Transformations resources

Students identify the order of rotational symmetry for a number of shapes.

Students draw reflections of shapes in given mirror lines.

Students solve probelms about a reflection and time.

Students draw reflections of a number of words.

This task requires students to indicate the invariant properties of four transformations (translation, reflection, rotation, enlargement).

Students draw reflections of shapes in given mirror lines.

Students draw lines of symmetry on everyday objects.

Students identify which of the three transformations (rotation, reflection, translation) were not used to create repeating koru patterns.

Students draw reflections of three shapes in mirror lines.

Students complete a chart showing original shapes, rotation instructions, and the shapes after rotation.

Students draw lines of symmetry on a five sided star.

Students cut out shapes and rotate them to find the number of times each shape fits onto itself in a complete turn.

Students rotate shapes using clockwise and anticlockwise turns.

Students continue tessellating patterns.

Students identify which transformation has been used to map one shape onto another.

Students identify the smallest fraction of a turn so that a shape remains the same.

Students identify the picture of a cat which best shows each of four described transformations of the original cat.

Students cut and glue shapes to complete patterns involving rotation.

This task requires students to draw in what the pattern on a bicycle wheel would look like after it has made clockwise and anticlockwise turns.

Students draw reflections of an object with a mirror line.

Students identify which transformations could have been used one shape onto another.

Students cut and glue shapes to complete patterns involving translation, reflection and rotation.