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Symmetry and Transformation

This resource contains 20 instant maths ideas designed to provide students with the opportunity to: * explore reflections of two dimensional shapes * investigate what happens when coordinates are transformed * decide whether the human face is symmetrical * design patterns exhibiting rotational symmetry * explore symmetry found in other disciplines such as physics and music * investigate the symmetry of crosswords * combine transformations * enlarge two dimensional figures * use the golden ratio to construct a golden rectangle.

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