The following are a selection of lesson plans that may assist in the teaching of the topic of symmetry.
As symmetry can be taught in several subject areas, we have provided lesson plans from the areas of Math, Science and Art.
Math:
http://www.homeschoolmath.net/teaching/g/symmetry.php
- Provides several activities on symmetry
http://www.lessonplanspage.com/MathArtShapeShipSlideTurnFlipGeometricArtProject23.htm
- Lesson teaching the concepts of flip, rotate and slide
Science:
http://www.lessonplanspage.com/more/ScienceLAArtMathMDButterflyUnit7-SymmetryLesson12.htm
- Teaches the concept of symmetry through exploration of butterflies
Art:
http://regentsprep.org/Regents/math/symmetry/Photos.htm
- Investigates facial symmetry with the use of digital art
http://www.princetonol.com/groups/iad/lessons/elem/elem17.html
- Students create symmetrical illustrations with the use of crayons and an iron
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This blog attempts to assist teachers in bringing forth the topic of symmetry to students in the Primary/Elementary grades. The entries are meant to give an overall sense of the topic, touching on its history, interesting/important facts, as well as ideas for teaching through problem solving.
This blog attempts to assist teachers in bringing forth the topic of symmetry to students in the Primary/Elementary grades. The entries are meant to give an overall sense of the topic, touching on its history, interesting/important facts, as well as ideas for teaching through problem solving.
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