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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Geometry: Symmetry and Tessellations Study Guide

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Provides a brief overview of the different types of symmetry and of how to tessellate a shape.
Interactive
Government of Alberta

Learn Alberta: Math Interactives: Exploring Transformations

For Students 6th - 8th
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...
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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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Shodor Education Foundation

Shodor Interactivate: Lesson: Tessellations Geometry and Symmetry

For Teachers 3rd - 8th Standards
This lesson plan deals with tessellations and their geometric concepts. Upper elementary and middle school students will also explore polygons, symmetry, analyze patterns and explore the role of mathematics in nature and culture.
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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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Math Is Fun

Math Is Fun: Rotational Symmetry

For Students 2nd - 8th
A definition and several examples of rotational symmetry. View two animations showing types of rotational symmetry, as well as real-life examples, including a dartboard and Ferris wheel.
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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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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Symmetry of 2 D Shapes

For Students 9th - 10th
Analyze various shapes according to their reflective and rotational symmetries. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video or receive hints.
Interactive
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...
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Geometry: Rotation Symmetry

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Find a figure's angle of rotation.
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Geometry: Rotation 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 rotation symmetry.
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Purple Math

Purplemath: Symmetry About an Axis

For Students 9th - 10th
Explains symmetry about a line, using animations to illustrate the "rotation" or "reflection" involved in this type of symmetry.
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Elem Math: Determining Whether Given Shapes Are Rotationally Symmetrical

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Students watch a video to determine if given shapes have rotational symmetry and then take an assessment to test their skills.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Elem Math: Determining Whether Given Shapes Are Rotationally Symmetrical

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] For this learning module, students examine shapes to determine if they have rotational symmetry. Includes video demonstrating a sample problem [1:31] and a set of...
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Elem Math: Determining Whether Given Shapes Are Rotationally Symmetrical

For Students 4th - 5th Standards
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In this learning module, students are asked to look at 2D shapes and decide if they have rotational symmetry. Includes video demonstrating a sample problem and a set...
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Geometry: Rotations

For Students 8th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Recognizing and identifying rotation transformations and rotational 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: 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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Other

Matematicka Secke: Universal Symmetry

For Students 9th - 10th
This site discusses how useful symmetry is to Physics.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Symmetry of 2 D Shapes

For Students 9th - 10th
Analyze various shapes according to their reflective and rotational symmetries.
Activity
Other

Teach Net: Rotational Symmetry

For Students 9th - 10th
An explanation from Teachers Network of what rotational symmetry is along with some examples that show this.
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Shodor Education Foundation

Shodor Interactivate: Lesson: Translations, Reflections, and Rotations

For Teachers 3rd - 8th Standards
This upper elementary and middle school lesson plan introduces a variety of motion geometry concepts such as translations, reflections, and rotations. Lots of interactive support for learners.
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Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: G Co Symmetries of a Quadrilateral I

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Suppose ABCD is a quadrilateral for which there is exactly one rotation, through an angle larger than 0 degrees and less than 360 degrees, which maps it to itself. Further, no reflections map ABCD to itself. What shape is ABCD? Aligns...
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Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: G Co Symmetries of Rectangles

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
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.

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