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Symmetry of Road Signs

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Students identify symmetry in road signs. In this geometry lesson plan, students explore objects in the real world for symmetry. They perform translation, rotation and reflection.

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reflections, translations, dilation, rotations, congruence, polygons, 2-d shapes, 2-d, symmetry, tessellations

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polygons, symmetry, rigid motion, congruence, dilations, reflections, rotations, tessellations, translations, non-rigid motion, math
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8th - 11th
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Math
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