Surf for More Math

Lesson 6 - Communicate About Transformations

To encourage your child to have fun on the Web while learning to Communicate About Transformations, here are some games and interactive activities they can do on their own or in pairs.

Goal

Describe transformations using math language.

Builds Upon

Student Book pages 396-397

Instructions for Use

Exploring Transformations lets your child create, analyse, and describe designs using translations, rotations, and reflections.

To use Exploring Transformations , choose a colour. Start drawing on the workspace and watch the effect as 19 translation images are created. Switch colours to add extra colour to your design.

Visualizing Transformations lets your child describe the relationships between the original shape and its image.

To use Visualizing Transformations, select a triangle, square, or circle. The shape will pop into the workspace. Click the reflection button and move the shapes in the workspace. Click on the blue dot and have your child describe the effects of the transformation. Do the same with the translation and rotation buttons.

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		Surf for More Math Lesson 6 - Communicate About Transformations To encourage your child to have fun on the Web while learning to Communicate About Transformations, here are some games and interactive activities they can do on their own or in pairs. Goal Describe transformations using math language. Builds Upon Student Book pages 396-397 Instructions for Use Exploring Transformations lets your child create, analyse, and describe designs using translations, rotations, and reflections. To use Exploring Transformations , choose a colour. Start drawing on the workspace and watch the effect as 19 translation images are created. Switch colours to add extra colour to your design. Visualizing Transformations lets your child describe the relationships between the original shape and its image. To use Visualizing Transformations, select a triangle, square, or circle. The shape will pop into the workspace. Click the reflection button and move the shapes in the workspace. Click on the blue dot and have your child describe the effects of the transformation. Do the same with the translation and rotation buttons.