Where can you find symmetry?

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This image shows symmetry.

Where can you see symmetry in this image?

Where can you find symmetry?

You can take a picture, make a sketch, or bring objects to show. Bring back at least one example of symmetry..

Off You Go!

For Teachers

Grades

2, 3, 4, 5, 6+

Big Ideas

Seeing mathematics in the world

Attending to and using structure

Sorting, organizing, and using attributes

Composing and decomposing with shapes

Extend

After the class has discussed the questions above, you can extend this activity by posing the following question:

Sometimes a shape has more than one line of symmetry. Can you find anything with multiple lines of symmetry?

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