Measuring the World: Shapes and Space · Measurement and Space

Transformations and Symmetry

Exploring reflections, translations, and rotations in the Cartesian plane.

Key Questions

  1. 1How does a shape change when it is reflected across a diagonal line?
  2. 2What stays the same when a shape is rotated 180 degrees?
  3. 3Where can we find rotational symmetry in the natural world?

ACARA Content Descriptions

AC9M5SP03AC9M5SP04
Year: Year 5
Subject: Mathematics
Unit: Measuring the World: Shapes and Space
Period: Measurement and Space

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