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Shape Transform Explorers Worksheet

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Shape Transform Explorers Worksheet

2D shapes being transformed

🔄 Part 1: Shape Transformations

1. Match the everyday word with the maths word:
flip
slide
turn
rotate
reflect
translate
2. What transformation happened to this triangle?

reflection (flip)

translation (slide)

rotation (turn)

3. Circle the shapes that show a reflection:

Shape A

Shape B

Shape C

Shape D

4. Predict what will happen when you slide this square 3 spaces to the right. Draw your prediction:

✏️ Part 2: Draw the Transformations

5. Draw what the rectangle looks like after you flip it over the dotted line:
6. Show what happens when you turn this triangle a quarter turn clockwise:
7. Translate (slide) this circle 4 squares down and 2 squares left. Draw the new position:
8. Look at these two shapes. What transformation moved the first shape to make the second shape?

🗣️ Part 3: Describing Transformations

9. Use both everyday words and maths words to describe this transformation:

Everyday word: The shape did a ___________

Maths word: The shape had a ___________

10. Complete these sentences using te reo Māori direction words:

whakamauī (to the left) • whakamatau (to the right) • whakamuri (backwards)

The triangle slid _________________ three spaces.

After the transformation, the circle moved _________________.

11. Describe what happened to this shape using a complete sentence:
12. Draw your own shape and show one transformation. Label what type of transformation you used:

My transformation is: ____________________

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