Rotations

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John's Train Is on Time

Age

11 to 14

Challenge level

A train leaves on time. After it has gone 8 miles (at 33mph) the driver looks at his watch and sees that the hour hand is exactly over the minute hand. When did the train leave the station?
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Turning Man

Age

5 to 7

Challenge level

Use the interactivity to find out how many quarter turns the man must rotate through to look like each of the pictures.
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Poly Plug Pattern

Age

5 to 7

Challenge level

Create a pattern on the small grid. How could you extend your pattern on the larger grid?
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Happy Halving

Age

5 to 7

Challenge level

Can you split each of the shapes below in half so that the two parts are exactly the same?
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Coordinate Challenge

Age

7 to 11

Challenge level

Use the clues about the symmetrical properties of these letters to place them on the grid.
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National Flags

Age

7 to 11

Challenge level

This problem explores the shapes and symmetries in some national flags.
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Shady Symmetry

Age

11 to 14

Challenge level

How many different symmetrical shapes can you make by shading triangles or squares?
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Attractive Rotations

Age

11 to 14

Challenge level

Here is a chance to create some attractive images by rotating shapes through multiples of 90 degrees, or 30 degrees, or 72 degrees or...
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Transformation Game

Age

11 to 14

Challenge level

Why not challenge a friend to play this transformation game?
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...on the Wall

Age

11 to 14

Challenge level

Explore the effect of reflecting in two intersecting mirror lines.