Transformations

Made by: Ashley Ponce

TEKS

The grade level that I am considering to teach is

grades between kindergarten and second grade.
There are no specific TEKS that is required for
these grades. I can introduce this topic by using
manipulative of shapes or any other objects. I can
introduce vocabulary of what rotating is and what
clockwise and counter clockwise is. When
teaching them the difference between the two I
can physically model the manipulative by rotating
it and them tell me if I am going clockwise or
counterclockwise. This exercise or activity will
expand their thinking and will be using it hands on.
(6)Geometry and measurement. The student
applies mathematical process standards to analyze
attributes of two-dimensional shapes and threedimensional solids to develop generalizations
about their properties.

Helpful
tool for
other
grade
levels

Transformation is:
a general term for four specific ways to manipulate
the shape of a point, a line, or shape. The original
shape of the object is called the pre-image and the
final shape and position of the object is the image
under thetransformation.

An example of transformation:

Link

http://illuminations.nctm.org/Activity.aspx?id=6384

Translation is:
Translationis a term used in geometry
to describe a function that moves an
object a certain distance. The object is
not altered in any other way. It is not
rotated, reflected or re-sized. In
atranslation, every point of the object
must be moved in the same direction
and for the same distance.

An example of translation:

Link
http://illuminations.nctm.org/Lesson.aspx?id=866

Reflection is:
Areflectionis a kind of transformation.
It is basically a 'flip' of a shape over the
line ofreflection. Very often reflections
are performed using coordinate notation
as they all are on this page. The
coordinates allow us to easily describe
the image and its preimage.

An example of reflection:

Link

http://illuminations.nctm.org/Activity.aspx?id=3587

Rotation is:
Themathematicalnotation
forrotationis usually written like this. R
(center,rotation), where the center is
the point of rotationand therotationis
given in degrees. Often, rotations are
written using coordinate notation, which
means that their coordinates on the
coordinate plane are given.

An example of rotation:

Link

http://illuminations.nctm.org/Lesson.aspx?id=2751