Line of reflective symmetry 1/2

- Lesson Aims
- To identify a line of reflective symmetry.
- To discover the properties of a reflective line of symmetry in a given shape.
- To find a line of symmetry in a given shape.
- Model Name
Line of reflective symmetry 1/2
- Lesson structure
Triangles activity A, Triangles activity B , Polygon activity A, Polygon activity A, Polygon activities B 1/2 , Polygon activities B 2/2 , Polygon activity C , A measuring tool for comparison of lengths , Quadrilaterals A , Quadrilaterals B: Square & Rectangle – same and different, Quadrilaterals C: Square & Rectangle, Line of reflective symmetry 1/2, Line of reflective symmetry 2/2, , Lines of symmetry in quadrilaterals, Translation of shapes
- Lesson content
- This lesson is the first lesson about the concept of reflective symmetry. There is no final model and its contents are preparation for the following lesson whose model is at the core of the topic of symmetry.
- Prior knowledge
Polygons.
- Grade curriculum
- Materials
1. The measuring tool.
2. Two sheets of origami paper 15 cm x 15 cm.
3. Two colored markers.