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K–12 teaching and learning · from the UNC School of Education

Deborah Bourne
Davis Drive Middle School
Cross Categorical Resource Teacher
Nine years teaching special education students

Resources created by Deborah Bourne

Translations, Reflections, Rotations
This lesson will allow students to explore translations, reflections, and rotations using a resource of Shodor Education Foundation, Inc. Permission has been granted for the use of the materials as part of the workshop Interactivate Your Math Students. Students explore the world of translations, reflections, and rotations in the Cartesian coordinate system by transforming squares, triangles and parallelograms. Parameters: Shape, x or y translation, x or y reflection, angle of rotation. (Italics are a direct quote from Shodor.org.)
Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 Mathematics)
By Deborah Bourne.