2 D Shapes
Students can use this interactive site to practice various geometric concepts such as rotations, reflections, translations, tesselations and geometric patterns.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Physics Simulation: Preschool Races
[Free Registration/Login Required] Learn about the relationship between rotational and translational kinetic energy, and how each are exchanged when objects roll down inclined ramps using this interactive simulation. A PDF worksheet and...
Other
P.u.e.m.a.c.: Galeria De Transformaciones
Enjoy constructions created by rotations, reflections and translations. [Requires Java.]
McGraw Hill
Glencoe Mathematics: Online Study Tools: Self Check Quiz on Transformations
Students show comprehension of advanced mathematics skills in Geometry. The questions check understanding on transformational geometry. Topics include translations, symmetry, and rotations.
Shodor Education Foundation
Shodor Interactivate: Transmographer 2
Build your own polygon and transform it in the Cartesian coordinate system. Experiment with reflections across any line, rotations about any point, and translations in any direction.
Other
Nearpod: Transformations & Congruence
In this instructional activity on transformations and congruence, 8th graders will investigate dilations, rotations, reflections, and translations on the coordinate plane and the figures that result from these transformations.
Other
Nearpod: Introduction to Geometric Transformations
In this activity, students will learn how to describe and identify reflections, rotations, translations, and dilations.
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Transforming "F" on the Coordinate Plane
Students move their cursor in this activity center to occupy a unique point on a background letter "F" in quadrant 1. Students then together follow a rule for going to a different point (such as "use the opposite of the original x...
University of Georgia
University of Georgia: Inter Math: Transformation
This site defines transformation and lists several different examples of transformations. Be sure to follow the links to related terms, everyday examples, challenging problems, more information, and the interactive check point involving...
Other
Derivation and Classification of Groups
This gives examples of classification of the differences between rotation and translation.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Transformations
[Free Registration/Login Required] In this flipchart, students apply multiple transformations to create congruent and similar figures in any or all of the four quadrants. Students apply their geometric sense by using multiple...
Simon Fraser University
Chem1 Virtual Textbook: How Thermal Energy Is Stored in Molecules
With an overview of topics related to chemical energetics, this site provides a foundation to a study of thermodynamics and thermal energy. Other topics covered include kinetic energy, translation, rotation, vibrations, density, and more.
Math Is Fun
Math Is Fun: Definition of Congruent
Definition of congruent. Choose the "here's more" link to see examples of a rotation, reflection and translation.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Transformations in Geometry
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart was designed to introduce fourth grade students to transformations in geometry. It includes translations, reflections, and rotations.
University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge: Nrich: Transformation Tease
Follow the directions at this one page website. You will get lots of practice plotting points on the coordinate grid and experience with transformational geometry.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Tesselations
[Free Registration/Login Required] This is a visual instruction of tessellations. It displays a variety of tessellations throughout the world and in different cultures.
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Comparing and Explaining Transformations
Given rotations, reflections, translations, and dilations, students will be able to develop algebraic representations for rotations, and generalize and then compare and contrast the properties of congruence transformations and...
Other
Transformational Geometry & Iteration in Mangbetu Art
Mangbetu art shows the use of all four geometric transforms: Reflection, Translation, Rotation, and Scaling. This website will provide you with some cultural background on the Mangbetu and their art. The software will allow you to...
Other
Brilliant: Conservation of Energy
Discusses conservation of energy, and explains what kinetic energy is, some kinds of potential energy, and how work and energy are related using the work-kinetic energy theorem. Provides lots of examples along with calculations.
University of Waterloo (Canada)
University of Waterloo: Cemc: Geometry and Spatial Sense: Transformations [Pdf]
Accompanied by links to online activities and demonstrations, students learn about the different types of transformations on a coordinate grid through this lesson plan. The lesson is designed to match the Grade 7 Ontario curriculum, with...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Geometry City
This lesson plan reviews transformations in the coordinate plane while mimicking real-world planning skills. It gives an assessment and ideas for remediation, extention as well as ways to manage behavior problems and reluctant learners.
E-learning for Kids
E Learning for Kids: Math: Market Place: 2 D Space
At the Food Market there are a lot of shapes. Help Afia find and name the shapes.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Scaling Items in a Scene
In this activity, students will arranging items with scaling. The items that just require translation are already in place. Now you can add items that require translation and scaling. Ignore any item that requires rotation. Again, once...
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Transforming Tangrams
The student will use the transformations - rotation, reflection, translation - to create common shapes from tangram pattern blocks