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Axial Symmetry

Video Axial Symmetry

TLF ID M016357

An interactive applet in which students explore the effect of reflection in a variety of axes.

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Educational value
  • This resource is valuable for addressing the Australian Curriculum: Mathematics content description in Year 5 related to line symmetry. It provides a method of interpreting and determining line symmetries that is not the usual 'mirror' explanation. Students reflect shapes in a variety of axes. Some shapes are unchanged after reflection, and these are the shapes have line symmetry.
Year level

3; 4; 5; 6

Topics Symmetry Line symmetry Reflection (Geometry) Rotation Rotational symmetry Translation (Geometry)
Learning area
  • Mathematics

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Contributors
  • Author
  • Name: Intel Corporation
  • Organization: Intel Corporation
  • Description: author
  • Contributor
  • Name: Intel Corporation
  • Organization: Intel Corporation
  • Description: author
  • Name: State of NSW, Department of Education
  • Organization: State of NSW, Department of Education
  • Description: Data contributor
  • Name: Education Services Australia
  • Organization: Education Services Australia
  • Description: Data manager
  • Address: VIC, AUSTRALIA
  • URL: http://www.esa.edu.au/
  • Publisher
  • Name: Intel Corporation
  • Organization: Intel Corporation
  • Description: Publisher
  • Resource metadata contributed by
  • Name: Education Services Australia Ltd
  • Organisation: Education Services Australia Ltd
  • Address: AUSTRALIA
  • URL: www.esa.edu.au
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Learning Resource Type
  • Video
Rights
  • Copyright © 2013 Intel Corporation