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Lines of Symmerty/Reflection

LO: To identify lines of symmetry and order of rotation within shapes.

What does “symmetrical” mean?

What is a line of symmetry?  

What does “vertical”/“horizontal”/“diagonal” mean?

How can you show a line of symmetry on a shape?

 What will each side of a shape look like either side of a mirror line? 

 Reflection 

LO: To reflect in mirror lines and complete an image and a rotational symmetry of various orders.

How is reflecting similar to translating? How is it different?

 How does reflecting one vertex at a time make it easier to reflect the whole shape?

 How far away is the vertex from the mirror line?

How far away does the corresponding vertex need to be from the mirror line? 

How can you check if the reflected shape looks like it is in the correct place? 

Does the reflection of a shape always, sometimes or never face the same way as the original shape?