Problem of the Day

The great Spanish artist Pablo

Picasso was born in a 19th century
year containing numerals with two
lines of symmetry.
Which year could it be:
1871, 1881, or 1801?
1881
Congruency

Are the two shapes congruent?

Are these two space congruent?

 What makes figures congruent?

Line Symmetry
Line symmetry describes whether a figure
can be folded in half so that its two parts
match exactly

The two parts are equal.

The fold line is a line of symmetry.

Folding Common Shapes
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bjects/maths/activities/year3/symmetry/s
hape_game.asp
Which shapes have a line of
symmetry?

C
 Which shapes have a line of
symmetry?

One vertical line

C
One horizontal No lines of
line of symmetry symmetry
of symmetry
Explore Symmetry
with Tracing Paper
Create your own
Symmetric Shape
 Think of the letters of the
alphabet. Can you list all the
letters with at least one line
of symmetry?
A, B, C, D, E,
H, I, K, M, O,
T, U, V, W, X,
and Y
Get a blank piece of paper.
Fold the paper in half.
Cut a figure around the center
fold.
Open the paper back up.
~What is the fold line?
~Is your paper symmetric?
~Why or why not?
Get a blank piece of paper.
Fold the paper in half - twice.
Cut a figure around the folds.
Open the paper back up.
~What are the fold lines?
~Is your paper symmetric?
~Why or why not?