Symmetry
Key Stage: 1 ★★
Can you colour this triangle in a symmetrical pattern with two colours. What about more colours?
This problem will help children recognise reflective symmetry, but it offers more than that. By giving children the freedom to create their own symmetrical patterns, they will push their own understanding of symmetry further and may well suprise you! It also provides an opportunity for children to discuss what makes one symmetrical pattern different, or the same as, another.
This resource has comprehensive teachers' notes and resources, linked from the problem page. This includes possible approaches and key questions, as well as possible support and extensions.
The file attached is a HTML file, which, when opened, automatically redirects you to the problem on the NRICH website.
Key Stage: 1 ★★
Can you colour this triangle in a symmetrical pattern with two colours. What about more colours?
This problem will help children recognise reflective symmetry, but it offers more than that. By giving children the freedom to create their own symmetrical patterns, they will push their own understanding of symmetry further and may well suprise you! It also provides an opportunity for children to discuss what makes one symmetrical pattern different, or the same as, another.
This resource has comprehensive teachers' notes and resources, linked from the problem page. This includes possible approaches and key questions, as well as possible support and extensions.
The file attached is a HTML file, which, when opened, automatically redirects you to the problem on the NRICH website.
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Super triangle investigation with lots of support, questions etc. on the nrich website, including examples of how children solved the problem. Suitable for use in Yrs 4, 5 and 6.
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