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Learning objective overview
Master Teaching Guide coverage for this objective.
Current NZC (2007)
GM6-9
New NZC (2026)
NZC26-P4-GEO-SPR-K-Y9-01
Resources
- CorbettMaths Tessellations practice questionsQuestions PDF · Answers
Terminology
- line of symmetry
- rotational symmetry
- order of rotational symmetry
- tessellation
- pattern
- border pattern
Task goals
- Identify and draw all the lines of symmetry, and state the order of rotational symmetry, for simple regular shapes and everyday patterns.
- Analyse and describe combined reflective and rotational symmetry in more complex geometric patterns, borders, and tessellations.
- Justify why a given pattern has particular symmetry properties, and design or extend a pattern to satisfy specified symmetry conditions.
Where this fits
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Analysing Symmetry in Patterns
Know
A set of points in a plane can be transformed by translation, reflection about a line, and rotation about a fixed point.
Statement▸
Year 9 · Geometry · Spatial reasoning
NZC26-P4-GEO-SPR-K-Y9-01
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