Spatial Relations & Spatial Structuring

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Focus Questions: How are you using transformations, symmetry, and location words?
How are you using visualizing as a strategy?
Choose one from each row to complete in any order. If you have time after completing your first two activities, you may choose
others.
Teaching
Strategy
Quick Images

Games

2D Shapes

Arrays

3D Shapes

Hidden Positions
Variations

Copy Tiles
Variations

Tetris
Google free tetris
to play online

Rumis

Integrating Art

Free Explore

Symmetrical Designs

Escher-like Tessellations

Create a design that has either rotation symmetry

or reflection symmetry or both.

Escher was an artist who used transformations of

geometric shapes to create patterns.
Create your own Escher-like tessellation.

Geoboards

Pentominoes
Pentominoes are made by arranging and
rearranging five squares. Tetrominoes (used in
Tetris) are made by arranging and rearranging four
squares.

How do the experiences in each activity help you develop the understand objective for spatial relations and spatial structuring?
What levels of the content learning progression did you experience?