Sunday, May 11, 2008

Transformation (to change the place of a shape)

This week we begin a Geometry unit on Transformation.
Transformation means to change the position of a shape by moving it from one place to another.
There a 3 basic types of movement.

Sliding (Translation)
Flipping ( Reflection)
Turning (Rotation)
Check out this site to watch movies that demonstrate these concepts

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