Basics of Transformations — Independent Practice

Students were asked to create true statements about transformations. Consider Laverna’s claim: “Triangle JKL was translated from quadrant I to III.” Determine whether the claim is correct based on the shown grid where the original triangle JKL is in quadrant III and the image J′K′L′ is in quadrant I.

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Students were asked to create true statements about transformations. Consider Alfonso’s claim: “A translation will never change the orientation of a figure’s vertices.” Determine whether the claim is correct.

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Students were asked to create true statements about transformations. Consider Autumn’s claim: “Congruence was preserved in the reflection shown.” Determine whether the claim is correct based on the displayed reflected triangles.

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Students were asked to create true statements about transformations. Consider Willa’s claim: “The vertices of the original figure in a transformation are labeled with prime notations.” Determine whether the claim is correct.

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Students were asked to create true statements about transformations. Consider Ignacio’s claim: “The graph represents a dilation which changes a figure’s size but not a figure’s orientation.” Determine whether the claim is correct based on the displayed parallelogram and its dilated image.

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Students were asked to create true statements about transformations. Consider Napoleon’s claim: “A reflection will never change the orientation of a figure.” Determine whether the claim is correct.

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Students were asked to create true statements about transformations. Consider Kathryn’s claim: “A dilation will always preserve both the orientation of a figure and the orientation of the vertices.” Determine whether the claim is correct.

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Students were asked to create true statements about transformations. Consider Titus’s claim: “A rotation flips a figure, creating a mirror image.” Determine whether the claim is correct.

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Students were asked to create true statements about transformations. Consider Lawrence’s claim: “Triangle PQR was rotated from quadrant IV to II.” Determine whether the claim is correct based on the shown grid where triangle PQR is in quadrant IV and its image P′Q′R′ is in quadrant II.

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Answer the riddle at the bottom of the worksheet: “HOW DID THE ROTATION GET LOST?” Choose the best punchline.

• It went around in circles.

• It flipped over a line.

• It translated to a new town.

• It dilated too much.