Translation is a transformation in which every point of a shape moves the same distance in the same direction. The act of moving is to translate.

Translation is a transformation in which every point of a shape moves the same distance in the same direction.

Describe translations of polygons drawn on a square grid

Maths

In this unit pupils will give directions from one position to another on a grid and move objects including polygons on a grid according to directions, and mark the new position. They will describe and draw polygons specified by translations. In the future unit pupils will describe positions in all four quadrants drawing and translating simple shapes and reflecting them in the axes.

In the prior unit pupils rotated two lines around a fixed point to make different sized angles. They identified vertices. In this unit pupils will give directions from one position to another on a grid and move objects including polygons on a grid according to directions, and mark the new position. They will describe and draw polygons specified by translations.

Coordinates

Select the correct word to make the sentence complete. 

_____________ is a transformation in which every point of a shape moves the same distance in the same direction. 

What translation is needed to move the polygon from A to B? 

Lucas wants to translate the polygon from B to A. Which translation is incorrect? 

What can you mark on a shape to help you translate it accurately? 

Look at Sofia’s directions. Which image shows the correct translation?
3 squares right and 1 square up. What’s the new position? 

Match the direction which describe the translations to the shapes.

Sofia gives directions to translate polygon A to B. She says, ‘translate A 2 squares down’.  Is she correct?

Jacob gives directions to translate polygon A to B. He says, ‘translate A 3 squares right.’ Is he correct?

Jacob gives directions to translate polygon A to B. He says, ‘3 places right, 3 down.’ Is he correct?

Complete the sentence to describe the translation from A to B. 

1 square down and {{  }} squares right. 

Which of these correctly describes the translation from A to B?

Sofia translated the polygon from A to B. What directions will translate the polygon back to its original position?

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.

Describe translations of polygons drawn on a square grid

Lesson outcome

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.