CHAPTER 5: MOTION GEOMETRY

Lesson 3: Performing Reflections on a Grid

Use these interactive activities to encourage your child to have fun on the Web while learning about motion geometry.

Goal
Reflect shapes on a grid and describe their positions and orientation.

Builds Upon
Student Book pages 156–159

 

Instructions for Use

BBC--Transformations allows your child to practice different types of transformations, including reflections.

Try to reflect the image of the house, to the location indicated by the shadow, by choosing a mirror line and placing it on the grid. Then try rotating the house. Finally, try translating the house.

 

Wrapping Paper Patterns allows your child to complete a step by step quiz on flips, slides and turns.

Read through the definitions and examples of flips, slides, and turns and answer the questions as you go along.