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Mirror Symmetry/Mirror Images

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Young scholars explore lines of symmetry in geometric shapes. In this geometry lesson, students construct angles using mirrors and rubberbands, then predict the number of images that will appear in the reflection. Young scholars...
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Symmetry Monsters

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Young scholars discuss and study the word symmetry. They examine letters of the alphabet, shapes, and artwork and decide if they are symmetrical or not. Then they create their own symmetry monsters.
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Creating and Destroying Symmetry

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners study the types of symmetry that appear in different basketball symbols. They point out changes that rotate symmetry from one type to another.
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Lines of Symmetry

For Teachers 1st
First graders create symmetrical designs using a computer program.  In this lines of symmetry lesson, 1st graders review their symmetrical designs and discuss other ways symmetrical designs can be made.  Students work in pairs and use...
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Symmetry

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Learners explore symmetry. In this geometry lesson, student identify and define bilateral symmetry, radial symmetry, pentagonal symmetry, hexagonal symmetry, and cubic symmetry. Students construct examples of these types of symmetry and...
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Symmetry Self-Assessment

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students draw symmetrical shapes. For this symmetry lesson, students complete a self assessment worksheet. Students draw shapes that have lines of symmetry. They then check for rotational symmetry and show the relationship between lines...
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Symmetry, Similar & Congruent Shapes

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders identify lines of symmetry., similar and congruent shapes. They use construction paper to create their own symmetrical shapes. Students create stained glass frames containing symmetrical, congruent and similar shapes.
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Let's Learn about Symmetry

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students explore symmetry in architecture.  In this cross curriculum art  and architecture lesson, students fold paper to illustrate symmetry and identify symmetrical and asymmetrical shapes.  Students observe photographs or take a walk...
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Simply Symmetry

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Learners are introduced to the concept of symmetry by examining different shapes and folding them into equal halves. They work in small groups focusing on finding the lines of symmetry of one specific shape. A symmetry booklet is made by...
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Monster Symmetry

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders understand what a line of symmetry is and how to draw symmetrically. In this monster symmetry lesson, 3rd graders create an original monster that is symmetrical. Students participate in additional symmetry activities.
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Symmetry

For Students 2nd - 3rd
For this recognizing symmetrical figures worksheet, students identify objects that are symmetrical and trace the line of symmetry. Students solve five problems.
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Aloha Symmetry

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Learners create handcrafted paper Hawaiian quilt squares. They do this to show the concept of symmetry across two lines of reflection.
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Symmetry in My World

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders demonstrate understanding of symmetry and identify objects that have symmetry. They use a mirror to get a visual illustration of what symmetry is. They create a collage of symmetrical pictures they find in magazines.
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Equilateral Triangle Symmetries Closure Activity

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students explore the symmetries of an equilateral triangle. For this lesson on symmetry, students determine the composition of given equilateral triangles using both rotational and reflectional symmetries.
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Reflective Symmetry and Translations

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this symmetry and translation activity, students sketch the reflection of the shapes in the mirror lines. There are 6 shapes to sketch.
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Reflective Symmetry And Translation

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this symmetry and translation worksheet, students sketch the reflection of the shapes in the mirror lines. There are 6 shapes to sketch.
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Shapes and Symmetry

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this math activity, students cut out 6 shapes. Students fold the shapes to investigate their lines of symmetry and see if the shapes are symmetrical or not.
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Identifying Lines of Symmetry and Creating Reflections over a Line

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Fifth graders review the concept of a line of symmetry by using pieces of paper that have pictures such as, letters of the alphabet, polygons, and designs made from polygons in order to determine if they have symmetry. The fine, two-hour...
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Symmetry of the Addition Table

For Teachers 1st - 3rd Standards
Help your class discover the commutative property of addition with this exploration of the addition table. By folding and coloring the table, a symmetry is found that directs young scholars to an understanding of this crucial...
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Simetria

For Teachers 1st - 4th
Your Spanish students will see what symmetry looks like on a quadrilateral, triangle, and circle  in this presentation. Large, bright shapes are displayed with lines of symmetry, followed by examples that do not show a line of symmetry....
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Using Symmetry to Create a Community Quilt

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students create a class "quilt" made of paper. In this hands-on symmetry lesson, students fold paper to create symmetrical figures then work in groups to color quilt patches that will form together to make a symmetrical class quilt.
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Spiral Symmetry

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Taking the notion of symmetry to the next level, this looks at combining rotation and translation symmetry to build spiral symmetry in three dimensions. Using the Zome modeling system and an instructor’s guidance, geometers try to build...
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Parallel and Perpendicular Lines

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders create a dance with a partner that shows parallel and perpendicular lines. In this lines lesson plan, 4th graders create symmetrical designs and line pairs with their partner.
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Polygons

For Students 8th - 10th
This resource provides 5 different worksheets on the topic of polygons and symmetry. These worksheets cover rotational symmetry, lines of symmetry, symmetry of regular polygons, special quadiralaterals, and polygon transformation. The...

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