Sunday, May 6, 2012

Creating Lines of Reflection

Students used transparent mirrors to discover Lines of Reflection between congruent images and to create the reflecting image.  Students learned the differences between Lines of Reflection and Lines of Symmetry.  A Line of Reflection splits congruent images in the middle so that each image is of equal distance from the line.  A Line of Symmetry splits one image into two halves that are congruent.  The fourth graders have had a blast with this unit.

ReFLection = FLip
TranSLation = SLide
RoTation = Turn