Checking and securing understanding of rotation
I can describe a rotation and perform a given rotation on an object.
Checking and securing understanding of rotation
I can describe a rotation and perform a given rotation on an object.
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- Tracing paper can be a helpful tool to perform a rotation.
- The image and the object should be congruent.
- Unless a full rotation occurs, the object and its image will not have the same orientation.
- Clockwise is the direction the hands of a clock travel in.
- To rotate, you need the centre, direction and angle of rotation.
Keywords
Transformation - A transformation is a process that may change the size, orientation or position of a shape.
Rotation - The rotation of an object is the turning of an object by a fixed amount and around a fixed point (called the centre of rotation), without the image being flipped or its size changing.
Centre of rotation - The centre of rotation is the fixed point about which an object is rotated.
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.
Common misconception
Pupils may rotate in the opposite direction to the stated direction.
Encourage pupils to read the question twice and highlight the key pieces of information before starting the question.
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Equipment
Tracing paper
Licence
Starter quiz
6 Questions



Exit quiz
6 Questions

90° anti-clockwise -
270° clockwise
180° clockwise -
180° anti-clockwise
270° anti-clockwise -
90° clockwise
360° anticlockwise -
360° clockwise


