Identifying multiple transformations
I can identify what transformations have taken place.
Identifying multiple transformations
I can identify what transformations have taken place.
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- More than one transformation may have taken place.
- If the size has changed, one shape may be an enlargement of the other.
- If the orientation has changed, one shape may be a rotation of the other.
- If the shapes are mirrored, one shape may be a reflection of the other.
- If the shapes look identical but are in different places, one may be a translation of the other.
Keywords
Object - The object is the starting figure before a transformation has been applied.
Image - The image is the resulting figure after a transformation has been applied.
Vector - A vector can be used to describe a translation.
Invariant - A property of a shape is invariant if that property has not changed after the shape is transformed.
Common misconception
There is only one way to describe what has happened to an object to create its image.
Learning cycle 1 explores how different transformations can produce the same image. This is a good way of demonstrating that there is more than one possible description.
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To help you plan your year 10 maths lesson on: Identifying multiple transformations, download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs.
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Starter quiz
6 Questions



Button a -
reflects object
Button b -
selects object
Button c -
rotates object
Button d -
translates object

Shape E to shape D -
Enlargement, scale factor $$\frac{1}{2}$$, about $$(6,-3)$$
Shape D to shape C -
Reflection in the line $$x=4$$
Shape C to shape B -
Translation by $$\begin{pmatrix} 4 \\ 5 \\ \end{pmatrix}$$
Shape B to shape A -
Rotation $$90$$° anticlockwise about $$(4, 1)$$
Exit quiz
6 Questions



