Erin Elseroad

Students work in pairs or groups to perform different steps to different compositions. They rotate to see different transformations and how the composition changes the orientation of the figure. The students can get up and move around or stay seated for the rotations. After this activity is complete, it leads to a great class discussion. Index cards, directions, questions, and answers are provided.

This is a great activity to use after you have completed the Polygons and Quadrilaterals unit. It focuses on Coordinate Proofs without variables, proving a quadrilateral is a kite, trapezoid, parallelogram, rhombus, rectangle, or square. I love this activity because it combines so many concepts we have learned and practiced throughout the year: * graphing * Midpoint Formula * Distance Formula * Slope Formula * properties of quadrilaterals and parallelograms * Proofs * working together!

The students are asked to apply their knowledge of transformations and compositions for this project. They can use their creativity to write a story about a character. This character will be the "shape" they "transform." I like this project because it allows students to be creative while applying Geometry skills. This preview includes an example. The file includes instructions for the students, a rubric, and a student example.

With little or no knowledge of translations and reflections, students can make discoveries by plotting THEMSELVES as points on a life-size grid! As a few classmates graph plot themselves on the grid, the other classmates observe and analyze the transformation. Through this activity, the students will also be introduced to rotations. This discovery of rotations about the origin will give them a better foundation as they move forward into more complex transformations.

Students use the rubric and checklist to create a card to give to someone in the community! They are required to include constructions (like a square and hexagon) in their artwork. After constructing the required figures, students use their creativity to decorate and color the card. This is a great way to assess their construction skills in Geometry. I have included the word document so that you can edit it to make it more specific for your class.

My students loved using this resource! It's a great foldable to help them use the transformation rules at the beginning of the unit.