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2D Shape Rotation Worksheet
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2D Shape Rotation Worksheet
🔄 Part 1: Understanding Rotation Vocabulary
1. Match each rotation term with its correct definition:
1. Centre of rotation
2. Angle of rotation
3. Clockwise
4. Invariant property
A. Something that stays the same after rotation
B. The fixed point around which a shape turns
C. How much a shape has been turned (measured in degrees)
D. Turning in the same direction as clock hands
2. Circle the correct answer: Which direction is counterclockwise?
Same direction as clock hands
Opposite direction to clock hands
Up and down only
Left to right only
📐 Part 2: Rotation Angles and Properties
3. Fill in the blanks about rotation angles:
A quarter turn is _______ degrees. A half turn is _______ degrees. A three-quarter turn is _______ degrees. A full turn is _______ degrees.
4. Check all properties that stay the same (are invariant) when a shape is rotated:
Side lengths
Angle sizes
Position on the page
Shape and size
Orientation (which way it faces)
5. A triangle has sides of 3cm, 4cm, and 5cm. After rotating it 180° clockwise, what will the side lengths be?
🎨 Part 3: Drawing Rotations
6. Draw a square rotated 90° clockwise around the centre point marked with a dot:
7. Draw the same triangle rotated 180° around the centre point:
8. Show a rectangle rotated 270° counterclockwise. Mark the centre of rotation clearly:
🌍 Part 4: Real-World Rotations
9. Give three examples of rotations you can see in everyday life:
10. Circle the best example of a 90° clockwise rotation:
Clock hand moving from 12 to 3
Clock hand moving from 12 to 6
Clock hand moving from 12 to 9
Clock hand moving from 12 to 12
11. Explain how understanding rotations might be useful in Māori or Pacific art and design:
🧮 Part 5: Problem Solving with Rotations
12. A shape is rotated 90° clockwise, then 180° counterclockwise. What single rotation would give the same final result?
13. True or False: If you rotate any shape 360°, it will look exactly the same as when you started.
True
False
Explain your answer: ________________________________
14. Challenge: Describe how to rotate a shape 45° using the tools available in your classroom:
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