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Geometry: Translations and Reflections

Author
Subject Area
Math: Geometry: Transformational Geometry
Level
9-12
Activity Time
45 Minutes
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Geometry: Translations and Reflections

Activity Overview

Students will be in groups and plot given points. From the given points the students will plot the appropriate reflection or translation.

Before the Activity

Have students form groups of four and give each group a card to have them perform the given translation or reflection.

During the Activity

The students should be logged onto navigator and the teacher should be using activity center.
Each member of the group should plot one point from the given figure and one point from the translation or reflection. The rest of the class should be trying to figure out if the group is doing a translation or reflection and what does a translation do to a figure and what does a reflection do to a graph.

After the Activity

From this activity the students should see that translations are shifts and reflections are mirror images.

Author
Subject Area
Math: Geometry: Transformational Geometry
Level
9-12
Activity Time
45 Minutes
TI Calculator
TI-83 Plus Family
TI-84 Plus
TI-84 Plus Silver Edition
Resource Types
Lessons
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