MORNING STARTER:
Translate and Reflect
True or false? Explain your answers...
1) “The translation from the red square to the pink
square is 4 right, 2 up.”
2) “The translation from yellow triangle to blue triangle is
2 squares left, 2 down.”
3) “The blue triangle has been reflected in the x-axis
correctly.”
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Geometry:
Year 5: Represent the
position of a shape following a
translation or reflection
Year 6: Translate simple
dhapes on the coordinate
plane and reflect them in the
axes
Year 6: Dscribe positions on
the full coordinate grid (all
four quadrants)
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8) Describe a reflection and a translation for moving the
pink square to the green square.
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9) Describe the translation of the yellow parallelogram
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to the orange. What are the new coordinates?
Explore: Create similar reflection and translation problems for your partner to solve using the grid
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4) What would the new coordinates be for the red
square if we reflected it in the x-axis?
5) What would the new coordinates for the blue
hexagon be after reflecting in the x-axis?
6) If we reflected the yellow triangle in the y-axis, what
would the new coordinates be? Explain.