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Describing Rotations

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A lesson plan for grades 6 and 9–12 Mathematics

Provider: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics


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In this lesson, the first in a four-part series from Illuminations titled “Symmetries and Their Properties-Part 1: Rotational Symmetry,” students learn how to describe rotations of a figure. They then use an interactive Java applet to investigate the effect of rotations through different angles and on different shapes.

North Carolina Curriculum Alignment

Mathematics (2004)

Grade 6

  • Goal 3: Geometry -The learner will understand and use properties and relationships of geometric figures in the coordinate plane.
    • Objective 3.03: Transform figures in the coordinate plane and describe the transformation.