Reflecting on scenes
This is a level 3 geometry activity from the Figure It Out theme series. It is focused on drawing a reflection picture. A PDF of the student activity is included.
About this resource
Figure It Out is a series of 80 books published between 1999 and 2009 to support teaching and learning in New Zealand classrooms.
This resource provides the answers and teachers’ notes for one activity from the Figure It Out series. A printable PDF of the student activity can be downloaded from the materials that come with this resource.
Specific learning outcomes:
- Draw a reflection picture.
Reflecting on scenes
Achievement objectives
GM3-6: Describe the transformations (reflection, rotation, translation, or enlargement) that have mapped one object onto another.
Required materials
- Figure It Out, Level 3, Theme: At Camp, "Reflecting on scenes", page 16
See Materials that come with this resource to download:
- Reflecting on scenes activity (.pdf)
Activity
This activity uses mirror symmetry.
Students will need to know some rules about reflectional symmetry.
Distances stay the same. Orientation is reversed.
Students will need to apply these rules for each land structure and cloud formation reflected in the lake. For example, consider the view from the western shore:
Some students may need to use mirrors to help them visualise the image in the lake.
Individual sketches by students. Each landscape should be mirrored in the water.
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