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Symmetry and tessellations study guide
This guide provides a basic overview of symmetry.
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| Year level(s) | Year 5 |
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| Audience | Teacher |
| Purpose | Teaching resource, Student task |
| Format | Web page |
| Teaching strategies and pedagogical approaches | Explicit teaching |
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| Strand and focus | Space |
| Topics | Transformation |
| AC: Mathematics (V9.0) content descriptions |
AC9M5SP03
Describe and perform translations, reflections and rotations of shapes, using dynamic geometric software where appropriate; recognise what changes and what remains the same, and identify any symmetries |
| Numeracy progression |
Understanding geometric properties (P5)
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| Organisation | CK-12 Foundation |
| Copyright | © CK-12 Foundation. Free-for-education material. |
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