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Curriculum content descriptions

Investigate combinations of translations, reflections and rotations, with and without the use of digital technologies (ACMMG142)

Elaborations
  • designing a school or brand logo using transformation of one or more shapes
  • understanding that translations, rotations and reflections can change the position and orientation but not shape or size
General capabilities
  • Numeracy Numeracy
  • Critical and creative thinking Critical and creative thinking
  • ICT capability Information and Communication Technology (ICT) capability
ScOT terms

Translation (Geometry),  Reflection (Geometry),  Rotation

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This planning resource for Year 6 is for the topic of Transformation. Students continue to develop their understanding and skills in transformations including reflections (flips), translations (slides) and rotations (turns).

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