Transformations Activity: Rotations, Reflections & Slides- 4 Quadrants

Transformations Activity: Rotations, Reflections & Slides in 4 Quadrants

This engaging teaching resource is specially designed for middle school educators, particularly those teaching students in grades 6 to 9 about transformations and 4 quadrant Cartesian planes.

How to Use:

This package includes 4 different worksheets. On each one, a shape starts out in one place on the Cartesian plane and ends up in another place. Students are tasked with explaining how that shape could have moved from the starting position to the final position using at least two different transformations. For example, they may describe a translation and then a reflection. Or they may describe a rotation and then a translation. They are multiple ways to move the shapes from start to finish. Students are encouraged to use as much precise mathematical language as possible including naming lines of reflection and centers or rotation (using coordinates), describing the amount and direction of a rotation, and describing the size and direction of translations.

I would do one of the 4 activities as a whole class. Then, allow students to work in pairs or small groups to complete another. Next, assign one for homework. Finally, keep one for a quick in-class quiz/assessment. A sample answer key is included, but each question has multiple ways to be solved.

Grades to Use With:

This lesson is designed for students in grades 5-8 who are learning about topics including transformations and integers. It could also be used for high school special education classes.

What's Included:

6 Page PDF: Title Page, 4 Student Worksheets, Sample Answer Key

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