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Reflections in Motion

Subject Area
Math: Geometry: Reasoning
Math: Geometry: Similarity and Proportion
Math: Geometry: Transformational Geometry
Level
6-8
9-12
Activity Time
55 Minutes
TI Calculator
TI-Nspire™ CX series
Resource Types
Lessons

Reflections in Motion

Activity Overview

Students will use reflected images of triangles to observe similarities retained under vertical and horizontal stretching and shrinking transformations.

Before the Activity

Student calculators should send loaded with the calculator activity. Have viewscreen or projector available to display the activity.

During the Activity

Students will create a design in the calculator activity to transfer to a paper and pencil construction. All written notes and summary should be on paper.

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Subject Area
Math: Geometry: Reasoning
Math: Geometry: Similarity and Proportion
Math: Geometry: Transformational Geometry
Level
6-8
9-12
Activity Time
55 Minutes
TI Calculator
TI-Nspire™ CX series
Resource Types
Lessons
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