2D Shape Rotations

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🎯 WALT: Rotate 2D shapes around a given point by 90°, 180°, and 270°

Success Criteria: I can accurately rotate shapes, explain how position and orientation change, and identify properties that stay the same.

Part 1: Understanding Rotations

1. Which of these describes a 90° clockwise rotation?

A quarter turn to the right

A half turn

A quarter turn to the left

A full turn

2. When a shape is rotated, which properties stay the same? (Tick all that apply)

Side lengths

Angle sizes

Position

Orientation

3. A triangle is rotated 180° about point P. This means:

The triangle is turned upside down

The triangle moves to a different position

Both of the above

The triangle gets bigger

Part 2: Practical Rotations

4. Draw the result of rotating this square 90° clockwise about point P:

5. Complete the table for rotating a rectangle about its centre:

Original position: Rectangle with length 6cm, width 4cm

90° clockwise: Length _____ cm, Width _____ cm

180° clockwise: Length _____ cm, Width _____ cm

270° clockwise: Length _____ cm, Width _____ cm

6. Explain in your own words what happens to a shape's orientation when it is rotated 270° anticlockwise:

Part 3: Challenge Activities

7. Extension: A shape is rotated 45° clockwise about point O. Describe what this rotation looks like compared to a 90° rotation:

8. Real-world connection: Give two examples from everyday life where you see rotations happening:

Example 1: _________________________________

Example 2: _________________________________

9. Problem solving: If you rotate a shape 90° clockwise, then 180° clockwise, what single rotation would give the same final result?

90° clockwise

180° clockwise

270° clockwise

360° clockwise

10. Reflection: What is the most important thing you learned about rotations today?

2D Shape Rotations

2D Shape Rotations

🎯 WALT: Rotate 2D shapes around a given point by 90°, 180°, and 270°

Part 1: Understanding Rotations

Part 2: Practical Rotations

Part 3: Challenge Activities

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