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Translation Vocabulary Cards

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Translation Vocabulary Cards

Translation Vocabulary Cards

Geometric shapes on a coordinate grid

📚 Vocabulary Cards - Cut Along the Lines

Instructions: Cut out each card along the dotted lines. Use these cards to study the key terms for exploring translations.

🔤 Basic Translation Terms

TRANSLATION
A transformation that moves a shape from one position to another without rotating, flipping, or changing its size. The shape "slides" to a new location on the grid.
VECTOR
A mathematical way to describe the direction and distance of a translation. It tells us exactly how far and which way to move a shape.
SLIDE
Another word for translation. When we slide a shape, we move it in a straight line without turning or flipping it.
DIRECTION
The way a shape moves during a translation. Common directions include up, down, left, right, or combinations like "3 units right and 2 units up."

📏 Movement and Measurement

DISTANCE
How far a shape moves during a translation. We measure this by counting grid squares or units on the coordinate plane.
HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT
Movement from left to right (or right to left) across the grid. This changes the x-coordinate but keeps the y-coordinate the same.
VERTICAL MOVEMENT
Movement up or down on the grid. This changes the y-coordinate but keeps the x-coordinate the same.
NEGATIVE VECTOR
A vector that describes movement in the opposite direction - left instead of right, or down instead of up. Uses negative numbers to show direction.

📊 Grid and Coordinate Terms

COORDINATE GRID
A grid made up of horizontal and vertical lines that helps us locate and move shapes precisely. Each point has an x and y coordinate.
ORIGIN
The starting point on a coordinate grid where the x-axis and y-axis meet. It has the coordinates (0, 0).
COORDINATE NOTATION
A way of writing the exact position of a point using numbers in brackets, like (3, 5). The first number is the x-coordinate, the second is the y-coordinate.

🔷 Shape Properties and Patterns

PROPERTIES OF SHAPES
The characteristics of a shape that stay the same during a translation, such as size, angles, and side lengths. Only the position changes.
TESSELLATION
A pattern made by repeating the same shape over and over with no gaps or overlaps. Translations can help create tessellations.

✂️ How to Use These Cards

1. Carefully cut out each vocabulary card along the lines

2. Fold each card in half to hide the definition

3. Test yourself by reading the term and trying to remember the definition

4. Check your answer by unfolding the card

5. Use these cards to study with a partner or family member

6. Keep practising until you know all the terms!

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