S 2 Line Symmetry Thurs 30 th Nov

S 2 Line Symmetry Thurs 30 th Nov

S 2 Lesson Starter Q 1. Thurs 30 th Nov Calculate the area of this right angles triangle 4 cm 5 cm Q 2. There are 9 fishing boats floating in Tarbert harbour. 180 boxes of fish have been landed in total by 9 boats. What was the average number of boxes landed per boat? Q 3. The cost of hiring a car from Lo-cost Car Hire depends on the number of miles travelled. To work out the cost of hiring a car this function machine is used. One day Mr Berry hired a car and the bill came to £ 19. 50. How many miles did he travel in his hired car? Number of miles Add 150 Divide by 10 Cost in Pounds

Line Symmetry What is it? Ø Shape has line symmetry when one half of it is the mirror image of the other half.

Is a butterfly symmetrical?

ØWhere else does line symmetry exist in the world around us?

Line Symmetry at The Beach

Animals that have Line Symmetry Here a few more great examples of mirror image in the animal kingdom.

THESE MASKS HAVE SYMMETRY These masks have a line of symmetry from the forehead to the chin. The human face also has a line of symmetry in the same place…

LHS RHS ORIG

Human Symmetry The 'Proportions of Man' is a famous work of art by Leonardo da Vinci that shows the symmetry of the human form.

REFLECTION IN WATER If an object is reflected in water it is considered to have line symmetry along the WATERLINE

The Taj Mahal Symmetry exists in architecture all around the world. The best known example of this is the Taj Mahal.

This photograph shows 2 lines of symmetry. One vertical, the other along the waterline. (Notice how the prayer towers, called minarets, are reflected in the water and side to side).

Religious Symbols

TATOOS

LETTERS OF THE ALPHABET

PATCHWORK QUILTS TASK: Create a Patchwork Quilt design on squared paper with 2 lines of symmetry