Students will learn what properties are and are not preserved by rigid transformations. For example, area is preserved under a translation, but coordinates are not. As another example, a segment may begin parallel to the \(y\)-axis, but following a rotation it may not be.
Rigid transformations: preserved properties by Khan Academy
Rigid transformations: preserved properties by Khan Academy
Conclude by giving your students these challenges:
- 2017 Math Kangaroo Levels 5-6 Problem #22 by STEM4all
- Weights by NRICH
- Toad in the Hole by NRICH
- Isosceles by NRICH
- 2020 AMC 8, Problem 11