How to Rotate a Figure

How Do I Rotate a Figure?

Vocabulary:

Vocabulary:

• rotation
• centre of rotation
• origin (0,0)
• object
• image
• angle of rotation
• invariant
• direction of rotation
• clockwise
• anti-clockwise
• half turn
• orientation

Reading background What is Rotation?
"Rotation" means turning around a center:

The distance from the center to any point on the shape stays the same.

Every point makes a circle around the center:

Rules: 

Watch this amazing video tutorial on how to rotate a figure. 

Khan Academy Video Tutorial

Practice:
Khan Academy  practice
IXL practice 



Rotation Review:
https://www.khanacademy.org/math/basic-geo/basic-geo-transformations-congruence/basic-geo-rotations/a/rotations-review

Additional videos on Rotation:

PBS Video: Click on Link
https://ny.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/muen-math-g-rotation/rotation/#.WM7IGhiZM0o

Additional practice in class:

Credits:
http://msmath-kowhaiwhai-geometry-of-nz.wikispaces.com/Rotation