Transformations

Project
Neslie Y. Canales-Silva
TEKS
Grade: Kindergarten

Geometry and Measurement.
The student is expected to:
(A) identify two-dimensional shapes, including circles,
triangles, rectangles, and squares as special rectangles.

Geometry and spatial reasoning.
The student describes the relative positions of objects.
The student is expected to:
(A) describe one object in relation to another using informal
language such as over, under, above, and below; and
(B) place an object in a specified position.
Transformation
Moving a shape so that it is in a
different position, but still has the
same size, area, angles and line
lengths.
These are Transformations:
Translation, Reflection, and Rotation.
Example
Turn, flip or slide are the basic
moves.
This is an example of a turn
(rotational) Transformation.

LINK
Try Here:
http://www.mathsisfun.com/geometr
y/transformations.html

Translation
Is a transformation motion of a plane
that moves every point of the plane a
specified distance in a specified
direction along a straight line.
Simply means moving without
rotating, resizing or anything else,
just moving.
Example
Every point of the shape must move:
the same distance in the same
direction.
This is an example of a Translation.

LINK
Try Here:
http://www.mathsisfun.com/geometr
y/translation.html

Reflection
Is line, L, a transformation from the plane
to the plane that pairs each point, P, with a
point, P, in such a way that, L, is the
Perpendicular Bisector of, PP1, as long as,
P, is not, L. If, P, is on, L, then P=P1.
Every point is the same distance from the
central line and the reflection has the
same size as the original image. The
central line is called the Mirror Line. A
reflection is a flip over a line.
Example
The reflected image is always the
same size, it just faces the other
way.
This is an example of a Reflection.
LINK
Try Here:
http://www.mathsisfun.com/geometr
y/reflection.html

Rotation
Is a transformation of a plane determine
by holding one point, the center, fixed and
rotating the plane about this point by a
certain direction (a certain number of
degrees either clockwise or counter
clockwise).
Means turning around a center. The
distance from the center to any point on
the shape stays the same.
Example
Every point makes a circle around the
center.
This is an example of a Rotation.
LINK
Try Here:
http://www.mathsisfun.com/geometr
y/rotation.html