Notes on Transformations for Year 8 Geometry

Reflections, translations, rotations and dilations (enlargements) are introduced through fill-in notes and visual examples, followed by a 16-item practice page on naming the transformation shown.
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Year 8
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Updated Sep 20, 2026

Subject
Geometry, Maths
Topic
Transformations, Notes
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This resource is a simple introduction to the four transformations (reflection, rotation, translation, dilation) with basic ideas (x & y axis Reflections, 90, 180, & 270 Rotations).

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Learning objectives

  • Identify reflections, translations, rotations and dilations from figures

  • Distinguish congruent figures from similar figures

Skills covered

  • Classifying transformations — matching each figure to one of 12 lettered transformation choices

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Core concepts

  • Reflection

  • Translation

  • Rotation

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