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Transformations of the plane
From the AMSI ‘Supporting Australian Mathematics Project’, this resource gives detailed explanations for teachers and students of the curriculum content, worked examples and assessment questions. This resource focuses on transformations of the plane.
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| Year level(s) | Year 7 |
|---|---|
| Audience | Teacher |
| Purpose | Teaching resource |
| Format | Web page |
| Teaching strategies and pedagogical approaches | Worked examples |
| Keywords | Transformation, Coordinates, Translation, Rotation, Reflection |
Curriculum alignment |
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| Strand and focus | Measurement |
| Topics | Transformation |
| AC: Mathematics (V9.0) content descriptions |
AC9M7SP03
Describe transformations of a set of points using coordinates in the Cartesian plane, translations and reflections on an axis, and rotations about a given point |
| Numeracy progression |
Positioning and locating (P5)
Understanding geometric properties (P4) |
Copyright details |
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| Organisation | AMSI |
| Copyright | © The University of Melbourne. Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 3.0. |
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