Rotations

There are 65 NRICH Mathematical resources connected to Rotations

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National flags

Age

7 to 11

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

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So it's times!

Age

7 to 14

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How will you decide which way of flipping over and/or turning the grid will give you the highest total?

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Poly plug pattern

Age

5 to 7

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

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Attractive tablecloths

Age

14 to 16

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Charlie likes tablecloths that use as many colours as possible, but insists that his tablecloths have some symmetry. Can you work out how many colours he needs for different tablecloth designs?

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Coordinate challenge

Age

7 to 11

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

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Attractive rotations

Age

11 to 14

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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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Shady symmetry

Age

11 to 14

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

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...on the wall

Age

11 to 14

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Explore the effect of reflecting in two intersecting mirror lines.

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Happy halving

Age

5 to 7

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

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Turning man

Age

5 to 7

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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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Rotations

National flags

So it's times!

Poly plug pattern

Attractive tablecloths

Coordinate challenge

Attractive rotations

Shady symmetry

...on the wall

Happy halving

Turning man