Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The X-33 and the X-38

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students explore the relationships among the lengths, areas, and volumes of similar solids. They also discover what effect doubling the dimensions of a figure has on the resulting area.
Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Transformations in Geometry

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
In this activity the teacher will send two lists, a window range, and an educational document via the TI-Navigator. Students will explore the reflections and rotations of a shape in the rectangular coordinate system.
eBook
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Interactive Geometry: 2.1 Transformations in the Plane

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Explore the process that changes the shape, size or position of a figure to create a new image, transformations.
Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Transformations in Geometry

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart was designed to introduce fourth grade students to transformations in geometry. It includes translations, reflections, and rotations.
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Geometry: Transformation Classification

For Students 7th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Identify and describe transformations in the coordinate plane.
Activity
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Nctm: Illuminations: Composing Transformations

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
Compose equivalent transformations in two different ways.
Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Geometry City

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
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.
Activity
Other

Hstry: Transformations

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A unique geometry project that asks students to complete a transformation using a picture. Project includes instructions, examples, and quiz questions.
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Geometry: Geometric Translations

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In this lesson, students learn how to translate a figure. They examine guided notes, review examples, watch instructional videos, and try practice problems.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Defining Transformations

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Given a description of the effect of a transformation, determine which rigid transformation it is. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video, or receive hints.
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McGraw Hill

Glencoe Mathematics: Online Study Tools: Self Check Quiz on Transformations

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Students show comprehension of advanced mathematics skills in Geometry. The questions check understanding on transformational geometry. Topics include translations, symmetry, and rotations.
Activity
Varsity Tutors

Varsity Tutors: Hotmath: Practice Problems: Transformations Exercises

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Twenty-five problems cover the various transformational geometry topics in different settings. They are given with each step to the solution cleverly revealed one at a time. You can work each step of the problem then click the "View...
Unit Plan
Math Planet

Math Planet: Geometry: Transformation Using Matrices

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Explains how simple polygons translate into matrices and how to use 2x2 matrices to represent transformations in a plane. Includes video demonstrating an example where a vector must be rotated 90 degrees using matrices. [4:18]
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Geometry: Composition of Transformations

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In this lesson students compose a series of transformations. Students examine guided notes, review guided practice, watch instructional videos and attempt practice...
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Geometry: Rigid Transformations

For Students 7th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Recognize transformations as the movement of a figure in a plane
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Geometry: Composition of Transformations

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In this lesson students explore composite transformations. Students examine guided notes, review guided practice, watch instructional videos and attempt practice...
eBook
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Interactive Geometry: 2.2 Translations

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Learn how a translation moves or slides an object a fixed distance in a given direction, as defined by a vector.
Graphic
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...
Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Transformation

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
In this activity, students study different types of transformations.
Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Determine Transformation(s)

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students will use graphing calculators(TI-83 Plus) to find transformations of polygons.This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project funded by the Malone Family Foundation.
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Varsity Tutors

Varsity Tutors: Hotmath: Graphing Calculator Practice Problems Geometry

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Practice using your graphing calculator for Geometry problems. If you get stumped or if you would like to check your work, then select the View Solution button, which is located directly under each problem.
Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Traveling Shapes Motion Geometry

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
In this activity, students describe how to move a shape from one place to another in a plane. They learn about translations, rotations, and line reflections. [Requires Adobe Reader.]
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Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Rotations in the Plane

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
In this activity, students will explore the properties of rotations and the relationships between the original and image figures.
Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Translations in the Coordinate Plane

For Teachers 6th - 8th
It is important for students to know what happens to the coordinates of points when they are translated in the coordinate plane. This activity enables students to use Cabri Jr. to develop this understanding.