The object is the starting figure before a transformation has been applied.

The image is the resulting figure after a transformation has been applied.

A transformation is a process that may change the size, orientation or position of a shape.

If one shape can fit exactly on top of another using rotation, reflection or translation, then the shapes are congruent.

A property of a shape is invariant if that property has not changed after the shape is transformed.

Checking understanding of basic transformations

Maths

Introduction to translation

Describing a translation

Translating objects

Introduction to rotations

Describing a rotation's direction and size

Understanding the centre of rotation

Rotating objects

Introduction to reflections

Describing a reflection

Reflecting objects

Introduction to enlargements

Describing an enlargement

Enlarging objects

Transformed objects

Investigating transformations with Desmos

Investigating transformations with GeoGebra

Problem solving with transformations

In this unit, pupils explore the effects of different transformations and whether the transformed shape is congruent or similar to the original shape. This is built on in the future unit where pupils formalise the criteria for determining congruence in triangles and study rotational symmetry

In this unit, pupils translated and reflected simple shapes on the full coordinate grid. In this unit, these processes are formalised and rotation and enlargement are introduced

This unit introduces pupils to shape tranformations: enlargements, rotations, reflections and translations both by hand and with technology.

Transformations

A transformation is a process that may change the size, orientation or {{ }} of a shape.

This L shape is flipped over once, which of these could be the image?

The quadrilateral ABCD is transformed. How should the image of vertex A be labelled?

Which of these show a pair of congruent shapes?

Regardless of whether an object is flipped, twisted or moved which properties are invariant?

Which figure does this description match: The object has been twisted half a turn.

In this triangle, the largest interior angle is located at which vertex?

A half turn means __________ $$^{\circ}$$

The vertices in the quadrilateral PQRS has been labelled in the {{ }} direction.

Starter Quiz

Which is bigger: 4.2 cm or 4 cm?