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Symmetry and Patterns

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Symmetry and Patterns

Symmetrical butterfly illustration

📚 Part 1: Understanding Symmetry

1. What is symmetry?

When one side is a mirror image of the other

When shapes are different colours

When objects are very large

2. Which of these objects are symmetrical? (Tick all that apply)

A butterfly

A leaf

A human face

A pair of scissors

3. A line of symmetry is:

The fold line where both sides match perfectly

Any line drawn on a shape

A line that goes around the outside

4. How many lines of symmetry does a square have?

1

2

4

✏️ Part 2: Creating and Describing Symmetry

5. Draw the missing half to make this shape symmetrical:
6. Complete this sentence:

When I fold a piece of paper and cut out a design, the pattern I create is _____________ because both sides are _____________ images of each other.

7. Describe one symmetrical object you can see in nature:
8. Explain how you would check if a shape is symmetrical:

🎨 Part 3: Design Challenge

9. Design your own symmetrical pattern in the box below. Draw the line of symmetry with a dashed line:
10. List three places where you might find symmetrical patterns in your everyday life:

1. _________________________________

2. _________________________________

3. _________________________________

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