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Curated OER

Building Paper Bridges

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students construct a bridge that can hold 100 pennies. In this math instructional activity, students evaluate the strength of their bridges. They predict how much weight a bridge can hold based on its design.
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Oswego City School District

Regents Exam Prep Center: Working With Line Symmetry

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides an excellent way to learn about line symmetry. It gives samples of questions that you can answer and self-check.
Study Guide
Oswego City School District

Regents Exam Prep Center: Intuitive Notion of Line Symmetry and Plane Symmetry

For Students 9th - 10th
Definitions are provided line of symmetry, line symmetry, and plane symmetry, and several nice examples are provided that illustrate these definitions.
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National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

The Math Forum: Line Symmetry

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
This site from The Math Forum is a great site if you are looking for activities to engage your students in learning about line symmetry. Peruse this collection of activities for one or two or four that would be right for your students....
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Geometry: Lines of Symmetry

For Students 7th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Distinguish between line symmetry and rotational symmetry
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Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: 4.g Finding Lines of Symmetry

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
The purpose of this task is for students to identify figures that have line symmetry and draw appropriate lines of symmetry. Aligns with 4.G.A.3.
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Rice University

Rice University: Cynthia Lanius: Designer Fractions Symmetry

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
This site takes a look at symmetry, with a special focus on line symmetry. Here you will find a definition, as well as several examples and real-world applications.
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McGraw Hill

Glencoe: Self Check Quizzes 1 Symmetry

For Students 9th - 10th
Use Glencoe's randomly generated self-checking quiz to test your knowledge of lines of symmetry and rotational symmetry. Each question has a "Hint" link to help. Choose the correct answer for each problem. At the bottom of the page click...
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Identify Line Symmetry

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
Practice identifying lines of symmetry on shapes. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video or receive hints.
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Homeschool Math

Homeschool Math: Line Symmetry

For Students 3rd - 4th Standards
Geometry lesson on line symmetry with practice exercises.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Elem Math: Determining Whether Various Shapes Have Lines of Symmetry

For Students 4th - 5th Standards
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In this learning module, students are asked to state whether the given 2D shapes have line symmetry. Includes video demonstrating a sample problem [1:14] and a set...
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Elem Math: Determining Image Modifications to Create Symmetry

For Students 4th - 5th Standards
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In this learning module, students are asked to state how many more squares on a grid need to be shaded in order to give a shape line symmetry. Includes video...
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Government of Alberta

Learn Alberta: Math Interactives: Exploring Tessellations and Transformations

For Students 6th - 8th
Investigate tessellations using this interactive Learn Alberta math resource. Students will explore transformations, namely line symmetry, rotation symmetry, and translation occurring within a tessellated pattern. Be sure to follow the...
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University of Georgia

University of Georgia: Inter Math: Line Symmetry

For Students 9th - 10th
This site gives a description of line symmetry along with a visual representation. There are links to related terms, everyday examples, challenging problems, more information, and the interactive check point involving line symmetry...
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Elem Math: Identify and Count the Lines of Symmetry in Various Shapes

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Students watch a video and take an assessment on identifying and counting lines of symmetry in various shapes.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Geometry: Lines of Symmetry

For Students 8th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Understanding symmetry and identifying lines of symmetry
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Study Jams! Math: Geometry: Lines of Symmetry

For Students 6th - 7th
Explore lines of symmtery with this interactive lesson regarding lines of symmetry.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Geometry: Reflection Symmetry

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] This concept teaches students how to determine whether or not a shape has reflection symmetry and how to draw lines of symmetry.
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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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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Geometry: Reflection Symmetry

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Find a figure's lines of symmetry.
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ArtsNow

Arts Now Learning: Using Movement and Dance to Explore Symmetry [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd
In this instructional activity, 3rd graders first examine images and decide whether they are symmetrical or not. Next, they create individual symmetrical shapes with their bodies and identify the line of symmetry present during these...
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Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: Learning Math: Symmetry

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This presentation provides a tutorial on symmetry. In the tutorial, you will do the following: learn about geometric symmetry, explore line or reflection symmetry, explore rotation symmetry, and explore translation symmetry and frieze...
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Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: 4.g Lines of Symmetry for Circles

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
Mr. Watkins asked his students to draw a line of symmetry for a circle with center $O$ pictured below: Aligns with 4.G.A.3.
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E-learning for Kids

E Learning for Kids: Math: Singing Angels: Symmetry

For Students 2nd - 4th Standards
Use these interactive activities to explore symmetry.

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