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Math Is Fun

Math Is Fun: Definition of Congruent

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
Definition of congruent. Choose the "here's more" link to see examples of a rotation, reflection and translation.
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University of Cambridge

University of Cambridge: Nrich: Transformation Tease

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
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.
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt: Saxon Activity Center Real World Investigation: Symmetry Around Us [Pdf]

For Students 3rd - 8th
Use this internet lesson to explore different types of symmetry in nature. Learners examine line symmetry, rotational symmetry, and bilateral symmetry. An integrated math, language art, and art lesson. Acrobat Reader required.
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Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: Shadows

For Students Pre-K - 1st Standards
Can you judge an object by its shadow? Use your mental rotation skills to determine if a shadow can be produced by a particular shape.
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Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Geoboard App

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Students use the Geoboard App to measure arcs, line segments, area, and perimeter, as well as rotate, reflect, and translate objects.
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Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: House

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students use the Cabri Geometry II Plus software to invert, rotate and dilate a figure.
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Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: G Co Fixed Points of Rigid Motions

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
A rigid motion of the plane is a map of the plane to itself which preserves distances between points. The purpose of this task is to use fixed points as a tool for studying and classifying rigid motions of the plane, i.e., translations,...
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Varsity Tutors

Varsity Tutors: Hotmath: Similar Figures

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Find a clear explanation of similar figures. Discusses how they can be transformed through a sequence of rotations, reflections, translations, and dilations. Explanations are supported with illustrated examples.
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Geometric Quilts

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Young scholars will use a square to investigate other polygonal shapes that can be formed. Students will work with these polygons to make designs that will later constitute cooperatively designed quilts. The quilts will be made by...
Lesson Plan
Oswego City School District

Regents Exam Prep Center: Intuitive Symmetry: Point, Line, Plane, Rotational

For Teachers 3rd - 8th Standards
Investigate the concept of symmetry at this test prep site. See detailed definitions and picture examples, answer the questions in the interactive practice pages, and do the classroom activity where students use a digital camera to...
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Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: A Ced.2 and G Gmd.4: Global Positioning System I

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This question examines the algebraic equations for three different spheres. The intersections of each pair of spheres are then studied, both using the equations and thinking about the geometry of the spheres. Aligns with A-CED.A.2 and...
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Math Is Fun

Math Is Fun: Symmetry Artist

For Students 3rd - 8th
The learning activity explores symmetry. Students combine mathematics and art as they investigate reflection and rotation symmetry.
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Math Is Fun

Math Is Fun: Symmetry

For Students 3rd - 8th
Students learn about symmetry. Topics explored are reflection, rotational, and point symmetry. Examples and definitions are included.
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University of Georgia

University of Georgia: Inter Math: Transformation

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
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...
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Other

Symmetry Around the World

For Students 3rd - 7th Standards
This resource provides information about symmetry, and everywhere it can be found.
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National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Nctm: Figure This: Upside Down (Pdf)

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
What lowercase letters read the same both upside down and right side up? If you have the answer, then you can handle this geometric symmetry math challenge. A one-page activity from the NTCM Math Challenge for Families collection....
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University of Cambridge

University of Cambridge: Nrich: Shapely Tiling

For Students Pre-K - 1st
On this one page interactive website expand your logic, Motion Geometry and pattern recognition knowledge while working on this challenge. The solution is available to double check your solution.
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Cornell University

Cornell University: Astronomy: Eratosthenes

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn how Greek mathematician Eratosthenes used geometry to estimate the circumference of the Earth.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Plix: Seasons

For Students 7th - 9th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This site contains an animation showing how the seasons are produced by the tilt of Earth's rotating axis. Site also includes a short quiz over the topic of seasons.
Interactive
Math Is Fun

Math Is Fun: Animated Polyhedron Models

For Students 9th - 10th
Use this tool to see animated models of over 100 different types of polyhedra. There are five options for how they appear, and you can also see the net, 'explode' the solid so that the faces are separated, or drag it to rotate it...
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Math Is Fun

Math Is Fun: Interactive Quadrilaterals

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
Resize and rotate different types of quadrilaterals--square, rectangle, rhombus, trapezoid, and kite--while learning the definitions of these different shapes and labeling the angles and diagonals. CCSS.Math.Content.3.G.A.1 Understand...
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ClassFlow

Class Flow: Tesselations

For Teachers 6th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This is a visual instruction of tessellations. It displays a variety of tessellations throughout the world and in different cultures.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Plix Series: Circular Motion

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Explore circular motion on an interactive merry-go-round by changing the position of the riders. After the activity, answer a challenge question to check for understanding.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Plix: Seasons: Earth's Orbit

For Students 7th - 9th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An interactive animation demonstrating the Earth's tilted axis and how that causes the seasons. Also included on the site is a short quiz on the topic.

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