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Lao Design: Mask making

For Teachers K - 4th
Young scholars examine the concept of symmetry in Lao art and apply it to their own works. They construct full-face masks by copying the stencils onto colored paper. Students apply creative touches by painting and drawing on their...
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Middle-East Reflections

For Teachers K - 12th
Practice symmetry and patterns with this Mid-Eastern art project. Your class will create beautiful, reflective mosaics that will brighten up the classroom! A list of necessary materials is included.
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Sculpture in Balance

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students discuss the difference betwen two-dimensional vs. three-dimensional art. In this art instructional activity, students discuss what symmetry or balance is in art and construct a symmetrical and an asymmetrical mobile.
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Mathematics Vision Project

Transformations and Symmetry

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Flip, turn, and slide about the coordinate plane. Pupils define the rigid motions and experiment with them before determining the relationships of the slopes of parallel and perpendicular lines. The sixth unit in a nine-part series...
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Lines and Angles with K'NEX

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Here is a geometry lessonwhich invites learners to create models using their knowledge of lines, segments, rays, and angles. This lesson reinforces geometric vocabulary and concepts through practical application, it also includes...
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Symmetry

For Students 5th - 7th
In this geometry skills practice worksheet, students respond to 12 questions that require them to identify images that have symmetry.
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Rotational Symmetry

For Students 5th - 7th
In this geometry skills practice learning exercise, students respond to 4 questions that require them to identify rotational symmetry.
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Rotational Symmetry

For Students 4th - 6th
In this geometry skills practice activity, students respond to 4 questions that require them to identify images that have rotational symmetry.
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Leaves, Flowers, Seashells, Mirrors and Symmetry

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Young scholars develop an understanding of patterns and symmetry. In this symmetry and pattern lesson, students use real world patterns then analyze and extend them. Young scholars also use real world items while discovering and...
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Introduction: Complete the Symmetry

For Students 6th - 7th
In this symmetry worksheet, students observe a model and then complete the shape to make it symmetrical. This one-page worksheet contains two basic problems.
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Rotational Symmetry

For Students 4th - 6th
In this geometry skills practice worksheet, students respond to 3 questions that require them to identify rotational symmetry
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Symmetry

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this symmetry problem solving instructional activity, students sharpen their math skills as they read 4 word problems and draw or write to explain their answers.
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Lines of Symmetry

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

For Students 4th - 6th
In this geometry skills practice worksheet, students respond to 6 questions that require them to identify images that have symmetry.
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Symmetry

For Students 5th - 7th
In this geometry skills practice worksheet, students respond to 6 questions that require them to identify images that have symmetry.
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Lines of Symmetry

For Students 1st - 3rd
In this geometry skills practice activity, students respond to 6 questions that require them to identify lines of symmetry.
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Transformations

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Several practice exercises suitable for any geometry class working on transformation, symmetry, and tessellation -- especially visual representations of image translation, rotation, and reflection, symmetry, tessellations and tangrams --...
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Geometry Skills: Symmetry

For Students 5th - 7th
In this geometry skills practice worksheet, students respond to 6 questions that require them to identify whether the 6 images pictured are symmetrical.
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Everything You Wanted to Know About Symmetry

For Teachers 2nd
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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Math Lesson: Rotational Symmetry

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Students analyze lines of symmetry and rotational symmetry in designs. They practice dividing a shape along its line(s) of symmetry and discuss the relationship between lines of symmetry and number of sides as well as rotations.
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Using Symmetry to Create a Community Quilt

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students create a class "quilt" made of paper. In this hands-on symmetry lesson, students fold paper to create symmetrical figures then work in groups to color quilt patches that will form together to make a symmetrical class quilt.
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Rotation Symmetry

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners investigate the concept of symmetry by using various examples and performing independent practice with scaffolding provided by the teacher. They review reflection symmetry and cover the new rotation symmetry using manipuatives.
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Line Symmetry

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students investigate the concept of line symmetry and how to recognize it in different contexts. They record the number of symmetries when given problems to work on in class. They review the concept of congruence and how it relates to...
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Exploring Lines of Symmetry

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Young scholars investigate the concept of symmetry. They use cut out shapes that are folded in order to practice identifying the lines of symmetry. The lesson is observed by the teacher working with students for the purpose of...