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Listed under:  Mathematics  >  Geometry  >  Transformation (Geometry)  >  Congruence (Geometry)  >  Symmetry  >  Line symmetry
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  • TLF-IDA003516

Students identify transformations, and rotational and line symmetry, in regular and irregular polygons, and use transformations and symmetry to make a tessellating shape.

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Line of symmetry

  • TLF-IDA003555

Students identify and draw the lines of symmetry by folding 2D shapes.

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Making maths: Indian window screen

  • TLF-IDM013656

This resource is a web page containing an activity about constructing symmetrical decorative patterns. The resource provides initial step-by-step instructions for using standard grid paper to recreate an intricate pattern found in a traditional Indian window screen. This resource is one of a series of activities from the ...

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Making maths: Rangoli designs

  • TLF-IDM013657

This resource is a web page containing an activity about symmetrical patterns that are used to decorate traditional Indian clothing and architecture. The patterns contain line and/or rotational symmetry. Students can examine the patterns and identify the type of symmetry present in each one. This resource is one of a series ...

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MathXplosion, Ep 34: Kite symmetry

  • TLF-IDM025006

Unfurl the secret of symmetry used in kites to make them fly! A kite in geometry looks a lot like a kite in the sky. We see that a kite is a special quadrilateral in which one of its two diagonals (long and short) is also its axis of symmetry, and if you fold the kite along that diagonal, the two halves will match up exactly ...

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MathXplosion, Ep 42: Maths in nature

  • TLF-IDM024998

Maths can be found in living things and natural structures. Explore mathematical patterns in nature, such as the tessellating hexagonal units of a honeycomb, the bilateral symmetry of a leaf, the radial symmetry of a snowflake and spiderweb, and the number of right or left spirals on a pinecone or pineapple (Fibonacci numbers).

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Axial Symmetry

  • TLF-IDM016357

An interactive applet in which students explore the effect of reflection in a variety of axes.

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