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Axial Symmetry

Axial Symmetry

TLF ID M016357

An interactive applet in which students explore the effect of reflection in a variety of axes.

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Educational value

This resource is valuable for addressing the Australian Curriculum: Mathematics content description in Year 5 related to line symmetry. It provides a method of interpreting and determining line symmetries that is not the usual 'mirror' explanation. Students reflect shapes in a variety of axes. Some shapes are unchanged after reflection, and these are the shapes have line symmetry.

Year level

3; 4; 5; 6

Topics Symmetry Line symmetry Reflection (Geometry) Rotation Rotational symmetry Translation (Geometry)

Learning area

Mathematics

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Author

Name: Intel Corporation
Organization: Intel Corporation
Description: author

Contributor

Name: Intel Corporation
Organization: Intel Corporation
Description: author

Name: State of NSW, Department of Education
Organization: State of NSW, Department of Education
Description: Data contributor

Name: Education Services Australia
Organization: Education Services Australia
Description: Data manager
Address: VIC, AUSTRALIA
URL: http://www.esa.edu.au/

Publisher

Name: Intel Corporation
Organization: Intel Corporation
Description: Publisher

Resource metadata contributed by

Name: Education Services Australia Ltd
Organisation: Education Services Australia Ltd
Address: AUSTRALIA
URL: www.esa.edu.au

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Generic

Learning Resource Type

Video

Rights

Copyright © 2013 Intel Corporation