Maurits Cornelis Escher’s work features mathematical objects and operations including impossible objects, explorations of infinity, reflection, symmetry, perspective, truncated and stellated polyhedra, hyperbolic geometry, and tessellations.
TRANSFORMATIONS
Key questions
What is symmetry?
Can we reflect and describe a reflection?
Can we rotate and describe a rotation?
Can we translate and desribe a translation?
How do we combine transformations?
What are congruent shapes?
Can we problem solve with congruent triangles?
6 lessons
Literacy
stories that set a frame or background
stories that accompany or intertwine
stories that introduce
stories that explain
stories that ask a question
stories that entertain
Introduce...
isometries - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
add one square - 1
adding dots - 1
grid reflections - 2
hole punching - 1
reflect - 2
rotating shapes - 3
still pools - 2
windmills - 3
rotation jigsaw - 3
symmetry - 1
transformations - 2, 3, 4
Develop...
card set transformations - 2, 3, 4
recognising transformations - 2, 3, 4
reflections aqa - 2
rotation don - 3
rotations aqa - 3
transform sheets - 2, 3, 4
transform tangrams - 2, 3, 4
transformation challenge - 2, 3, 4
transformation code breaking - 2, 3, 4
transform spotting - 2, 3, 4
translations aqa - 4
combining transformations - 2, 3, 4, 5
Extend...
congruent jigsaw - 2, 3, 4
congruence - 6, 7
congruent halves - 6
transform 2 reflections - 2, 5
transformations workbook - 2, 3, 4, 5
transforming shapes - 2, 3, 4, 5
translation logo - 4
two rotations - 5
congruent triangles - 6, 7