Symmetry

- Mirror books - Symmetry interactive websites
 * Materials:**

//Websites// Illuminations: Symmetry Kali: Symmetric Sketching NLVM: Transformation/ Reflections PBS Kids: Symmetrizer Repper Lite: Online Pattern Creator Snowflake Designer

//Books// __M is For Mirror: Find the Hidden Picture__, by Duncan Birmingham __Look Twice: Use the Mirror to Find Pairs and Opposites__, Duncan Birmingham __The Magic Mirror Book__, by Marion Walter __Magic Mirror Tricks__, by Marion Walter __The Magic Mirror: An Antique Optical Toy__, by McLoughlin Bros. __The Magic Cylinder Book: Hidden Pictures to Colour and Discover__, by Ivan Moscovich

- Have two people act out using a mirror book an have two people act out mirror theater
 * Opener:**

1-2-3-4 Time - Experiment with folding mirrors and pictures/ objects - Flat mirror books - Round mirror books - Mirror Theatre
 * Activity Description:**

Symmetry Websites - 6 websites to choose from

Books and Activities - Boys: 8 Girls: 3 Websites - Boys: 8 Girls: 3
 * Results:**

= MA Frameworks Covered =

**//Topic:Properties of Shapes//**
2.G.4 Identify shapes that have been rotated (turned), reflected (flipped), translated (slid), and enlarged. Describe direction of translations, e.g., left, right, up, down. 1,2 2.G.5 Identify symmetry in two-dimensional shapes. 1,2 3.G.6 Identify and draw lines of symmetry in two-dimensional shapes. 3 4.G.8 Identify and describe line symmetry in two-dimensional shapes. 4