Transformations: Slides, Flips

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Transformations Slides, Flips Turns

• Honors Math Grade 4

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Noah and Nicole made these patterns
Copy and cut out this triangle on dot paper.
Place your triangle on the section of dot paper
marked Noah and recreate his pattern. Then do
the same for Nicole.
Answer the following questions. Be sure to TAG
your answer!
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1. How did you move the triangle to make Noahs
pattern?
2. How did you move the triangle to make
Nicoles pattern?
3. How are your two patterns alike? How are
they different?
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A slide or translation, is a movement of a figure
along a line without flipping or turning.
A slide or translation can occur in any
direction horizontally, vertically or
diagonally.
Notice that all slides result in congruent
figures.
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A flip or reflection, is a movement of a figure
over a line so that the figure faces in the
opposite direction.
A flip or reflection can occur in any direction
horizontally, vertically or diagonally.
Notice that all flips result in congruent figures.
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Tell whether each movement is a translation or
reflection.
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A turn or rotation, is the movement of a figure
around a point.
A figure can be turned in any direction
clockwise or counterclockwise.
Each new position is a turn image of the figure.
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A figure has half-turn symmetry if you can turn a
tracing of a figure halfway around so that the
tracing and the figure match exactly.
This figure has half-turn symmetry.