8.8 The student will apply transformations (rotate or turn, reflect or flip, translate or slide, and dilate or scale) to geometric figures represented on graph paper. The student will identify applications of transformations, such as tiling, fabric design, art, and scaling.

More Online Practice

Investigation Pages

Virtual Manipulative Activities

  • Matti Scroll down then Click on either Transformation-Dilation, Transformation-Reflection, Transformation-Rotation, or Transformation-Translation for the interactive activity.
  • Directions PDF for a web-based reflections activity.
  • Activity 3

Other Web Sites

  • StudyZone
  • LearnAlberta Click on "Skip Intro", then click on "Lesson". Choose lesson 17 for notes on Reflections and Transformation.
  • Shodor This lesson is designed to introduce students to translations, reflections, and rotations.
  • ExploreLearning Teachers have to assign the Rotations, Reflections, and Translations to their classes. Students should read the Exploration Guide.
  • Larson´s Software Students need to be enrolled by their teachers. Click on the Coordinate Geometry, then click on Reflection of Points. Do the See It, Try It, and Zap It.

Lesson 4-1: Transformations

Move the points on the sliders and describe the changes in the figure.

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Adapted from a page by Valentijn Van Hootegem.