Shapes In Motion

This class activity is based on Tennessee Standard 8.G.A.2

Have you ever noticed how shapes can look completely different when turned sideways or flipped side down? In this project you will be the shape detective - your mission is to find out how shapes move and change without changing there size.

The students will investigate and figuring out how shapes move around on a coordinate plane. They must show whether the shapes are preforming a translation, reflection, or a rotation. In addition with how they came up with that answer and what does each of the words affect a shape upon a graph.

Students will cut out shapes from provided sheet of paper. They will take the cutout shapes and place them upon a graph. Using the plotted points they will use the graph paper to preform transitions, reflections, and rotations.

Step 1. Cut out shapes from provided paper.

Step 2. Take cut out shapes and place upon the graph paper.

Step 3. Draw points where the shapes meet a point on the graph paper.

Step 4. Students will use there understanding of coordinate planes and shapes to complete this assignment by determining how shapes can move certain ways along the graph from one position.

Step 5. Students will provide answers with explanations of how they go there answer.

Step 6. Turn assignment in.

Students have completed the Shapes in Motion project. they have used there previous knowledge of graphs to figure out of shapes can move without changing in size. How does perception change the way objects are viewed? These ideas can be simulated in IXL webpage for geometry.