Rotations
Rotation
Standard
6.G.8 Determine if two shapes are congruent by measuring sides or a combination of sides and angles, as necessary; or by motions or series of motions, e.g., translations, rotations, and reflections.
Cluster
C3
Vocabulary
Rotation- when a figure is rotated through a given angle about a fixed point.
Center of Rotation- the point where a figue is rotated
Angel of Rotation- the angle that the figure is being rotated
Objective
Students will be able to recognize rotations and rotate an object.
Lesson
Translations have no fixed points at all, while rotations have exactly one -- namely, if you stay away from the pivot point, everything else moves.
Practice
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