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Working with Point Rotations in the Coordinate Plane

Subject Area
Math: Geometry: Transformational Geometry
Level
9-12
Activity Time
60 Minutes
Software
TI-SmartView™
TI Calculator
TI-83 Plus Family
TI-84 series
Resource Types
Lessons

Working with Point Rotations in the Coordinate Plane

Activity Overview

Using Cabri Jr. and the properties of rotations to get a true understanding of how a figure is rotated about a point.

Before the Activity

1. Make sure that the students have an understanding of rotations. This lesson will provide a more precise understanding of point rotation, a topic that some students have a difficult time with. They will use the basic rotation properties to explore the properties of point rotation. 2. Load the appvar ?ROTPT? onto the student?s calculator.

During the Activity

See attachment file for activity list. Through this process, the student will explore rotations about a point, how the figure is rotated a certain amount of degrees, and how the distnace holds between the point of rotation to the figure.

After the Activity

Review student answers:

  • As a class, discuss questions that appeared to be more challenging
  • Re-teach concepts as necessary
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    Subject Area
    Math: Geometry: Transformational Geometry
    Level
    9-12
    Activity Time
    60 Minutes
    Software
    TI-SmartView™
    TI Calculator
    TI-83 Plus Family
    TI-84 series
    Resource Types
    Lessons
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